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{{Short description|South Korean consumer electronics company}}
{{About|a brand and marketing division|its parent company formerly known as iRiver|Dreamus}}
{{lowercase title}}
{{Infobox company
| name = iRiver
| native_name = 아이리버
| logo = Iriver wordmark.svg
| logo_alt = 
| type = 
| founded = {{start date and age|1999|1}}
| num_locations = 3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iriver.com/company/contact.asp|title=iRiver Global |publisher=iRiver|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref>
| num_locations_year = 2016
| area_served = 
| industry = [[Consumer electronics]]
| parent = [[Dreamus]]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.iriver.co.kr/}}
}}
'''iRiver''', stylized '''IRIVER''' and formerly as '''iriver''', is a South Korean consumer electronics division owned by [[Dreamus]] which markets music and other accessories in its domestic market.

The company, then officially known as ReignCom, was created in 1999 by seven former [[Samsung]] executives, initially releasing portable [[CD player]]s<ref name="Outsourcing_Strategy">{{cite web
 |url         = http://cis.kaist.ac.kr/data/brick(reigncom).doc
 |title       = Outsourcing Strategy of Reigncom, the MP3 Player Corporation
 |access-date  = 2007-05-13
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081209114029/http://cis.kaist.ac.kr/data/brick(reigncom).doc
 |archive-date = 2008-12-09
}}</ref> and later widely known in the 2000s for a line of [[digital audio players]] and other portable media devices. In 2019, the company was rebranded as Dreamus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/001/0010726293|title=아이리버, '드림어스컴퍼니'로 사명 변경…새대표에 이기영씨|website=[[Naver News]]|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501132849/https://n.news.naver.com/article/001/0010726293|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Old river logo2.png|right|thumb|2001-2005 logo]]
In 1999, Duk-Jun Yang and Rae-Hwan Lee left [[Samsung Electronics]], along with five colleagues. They formed ReignCom, with Yang as CEO, originally as a semiconductor distributor, then decided to capitalize on the growing [[MP3 player]] market. They decided to outsource manufacturing to AV Chaseway, in Shenzhen, China, and contract product design to INNO Design, an industrial design company in Palo Alto, California, while keeping R&D in-house.<ref name="Outsourcing_Strategy" />

The company's first iRiver product was the iMP-100, a portable [[CD player]] capable of decoding [[MP3]] data files on [[CD]]s, released in November 2000. It and a later model, the iMP-250, were rebranded and sold by [[SONICblue]] in the United States under the [[Rio (digital audio players)|Rio]] Volt name. iRiver sold later models with its own SlimX brand, billing them as the thinnest MP3 CD players in the world.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.iriver.com/html/company/overview/coov_profile.asp
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205061830/http://www.iriver.com/html/company/overview/coov_profile.asp
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=December 5, 2004
 |title=iriver Company Introduction
 |access-date=2007-05-13
 }}</ref> By now, iRiver portable CD players had achieved high domestic popularity<ref name="stir">{{Cite web|title=iRiver Creates A Stir Through MP3 Player|publisher=Korea IT News|date=30 December 2002|url=https://english.etnews.com/20021230200006}}</ref> and were also popular elsewhere. iRiver was one of a number of South Korean companies who were dominating the worldwide MP3 industry in these early years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://s.japanese.joins.com/JArticle/26258?sectcode=300&servcode=300|title=Ｍｐ３プレーヤー「韓国天下」}}</ref>

