Last week, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, saw the revealing of a new handheld machine under the legendary Commodore brand. The Beverly Hills based company, Yeahronimo Media Ventures, aquired Commodore International in January 2005 with plans to revive the brand and have 3 hardware products lined up for release.

The first is the Commodore Navigator Combo, a handheld “Personal Media Player” that runs on Windows CE. It contains an internal 20GB hard drive, touch screen and has GPS functionality as well as the ability to play games, music, video and FM radio. The Combo will ship with 5 NES games, with 90 more available via download.

The second, named The Multi Media Tower, is a kiosk aimed at retailers and businesses. It will offer consumers the ability to download digital music, ringtones, games and wallpapers onto their portable devices. Payment can be made using the integrated card reader, a percentage of which, goes to the retailer.

The last product is nothing more than a set-top box. The Media Box has a 80GB hard drive and will record your favourite TV programs.

“We are excited to be launching our initial offerings at this year’s CES,” stated Commodore president and CEO Ben van Wijhe. “We expect our Tower, Media Box and Navigator to both advance and uphold the world-class quality of yesteryear’s Commodore products. Never before has a brand come out of hibernation and truly reinvented itself to position competitively in an ever-evolving digital media marketplace.”

It’s hardly the stuff of legend but we’re happy to see the brand name still kicking about.