iriver Announces 2GB T10 Portable Media Player
New Device Delivers Higher Storage Capacity With Bundled Technology and Special Promotions from Audible® Inc.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 15 / - iriver America, the leading innovator in digital entertainment, today announced availability of a new higher-capacity version of its T10 portable media player, which comes bundled with technology and special content offers from Audible, Inc. the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet.
The iriver 2GB* T10 comes bundled with AudibleReady® technology and is capable of storing and playing back Audible's audio titles right out of the box. The T10 is PlaysForSure verified to support subscription-based music download services, including URGE, Napster, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Music Unlimited and eMusic. Customers who purchase the new 2GB iriver T10 media player are also immediately eligible for a free book download from Audible.
"iriver is committed to providing valuable features, content and services to our device customers," said Jonathan Sasse, president of iriver America. "We are thrilled to continue offering direct access to Audible's impressive library selection of quality digital audio content including books, radio broadcasts, magazines, news and podcasts."
Customers of the 2GB iriver T10 may select the free book download from the following popular titles, available at the audible.com website:
o 1984, George Orwell
o It's Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong
o The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
o The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris
o The Soul of Capitalism, William Greider
o Talk to the Hand, Lynne Truss
o The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
o Scientific American, 12-Month Subscription
"Audible is pleased to work with iriver in delivering thousands of hours of amazing content to the T10, creating a truly rich, on demand listening experience," said Chia-Lin Simmons, Vice President of Strategic Alliances of Audible, Inc.
Pricing and Availability
The 2GB iriver T10 is priced at US $149.99 and is available now at the iriver eStore at iriveramerica.com/estore and at Amazon.com. Visit www.iriveramerica.com for more retail locations.
About iriver
iriver is the emerging global leader in delivering portable digital media devices. iriver provides consumers with the viewing, listening and recording flexibility to accommodate their active lifestyles by manufacturing award- winning hybrid products supporting existing and emerging formats, including MP3, WMA, OGG and Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1. iriver America, Inc. can be found on the Web at www.iriveramerica.com.
About Audible Inc.
Audible (www.audible.com) is the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady® computer-based mobile devices. Audible has 105,000 hours of audio programming from 334 content partners, including leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible.com is the Apple iTunes Music Store's preeminent provider of spoken products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Among Audible's other key business relationships are Bookspan, Creative Labs, Dell, iriver, Microsoft, Palm, SanDisk, Texas Instruments, and XM Satellite Radio.
* 2GB equals 2 billion bytes, not all drive space is available for file storage.
Source: iriver America, Inc.
Web site: www.iriveramerica.com/
