Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : e.Digital Corporation(EDIG) - Embedded Digital Technology -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bob who wrote (5045)	6/1/1999 1:16:00 AM
From: bob	Respond to of 18366

Article found on pg. 9 of same issue of PC Magazine; Portable Music Revue Get ready for a jazzy selection of portable Web music players. By Carol Levin Related Stories Let the Music Play -- In Trends RealJukebox Review -- In First Looks ZDNet MP3 Audio Guide Related Sites Thomson Multimedia Samsung Creative Labs: Nomad World Diamond Multimedia e.Digital Empeg May 14, 1999 -- Consumer electronics companies didn't take too long to catch on. People don't want to download music from the Web and listen to it on their PCs. They want to take their tunes with them. Diamond Multimedia started the trend when it released the Diamond Rio PMP300 Portable Music Player last fall. So far, at least six new portable players have been announced and are expected to hit the market imminently. Others are likely waiting in the wings. Diamond Multimedia recently started shipping the Diamond Rio PMP300 Special Edition, which adds a 32MB flash memory card to the original Rio's 32MB and is upgradable to 96MB. Diamond also redesigned the player with a translucent blue case. One of the most anticipated players is the Creative Labs Nomad, a 2.5-ounce gadget that plays MP3 music files and includes voice recording, an FM tuner, and an LCD screen with scrolling text to view artists' names and song titles. Available early this summer, the 32MB model ($169.99) will store and play up to 60 minutes of music; the 64MB model ($249.99) adds a 32MB flash card. A desktop docking station is designed to let you easily download music from your PC to the player. Creative Labs also launched a Web site, www.nomadworld.com, which offers music and audio content as well as exclusive tracks from unreleased albums. The Creative Digital Audio Center lets you convert your own CDs to MP3 files. Later in the year, we will see the introduction of the diminutive Samsung Yepp ($199), a 2.3-ounce MP3 player with 32MB of RAM, an FM radio, a voice recorder, and a 500-name phone directory. An LCD will show song title, length, and lyrics. Samsung is currently selling the unit in Korea and plans to sell it in the North American market, Europe, Asia, and South America this summer. It's currently available for online purchase at www.yepp.co.kr. Meanwhile, some developers are already branching out beyond MP3 by offering support for alternative digital music file formats. RCA plans to sells its Lyra digital music player, designed to play MP3 files as well as Microsoft Audio files. And e.Digital is manufacturing the first portable EPAC player; EPAC is a compression scheme developed by Lucent Technologies. Web music players designed for the car are also likely to show up soon, including an auto version of the Yepp. This spring, Britain-based Empeg plans to launch the Empeg Car, a removable MP3 player (and FM tuner) that slips in and out of a car's radio compartment. Serial and USB ports connect the unit to a PC for quick MP3 downloading. The unit can accommodate up to two 2.5-inch hard disks, providing up to 28GB of storage--about 500 albums. The 2.1GB ($999) basic model stores and plays 35 hours of music.