That remains to be seen.

Wizpy is the latest offering from TurboLinux. So you must be thinking what kind of a name is Wizpy for a device? Makes it sound like a small, good-for-nothing device that hopes to catch the audiophiles attention.

So what is the Wizpy? Take a look and stand back. Cause you not only get a personal media player but also your portable Operating System. Huh? Say what?

Wizpy, as a standalone, is a personal media player that plays your favourite OGG, MP3, and AAC files. It also plays movies in DivX on its 1.71-inch 256K colours OLED display. Records Mp3 via an inbuilt microphone, displays text and Pictures and also has FM Radio. Neat, huh? But that’s not all.

Wizpy, when connected to PC via USB, boots your own personal Linux OS. So you wont be stuck on anybody else’s desktop with his/her settings but can boot right into your own OS. All files will be stored on the Wizpy without touching the Hard disk of the PC. Just plug Wizpy into a usb slot and restart the PC. Voila.

And that OS has features such as
· Web browser that supports Web 2.0.
· Mail client that supports unsolicited e-mail blocking function, integrated RSS reader, and quick search function.
· Open standard office suite that has adopted OpenDocument format (ODF) standard file format (international standard ISO 26300) is available. You can use word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
· Enjoy communication IP telephone software using the P2P technology is available.
· Media player that supports music file play, album management, jacket picture registration, ID3Tag edit, etc.
· Media player that supports wide variety of formats.
· Has a high-performance image viewer

The specifications are not fully clear but so far I heard that the device costs around $250 and comes with either 2GB or 4GB memory. It’s scheduled to release in Japan February 2007 and later this year globally. Anyways check it out at

http://www.turbolinux.com/products/wizpy/

Oh and wipe that drool of your face will ya ?!