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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.
100 MB Hip Zip?
03/27, 10:37am reply delete
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
03/27, 11:21am reply delete
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...
03/27, 11:52am reply delete
But, at least his posting was relevant to the topic.
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03/27, 12:01pm reply delete
I didn't find the quote from Iomega exatly exciting, but I liked the monkey reply a lot less.
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03/27, 12:03pm reply delete
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!
03/27, 01:06pm reply delete
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
03/27, 05:30pm reply delete
When did SONICblue take over the Rio instead of Diamond? I must've missed that announcement.
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Sonic Blue
03/28, 09:07am reply delete
Diamond became Sonic Blue. Another case of bad naming?
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Iomega - Sonic
03/28, 02:16pm reply delete
This ought to be a great product with those two companies involved.
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HipZip runs a long time
03/28, 02:34pm reply delete
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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