Napster offers subscribers MP3 player

Napster has quietly begun offering customers a branded digital music player when they subscribe to Napster's service for a year, according to the company's Web site.

Those who join the "Napster To Go" service can receive a 256MB flash memory MP3 player for free, or pay an additional $50 to get a 1GB flash player.

Company representatives were unavailable for comment.

The device comes as Apple Computer continues to dominate the digital-download market. Napster and other music services that compete with iTunes have struggled to cut into Apple Computer's lead due in part to Apple's streamline approach. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple provides both music service and digital player.

According to a report in Mobilemag.com, the Napster player supports the MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG4 (video), and JPEG (photo) formats.

Napster's design is reminiscent of the iPod, with a large wheel under the display screen. When it comes to storage, Napster's has a long way to go to catch Apple. The largest iPod is equipped with 60GB of memory.


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