Topic: iriver Inc.

iRiver "Story" E-Reader Has Looks to Kill the Kindle

For a while, rumors suggested that iRiver would enter the e-reader battle, and now an image and specs have surfaced for its Story device that looks like iRiver's not just joining the battle--it's leaping in to the fray, guns blazing. ...READ»

New Details on iRiver Spinn Multimedia Device

Back in January of 2008, iRiver [KDQ: 060570] demonstrated a little doohicky they called the Spinn. It was a flashy-looking, big screen mobile media player that was long on style and short on, well, details. Now the company has ...READ»

New Details on iRiver Spinn Multimedia Device

The Spinn will come in 4, 8 and 16GB iterations with DAB radio (in the UK) and Bluetooth as well.READ»

iRiver's WaveHome Wants To Be Your Family's Internet Hub

iRiver is known for pumping out surprisingly slick personal media players, but with the Wave-Home it's taking aim at a different market: Your family's media/communications hub. You have one of those don't you? Well, if you don't ...READ»

Live, from the Consumer Electronics Show...

Clearly, this week, Las Vegas is the world capital of overstimulation (and mile-long lines to buy a hot dog or board a shuttle bus). Today was the official opening of the Consumer Electronics Show, and here are some quick impressions ...READ»

I.D. Magazine Picks the Best-Designed Products of 2008

Results from the venerable Annual Design Review are in. Here's three of the best of the best.READ»

Sex and Electronics Part 2: Femme Den's Favorite Gadgets from CES

We asked Erica Eden and Agnete Egna, two designers from Smart Design’s Femme Den, to troll the floor of the huge 2009 Consumer Electronics Show for the Best and Worst gear from a woman's perspective. Smart Design developed OXO Good ...READ»

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Rumors of XM Portable Player Grow

Just last month, Sirius [NASDAQ:SIRI] Satellite Radio submitted its Starmate 5, a personal satellite radio player, to the FCC. Its rival, XM [NASDAQ:XMSR], seems poised to respond in kind. Codenamed "Phoenix," XM's ...READ»

Faster Talk: Apple in Their Eyes

Digital-audio players weren't exactly virgin territory when Apple entered the fray in 2001. But the iPod -- with its sublime design, intuitive usability, and unparalleled cool quotient -- set a new standard by which all other MP3 players would be judged. Expanding on the feature that ran in the magazine, six rivals talk about designing their answer to an icon.READ»

In Praise of Ecosystems

Innovation doesn't occur in a vacuum -- which is why Apple's iPod will eventually be eclipsed by rivals that can cooperate and compete together.READ»

Fast Talk: Apple in Their Eyes

Digital-audio players weren't exactly virgin territory when Apple entered the fray in 2001. But the iPod -- with its sublime design, intuitive usability, and unparalleled cool quotient -- set a new standard by which all other MP3 players would be judged. Four rivals talk about designing their answer to an icon.READ»

All Eyes On Apple

Will the gray light of January cool the world's hottest company?READ»