===2002–2005===
[[File:ILike iRiver - Flickr - cogdogblog.jpg|thumb|an [[iRiver iFP series|iRiver iFP]]-180T, one of its first flash memory music players]]
In 2002, iRiver scrambled to develop its first flash memory player to meet demand from the U.S. [[Best Buy]] chain. This led to the release of their first DAP product, the iFP-100 "Prism" - named as such because of its distinctive shape designed by its design firm partner, INNO Design.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of East Asian Design|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|author=Haruhiko Fujita, Christine Guth|year=2019|page=430}}</ref> By the end of the year, iRiver had already gained as much as 20% of the domestic market and was steadily increasing popularity in foreign markets.<ref name="stir"/> A year later, it was first to market with 512&nbsp;MB and 1&nbsp;GB flash players<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_04/b3867071.htm
 |title       = Korea's ReignCom: Moving Up The MP3 Charts
 |access-date  = 2007-05-13
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015174000/http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_04/b3867071.htm
 |archive-date = 2007-10-15
}}</ref> with its iFP-500 "Masterpiece" player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mobile-review.com/mp3/articles/iriver-history.shtml |title=История компании iRiver |last=Dorozhin |first=Alexey |date=27 November 2006 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=ru |trans-title=History of the iRiver company}}</ref> It had also completed its IPO at [[KOSDAQ]], a Korean stock exchange.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=2147
 |title        = iriver unveils the H10 [5GB colour]
 |access-date   = 2007-05-13
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015174255/http://webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=2147
 |archive-date = 2007-10-15
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref> The company was also selling hard drive players to compete with the [[iPod]]: the [[iriver H100 series|iHP-300]] followed by the [[iriver H300 series|H300]].

iRiver rose to the No. 1 position in the global market of flash players.<ref>'Innovation became part of our lifestyle' ''THE KOREA HERALD'', September 15, 2005</ref> Its global market share overall was 14.1% in 2003, while [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] led with 21.6%.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Future of Technology|author=Tom Standage|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2005|page=220}}</ref> The marketing of iRiver America was mostly spent on PR and brand partnerships, featuring celebrities such as [[Ice Cube]] and [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Second-place strategies|date=21 October 2004|publisher=PR Week|author=Keith O'Brien|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1244689/second-place-strategies}}</ref>

[[File:Iriver Logo.svg|thumb|2004-2010 logo]]
By 2004, iRiver had gained solid market share in the digital audio player market in both the United States and Japan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1572|title=A Global Brand is Born / IRiver|date=August 2004}}</ref> and sold a total of 2.8 million players worldwide, of which 1.7 million was in the overseas market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1836|title=Apple's iPod to Face Tough Competition from Korea Cos|date=April 2005}}</ref> During this time, the company went through a rebranding, including changing the styling of its name from iRiver to iriver, and using a ruby-red themed logo in place of blue.<ref name="his2">{{cite web |url=https://mobile-review.com/mp3/articles/iriver-history-2.shtml |title=История компании iRiver. Часть 2 |last=Dorozhin |first=Alexey |date=27 November 2006 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=ru |trans-title=History of iRiver (Part 2)}}</ref> It also used adult film star [[Jenna Jameson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyventure.co.kr/newupfiles/jenna_iriver.jpg|title=iriver Ad|access-date=2008-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128114914/http://www.skyventure.co.kr/newupfiles/jenna_iriver.jpg|archive-date=2007-11-28|url-status=live}}</ref> and an [[Audrey Hepburn]] lookalike<ref>{{cite web|url=http://218.145.55.194/Data/paper/audreyhepburn.jpg|date=7 November 2006|access-date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107044432/http://218.145.55.194/Data/paper/audreyhepburn.jpg|title=Audrey Hepburn|archive-date=7 November 2006|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> as spokesmodels promoting its products.

In 2005, the company decided to focus entirely on flash players like the [[iriver H10|H10]], and the development of jukeboxes (except from the 20&nbsp;GB version of the H10) was stopped as a result.<ref name="his2"/> The launch of Apple's [[iPod Shuffle]] hurt iriver sales and it dropped from the top ranking in flash-based players.<ref name="his2"/> iriver adopted a new marketing strategy in 2005, attempting to grab [[mindshare]] from [[Apple Computer|Apple]]. It referred to the [[iriver Clix|U10]] flash player as the ''thumb thing''. This referred to users controlling their MP3 devices with their thumbs, just as they do their cell phones and text messaging devices.<ref>"ReignCom Unveils MP3 Players." ''Korea Times'', June 21, 2005.</ref> The company also announced plans for [[digital audio players]] featuring [[Internet telephony]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telecomskorea.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5099&Itemid=42 |title=Telecoms Korea News Service |publisher=Telecomskorea.com |url-access=registration  |access-date=2008-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208191432/http://www.telecomskorea.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5099&Itemid=42 |archive-date=2008-12-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>

