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... still got mine. it still rocks. wish i could write my own apps for it, however .. uses the same DSP as in our synths ...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/
At one point I emailed Michael Roberts at MP3.com about one of these Korean players (probably Saehan's); it was kind of unexpected at the time, since MP3's were mainly a desktop phenomenon. Since then Korea has grown to be a huge internet and electronics player, Sony has shrunk, and MP3 players have become commonplace.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/
Now you know the rest of the story (well, some of it anyway).]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/
Did they ever offer software to sync it to Win2K or XP? I recall having a dual boot just so I could change out the songs on it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/
Still have my first MP3 player, the Rio PMP300 (in iMac blue color) with 32Mb.

For those with XP or Win2K, there's a program called Dreaming of Brazil that will allow you to add and remove MP3s from the older Rio models. Works very well and it's free. Just do a Google search for "dreaming of brazil"]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Mine took an AA battrey, not a rechargable though.
No idea it was the first. I must have gotten mine after it had been out in the market for a while, because I can remember reading about other MP3 players before I got it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/
I ended up selling it to the little brother of a buddy of mine... After I had gotten an RCA Lyra with a *64mb* CF card.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/
I have my Remote Solutions PJB 6.4GB - never really used it much...back then I had a huge collection and getting them all to upload onto it kept stalling, it was sloow too....anyways must've paid some $700 for it with all accessories - not well spent, but then again Mp3s are what first drew me to PCs back in 1998 and sort of opened the door to me becoming a techie...

never figured out what to do with it - still hold onto it for senttimental purposes...although maybe someone on EBAY wants it. EMAIl: the_rabbit_jack@hotmail.com]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/25/the-very-first-mp3-player/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM