Today at CES 2001, leading consumer electronics companies announced support for Microsoft® Windows Media™ Technologies in 11 new digital music products, bringing to more than 60 the number of consumer electronics devices that support the Windows Media Format. The new products, many of which are being launched at this year's CES, range from portable audio players and CD players to devices that link home stereo systems to digital music libraries and playlists stored on personal computers. With their support of Windows Media, these devices offer music fans industry-leading sound quality, nearly three times the music storage and playing time of MP3, and seamless music transfer and management with Windows Media Player 7. Content providers can encode their music in the Windows Media Audio format, using the optional built-in digital rights management, and be assured that consumers can listen to it at high quality on virtually any device.
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