EDIG portalplayer co-development was in 1-9-03.
Apple could have garnered mp3 understanding from our first litigant.

2001 was about the time iPod beat the Odyssey 1000 out wasn't it?
Wonder if Steve and HonHai may have copied it From TexasInsturments who probably got it from guess-who...
IMO there is a logical progression towards Apple here... via ourfirst infriengment suit of-course.

(Monday, February 19, 2001 - 20:05 EST)
Vivitar shows digital camera with MP3 playback, video and audio recording at PMA...
http://www.imaging-resource.com/EVENTS/PMAS01/982631130.html
''Vivitar's first PMA announcement, the ViviCam 2795, features still image, video and audio recording capabilities, as well as MP3 playback. The unit, actually manufactured by Taiwanese company Premier Image Technology Corp. (better known as Pretec), features a fixed focus, fixed-focal length lens, CMOS image sensor and CompactFlash storage (alongside 2MB of built-in memory). Full specs are below, along with images of the camera in both its Vivitar and Pretec guises''
http://agoracom.com/ir/edigital/forums/discussion/topics/158924-fits-our-criteria-toa-t/messages/604783#message

June 23, 2006
''Hon Hai Acquires Premier Image for NT$28.2 billion.
Through the acquisition, Hon Hai will be able to consolidate optical, electronic device, and electrical machinery manufacturing under one roof. By doing so, digital still cameras will become one of Hon Hai's three largest consumer electronics lines, in addition to game consoles, such as the PS2 and PSP, and the "iPod" digital music players.''
http://agoracom.com/ir/edigital/forums/discussion/topics/158924-fits-our-criteria-toa-t/messages/604831#message

About Premier Image Technology Corporation

''Established in 1983, Premier Image Technology Corporation is the leading digital still camera (DSC) manufacturer in Taiwan, as well as the largest compact-camera manufacturer in the world with more than 15% of the global market.''

[TI listed here]

What company actually manufacturers Apple electronics? A. I think there is a list of vendors and major companies used in the Apple 10-k.
http://agoracom.com/ir/edigital/forums/discussion/topics/158924-fits-our-criteria-toa-t/messages/604851#message

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