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Sonicblue looks for a buyer
News Consumer electronics maker Sonicblue has put up a for-sale sign. Best known for its Rio MP3 players and ReplayTV products, Sonicblue said on Friday that it is looking for a partner who might offer to buy the company, invest in it or acquire some of...
[January 17, 2003, 16:04]
Sonicblue, TiVo settle patent spat
News Sonicblue and TiVo announced late on Friday that the two companies will dismiss their patent infringement claims against one another. Sonicblue and Tivo representatives were not available to comment on the settlement.
[November 11, 2002, 15:40]
Sonicblue revenue up 80 percent
News Consumer-electronics maker Sonicblue met analysts' earnings expectations on Wednesday, reporting that revenue increased 80 percent. In the same period a year ago, Sonicblue reported a net loss of $312.5m, or a loss of $3.88 a share.
[August 1, 2002, 8:03]
Sonicblue replaces chief executive
News Consumer-electronics maker Sonicblue said late on Thursday that it had fired its longtime chief executive and replaced him with the company's top marketing executive. Gregory Ballard, Sonicblue's executive vice president for marketing and product...
[August 9, 2002, 8:23]
IDF: Intel and Sonicblue show off portable video player
News At the first day of the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, Sonicblue showed off a co-designed prototype intended to do for video what portable MP3 players have done for music. We'll be concentrating on getting the first model right," said Mikhil...
[September 10, 2002, 8:30]
AOL and Sonicblue team on PDA promotion
News AOL and Sonicblue announced a multiyear agreement Monday in which AOL will promote Sonicblue's Diamond Mako handheld computer, and Sonicblue will make AOL email and instant messaging available on its PDAs (personal digital assistants).
[January 30, 2001, 11:36]
Transmeta branches out with Web tablet
News Sonicblue -- the former graphics-chip company turned Internet-appliance maker -- announced on Monday that it began shipping ProGear, a wireless Internet tablet using Transmeta's Crusoe TM3200 chip. Sonicblue (formerly known as S3) was one of the...
[May 14, 2001, 15:28]
Coming attraction on DVD players: PC content
News Sonicblue is looking to solve all your PC and DVD needs. There is a lot of good content locked up in PCs that people want to enjoy from multiple rooms in the house," said Ed Brachocki, vice president at Sonicblue.
[December 17, 2002, 8:09]
Rio 800 to hit UK in March
News Sonicblue, formerly S3, will launch the Rio 800, its latest digital music player, in the UK before the end of March 2001. A Sonicblue spokesman claims that upgraded audio manager software -- also available with the latest software update for the...
[January 25, 2001, 8:20]
Intel sues Via as chipset wars begin anew
News Intel originally signed a licence with S3, which morphed into Sonicblue. S3 Graphics is a joint venture created by Via and Sonicblue--a graphics chipmaker turned consumer electronics company--to help develop chipsets.
[September 10, 2001, 9:24]
Power outlets may feed home networking
News Motorola and SonicBlue, maker of the popular Rio MP3 music player, have spent the past six months demonstrating new technology that supports the new standard. For example, consumers can soon plug a computer filled with MP3 music into a regular...
[June 26, 2001, 11:55]
Ad-skipping feature found in TiVo
News Ad skipping is one of the main features that TiVo competitor Sonicblue promotes in its ReplayTV digital video recorder. Sonicblue's ad-skipping capability does more than 30-second jumps in programming; it can actually remove commercials from the...
[January 16, 2003, 10:16]
Headed to a highway near you - MP3 players
News They will be sold under Sonicblue's Rio brand in the United States. In addition, MP3 player maker Empeg, which was acquired by Sonicblue late last year, will begin selling digital audio players for cars in coming months.
[January 25, 2001, 9:07]
Via and Intel renew chipset wars
News S3 Graphics is a joint venture created by Via and Sonicblue -- a graphics chipmaker turned consumer electronics company -- to help develop chipsets. Intel originally signed a licence with S3, which morphed into Sonicblue.
[September 10, 2001, 14:48]
Chipset from Via set to slash PC prices
News S3 has also undergone a name change to Sonicblue. In the mean time, S3 Graphics is now in the process of becoming a joint venture between Sonicblue and Via, with Via owning a majority stake and having tight control over the graphics operation.
[November 28, 2000, 15:44]
2001: Great gadgets
News SONICblue's Advanced Digital Audio Center Billed as a high-end home entertainment hub -- SONICblue's latest device is capacious enough to hold 6,500 individual songs. Getting into the e-commerce theme, SONICblue is only selling the gadget online...
[December 27, 2001, 6:31]
S3 relaunches: New name, new focus
News On Wednesday, the company made it official -- capping the news with a company name change to Sonicblue. It's very mature and the evolution of technology has slowed down," said Janet Leising, general manager of Sonicblue's frontpath division.
[November 2, 2000, 8:57]
Apple iTunes (Classic)
Downloads It also has support for the Rio One MP3 player from SONICblue, and a tool for correcting improperly encoded Unicode tags. Apple's iTunes lets you create libraries of your favorite music that you can play on your computer or portable MP3 player.
[March 21, 2002, 23:43]
Mobile mania at IDF review
Reviews Intel and SONICblue’s Personal Video Player prototype. A prototype of the Personal Video Player from Intel and SONICblue, showing video captured from television. The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) is techie heaven.
[September 11, 2002, 15:11]