iRiver's U.S. unit, based in [[Vancouver, Washington]], held 3.4% of the U.S. MP3 player market in 2005, according to IDC; this was down from a peak of 13%.<ref name="mp3global">{{cite web |url=https://mobile-review.com/print.php?filename=/mp3/articles/mp3-global-en.shtml |title=Mobile-review.com MP3-players – Global markets |website=mobile-review.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125191014/https://mobile-review.com/print.php?filename=/mp3/articles/mp3-global-en.shtml |archive-date=25 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The company targeted early adopters among American users as it tried to regain dominance of the category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/business/115509032770520.xml&coll=7&thispage=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035358/http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fbusiness%2F115509032770520.xml&coll=7&thispage=3|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-09-30|title=iRiver banks on Clix|access-date=2007-05-13 <!-- This link was broken on 2007-05-14 -->}}</ref> It also opened sales divisions in Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan. iRiver's parent Reigncom made significant financial losses by the end of 2005.<ref name="his2"/>

===2006–2010===
[[File:IRiver Clix 2GB MP3 Player.jpg|thumb|left|The [[iRiver clix]]]]
ReignCom announced in May 2006 that it would adjust its focus toward hand-held mobile gaming<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2006/05/iriver_on_the_r.html
 |title       = iRiver On The Rocks
 |access-date  = 2007-05-13
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070809011427/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2006/05/iriver_on_the_r.html
 |archive-date = 2007-08-09
}}</ref> and other electronics, publicly reporting its intentions of quitting the PMP market.<ref name="mp3global"/>
It has also reported sluggish sales for its music player business,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200607/200607310033.html
|title=Big Quarterly Losses for Reigncom
|access-date=2007-05-13
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060808215444/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200607/200607310033.html |archive-date = August 8, 2006}}</ref> including a loss of 35.58 billion won (US$36.68 million) in 2005, compared with a net profit of 43.46 billion won in 2004.<ref>MP3 player maker ReignCom swings to loss in 2005. ''Yonhap'', February 28, 2006</ref> In its South Korean home market, iRiver once accounted for 50% of sales<ref>{{cite web|url=http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200412/kt2004121618562811810.htm |title=The Korea Times : ReignCom Challenges Apple's iPod |access-date=2007-10-22 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029194320/http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200412/kt2004121618562811810.htm |archive-date=2006-10-29 }}. Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref> and the company has bought ads claiming its products are a symbol of patriotism.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.engadget.com/2005/03/02/irivers-strategy-against-apple-buy-korean/
 |title        = iRiver's strategy against Apple: Buy Korean!
 |access-date   = 2007-05-13
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070827210238/http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/02/irivers-strategy-against-apple-buy-korean/
 |archive-date = 2007-08-27
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref> It has also operated a small chain of ''iRiver Zone'' stores, with locations in Korea, Japan, and China. The [[Incheon International Airport]] shop features a large heart-shaped art piece, which represents the corporate "Heartbeat Philosophy" of "dedication to its customers".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.iriver.com/html/company/press/copr_news_view.asp?searchField=&searchString=&page=3&idx=106&tmpSearchField=all
|title=Grand Opening of iRiver zone at Incheon Int'l airport
|access-date=2007-05-13
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20081208142702/http://www.iriver.com/html/company/press/copr_news_view.asp?searchField=&searchString=&page=3&idx=106&tmpSearchField=all |archive-date=December 8, 2008 }}</ref> Its European market share had dropped to 0.4% in 2006, down from 1.3% the year prior, and it had also fallen in Japan and the US.<ref name="his2"/>

In 2006, the company had sales of 149.5 billion won and an operating loss of 54.4 billion won. The next year, until 2014, South Korean private equity firm Vogo Fund held a large stake in iRiver, which reported 5.5 billion won in profits on 206.8 billion won of sales,<ref name="privateequitykorea.com" /> working to improve the company's prospects as its MP3 [[Mobile digital media player|player]] business has dwindled.<ref name="privateequitykorea.com">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091437/http://www.privateequitykorea.com/ma-news/iriver-returns-to-the-ma-market-after-5-years/ iriver returns to the M&A market after 5 years {{!}} PE Korea]}}. Privateequitykorea.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref> Deep losses followed in 2009 and 2010.<ref name="privateequitykorea.com" />

