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Rio Karma 20GB Reviewed

Posted by timothy on from the it-plays-ogg dept.

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."

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  1. meeples. yeah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    meeples. yeah.

  2. It's called Karma? by Trejkaz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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

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  3. It is the third by chrispycreeme · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    definition in Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: slave Pronunciation: 'slAv Function: noun Etymology: Middle English sclave, from Old French or Medieval Latin; Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus Slavic; from the frequent enslavement of Slavs in central Europe Date: 14th century 1 : a person held in servitude as the chattel of another 2 : one that is completely subservient to a dominating influence 3 : a device (as the printer of a computer) that is directly responsive to another This reminds me of a local sudent who objected to the word "lame" as refering to something... well, lame. He thought it was offensive to people with bad legs. Never mind the second and third definitions are: 2 : lacking needful or desirable substance 3 slang : not being in the know Give me a freakin break. If it's in the dictionary then we have to agree on the meaning(s)- or what is the point of a dictionary?

  4. Re:Why No AAC? by MoneyT · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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.

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  5. -1 TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This comment is obviously a troll, Karma is lighter, has more features and costs less. I guess the mac fanboys had to mod it up.