First of Microsoft's media handhelds set for August sales
Seattle Times | at | by Mike
Microsoft is announcing today that the first Portable Media Center - its handheld device that can play video and audio files - will go on sale next month for $499.
A model made by Singapore-based Creative is scheduled to become available in late August, and a version by Samsung is expected a month later. Both players will have 20 gigabytes of storage, which Microsoft says is enough to play 80 hours of video or 5,000 songs.
Microsoft also said that Major League Baseball has agreed to make its game footage available to download onto the devices, either on a pay-per-view basis or via subscription. The pricing for the games has not been announced.