New Rio Nitrus MP3 Player

The new Rio Nitrus is one of the first MP3 players to feature the new Cornice technology --a storage device thinner than a flash memory card and priced at about half the cost of the IBM Microdrive. The Nitrus features 1.5GB of memory and plays back over 25 hours of MP3 or 50 hours of WMA music (over 375 MP3 or 750 WMA songs). Its rechargeble LiON battery features 16 hours continuous playback, and with the expandable slot add up to 512MB additional memory using SD or MMC cards. Features a 5-band adjustable equalizer with pre-sets and comes with ear-buds from Sennheiser. $299. www.rioaudio.com