---[from empeg.com]---
As you may be aware, the Rio division of SONICblue was recently sold at auction. The new owners decided not to purchase the car player support operation which remains with SONICblue, and as a result will be discontinued at the end of this month (May 2003).
---[end from empeg.com]---

So sonicblue went bankrupt, someone bought Rio, and some other divisions, but declined on the Empeg. So who currently owns the Empeg design?

It seems that with a few updates, and savage price reduction, this could sell quite a bit better today. Plus, if sold as a platform, there is already an open-source OS for it (hijack).