Sentence examples for portable audio unit from inspiring English sources

D&M Holdings Inc. of Japan won a bankruptcy court auction to acquire the ReplayTV recording service and the Rio portable audio unit of Sonicblue Inc. for about $36.2 million, Sonicblue said yesterday.

"It's very technically feasible to replace PortalPlayer," says Christopher Schairbaum, chief of TI's portable audio unit.

Basically a portable audio recording studio, the compact unit (I don't have dimensions, but in comparison to the iPod pictured, it's fairly small) can handle up to four audio sources (instruments, microphones, etc)., with each getting its own three-band EQ, pan and level controls.

But unlike older models, everything is built into a single unit that includes an iPod dock with five universal adapters to accommodate older iPod models other portable audio players can be accommodated with an auxiliary jack.

Many people listen to portable audio players at dangerously loud volumes, Mr. Bergman said.

(Fans of MP3s can turn on the portable audio enhancer to smooth out compressed music files).

Portable audio, then, is likely more a reflection than an engine of our egotism.

Even social work technophobes are listening to podcasts or portable audio recordings.

Research into the nature and significance of bird calls has burgeoned with the development of high-quality, portable audio equipment.

Users soon learned that music could easily be copied, compressed and uploaded to their portable audio players.

Philips claims the tiny optical disk will be incorporated into portable audio devices, mobile phones, PDAs, notebooks and digital cameras.