As Bob Dylan sang, The times, they are a changing and this change applies in a very big way to the new world of audio. Just like the cassette replaced the 8-track, compressed digital audio files like MP3 are changing the audio landscape currently dominated by the compact disc. Digital audio is a tsunami, building faster and faster, ready to swamp the shores of the US, Europe and Asia. The evolution of both music technology and its distribution systems has now entered an explosive new phase.
Digital music is here in a big way and it s here to stay.
These new media span the spectrum from miniaturized optical and magnetic spinning media to solid-state flash memory cards. Of course anybody who reads a newspaper or a magazine today has become aware of the new dynamics of music distribution. Dadio and Dharma are the foundation pieces for a whole new generation of digital audio devices that consumers will be demanding. Products already using iObjects technology have proven to have unique appeal to the consumer market. Because of this new and increasing consumer demand, both traditional, well-established consumer electronics firms, as well as companies rooted in the personal computer industry are looking to enter the market for digital audio playback devices for the first time.