Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/1999/06/04/mp3_big_in_taipei/

MP3 big in Taipei

Mass of portables arrive

By Mike Magee

Posted in On-Prem, 4th June 1999 03:14 GMT

Computex Several manufacturers are rolling out MP3 players at the Computex show in Taiwan. Pine introduced its D'music player, which can also be used as an FM radio and a voice recorder, and includes 32Mb of memory. Additional 32Mb cards fit in the machine. RFC Distribution is showing a JazPiper, which is a similar type of device and uses a SmartMedia card. These devices will give around an hour's worth of music. Meanwhile, Alpintex has launched its MP-Rom, which is an MP3 player which integrates a CD-Rom rather than memory. ®