Rio Karma 20GB Reviewed

asv108 writes "The Rio Karma has been out on the market for over a month now with very little mainstream press. Slashdot covered the product announcement back in August for one of the first mainstream devices that supports OGG and FLAC playback. I've posted a little review of the 20 GB Rio Karma, which, besides OGG/FLAC/MP3/WMA playback, has a great little dock that syncs the player via ethernet. One little known gem is that this player comes with java-based software that allows users to download the software directly from the player via any browser and sync the Karma with Linux, Mac OS X, and any other OS that Java runs on."

Comments

It's called Karma?

[Trejkaz]

I mean c'mon... the news submitter is clearly trying to please Slashdot.

Re:Why No AAC?

[MoneyT]

Right, DRM everything. Like what? The RTF files that Tex Edit makes? Maybe the PDFs that preview and every other app can make? Surely you meant the MP3s, AACs, AIFFs or WAVs that iTunes makes? Maybe you meant the GIFs, PNGs, JPGs, BMPs and PICTs that Immage Capture makes? Oh I know, you meant the .mov .qtl .pct .mp4 .flc .dv .avi or .3gp files that quicktime exports to rght? Or the other formats supported simply by installing a plugin. Er, wait a minute, that's not right because none of those files have DRM built in. In fact the only format that does are the .m4p's used by iTunes Music Store by order of the RIAA. Well I guess that shoots your theory to hell doesn't it.