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Taking Your Favorite Shows On The Road.(The Good Life; Technology)(personal media players)(Brief article)

Newsweek International

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Byline: Cathy Lu

Thanks to a new wave of handheld, video-friendly devices, it's never been easier to keep yourself (or the kids) entertained. If you plan to eye lots of video, consider a display of at least 7.5 centimeters. Expect to squeeze 20 to 60 hours of video into 16 gigabytes. For the video itself, iPod owners can download movies and TV shows from Apple's iTunes Store, while other devices play videos bought from services like Amazon, Unbox and Wal-Mart.

The iPod touch features a roomy 8cm screen, built-in wireless and a slick touchscreen interface ($299 for 8 Gbytes, $399 for 16 Gbytes; apple.com). Samsung's YP-P2 features its own 7.6cm widescreen touch-controlled display and stereo Bluetooth for wireless listening. But with only 8 ...

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