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A Year Ago: MP3 walkman on the way

First published: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 15:07:14 GMT
Written by Richard Barry, Contributor

According to a report in today's New Scientist, US Electronics company NAiAM is working on a personal stereo that plays audio tracks downloaded from the Net.

MP3 -- the preferred format for music on the Net -- allows users to record onto rewritable CDs which hold about 10 hours of music -- about 175 songs.

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