In a music industry first, RioPort, Inc., has announced that it has secured an online music subscription distribution agreement with BMG that includes the right to transfer subscription tracks to secure portable devices and other consumer electronics products.

To date, RioPort is the only company that has announced technology that allows for the secure playback of subscription music downloads on music devices (portable players, music-phones, digital stereos, etc.) and the only company to secure a major label music subscription license. RioPort intends to launch its PulseOnemusic subscription service with portability in late 2002 through e-tailers, broadband and wireless service providers and consumer electronics companies.

"RioPort launched its music subscription initiative with the goal of building a service that's easy to use, offers the widest selection of music, blends with the ability to own downloads and includes all the playback features that people must have -- including portability and remote access," said Jim Long, president and CEO of RioPort, Inc.

The backbone of RioPort's subscription portability initiative is its d2d (Direct-to-Device) technology, which makes it possible for rental/subscription music downloads to be played on consumer electronics products while ensuring that content usage rules are enforced. RioPort's d2d technology, which has already been demonstrated by Samsung, Sanyo, SONICblue and Texas Instruments, can be implemented in portable playback devices, cell phones, Web-based home stereos, set-top boxes or car stereos.

RioPort's upcoming music subscription service, featuring the ability to transfer music subscription tracks to portable devices and other electronics products, will be the newest music e-commerce feature offered as part of the company's PulseOne Service. The PulseOne Service provides RioPort's partners with the basic functions and music content needed, so they can create for their customers "try it, rent it and buy it, anywhere" options for easily accessing, sampling and purchasing digital music tracks and albums over the Internet.

first to go postal.

You are a quick one!

~Heidi

Why is it that every upstart company or service wants to control everything we do? Periodicals should have such guns.

I mean, it just seems that the end-user is contantly bein' manipulated, or the subscription comes w/all sorts of stipulations that are certain to reduce the appeal to the masses.

I guess it is a step forward, tho.

this is bullshit.. as usual.

how do i download the mp3 player?

Do not want..Enough Said!

bertney...here is the procedure...

1. get your microphone
2. yell the name of the player you want into the mic
3. remember, you must be logged on to http://www.i-need-help.com while you do this.
4. wait 23 seconds
5. your mp3 player should appear immediately after the 23 second wait.

if this doesn't work the first time, try yelling louder