ZVUE! Personal Video Player Arrives for 2003 Holiday Shopping Season

Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Personal, portable and priced to go, the ZVUE! personal video player (PVP) from HandHeld Entertainment leads the way this holiday season as the first full-color personal video player priced under $100. And it will arrive in retail stores across the United States just in time for the 2003 Holiday (Christmas) Season.

The hand-held ZVUE! can play videos, music videos and MP3s and features an ultra-bright, 2.5-inch full-color screen that plays full-motion video and displays digital images. About the size of a deck of playing cards, the ZVUE! will fit right in the stockings of the "tween" (youth ages 8 to 12), teenage (youth ages 13-19) and early twenty-something (ages 20 to 25) markets.

"Every kid is going to want to find a ZVUE! in their stocking or under the tree this year when they find out they can watch video or listen to MP3s on the first personal video player that they hold in the palm of their hand," said Nathan Schulhof, president and chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment and the credited inventor of the MP3 player. "The ZVUE! has the right combination of features, price and content to make it the ultimate, 'must-have' and 'must-give' device for the 2003 Holiday Season."

Initial licensed content for use with the ZVUE! PVP will include some of the most recognizable branded entertainment names in the world. Various titles will include animated and live-action programs, chart-topping music videos, sports action videos and content from all areas of the entertainment industry.

Content will be available on the postage stamp-sized ZCARD! Secure Digital/MultiMediaCards (SD/MMCs) and will be priced starting at $5.99. The ZCARD! will be available in capacities ranging from 8 Megabytes (MB) to 256MBs and will offer high-quality video playback on the ZVUE! from eight minutes to more than one-and-a-half hours of uninterrupted full-motion video.

The complete ZVUE! retail package includes a free ZCARD! video title, earphones, ZVUE! video manager software and a quick start guide. A full line of accessories is also available including AC and auto power adapters and a protective travel case for storing ZCARDs!. Each ZVUE! includes one SD/MMC slot, a high-performance media-enabled processor, a USB1.1 (Universal Serial Bus) port, two earphone jacks, and the ability to play MP3 files. The ZVUE! operates on four AA batteries and provides approximately eight to 10 hours of viewing/listening time.

"There is no other PVP on the market this holiday season that matches the ZVUE! PVP in terms of content, quality and price," Schulhof said. "You look at any other PVP with an ultra-bright color screen and you're talking about spending upwards of $400 to $600."

For more information, visit www.hheld.com or call (415) 495-6470.

Source: HandHeld Entertainment