Portable MP3 Player Revamp.(Brief Article)

Since Diamond released the first portable MP3 player, a flood of similar products from other companies has hit the shelves. However, in many ways, Diamond still has the market cornered.

The newest version of the popular player, the Rio 500 ($269, street) offers several features that make it the leader of the pack. First there's the fast interface. With the included USB cable, you can load songs into the unit at about five times the rate of a parallel-port connection. USB also makes the Rio 500 the first player to be accessible to both PC and Mac users.

Then there's the ...

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