http://www.eet.com/story/OEG20000818S0035

> Competitor S3 is also developing a jukebox slated for launch within
> the next six months that will come with preloaded music. The Rio
> jukebox system lets consumers insert a CD, then rip tracks and store
> music files on its hard drive without the need for a PC. The Rio,
> which is likely to be based on the Linux operating system (although S3
> would not confirm this), will also feature Internet connection to let
> consumers download music off the Web. The company does not claim that
> the system will be SDMI compliant.
>
> To complement the jukebox, S3 also plans to roll out an Internet
> receiver that will allow consumers to stream, but not store, digital
> music from a PC to any room in the house. The receiver, the size of a
> hi-fi unit, will come with a 10-Mbit HomePNA-based network interface
> that can hook up with a PC via a phone line.
>
> Running on a small Linux kernel, the system has no hard drive. It is
> strictly designed to stream digital audio content. It packs Cirrus
> Logic's EP7212 processor, whose ARM core functions as a control system
> to manage the user interface and request music from a PC. The same
> chip also decodes both Windows Media Audio and MP3 audio files.
>

This ring any bells with folks at Empeg?

.Peter

I really don't think we could comment. Still, it sounds great. When I see one the first thing I think I'll do is look in the info box and see who made such a cool device ;)

Hugo