In May 2007, Reigncom announced a new division, Reigncom USA, to manage the iriver brand in the United States and help develop new products.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/keyDevelopments.asp?symbol=060570.KQ&WTmodLOC=L2-LeftNav-12-KeyDevelopments |title=Reigncom Ltd (060570.KQ) Key Developments &#124; Stocks &#124; Reuters.com |publisher=Stocks.us.reuters.com |access-date=2008-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015185355/http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/keyDevelopments.asp?symbol=060570.KQ&WTmodLOC=L2-LeftNav-12-KeyDevelopments |archive-date=2007-10-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> The company also bought the Siren brand in Japan from A-MAX Japan, despite protests from Siren Inc. itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sirenplayer.com/company/mediakit/05_31_07.html |title=Siren Inc. Defends Against Unauthorized Sale of Siren Brand in Japan |publisher=Siren |date=June 1, 2007 |location=San Jose, Calif. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902062950/http://www.sirenplayer.com/company/mediakit/05_31_07.html |archive-date=September 2, 2007 }}</ref>

In 2009, its parent company renamed itself to iRiver. The brand expanded to other products including the Dicple series of electronic dictionaries in South Korea and the [[iRiver Story]] e-book reader.

===2011–present===
The [[iRiver Story]] reader was released in 2010 and was followed by the Cover Story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/10/24/2454686/iriver-story-hd-review|title=Iriver Story HD review|date=26 July 2011}}</ref> The Story HD successor was launched in 2011 which was also iriver's first e-book reader in the American market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-01-06-iriver-teams-with-lg-display-on-story-hd-e-reader-bumps-resolut.html|title = Iriver teams with LG Display on Story HD e-reader, bumps resolution to 1024 x 768}}</ref> That same year, iriver launched its first [[Android (operating system)|Android]] smartphone and tablet in the domestic market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.tv/news/iriver-vanilla-smartphone-and-vanilla-tab-android-tablet-spotted/|title = IRiver Vanilla smartphone and Vanilla Tab Android tablet spotted|date = 31 August 2021}}</ref>

iRiver was sold to [[SK Telecom]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vip.mk.co.kr/news/2014/854814.html|title=SKT Acquires iriver|access-date=2013-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002058/http://vip.mk.co.kr/news/2014/854814.html|archive-date=2014-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, iRiver launched the premium brand of [[Astell & Kern]]. As the digital music player market had changed, Astell & Kern consisted of premium products instead of iriver's older conventional players.

In 2019, the iRiver company changed its name to [[Dreamus]].

==Products==
=== Digital audio players ===
[[File:IRiver H340.jpg|right|thumb|40GB [[iriver H300 series|iRiver H340]] player from 2004]]
iriver's products can all play [[MP3]] and [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]] audio files. Some units support text viewing, [[Ogg Vorbis]] audio files, [[Adobe Flash|Macromedia Flash]], and/or BMP files. The company also supported [[Microsoft PlaysForSure]], which allowed some products to support subscription-based music download services, including [[URGE]], [[Napster]], [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]], and [[Yahoo! Music Unlimited]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Journal |first1=Walter S. MossbergStaff Reporter of The Wall Street |title=Yahoo, RealNetworksOffer New AlternativesTo Apple iTunes Model |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111584546308630894 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=12 May 2005 |access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> It also let users disable its [[Digital rights management|DRM]] functionality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boingboing.net/2006/05/26/iriver_gives_custome.html |title=iRiver gives customers the choice of switching off DRM – Boing Boing |publisher=Boingboing.net |date=May 26, 2006 |author=Cory Doctorow |access-date=2008-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408025841/http://www.boingboing.net/2006/05/26/iriver_gives_custome.html |archive-date=April 8, 2007 }}</ref>

Many players support multilingual display. They support [[Winamp]] playlists and allow repeat, shuffle play and programmable functions. Several preset and one user-defined EQ settings are included, plus a built-in FM tuner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iriveramerica.com/images/pdf/iRiver_121001.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223947/http://www.iriveramerica.com/images/pdf/iRiver_121001.pdf|archive-date=2007-09-27|title=iRiver America Announces Next Generation MP3 CD Player|access-date=2007-05-13}}</ref> A nearly unique feature of some iriver players was the direct MP3-recording capability with selectable bitrate of internal (FM, microphone) and external (line) sources.

