Voquette Announces Beta Release of Voquette Media Manager 1.3

Voquette (http://www.voquette.com) announced that it releaed another beta release of its Voquette Media Manager software Version 1.3 for Rio 300 and 500 portable digital players.

Voquette Media Manager is software that can schedule and record streaming Real and Windows media onto portable devices. The new version adds compatibility with the Rio family of portable devices. This means that users aren't limited to just MP3 music, but the entire collection of streaming audio.

The Voquette Media Manager also has a text-to-speech function for listening to items like web pages, email or word documents while on the go.

The Media Manager Beta Version 1.3 for Rio players will be available to the first 10,000 users for free, says the company.

"We are redefining the Web experience so that people can enjoy the increasingly rich blend of Internet audio content that is available on the web at the time and place they choose," said Philip J. Monego Sr., Chairman and CEO of Voquette. "Voquette's mission is to enable Web audio content to be played on any device a consumer wants - whether it's a Rio player, MiniDisc or a cassette tape player."

The Voquette Media Manager Plus text-to-speech software upgrade is available on the Voquette web site for $29.99. The upgrade also will be available for Rio players with the final release of Media Manager Version 1.3. For MiniDisc and cassette tape players, Voquette offers an adapter that connects the audio player to the computer.