Playaway (Preloaded audio player)

found: Work cat.: Guide to cataloging Playaway devices based on AACR2 chapters 6 and 9, 2008:p. 2 (Playaway devices were developed in 2005 by Findaway World LLC. A Playaway is described as a "self-playing digital audio book" and is a device that contains a pre-loaded audio file in a proprietary format called ACELP. The device requires one AAA battery and a set of earphones for playback and listening. Playaways contain almost exclusively spoken word recordings, but some musical content is available as well. According to the distributor, the focus of Playaways will remain audiobooks; Playaway player)

found: Playaway website, Mar. 4, 2009:home page (the world's first pre-loaded digital audio player) for you > about Playaway (Playaway is the newest format of audio, combining a wide variety of content with an easy-to-use player all in one small unit; each Playaway contains an entire book or music compilation, regardless of length (up to 80 hours); Playaways have a universal headphone jack that can be used with a number of mobility accessories including portable speakers, FM transmitters, and audio cables to listen in virtually any environment)

found: Teicher, C.M. Playaway's military victory, via Publishers weekly, Sept. 1, 2008, viewed Mar. 4, 2009(On July 25, Playaway, a division of Ohio-based Findaway World that manufactures preloaded audio book players, sold its millionth unit as part of an order placed by the military for shipment overseas to soldiers and their families. The Playaway device is a compact audio player that comes preloaded with one digital audio book and has a headphone jack and basic playback controls.)

found: Wikipedia, Mar. 4, 2009(Playaway is the name of a solid-state prerecorded audio player introduced in 2005 by Findaway World, LLC, based in Cleveland, Ohio. About the size of a deck of playing cards and weighing only 2 ounces, it comes preloaded with an entire audiobook or music compilation and is capable of storing up to 80 hours of audio. It is one of the lightest digital audio players in the world and sets an automatic bookmark when powered down. The digital content is loaded at the factory and cannot be changed or copied by the end user; The Playaway is finding favor with public and school libraries, as it avoids the issue of damaged compact cassette tapes and compact discs. Playaways have also found favor with the Military Library Program for troops serving abroad)

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