the day after the e.digital PR announcing its participation in the dataplay platform; fred falk and RP gave an interview which is still available on edig's website; one of the things that struck me about the interview was falk's seemingly unprovoked reference to mpeg4 video platform; i have always hoped edig was involved w/ packetvideo (and maybe they are) who is strong in mobile video mpeg4--- anyway the more i think about it, in light of the overall context of the interview regarding dataplay, i now suspect that reference was probably an indirect reference to the following:
varovision wings--
Enjoy Full-length Movie with Your Hands
Digital Audio & Video Portable Games Portable e-Book PDA
"Wings" is a portable multimedia player which provides to your hand, high-quality MPEG-4 video, digital audio, portable games, and e-book functions. Also, supports basic PDA functions for personal data management on its crystal clear color TFT LCD screen. "Wings" will open a new era of portable multimedia entertainer which has a large color display and various optional modules.
Features Storage media: DataPlay Disc(500MB) 3.9" 320 x 240 TFT color LCD with front light Touch screen Built-in speaker and headphone jack USB interface to PC Rechargeable battery and built-in charge circuit CompactFlash slot for optional module
Functions Digital Audio & Video Play - Video format: MPEG-4 Video, 320x240, 24fps - Audio format: MP3/AAC Portable Games e-Book PDA Function
Options - Camera module: Digital Still/Video Camera - Wireless modem module - TV receiver module - GPS module - Joy-stick