Most iRiver players include a unique feature called ''study mode''. Users can quickly jump back and forth within tracks by a certain time interval, set from three to 180 seconds in current models.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.misticriver.net/showthread.php?t=30790 |title=Study mode explained! – MisticRiver :: For iriver Enthusiasts |publisher=Misticriver.net |access-date=2008-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015173859/http://misticriver.net/showthread.php?t=30790 |archive-date=2007-10-15 }}</ref> The option was designed to help people listening to recorded language lessons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iriveramerica.com/download/imp150.pdf|date=12 March 2006|access-date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060312040329/http://www.iriveramerica.com/download/imp150.pdf|archive-date=12 March 2006|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|title=IRiverAmerica}}</ref> SonicBlue removed this feature from its rebranded [[Rio Audio|Rio Volt]] models, causing some users to hack their players with iRiver firmware from other regions.<ref name="riovoltfaq">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/cryophil/RioVolt_FAQ.html |title=RioVolt SP90/100/250 FAQ |publisher=Geocities.com |access-date=2008-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202215516/http://www.geocities.com/cryophil/RioVolt_FAQ.html|archive-date=2007-12-02}}</ref>

Initially connecting devices to the computer for music transfer required the iRiver Music Manager. In later firmwares [[USB mass storage device class|UMS]] is supported so that the computer's native file explorer could be used to transfer files. Iriver eventually dropped UMS support for the U10, T30, T20 and T10 models in favor of Microsoft's [[Media Transfer Protocol|MTP]]. The company later released an official ''Firmware Updater'' that allows users to switch between the MTP and UMS interfaces.<ref name="firmwareupdater">{{cite web | url=http://www.iriver.com/html/support/faq/sufq_view.asp?idx=387 | title=iriver Firmware Updater}}</ref>

==== Hard disk based ====
*iGP series
** iGP-100 (1.5&nbsp;GB) USB 2.0 connectivity. Plays MP3, WMA, ASF, and Ogg Vorbis files. UMS. Built in [[lithium-ion]] battery. Released in 2003.
*H/iHP series
** [[iriver H10 series|H10]]: (5 [[Gigabyte|GB]], 6&nbsp;GB, 20&nbsp;GB—except Asia), available in four different colors (red, blue, silver and grey), 16-bit color screen, can record from Radio, Internal Microphone (Voice) or Line-In (Line in only with extra cradle). The 5&nbsp;GB and 6&nbsp;GB models are around the size of the [[iPod mini]] and are composed mainly of aluminum. The navigation is done with a touchpad designed by iriver. These devices cannot play Ogg Vorbis files. [[PlaysForSure]] and UMS.
** [[iriver H100 series|iHP-100 series]]: (10&nbsp;GB, 15&nbsp;GB, 20&nbsp;GB, 40&nbsp;GB) Voice, line in and FM recording. Optical in and out. Built in [[lithium-polymer]] battery. UMS. USB 2.0 connectivity.
** [[iriver H300 series|H300 series]]: (20&nbsp;GB, 40&nbsp;GB) [[PlaysForSure]] and UMS. Built in [[lithium-polymer]] battery. Transfer with certain Digital Cameras. Voice, line in and FM recording. Plays video with Korean firmware. USB 2.0 connectivity.
*E series
** E10: (6&nbsp;GB)<ref>The term gigabyte (GB) has two possible meanings. Sometimes it means 1000<sup>3</sup> [[byte|B]] (one billion [[byte]]s) and sometimes it means 1024<sup>3</sup> B (one [[gibibyte]]). The manufacturer does not specify which of the two is intended.</ref> Similar interface to that of the U10 series. The device also features a remote control for TV. [[PlaysForSure]] and UMS are supported. The device allows flash files to be played, videos and FM radio. It contains recording capabilities for both voice and FM radio. Released 2006 in Japan and South Korea, elsewhere in 2007.

