Sony to release HDD-equipped portable video player

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said it will release a portable video player (in handout photo) equipped with a hard disk drive (HDD) for reproduction of high-quality video images. The new product, dubbed PCVA-HVP20, has a 3.5-inch thin-film-transistor color liquid crystal display as well as an HDD that can record up to 31 hours of sharp video images. (Kyodo)