Gravel In Pocket

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Gravel In Pocket
Manufacturer	Commodore
Type	Portable Multimedia Player
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Mini USB 2.0

The Gravel In Pocket is a small sized portable media player with Wi-Fi. The device is a part of the Gravel product line from Commodore International Corporation, the company which acquired the Commodore brand name in 2005. The player has an internal Wi-Fi receiver which connects the player directly with the CommodoreWorld media catalogue. This makes the Gravel In Pocket the first media player which offers video-on-demand via Wi-Fi. Gravel In Pocket has a 2.8 inch TFT screen, plays 24 frames per second (fps) and is equipped with stereo speakers.

1 Features
2 Launch dates
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Features

[edit] Technical features

Tech specs
Dimensions:	(W) 84mm x (H) 73mm x (D) 17mm
Colour:	Anthracite
Screen:	QVGA TFT 2.8”, 16.7 million colours
Internal flash memory:	1GB / 2GB
Loudspeakers:	Hifi stereo
Battery:	2x800 mAh Li-ion
Power:	110-220V
Port:	Mini-USB v2.0
Wireless:	Wi-Fi 802.11g
Memory expansion:	SD memory card slot

[edit] Media formats

Media	Format
Music:	MP3, WAV, WMA
Pictures:	JPG, BMP, GIF
Subtitles:	SRT, SUB
Tagging:	ID3v2
DRM:	10.1

[edit] Wi-Fi

Gravel In Pocket is one of the first mobile multimedia players with a Wi-Fi connection and a streaming media feature. It is the first media player in the world which allows video-on-demand via a Wi-Fi connection. The device has a direct connection to the CommodoreWorld online streaming service. This means that users have direct access to CommodoreWorld anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection.

[edit] Design

The design of the Commodore Gravel series is inspired on the rounded shapes of the C64 buttons, a design element which is also reflected in the official Commodore logo vignette.