Are "PSP" and "DS-Nintendo" the improved version of "iRiver U10"?

Hello all!
Came across a website selling a portable MP3 Player name "iRiver U10 hands-on".
In my point of view,
this product seems to be the earliest version of 'PSP' and 'DS-Nintendo'.


Some photos to share:

It's small, portable and sleek!
Don't you guys think so?


This product which is called "iRiver U1o", is lauched in Hong Kong in October 2005.

Basically, it provides the same functions as an MP4 today.
It has :
- an 2.2-inch, 320 x 240 pixel LCD screen
- comes with either 512 MB or 1 GB of memory
- an integrated FM tuner
- "playable games"
- support for playback of MPEG4 video files and MP3, WMA, and OGG audio files.

Prices of it are:
-512MB : $199
-1GB : $249

In Aug 2006, Japan improved "iRiver U10" to have an internal memory of 2GB and the price of it was around US$200.

Ain't technology cool?

From just a small and simple device like "iRiver U10", it has become something more advanced such as 'PSP' and 'DS-Nintendo'.


Technology never fails to facinate me.

[YingYin]