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Rio Announces Networked Ogg Vorbis Player

Posted by simoniker on from the go-ogg-ogg-go dept.

Alexander writes "Rio has announced several players, among them the Karma 20GB Ogg Vorbis music player, which also sports Ethernet as the preferred connection method. Is Ogg Vorbis finally gaining industry acceptance?" There's more information on the new Rio line-up via an article at The Register.

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  1. music length by IFF123 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    finally: a player with 2 weeks of continuous music.....

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    Who took my tinfoil hat?
  2. HOLY SWEET MOTHER OF GOD by Clockwurk · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    In my case, I care more about Xiph than cancer research.

    Yeah, royalty free audio codecs are much more important than a cure for a horrible painful disease that kills millions. I'd would gladly give up years of my life (spent with friends and family) to keep programmers from having to pay for use of an audio codec. WHEN YOU ARE BURNING IN HELL, REMEMBER TO REQUEST THAT YOUR SOULS SCREAMS ARE RECORDED IN A PATENT FREE FORMAT.