Convergent MP3 Device Breaks Ties to the PC; MusicStore Incorporates CD Player, Hard Drive and Portable MP3 Player.Business/Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 24, 2000 All of today's MP3 devices have one thing in common: they have to be connected to a PC to shuttle songs back and forth. Today, DigMedia Inc., a digital music distribution company announces the availability of its MusicStore(TM), a $499 consumer electronics device that uses a built-in CD player to convert songs to MP3s as each CD is played -- no PC required. "The MusicStore is a truly convergent home audio device," said Pedro Vargas, a former 12-year business development veteran with Intel and current chairman and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of DigMedia. "An entire 100 disk CD collection can be stored, managed and edited without any knowledge of MP3s -- or computers for that matter." The MusicStore is a tabletop home audio device that combines a CD player, hard drive, digital jukebox (1) Software for managing music files. Also called a "digital music manager," "music manager," or just "jukebox," it lets users organize MP3 and other audio files into playlists, play the songs, rip CD tracks to MP3 and other formats, burn CDs and download titles to portable -- and an integrated portable MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. . "Being an all-in-one unit, the transfer of music from the hard drive to the portable MP3 player is the fastest in the industry," continued Vargas. "The fastest PC-based MP3 players take 40 seconds to transfer a single song; the MusicStore does it less than a second." Now shipping, the MusicStore can be transported as conveniently as a portable radio or CD player, giving consumers the ability to access almost 5 day's worth of audio material to enjoy at home, work or car. The MusicStore also features a built-in USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. to manage tracks from computers and the Internet. "Our mission is to extend the reach of digital music both online and off," added Vargas. "The MusicStore is the first in our line of non-PC reliant, cellular, cable and wireless devices that we hope will broaden the market for digital music worldwide." About DigMedia Inc. DigMedia Inc. is a music service provider and digital appliance Any apparatus controlled by a computer. It may refer to an actual household appliance (coffee maker, toaster, etc.) that is computerized, but often refers to a handheld device such as a pager, cellphone or PDA. See Internet appliance. manufacturer focused on the digital distribution of music and video. An end-to-end digital music distribution company, DigMedia also provides secure media streaming and hosting services to record labels and other music content providers. Recently spun off from Memory Corporation (EASDAQ See European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. : MEMY), DigMedia Inc. is based in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. with offices in England and Scotland. For more information about DigMedia Inc., visit the company's web site at http://www.digmedia.cc. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. :http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.102400/bb9 |
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