Multimedia in the Palm of your Hand :: Technology Technological Papers

Multimedia in the Palm of your glide by Hand Held Video GamesHand held video games have been around since 1991 when Game Boy came place with the first hand held video game. When Game Boy hit the market it sold nigh fory eight million copies worldwide. Video game systems are a loose part of are common culture right now. We have seen many advances in the hand held video game industry since 1991. Game Boy has recently come pop with a new colored Game Boy called Vitual Boy. The practical(prenominal) Boy drills two, tiny mirrored screens. Along with two screens they used two different colors, red and black, to produce a 3-D effect. This game console came out in the U.S. in 1995 but was not a success at all.Game Boy will now try again this year to manufacture of their success in 1991. Nintendo is now feeler out with Game Boy Advance. Game Boy Advance (also known as GBA), will be coming out this year and will sell for about $80-$90. You the consumer will have fifteen gam es to chose from which run for about$30-$40. You will also be able to use your old Game Boy games to play on the GBA. The GBA has fifty percent bigger screen and fifty percent better battery life. Nintendo says that the built in screen will have a sharper picture than the 64-bit consoles connected to a regular television. We are seeing Nintendo trying to build off their big success of the original Game Boy. Many people do not see Game Boy as a computer. Nintendos software caller-out called Gametek has developed a program that you can take your Game Boy and turn it into a personal organizer, spell-checker, or even a travel guide. Sega which came out with the colored Game Gear system, also sell an attachment that will convert your Game Gear into a television . Music at Your Fingertips man-portable MP3 players have come a long way in just a short period of time. Soon cassette and CD players will be considered as stone-age devices. Right now there are more than 50 di fferent kinds of MP3 players ranging from simple to high-tech. Yet, the question that still remains is why are these players so popular?