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The Rio PMP300 is one of the first portable consumer MP3 digital audio players, and the first commercially successful one. Produced by Diamond Multimedia , it was introduced September 15, 1998 [ 1 ] as the first in the "Rio" series of digital audio players, and it shipped later that year.
The Rio PMP300. Rio was originally a brand of California based Diamond Multimedia. Rio Audio was best known for producing the Rio PMP300 model that was the impetus for a lawsuit in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America. [2] [3] That lawsuit eventually failed, [2] leading the way for the portable digital music industry to take off.
Attempts to shelve the Rio PMP300 led to the first legal victories for modern file sharing. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Diamond Multimedia is an American company that specializes in many forms of multimedia technology. They have produced graphics cards, motherboards, modems, sound cards and MP3 players; however, the company began with the production of the TrackStar, an add-on card for IBM PC compatibles which emulates Apple II computers.
Eiger Labs and Diamond went on to establish a new segment in the portable audio player market and the following year saw several new manufacturers enter this market. The PMP300 would be the start of the Rio line of players. Noticeably, major technology companies did not catch on with the new technology, and instead young startups would come to ...
Rio PMP300: Diamond Multimedia: 1998-09-15 Mid DAP 0.032 Flash SmartMedia 89x63 16 Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 & 5.0: Samsung: 2011-10-16 [35] Mid PMP 8/16 Flash
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The Rio 500 is considered [by whom?] the first of the Second Generation MP3 digital audio player (portable digital audio player), and was produced by Diamond Multimedia. It shipped September 22, 1999. The Rio 500 was the successor of the Rio PMP300, and provided a number of user requested features (including USB and higher audio quality). There ...