The companies are considering using IBM_s microdrive as a component in portable MP3 player devices.
Published:
4 April 1999 y., Sunday
At least three companies are considering using IBM_s microdrive as a component in portable MP3 player devices. "There are at least three different companies we are working with at the design level to ... evaluate [the drive_s] functionality" in "MP3 type" portable player products, said J. Osterhout, program director in IBM_s storage systems division. IBM_s microdrive -- unveiled last September -- allows for much more data to be stored in a small drive the size of a matchbook. This could give a boost to the memory capabilities of all kinds of handheld computers, cellphones, PDAs, and portable player devices. The microdrive could hold up to six hours of CD-quality music in a music playback device, or 300 hefty novels in an e-book, or 1,000 compressed photographs in a digital camera. MP3 is a widely used audio compression format that offers near-CD quality and is used for distributing files over the Internet. The existing Diamond Multimedia Rio MP3 player is the subject of a lawsuit filed by the RIAA against Diamond last October. The RIAA accuses the Rio of ruining the marketplace for digital distribution online. Diamond countersued last December,saying the Rio player is protected by the First and Fifth amendments.
Šaltinis:
Wired News
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Software company announced new structure_ of it_s business.
more »
INTERVIEW: Fraud victim describes mistrust of ATMs in Nigeria.
more »
Cisco announced today it has been selected to provide Internet Protocol (IP) video network infrastructure and video-encoding solutions to NBC during the network's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Aug. 8-24.
more »
Q&A: Executives from MSN, NBC and Microsoft offer details behind the largest online broadcasting event in history.
more »
The goal of the initiative is to promote open collaboration among industry, academia and governments by removing the financial and logistical barriers to research in data-intensive, Internet-scale computing.
more »
Platforms & Services Division to Split Into Two Groups and Report to CEO Steve Ballmer.
more »
More can be done to ensure that people can be confident that their privacy will be protected online.
more »
A UK crime survey shows credit and debit card fraud has reached a record high of £535 million.
more »
New security measures underscore commitment to protect certification integrity and value.
more »
Sparkasse KölnBonn has just concluded a framework agreement with Wincor Nixdorf. The agreement covers more than 500 devices.
more »
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALDN), an information security leader specializing in authentication, software DRM and content security, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008.
more »