M-Pio
Encyclopedia
M-Pio Co, Ltd. is a Korea
n electronics
company, headquartered in Jeongja-dong Bundang-Gu Seongnam
Gyeonggi-do
, Korea
. Established in 1998, the company is one of Korea's early manufacturers of MP3 players. Previously, the company was known as DigitalWay Co., Ltd., and Yes Com Co., Ltd.
It is known for producing portable
digital audio players, and video player
s. M-Pio's products commonly include USB Mass Storage, FM tuner
and recording capabilities. M-Pio's first product was the portable CD player capable of decoding MP3
data files on CDs, first introduced in 1998.
The current product range is capable of playing MP3
, WMA
, Ogg Vorbis (with some limitations) , and WAV
audio files. Viewing of text files is also supported. All models are capable of playing MP3
, WMV, Ogg
, WAV
and AVI
format files (last two only with firmware upgrades), and are capable of displaying JPEG
and BMP
image files (which do not utilize the full screen dimensions unless converted to the appropriate dimensions/resolution).
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
company, headquartered in Jeongja-dong Bundang-Gu Seongnam
Seongnam
Seongnam is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi province after Suwon and the 9th largest city in the country, with a population of nearly 1 million...
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. Established in 1998, the company is one of Korea's early manufacturers of MP3 players. Previously, the company was known as DigitalWay Co., Ltd., and Yes Com Co., Ltd.
It is known for producing portable
Portable
Portable may refer to:* Portable building, a manufactured structure that is built off site and moved in upon completion of site and utility work...
digital audio players, and video player
Video player
Video player can refer to the following:*Hardware video players:** VCR** Laserdisc player** DVD player*Software video players:** Video player...
s. M-Pio's products commonly include USB Mass Storage, FM tuner
Tuner (radio)
A radio tuner is a subsystem that receives radio broadcasts and converts them into audio-frequency signals which can be fed into an amplifier driving a loudspeaker. FM tuner, AM tuner, Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB tuner, etc. are types of radio tuner dealing with transmissions using different...
and recording capabilities. M-Pio's first product was the portable CD player capable of decoding MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
data files on CDs, first introduced in 1998.
The current product range is capable of playing MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, WMA
Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs...
, Ogg Vorbis (with some limitations) , and WAV
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
audio files. Viewing of text files is also supported. All models are capable of playing MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, WMV, Ogg
Ogg
Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The creators of the Ogg format state that it is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.The Ogg container format can multiplex...
, WAV
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
and AVI
Audio Video Interleave
Audio Video Interleave , known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback...
format files (last two only with firmware upgrades), and are capable of displaying JPEG
JPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
and BMP
Windows bitmap
The BMP File Format, also known as Bitmap Image File or Device Independent Bitmap file format or simply a Bitmap, is a Raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images, independently of the display device , especially on Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems.The BMP...
image files (which do not utilize the full screen dimensions unless converted to the appropriate dimensions/resolution).
Business
- Digital audio players
- Voice recorders
- Portable Media PlayerPortable media playerA portable media player or digital audio player, is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video, documents, etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive, microdrive, or flash memory. In contrast, analog portable audio...
s - ICC (Intelligent Contact Center)
Global networks
- DigitalWay Inc. (USA)
- M-Pio Peros GmbH (Germany)
- DigitalWay Shanghai Co, Ltd. (China)
Products
M-Pio's range, as of 1998 is as follows. In the case of hard disk and flash memory-based players, the amount of storage built in is given in brackets. Some models have been discontinued from production and electronic audio systems.MP3
- HD400
- FL500
- FL400
- FG200
- FL350
- FL300
- FY800
- FY700
- FY600
- FY500
- FY500SE
- FY400
- FY300
- FY200
- PD100
- FD100
- MG100
- DMG Plus
- DMG
- DMK
- DME
- HD300
- HD200
- CL100
- CMG
Licensees of its products
- e.Digital - licensee of digital audio players which it rebranded as its "Odyssey 100, 200 and 300" series players.
Competing Korean digital audio player manufacturers
- CowonCowonCowon Systems, Inc. is a South Korean electronics company. Established in 1995, the company's initial focus was software development. In 2000, with the introduction of the CW100, Cowon expanded their business to the portable digital audio player industry....
- IriverIriveririver is a consumer electronics company headquartered in South Korea and widely known for its digital audio players and other portable media devices....
- LG ElectronicsLG ElectronicsLG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...
- Maycom (formerly, with its "Merit" players)
- Samsung ElectronicsSamsung ElectronicsSamsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul...