Digital Living on the move

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yme_bosma on 2003/09/04:

  „"Sales of digital audio players are surging. According to market researcher Gfk, the market for MP3 players in Europe has grown 200 per cent in the last six months." As long as there's no broadband internet access everywhere (wired or wireless) there will be a need for portable storage of entertainment content. Today it's primarily audio, but the possibilities for video are increasing as well. These portable storage device typically use a headset and display as interface, but more and more they will also source other HiFi devices like the car-stereo, a friend's HiFi system or the living room TV....“

http://www.panbo.com/archives/000186.html - Cached

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Inspiring Statistics

  „"Despite promising predictions--a recent iSuppli report projects that worldwide consumer electronics revenue will grow from $222 billion this year to $259 billion in 2007, with digital TVs, audio players and DVD recorders leading the charge--analysts agree that it still might take some time for the digital home to establish itself."“

Found at a page of Yme Bosma, posted on 2003/10/26

http://www.panbo.com/archives/ 2003_10.html#000247 - Cached

For Audio Players, a Chance to Cut the Cord

  „The walkman has been around for decades now, and finally, someone has gotten around to studying the social impact of personal music players . He suggests that, with so many visual messages being targeted at us every day as we walk around, personal music players allow people to reclaim their personal space by putting their own soundtrack on it, and letting it match their own preferences and mood, while also blocking out certain elements of the outside.“

http://www.stargeek.com/item/86423.html - Cached

Audio Players for Windows CE Review

  „Are you the type of person that always has a set of earphones on your headlistening to the latest tunes or audio books on your portable CD or cassetteplayer? Well, if you also have a WindowsCE Palm sized PC, you can leave thatheavy CD player and book at home!  There are now five pieces of softwarethat will allow you to listen to MP3, MOD files, and audio books on your PSPC(there are also versions of some of these programs for the HPC).“

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/ wince-music-review.html - Cached

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