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Professional, Portable, Live MP3 Encoding

Posted by timothy on from the frauenhofferism dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Developed by DIALOG4/ORBAN the unit is called the Sountainer, a fliptop portable about the dimensions of a cell phone. Emphasized as an audio field recorder, the unit was designed for broadcasters, journalists, and artists who wish to record a live feed of their performance off the mixing board."

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  1. It's all about the marketing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If the name were a bit more accessible to the everyday joe, it would be more prevalent.

    We're a little more used to the name... but just think if someone came out with a stereo named "Slurp Warmput" or something as silly sounding. Doesn't sound very sleek, technical, or sexy as the simple em-pee-three. It rolls off the tongue.

    Yes, this has been said before, most likely more eloquently, but so has the question "Why isn't OGG more popular?".

    Chao

  2. curcumvention device by upt1me · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This device could easily be used to curcumvent copy protection on the new copy protected cds, would that make it illegal under the DMCA?