==== Flash memory based ====
[[File:Iriver iFP799 & SHURE E2c.JPG|thumb|1GB iriver iFP-799 player from 2004]]
*[[iRiver iFP series|iFP series]]
** iFP-100 (Prism): (32&nbsp;MB, 64&nbsp;MB, 128&nbsp;MB, 256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB) Prism shaped. USB 1.1 connectivity (four-pin mini-B plug). Plays MP3, WMA and WAV files. Prism shaped. MTP (UMS upgradable).
** iFP-300 (Craft I): (64&nbsp;MB, 128&nbsp;MB, 256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB) Prism shaped. USB 1.1 connectivity. UMS. FM tuner. Voice, line in, and FM recording.
** iFP-500 (MasterPiece I): (256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) Soap bar shaped. USB 1.1 connectivity. UMS. FM tuner. Built in lithium-ion battery. Voice, line in and FM recording.
** iFP-700 (Craft II): (128&nbsp;MB, 256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB) Prism Shaped with rounded edges. USB 2.0 connectivity. UMS. FM tuner. Voice, line in and FM recording.
** iFP-800 (Craft II): (128&nbsp;MB, 256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) Prism-shaped with rounded edges. USB 2.0 connectivity. UMS. FM tuner. Voice, line in and FM recording.
** iFP-900 (MasterPiece II): (256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) Soap bar-shaped. Color 1.2" [[LCD]] display. FM tuner. Voice, line in and FM recording. USB 2.0 connectivity. UMS. Built-in lithium-ion battery.
** iFP-1000 (Prism Eye): (256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB) 0.3&nbsp;[[megapixel]] [[digital camera]] built in, prism shaped, color screen. USB 2.0 connectivity. UMS. Removable lithium-ion battery.
*N series - necklace type
** N10: (128&nbsp;[[Megabyte|MB]], 256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) "medallion style"&nbsp;— worn hanging from the neck. USB 2.0 connectivity. UMS. Released in 2004.
** N11: (128&nbsp;[[Megabyte|MB]], 256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) "medallion style"&nbsp;— worn hanging from the neck. Features longer battery life than N10. USB 2.0 connectivity. UMS. Built in lithium-ion battery. OLED screen.
**N12: (1&nbsp;GB, 2&nbsp;GB) "medallion style"&nbsp;— worn hanging from the neck. Released in South Korea in 2006.
**N15 (Jewel): (2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB)
**N20
**N20S
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*T series - ''de facto'' successor of iFP series
** T5: 4&nbsp;GB.
** T6 (Neon): 4&nbsp;GB. Thin low-end MP3 player. It has a colour 1.8-inch 128×160 screen and light-up touch controls.
** T7 (Volcano / Stix): (4&nbsp;GB) 25&nbsp;mm active matrix 64×128&nbsp;px OLED display; FM radio with recording facility and voice recording; SRS WOW HD; integrated lithium polymer battery and integrated USB connector.
** T8 (Candy Bar): 4&nbsp;GB. Weighs 26&nbsp;g. Latest model in the T series. 1″ [[organic light-emitting diode]] (OLED) 128 x 64 screen.<ref>[http://www.themp3players.com/archives/2010/05/iriver-t8-candy-bar-introduced/ iRiver T8 Candy Bar Introduced] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613142218/http://www.themp3players.com/archives/2010/05/iriver-t8-candy-bar-introduced/ |date=2010-06-13 }}. The MP3 Players (2010-05-31). Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref>
** T9: 4&nbsp;GB
** T10 (Music Clip): (256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB, 2&nbsp;GB) Semi-prism shaped, MTP or UMS.
** T20 (Metro Look): (256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) USB stick design. Voice, line in and FM recording. Built in lithium-ion battery. [[PlaysForSure]] and UMS.
** T30 (Craft III): (256&nbsp;MB, 512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) prism-shaped; line in, [[PlaysForSure]] and UMS support.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:600iriver.jpg]
** T50: (1&nbsp;GB) using an AA battery.
** T60: (1&nbsp;GB, 2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB) using an AAA battery. Smaller than T50.
*H series
** H10 Jr.: (512&nbsp;MB, 1&nbsp;GB) A smaller version of the hard drive based H10. USB 2.0 connectivity. FM tuner. Voice and FM recording. Built-in lithium-ion battery. [[PlaysForSure]] and UMS.
*E series
