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To: FJB who wrote (4248)	7/31/2000 7:16:54 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 5867

Bob, So if tantalum capacitors are in a state of oversupply, why are these companies investing in production capacity? Good question. I think that few of the talking heads on CNBC has enough of an engineering background to call into question a statement like the one Joseph made, and follow it like lemmings over a cliff. Or few do enough scouring of the news headlines in the sector to even read the article you have posted! Notice how one will NEVER hear of an article like the one you posted on CNBC? I rarely watch it anymore. It is all fluff lacking any substance IMO. They simply ask the guests if a stock is a Buy or a hold without going into any detail. I would love it if they placed greater emphasis on a company's business rather than the minute by minute movements of the stock price. Daytraders represent what, 1% or less of the investing public. Then people may actually know that Intel makes chips other than microprocessors and tantalum capacitors are not in oversupply! Hopefully more articles like this make it onto CNBC....forget it, I must be dreaming. </Rant> BK

To: FJB who wrote (4248)	7/31/2000 9:56:04 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5867

I think I will be trading in my 32MB Rio:-) MP3 maker unleashes 6GB player By CNET News.com Staff July 31, 2000, 4:30 p.m. PT update SINGAPORE--Creative Technology today launched its much-anticipated Nomad Jukebox, an MP3 player capable of storing up to six gigabytes of multiple audio file formats such as WAV and MP3. Touted as the MP3 player with the largest storage space in the world, its manufacturer says that the Nomad Jukebox is able to store content from over 150 compact discs--about 149 more CDs than the average MP3 player. MP3 (MPEG-1, Audio Layer-3) is a standard method of compressing sound into a very small file--about one-twelfth the size of the original file--while preserving the original level of sound quality when played. Dressed up like a conventional CD player and weighing 14 ounces, Nomad's MP3 player has a large backlit liquid-crystal display LCD and features flash-based upgradeable software. It runs on four rechargeable AA-sized batteries. PC users will be able to convert audio CD tracks into MP3 files and store them in the Jukebox using Creative's PlayCenter 2 software, which will be included in the package. Macintosh-based conversions are similarly supported with the SoundJam MP, which will also be included in the package. Besides CD-quality audio sounds, the Jukebox adds Creative's EAX technology, which allows the creation and personalization of audio files. "I know we cannot depend on the SoundBlaster forever...Since we are the king of audio out there, we are playing with our strength," Creative chief executive Sim Wong Hoo told Bloomberg News. He went on to say that Creative hoped to see the same, if not better, success for the Jukebox as it did with SoundBlaster. The new product is expected to generate sales of $100 million during the next 12 months, Sim said. "I believe that personal digital entertainment technologies will carry Creative for the next 10 years." Looking ahead, Creative has allowed for future developments in audio formats; the Jukebox is reprogrammable from the Internet. Creative also expects to release a wireless remote control for the player by the end of the year and has included an infrared window in the Jukebox to accommodate the optional device. Nomad Jukebox, which is available in both blue-silver and silver, costs $499 off the shelf. It can be had for $399 for online buyers. Prices may fall if the flash memory chips used in the players fall, Sim said. The first batch of the Jukebox is expected to be available from mid-August. news.cnet.com

To: FJB who wrote (4248)	7/31/2000 9:57:01 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5867

I think I will be trading in my 32MB Rio:-) MP3 maker unleashes 6GB player By CNET News.com Staff July 31, 2000, 4:30 p.m. PT update SINGAPORE--Creative Technology today launched its much-anticipated Nomad Jukebox, an MP3 player capable of storing up to six gigabytes of multiple audio file formats such as WAV and MP3. Touted as the MP3 player with the largest storage space in the world, its manufacturer says that the Nomad Jukebox is able to store content from over 150 compact discs--about 149 more CDs than the average MP3 player. MP3 (MPEG-1, Audio Layer-3) is a standard method of compressing sound into a very small file--about one-twelfth the size of the original file--while preserving the original level of sound quality when played. Dressed up like a conventional CD player and weighing 14 ounces, Nomad's MP3 player has a large backlit liquid-crystal display LCD and features flash-based upgradeable software. It runs on four rechargeable AA-sized batteries. PC users will be able to convert audio CD tracks into MP3 files and store them in the Jukebox using Creative's PlayCenter 2 software, which will be included in the package. Macintosh-based conversions are similarly supported with the SoundJam MP, which will also be included in the package. Besides CD-quality audio sounds, the Jukebox adds Creative's EAX technology, which allows the creation and personalization of audio files. "I know we cannot depend on the SoundBlaster forever...Since we are the king of audio out there, we are playing with our strength," Creative chief executive Sim Wong Hoo told Bloomberg News. He went on to say that Creative hoped to see the same, if not better, success for the Jukebox as it did with SoundBlaster. The new product is expected to generate sales of $100 million during the next 12 months, Sim said. "I believe that personal digital entertainment technologies will carry Creative for the next 10 years." Looking ahead, Creative has allowed for future developments in audio formats; the Jukebox is reprogrammable from the Internet. Creative also expects to release a wireless remote control for the player by the end of the year and has included an infrared window in the Jukebox to accommodate the optional device. Nomad Jukebox, which is available in both blue-silver and silver, costs $499 off the shelf. It can be had for $399 for online buyers. Prices may fall if the flash memory chips used in the players fall, Sim said. The first batch of the Jukebox is expected to be available from mid-August. news.cnet.com