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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.
The Rio PMP300 from Diamond Multimedia was introduced in September 1998, a few months after the MPMan, and also featured a 32 MB storage capacity. It was a success during the holiday season, with sales exceeding expectations. [ 37 ]
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 ...
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.
Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Full case name: Recording Industry Association of America, et al v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Argued: April 15, 1999: Decided: June 15, 1999: Citations: 180 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1999) 51 U.S.P.Q.2d 1115 ...
Rio Carbon 5GB model. The Rio Carbon is a line of digital audio players that was produced by the now defunct Rio from 2004 to 2005. It was similar in size, capacity, and cost with Apple's iPod Mini which debuted earlier the same year. This was Rio's second player to use a miniature hard disk for storage, after the Rio Nitrus, which was first to ...
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