** [[Iriver E100|E100]] : (2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) A portable media player with video, music, photo and a built-in FM tuner and stereo speakers. Introduced at CES 2008.
** E50 (Metal): (2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) A Minor version of [[Iriver E100|E100]]. Built with Aluminum.
** E150: (2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) Upgraded version of the E100.
** E200: (4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB, 16&nbsp;GB) Major upgraded version of the E100. Built with full Aluminum.
** E300: (4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB)
** E30 (Matte): (2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB)
** E40: (4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB)
*[[iriver clix|U series (Clix)]]
**U10: (1&nbsp;GB, 2&nbsp;GB), 2.2-inch screen, uses [[D-Click]] control system, Flash Lite support. Rectangular with rounded edges, 2.2-inch LCD, 70grams, microphone and FM radio recording, cradle available for extra functionality.
**Clix: (1&nbsp;GB, 2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB) iriver's flagship product when released in 2006. Started off as a rebranded U10 player and underwent a completed redesign in 2007 with the 2nd generation player. 
**Clix 2nd generation (U20): (2&nbsp;GB, 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) Stretched rectangle with rounded edges. Customizable with themes, FM and voice recording, UMS(MSC) – MTP compatible (interchangeable), cradle available for extra functionality. Hi-res [[Organic light-emitting diode|AMOLED]] screen. Player is about the size of a credit card.
**Clix+: (4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) A somewhat flatter Clix model featuring a [[Digital Multimedia Broadcasting|DMB]] tuner. Like the previous generations, the Clix+ has a 2.2" AMOLED screen.
[[File:Clix.gen.2.High.Plains.Drifter.jpg|thumb|right|[[iriver clix|iriver Clix 2]] portable media player from 2007]]
**LPlayer: (4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) A smaller Clix.
**[[iriver Spinn|SPINN]] (U30): 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB, and 16&nbsp;GB versions with a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen and unique toggle-wheel based tactile controls. Active Matrix OLED Display, FM and voice recording, T-DMB. Successor of Clix 2.
**U100: Portable media player with Wi-Fi feature. Came out in January, 2011.
*S series - ultra small type
** S7: (1&nbsp;GB) Small, screenless version of S10.
** S10: (2&nbsp;GB flash) Very small player, only 17.5&nbsp;g. Has OLED screen. Uses [[D-Click]] control system of the U10/Clix. Built in [[lithium-polymer]] battery. UMS. USB 2.0 connectivity. Announced September 2006.
** S100 (Panorama): (4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB) Weighs 77&nbsp;g. Has a 2.83" 240 x 320 screen with a T-DMB tuner, FM radio, voice recorder a microSD card slot.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723221056/http://www.nextgadgets.net/iriver-unleashes-s100-pmp-in-korea/ iRiver Unleashes S100 PMP In Korea | NextGadgets.net | Cool Gadgets, New Gadgets, Latest Gadgets, Future Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets, Hi Tech Gadgets News]. NextGadgets.net (1999-02-22). Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref>
**Mplayer: (1&nbsp;GB) A [[Mickey Mouse]] head-shaped digital audio player created in collaboration with [[Disney]] released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pocketables.com/2007/07/review-iriver-m-2.html | title=Review: Iriver Mplayer - Pocketables | date=29 July 2007 }}</ref>
**Mplayer 2: (1&nbsp;GB) Upgraded version of Mplayer.
**Mplayer Swarovski (1&nbsp;GB)
**Mplayer+: (2&nbsp;GB)
**Mplayer Eyes: (2&nbsp;GB) Variant of Mplayer, 2008.
*Pocket Puppy
*[[iriver X20|X20]]: Portable video player with a removable battery. Expandable with [[microSD]] cards.
*[[Astell&Kern]] - line of premium high-resolution players.

