NEC VoToL

This is a wild PMP but it isn't for everyone, since there are only Japanese menus. Therefore, the Votol will have to be relegated to our special-order section,...See more » This is a wild PMP but it isn't for everyone, since there are only Japanese menus. Therefore, the Votol will have to be relegated to our special-order section, where only the hardest of die-hard fans will purchase it. The NEC Votol is a perfume (or magic potion?) bottle-shaped personal media player (PMP). The “bottle cap” is actually a jogdial for controlling the PMP functions, and the battery level indicator indicated by how “full” the bottle is. It’s fun and well designed. The Votol supports all major video and music formats, and features an integrated 30GB disk, 2.7-inch 320x240 TFT, USB 2.0, and SD card expansion slot. A full charge yields 8 hours of music playback, or 4 hour of video. The Votol is smarter than your average PMP: you can transfer files directly from SD card to its 30gb HDD, great for offloading photos. Also, when you turn the cap to switch playback modes, the Votol remembers where you left off in the proximate mode. So, if you go from song to video, and back to song, you can pick up the same drum solo where you left off. And as an added bonus: Votol’s voice recognition translation engine, which can tell you the Japanese of a spoken English phrase, or visa versa.See less »