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Sony's New Bookshelf MP3 Player -- Audio TiVo?

Posted by timothy on from the ok-now-run-with-it dept.

Betelgeuse writes: "The NY Times has a story story about a new bookshelf MP3/CD player from Sony. Every time you play a CD, the machine automatically copies its tracks onto its built-in 20-gigabyte hard drive. It will then try to get album track information off the CD or, alternately, you can use the PC link to get titles off your favorite cddb-like site." As the article puts it, they've come up with "the world's first TiVo for radio." Long overdue -- I only wish it used a format that was closer to standard, and let you pull tracks to other media. Update: 07/11 18:17 GMT by T : Ooops -- messed up that link, now fixed.

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  1. Re:Microsoft will be next... by BancBoy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hence my use of the phrase "ran Windows" vs. had Windows loaded on it. But I suppose "was able to run a version of Windows," would have been more explicit.

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  2. mp3 player wishlist... by myc · · Score: 1, Redundant
    1. autorip music CDs and store them locally.
    2. ethernet connection to share ripped files, as well as upload files from external sources.
    3. open-ended decoder that will be able to understand future compression formats using a plug-in style format.
    4. function as both an mp3 server to other networked devices, as well as a stand-alone audio CD/mp3 player.
    5. also plays DVDs, to reduce component clutter

    I've looked very hard for such a device; many come close but don't have all the features I want. If I had the time and experise I would roll my own :P

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