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To: mark cox who wrote (16056)	11/18/2000 12:04:42 AM
From: mark cox	Respond to of 18366

From RB: By: zibel $$$ Reply To: None Friday, 17 Nov 2000 at 4:08 PM EST Post # of 537162 Here is an eMail from RP I'd like to share with you. I asked him if eDigital would only work on DataPlay products with Samsung (having seen other intresting prototypes at the Samsung booth) zibel, Thank you very much for coming to our shareholders meeting. It was a pleasure to meet and speak with you. To date, we are working on DataPlay products for Samsung. There are other business opportunities we expect to be working on for Samsung beyond DataPlay-enabled products. Best regards, Robert Putnam Senior Vice President DISCLOSURE: [ For JT only ] I am not zibel. Mark

To: mark cox who wrote (16056)	11/18/2000 12:23:55 AM
From: Jon Tara	Respond to of 18366

Mark, Creative clearly says that the Nomad II has FF. They just use different terminology. Again, the Nomad II goes BEYOND FF, in that it lets you LISTEN while fast-forwarding, and you can do it at a VARIABLE rate. Not only can you listen, but you don't hear Donald Duck while you are doing so. This is a very cool feature, which allows you to easily "zoom in" on a part of a song. While we are testing your reading comprehension, let's see if you can read numbers: Three bucks, going to two. Why is it that you think that the Nomad II doesn't do this? Do you have one? Are you simply unable to read what it says on the web site? Comprehension problem?

To: mark cox who wrote (16056)	11/18/2000 1:22:43 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18366

More TREO mention from PCWorld.com/ Combo Devices Let You Communicate With Music One of the most innovative MP3 players on display here is the Uproar mobile phone from Samsung and Sprint. The $400 device is a cell phone that plays and stores digital audio files on its 64MB of internal CompactFlash memory. In This Story Pushing the Portable MP3 Player EnvelopeCombo Devices Let You Communicate With Music Also on the communications front, Zidtech is showcasing a two-way wireless pager, Messenger (pictured at left), that can send and receive e-mail and voice mail and function as an MP3 player. Pricing and availability information have not yet been disclosed. On the PDA front, Good Technology showed off Handspring add-on module called the SoundsGood AudioPlayer. The $270 module snaps nicely onto the back of the Visor and includes 64MB of built-in memory. CompactFlash Alternatives When you buy an MP3 player, a lot of the purchase price goes to flash memory storage. Today 32MB (just under an hour of play time for music) costs about $80. That has some companies turning to cheaper alternatives. Take TreoPlayer's Digital Music Jukebox, a $400 6.4GB MP3 player that relies on the same hard drive that notebook computers use. By comparison, SonicBlue's $260 Rio 500 ships with only 64MB of flash memory. The TreoPlayer hard disk can hold 150 music CDs, but the trade-off is the Digital Music Jukebox weighs in at a hefty 8 ounces. Creative has its own beefy MP3 player, the $500 Nomad Jukebox, which holds 6GB of music. At Comdex, Gigastorage is offering a lighter and smaller alternative. Its Cursor player uses mini-CD-ROMs that store up to 200MB of digital music. To use it, you have to save your MP3s onto burnable CDs--which requires a PC with a CD-RW. Mini Disks cost about $3 each. But if you're the sedentary type, Adam Electronics has a $300 DVD player that plays MP3s. Still, if you're rushing to take advantage of these newest tune machines, be aware that many will probably suffer first-generation quirks, not to mention prices that seem as high as manufacturers' ambitions. Stay tuned.

To: mark cox who wrote (16056)	11/18/2000 2:27:13 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18366

Some interesting technical comparisons between the Creative NOMAD and the TREO Jukebox. First the TREO Specs. Memory 6.4 GB HDD (over 100 hours of content at 128 Kbps encoding) 8 MB DRAM buffer Audio Codec Support MP3, WMA, AAC,ePAC; programmable firmware for future formats DRM Support InterTrust, WMA DRM JukeBox Support RioPort, MusicMatch Interface USB 1.1 LCD Display 8 lines of 20 characters Platform Compatibility PC System Requirements Win 98/2000, Pentium class processor, 32 MB RAM Operation Multiple Playlist storage and management, auto power down, CDDB access (PC software) ID3 Tag support Yes Playback Controls FF, RW, previous, next, pause, hold, repeat one/all, shuffle, intro Equalizer 5 presets (Jazz, Latin, Flat, Rock, Dance), Custom 5 band Signal to Noise Ratio >90db Frequency Response 60 Hz to 20 KHz Maximum output 100mW THD .1% Battery Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery, 3.7 volt, 1100mAh Battery Life Per Charge Approx. 8 Hours Battery Charge time 3 hours Dimensions 118mm (4.63in) x 77mm (3.03in) x 19.5mm (.77in) Weight (with battery) 8 oz. *Next the NOMAD Specs.* Memory 8MB DRAM buffer (5 mins shock protection) 6GB hard drive (100 hours at 128 Kbps encoding) Signal to Noise Ratio >90 dB Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz Maximum Output 100 mW Harmonic Distortion Output < 0.1% Standard Playback Usage More than 4 hours with 4 x NiMH rechargeable batteries Battery Usage 4 x AA (NiMH Rechargeable) Size W x H x D (mm) 5" x 5" x 1.5" Weight 14 oz Price for the TREO... $399. Price for the NOMAD... $499. Which device is the better value? Looks like a no brainer to me. Cheers. Bob