Microsoft Ponders Handheld Multimedia System
January 27th, 2006
Business Week has started a raging inferno of internet rumours with an article predicting that Microsoft is to dip a toe deeper into the pool of hardware manufacturing by developing a handheld multimedia device.
At this stage there is absolutely no flesh on the bare bones of the story, with Microsoft reportedly putting together a group to look at the business case for such a move.
Gaming websites have become quite excited over the rumour thanks a comment by Peter Moore (yes, he of the quickly refuted ‘Xbox 360 will get a Blu-Ray drive’ statement last week) who said “Any Microsoft media device would have to leverage the company’s most significant consumer strength, video gaming.”
So we might be looking at something more akin to a PSP than an iPod. A device that combined the best of both worlds would be our favourite.
Entry Filed under: Portable Music, Portable Gaming
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