By Richard Menta 2/27/06

What makes the fifth generation iPod somewhat vulnerable for those who heavily use the video feature is the fact that its display is not widescreen, its dimensions are smaller and the screen not as sharp as the ones on some other units out there. I'm thinking the Sony PSP here. Already there are rumors of a new iPod with a larger touch screen display (since debunked) due to be announced during Apple's Feb 28th media event. While Apple may not have any such offerings on the immediate horizon, others do.

Enter the Acer MP-500, a personal media player that sports a 3.5" 320 x 240 pixel touchscreen display and stylus. The unit offers either 20GB or 40GB of storage space, handles the MP3, AAC, as well as the several flavors of WMA formats for audio, and offers a voice recorder.