Tag archive: Dan Torres

Sharing the same unique, ultra-slim and tapered design and boasting a battery life of up to 20 hours like the Rio Carbon, the Rio ce2100 features a 2.5GB1 hard disk drive that is capable of holdingup to 40 hours of MP3 (80 hours WMA) music2. Customers now have a choice in the amount of music or audiobooks that can easily slide into their pockets with the Rio ce2100 or the Rio Carbon.Additionally, Rio is also introducing a second color for the… Read More

Rio's vice-president for marketing, Dan Torres, recently spoke with BusinessWeek Online reporter Amy Tsao about his company's plans to catch the competition. Some of the questions Dan answers include: Q: How are you competing with Apple's iPod? Q: What about Dell (DELL ) and Microsoft? Q: What will happen to the market if Apple comes out with a flash-memory-based player? Q: Is consolidation coming among makers of… Read More

Rio's new MP3 player is finally hitting store shelves and it looks like Rio will be throwing some marketing muscle behind the new Carbon. Look for a review soon on Designtechnica. Rio is marking the availability of one of its newest and hottest players, the Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 player, with 500 limited edition units. These players feature 20 free downloads and three free months from Napster, a customized laser engraved stainless-steel… Read More