
iRiver Introduces iFP-1 0T Pg. 2 of 3
According to analy t group IDC, worldwide hipment of compre ed audio player will
approach 207 million unit in 2006. Thi i up con iderably from the 15.2 million unit
hipped in 2001. A key rea on for the market growth i con umer downloading MP3 to
their PC are in earch of way to li ten to their MP3 on the go. According to a recent
urvey by a Con umer Electronic A ociation, 30 percent of computer u er li ten to MP3
file on their per onal computer once a month, but only 4 percent own an MP3 player.
“Some month ago mu ic download compri ed over a quarter of all Internet traffic. The
natural progre ion i MP3 mobility, which i creating a urge in con umer purcha ing
handheld MP3 player , aid Sa e. Compre ed audio player adoption i playing out
imilarly to the path taken by VCR , PC and DVD . Adoption kyrocket a con umer
become aware of the tangible benefit and convenience directly impacting how they live their
live .
iRiver catapulted into the U.S. compre ed audio player market la t year at CES with the
SlimX 350. It velte MP3 CD player commanded attention by being the thinne t and
leeke t player available to con umer . Con umer embraced the innovative SlimX 350 a did
the media. PC World and Computer Shopper lauded the SlimX 350 by giving it be t product
of the year award and it received Editor Choice award from CNET, PC Magazine, ZDNet,
Computer Gaming World, among other .
iFP-1 0T Features:
• 256MB Internal Storage
• MP3, WMA, and ASF mu ic file upported
• Integrated digital FM tuner with pre et
• Record to player directly from FM tuner
• Built-in voice recorder
• iRiver Mu ic Manager for mu ic tran fer
• Weigh only 32 gram (without battery)
• Ultra mall de ign (82 x 32 x 28 mm)
• USB connection to computer
Pricing and Availability
The iFP 190T will be available to con umer January 2003 and ugge ted retail price i USD
$199.99.
About iRiver
iRiver i the emerging global leader in delivering advanced portable digital audio device .
iRiver provide con umer with li tening and recording flexibility to accommodate their
active life tyle by manufacturing award-winning hybrid product upporting exi ting and
emerging format , including MP3, WMA, ASF, AAC and QDX. San Jo e-ba ed iRiver
America, Inc. can be found on the Web at www.iriveramerica.com.