Iomega to zip through CSULB

By Michael Watanabe
Daily Forty-Niner

Napster, the news-making company that has allowed easy access to MP3s, has started a recent trend in the audio world. Instead of compact disc players, there are MP3 players, pioneered by Diamond's Rio.

Now, Iomega, a company well-known for making zip drives, is coming out with their own version of a digital audio player: the HipZip.

To kick it off, Iomega is touring across the country, stopping at Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The representatives will be on the North Lawn in front of the University Student Union. Previous stops included Boston, Seattle and New York.

"A lot of students are into the technology and the HipZip," said Sylvana Cicero, assistant director of the Program Council, adding that there will be "free giveaways and fun stuff for students."

The HipZip Demo Tour, sponsored by the University Student Union and Planet Graph-X, will include a listening station for "hands on interaction" with their new products, and a booth with representatives to answer questions about their products.

The program was developed to educate consumers about Iomega products by letting them know about the latest technology.

This is a great opportunity for the graphics area of the school, Cicero said.

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Iomega HipZip Demo Tour stops at CSULB today.

INFORMATION 

What: Iomega HipZip Demo Tour

When: Today,11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: North Lawn in front of the University Student Union

Why: A chance to find out the newest information on the latest Iomega products, such as the HipZip, the latest in digital audio devices. There will be free giveaways, including a chance to win a HipZip.
Sponsored by the University Student Union and Planet Graph-X.