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Rio, The Special Edition

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the battle-continues dept.

Dan Guisinger writes "To match the NOMAD from Creative Labs (Which is ugly as sin and has worse battery performance), they released the Rio PMP300 Special Edition available from their website only. It has 64MB of Flash memory and a translucent Teal case. It sells for $249. " Getting closer.

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  1. Nomad link by pingouin · · Score: 2
    Here's a link to this week's press release.

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  2. it's iMac blue! by Cid+Highwind · · Score: 2

    Introducing the iRio, first MP3 player to ship with USB headphones, and it looks uber-cool...
    But if you wait a few months you can get an even better looking Rio-G3 with more memory, better sound output and a faster processor. Diamond promises that the next version, the Rio-G4, will run circles around the best machines creative can put out. The G4 is expected to have the first firewire(r) headphones, and be made of carbon, inside a yellow box, inside a blue box. The G4 is also expected to ship with Rio's new MP-X format, built from the Mock microkernel, which promises to play MP3s as well as most standard UNIX audio files, offer superior multi-listening, and RioNetworking (previously known as TangledHeadphones 2.0).

    If you don't find this funny, you're probably using an apple...

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  3. I'd disagree. by FallLine · · Score: 2


    I atleast would buy a Rio. It is light, shockproof, and can sport a reasonable collection of music. This is perfect for when I workout. I also suspect the internals hold up just fine because it has no moving parts, but the Rio looks chinsy on the outside. As for the sound quality, I couldn't give a rats ass. MP3 is extremely close to CD quality as far as the human ear can tell. The fact of the matter is that the headphones (or speakers) you use contribute far more noise and distortion than the difference between digital technologies. I'm not going to be lugging around large headphones, I'm going to be using those little cheap 'sports' type headphones for the most part.

    This combined with the fact that I have a rather large collection of mp3s, means that the Rio makes far more sense than a Minidisc. The only place where i'd really use a minidisc, would be on a long trip. You are essentially bound to your PC if you wish to swap music. I also would not recommend a minidisc to the rest of the world, but for my specific needs and wants its just about perfect. I just wish they'd clean up the design a bit.

  4. It's the iRio! by ChrisGoodwin · · Score: 2

    I wonder when they're going to have Tangerine, Grape, etc.?

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