Virgin Electronics
Virgin Electronics was a company owned by the Virgin Group that used to sell MP3 Players and accessories. Virgin Pulse was the original brand and company name that Sir Richard Branson launched as a dedicated CE Electronics line for Target Stores. The original line had over 20 models includingCD Players, AM/FM Tuners, Phones, Headphones, and Digital Clocks. Early in 2005, they started selling MP3 Players and changed their name to Virgin Electronics and began selling MP3 Players and speaker systems with plans to promote a wide range of mobile devices.
Only months after introducing a 5GB player, the company discontinued it.
As competition in the digital media device & accessories market really took off, the company struggled against more innovative rivals, particularly Apple Inc. and iRiver. The company was eventually wound-up, overnight, in March 2005.[1]
The final version of the Virgin Electronics website can be seen at Wayback Machine.[2]
[edit] Firmware
Virgin Electronics firmware can be downloaded from a PortalPlayer chipset mi4 format archive.
[edit] References
- ^ "Virgin Electronics shutting doors". cnet. http://news.cnet.com/Virgin-Electronics-shutting-doors/2100-1047_3-5604455.html. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ "Virgin Electronics website (August 2005)". Wayback Machine. http://web.archive.org/web/20050829181145/http://www.virginelectronics.com/. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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