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To: Road Walker who wrote (17931)	1/3/2001 7:40:02 PM
From: Steve Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Stereos have been introduced recently with MP3 capability. This is why it is important for Intel not to adopt CF/Smartmedia etc. You could plug your CF card into your camera, take some pics, print them on your printer that has a CF slot, then plug it in your MP3 player or plug it in your stereo. Where is the need for the PC, where will Intel make its money? Of course Intel is fighting an uphill battle which is why they have to put so much capacity at a low price in their offering.

To: Road Walker who wrote (17931)	1/4/2001 8:05:22 AM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

I still don't get how you can take an MP3 player and "dock" it with a stereo. It would have to have wave files, correct? And the 128 MB of wave files wouldn't give you much music time. Unless they have developed a way to convert MP3 to wave on the fly... John, I don't think your limited to *.wav files. There are any number of digital audio files that can be created on the fly with varying levels of compression. These would probably only be suitable for voice applications. Perhaps that is the intended use. You cannot exclude the possibility that Intel has designed a product that can convert a stereo output from a radio into an MP3 on the fly, but it would seem to be a bit much for a small, handheld device. The problem Intel may have with the device is Diamond Rio! and other manufacturers have an installed base of users who probably already invested in SmartMedia cards. Thus, they could offer a cheaper device with no bundled card or with a minimum of on-board memory. Aus