Yep, TosLink is the brand name for the square looking optical connector. Most optical connections use this except for portables that use minijack looking connectors.

Thats awesome that it has that!

I fully trust the team to eventually implement empeg dumping. It is great to know that they all have empegs so they are more motivated!

I too am considering a portable for just the same reason. Noise cancelling headphones even do a decent job with the noise from the lawn mower (but can't handle wind very well).

It hurts to think of all the money I spent on MiniDisk equipment that I never use anymore. At least I was able to sell the car deck!