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#806 - 29/10/1999 04:36 The first serious competitor to the empeg?
tadzio journeyman Registered: 08/09/1999 Posts: 76 Loc: Munich. Germany	This mp3.com news article looks really interesting! Some more info can be found at this site. The thingy features a hard disk, just like the empeg! _________________________ --- "I love deadlines. I love the WHOOSHing noise they make as they go by." - Douglas Adams
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#807 - 29/10/1999 06:15 Re: The first serious competitor to the empeg? [Re: tadzio]
dionysus veteran Registered: 16/06/1999 Posts: 1222 Loc: San Francisco, CA	looks like vaporware.. and 10$/hour of playback = about 800$ for that unit.. Their web site doesn't even work, with the forms returning errors... i'll stick w/ the empeg... -mark _________________________ http://mvgals.net - clublife, revisited.
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#808 - 29/10/1999 07:18 Re: The first serious competitor to the empeg? [Re: dionysus]
tadzio journeyman Registered: 08/09/1999 Posts: 76 Loc: Munich. Germany	Yes, the web site is pathetic. If its quality is any indication of the quality of the product, then they will be in trouble. However, the Yahoo! article says it's going to be presented at the comdex. And as the empeg folks will be there as well (showing off their T-shirts ;-)), maybe they should just go over and have a look at it - if only to check if it's real or vaporware. _________________________ --- "I love deadlines. I love the WHOOSHing noise they make as they go by." - Douglas Adams
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#809 - 29/10/1999 08:38 Re: The first serious competitor to the empeg? [Re: tadzio]
rob carpal tunnel Registered: 21/05/1999 Posts: 5335 Loc: Cambridge UK	33Mhz XC56309PV80 (24-bit DSP) processor, in a product that would cost (if it were available) almost as much as the empeg car. Hmmm.
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#810 - 29/10/1999 08:41 Re: The first serious competitor to the empeg? [Re: tadzio]
rob carpal tunnel Registered: 21/05/1999 Posts: 5335 Loc: Cambridge UK	From the look of their web site, it seems that they have produced a reference design. They licenced a bunch of kit, bolted it together and made a few prototypes (the nice mouldings appear to be faked up). The question is, will anyone licence a walkman that retails at $800?
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#811 - 29/10/1999 09:42 Re: The first serious competitor to the empeg? [Re: tadzio]
dmoore journeyman Registered: 08/06/1999 Posts: 58 Loc: Houston, Tx, Usa	How is it competing? It's not an indash player... David
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