toggle

AAPL Stock: 562.29 ( -3.03 )

Rio ships Rio Carbon 5GB, knocks-off iPod packaging

updated 08:00 am EDT, Tue August 31, 2004

Rio Carbon 5GB ships


Rio has announced a limited edition version of its new "business card-sized" Rio MP3 player. The company said it has created 500 numbered-versions of the drive-based from I.D. Magazine.

Also taking direct aim Apple, the company is touting the larger 5G capacity (vs. 4GB for the iPod mini). The Rio Carbon also features a longer 20-hour battery life, USB 2.0 connectivity, MP3/WMA file support, voice recording, and more. It will be available later this week for $250, the same price as Apple's iPod mini (the supply of which is extremely constrained).



 vs.


by MacNN Staff

print
email
(9)

TAGS :

 peripherals

Related Articles

Recent Articles

toggle

Comments

  1. ethical_paul

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Mar 2002

    0
    08/31, 09:01am | report spam | Reply |

    Awww, mom!

    I can see the kids opening their ipod shaped birthday presents...after all, they asked for an iPod, and now the exciting day has arrived!

    But imagine the disappointment when they open the Rio instead. Mom and Dad screwed up AGAIN!!

    "But Timmy, it's got a bigger capacity, the Best Buy salesman told us! And he said Apple is a 'flakey' company, so he suggested the Rio...doesn't it do the same thing as the iPod?"

    Timmy then runs away and becomes a s** slave in Bangkok...all because his parents bought a Rio...

  1. jscotta

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Jun 2002

    0
    08/31, 09:47am | report spam | Reply |

    Always a knock-off…

    …have they no innovation left?

  1. AsgardTex

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Aug 2001

    0
    08/31, 10:31am | report spam | Reply |

    As if...

    As if they had any innovation to begin with.

  1. ronjamin

    Baninated

    Joined: May 2002

    0
    08/31, 10:46am | report spam | Reply |

    Oh God,

    I just puked up my breakfast. If I were apple, i'de sue.

  1. hayesk

    Professional Poster

    Joined: Sep 1999

    0
    08/31, 02:05pm | report spam | Reply |

    Re: Awww, mom...

    ethical_paul, I nomitate your post as "Post of the Day" - hilarious!

  1. pdot

    Senior User

    Joined: Aug 2000

    0
    08/31, 02:30pm | report spam | Reply |

    creativity

    I've read job descriptions of engineers before and many times, there is a part that says "some creativity is required." This is more like paraphrasing than creativity.

  1. boulder1259

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: May 2002

    0
    09/01, 02:48am | report spam | Reply |

    Re: creativity

    Don't blame the engineers... it's usually the business types that lead to this type of "innovation".

  1. threeG

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Sep 2004

    0
    09/04, 07:31pm | report spam | Reply |

    knock-off schmock-off

    The Rio Carbon jerks the mini's panties down and spanks it HARD!!!!!

  1. MacDancer

    Fresh-Faced Recruit

    Joined: Dec 2004

    0
    12/06, 03:15am | report spam | Reply |

    ...

    Come on now people, can't we all get along? I'm an Apple fanboy (I type this on a Pismo Powerbook, and I also have an blue iMac and a G4 tower), but I don't bash or try to convert peecee users. And I also don't buy inferior products, which is why I'm an Apple fanboy. Unfortunately, the iPod's an inferior product in this case. It's expensive, has bad sound quality and EQ, and all in all is only a product of reasonable quality if one takes into account its trendiness. As for the assertion that the Carbon is a rip-off of the iPod mini, this only applies to these limited edition boxes, yes? Well, I could easily say that the U2 Edition iPod is a rip-off of most of Rio's comparable HD player, the Karma. It too is grey on the back, black on the front, and the navigation system is red. And as for preceeding the U2 iPod, the Karma has been out for nearly two years now. These things just happen. There're only so many good designs for an mp3 player. Now play nice, all right?

Login Here

Not a member of the MacNN forums? Register now for free.

 
close
Photo
toggle

Network Headlines

toggle

Most Popular

MacNN Sponsor

Recent Reviews

iHome iW2 AirPlay speaker

iHome generally isn't known as a luxury brand when it comes to audio, but it is prolific -- the company's docks and speakers are every ...

Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover

One of the iPad's main weaknesses has always been productivity. It's not a question of apps; while it has taken a little time for a na ...

Logitech UE Air Speaker

If maybe a little more slowly than Apple would like, AirPlay is becoming a staple of the wireless speaker market for iOS devices. The ...

toggle

Most Commented

 

Popular News