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Iomega, SONICblue partner on PocketZip Rio

updated 08:45 am EST, Tue March 27, 2001


Iomega and SONICblue today announced a strategic relationship for future technology offerings. The agreement will result in SONICblue Rio-branded MP3 players coming to market that feature Iomega's recently announced 100MB PocketZip technology. The devices will be Mac-compatible. SONICblue today also announced two new Rio models: the Rio 800 128MB and the Rio 600 64MB, which come with twice as much storage as the previous versions. The Rio 800 128MB carries a $300 price tag, while the Rio 600 64MB sells for $220.


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    100 MB Hip Zip?

    If this means a Hip Zip with a decent amount of storage, then it would be worth it. I've held off from buying an MP3 because the price/storage equation was way off. Removable 100MB is starting to look attractive, its even a neat idea for backing up vital data.

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    Two Dumb Companies

    Ick. You have a device with a spinning disk that will run down batteries too quickly and provide a pathetic 100MB for all the trouble. To quote Iomega directly from their web site: "Introducing CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards from Iomega - the best storage solution your portable electronic devices(sic) ." All Iomega needs now is a cohesive stategy and a proofreader.

    SONICblue ruined the solid-state versions of the Rio with the 600/800 series by pushing their proprietory memery add-on. The only thing that SONICblue's done right recently is their CDROM based MP3 player the RIO Volt. Bad name though: RIOVolting if you ask me.

    If you want to see a real (RIO?) cluster-f, look at what they've done with their product "RIO Car." This could have been done right with a removabe PC Card HD and a USB/FW docking station. Instead you get this clunky wholely removabe car deck that costs $1200! And it's not even Mac compatable! SONICblue's design staff is soooo random -- talk about a thousand monkeys typing.

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    But, At Least...

    But, at least his posting was relevant to the topic.

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    Yeah...

    I didn't find the quote from Iomega exatly exciting, but I liked the monkey reply a lot less.

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    Yeah...

    I didn't find the quote from Iomega exatly exciting, but I liked the monkey reply a lot less.

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    Now that's funny!

    True, at least he was on topic. D0oD! Chill out, man. You must have seriously repressed emotional trauma from an English/grammar course or something.

    What I want to know is:

    Why would I want something with removable media at all, when I have a NOMAD Jukebox with 6GB and I carry my whole CD collection around with me in one device?
    I have no desire to go back to lugging around discs, whether they be floppy, ZIp, or CDs.

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    I missed something

    When did SONICblue take over the Rio instead of Diamond? I must've missed that announcement.

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    Sonic Blue

    Diamond became Sonic Blue. Another case of bad naming?

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    Iomega - Sonic

    This ought to be a great product with those two companies involved.

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    HipZip runs a long time

    To the person who talked about rotating media being a battery drain. I have a HipZip now..It runs 9 or 10 hours without a recharge. The PocketZip technology rocks!

    To the person who has a Jukebox with a hard drive.. You have a different type of player. it is not a portable device. i use my HipZip everywhere. Personally I don't need a Jukebox-like device. I have a 30GB drive with 20GBs of MP3.

    Oh and the kicker on the HipZip products. It also acts as a spare drive for DATA. Especially good for those silly iMacs with no removeable storage.

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