Word: mp3
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...succeeded in packing 128 MB of memory into its tiny new portable digital audio player, the Intel Pocket Concert ($300). That's twice as much memory as its nearest competitors, most of which sell for about the same price. The Pocket Concert plays files in Windows Media and MP3 formats; of course, TIME neither condones nor encourages the use of unauthorized or pirated digital music...
...Jobs' smaller delights is available now. iTunes is Apple's new free MP3 player, and it outclasses all its rivals--even the $30 versions of Real Jukebox and Music Match. While the folks at Apple may be a little late to the digital-music party, they've made up for it with delightfully intuitive song-name searching and lightning-fast CD ripping (iTunes records at around eight times normal CD speed). Mac loyalists, once again, will have to hang on for all the good stuff (including Apple's new operating system, OS X, which Jobs had promised for January...
...Economy has done a brilliant job over the past decade of putting high-tech gewgaws on the market and into our homes. But maybe it's been a little too brilliant. What's left to buy when you already have your SUV, your DVD and your MP3? The tech industry is learning that one of its biggest challenges is building in enough obsolescence. A key reason for the current slump in computer sales is that box makers haven't convinced consumers that the new models do much that their current PCs can't. And as Microsoft labors...
...Gnutella b) MP3 c) Linux d) Napster...
CAMERA READY Add the digital camera to the list of devices, such as cell phones and personal digital assistants, that moonlight as MP3 players. Samsung's new Digimax 35 ($200) takes digital still photos, plays MP3s stored on a CompactFlash memory card and works as a Web camera. The resolution is passable, but the 8-MB memory card that comes with the unit is barely enough to hold one or two songs. Also, there's no LCD screen for previewing pictures. Maybe this multitasking camera is spreading itself a little too thin...