====CD players====
[[File:Iriver iMP-550.jpg|thumb|iRiver SlimX iMP-550 player from 2004]]
These players would play [[MP3]] format CD-R and CD-RW burned discs. The first player was the iMP-100 in 2000. The iMP-250 was released in 2001. OEM orders were received from the American [[Rio Audio|Rio]], and led to the iMP-100 and iMP-250 also being released as the RioVolt SP90/100 and SP250.<ref name="riovoltfaq"/> The first SlimX models, iMP-350 and iMP-400, were released in 2002 and became very popular.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/01/iriver-slimx-review | title=IRiver SlimX Review | date=February 2002 }}</ref>
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*iMP-50
*iMP-100
*iMP-150
*iMP-250
*iMP-350 SlimX
*iMP-400 SlimX
*iMP-450 SlimX
*iMP-550 SlimX
*iMP-900 SlimX
*iMP-700T
*iMP-1000
*iMP-1100
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====DataPlay players====
In 2002, iRiver introduced the iDP-100 using the short-lived optical format [[DataPlay]]; it holds 500&nbsp;MB data.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/29109/iriver_idp-100_mp3_player/|title=IRiver iDP-100 MP3 player - PC World Australia|access-date=2021-07-03|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709221452/https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/29109/iriver_idp-100_mp3_player/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Portable media players====
* PMP-120 and PMP-140: (20&nbsp;GB, 40&nbsp;GB) ("Portable Media Player") produced 2004 to 2005.
* PMC series: (20&nbsp;GB, 40&nbsp;GB) ("Portable Media Center") running Microsoft Windows Mobile-based [[Portable Media Center]], introduced in 2005.
* [[iriver P7|P7]]: 4&nbsp;GB, 8&nbsp;GB, and 16&nbsp;GB versions with 4.3-inch, 480 × 272 resolution LCD touchscreen<ref>[http://www.obsessable.com/portable-media/iriver-p7/ iriver P7 specifications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110131329/http://www.obsessable.com/portable-media/iriver-p7/ |date=2009-01-10 }}, Obsessable</ref>
* P8
* P10: (33&nbsp;GB) Portable media player with dictionary apps introduced at CES 2008. 1.3" hard disk, 4-inch touchscreen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pocketables.com/2008/01/ces-2008-iriver.html | title=CES 2008: Iriver SPINN, P10, LPlayer, E100, iAMOLED digital media players - Pocketables | date=8 January 2008 }}</ref>
* P20
* P35
* P100 IPS
* K1 (Smart HD) : (8&nbsp;GB, 16&nbsp;GB) Portable Media Player based on [[Windows CE]] Operation Software. [[Wi-Fi]], T-DMB tuner, FM radio, dictionary contents available. 3.5" 320 x 480 TFT-LCD [[touchscreen]].
* W7: widescreen with a touch 3-inch interface available in 4&nbsp;GB and 8&nbsp;GB versions. Winner of the MP3 and Portable Video category of "Best of CES Award" by [[CNET]] in 2008.
* W10: a media player featuring a 3-inch touchscreen and internet phone function with [[KT (telecommunication company)|KT]].
*NV series: These have built in [[satellite navigation]]
**NV mini (M3)
** NV Classic (M7)
** NV (M10): Similar to NV Life, except it has a turnable wheel to navigate in addition to the touch screen.
** NV Life (M20): (2&nbsp;GB and 4&nbsp;GB): An MP3 player based on Windows CE 5. It has a GPS and DMB feature. It has a touch interface with some keys for volume and power.
[[File:Live television on this iRiver DAB DMB device.jpg|thumb|iriver B20 receiving live television via [[Digital multimedia broadcasting|DMB]]]]
*B series: These have [[Digital Multimedia Broadcasting|DMB]] tuners for watching live TV.
**B10 "Pocket TV", released 2006. Styled like iriver Clix.
**B20, also featuring [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] digital radio. Styled like iriver Clix.
**B30

=== UMPCs, Tablets, Smartphones ===
*iriver Wing was introduced at [[Consumer Electronics Show]] January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/mobile/15700/iriver-showcases-linux-based-umpc |title=iriver Showcases Linux Based UMPC &#124; LinuxElectrons |publisher=Linuxelectrons.com |access-date=2008-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashgear.com/ces-2008-iriver-wing-umpc-079492.php |title=CES 2008: iRiver Wing UMPC – SlashGear |publisher=Slashgear.com |access-date=2008-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628230326/http://www.slashgear.com/ces-2008-iriver-wing-umpc-079492.php |archive-date=2008-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was a clamshell ultra-mobile computer with a 4-inch touchscreen display and flat QWERTY keyboard.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pocketables.com/2008/05/update-iriver-w.html | title=Update: Iriver Wing still not ready for takeoff - Pocketables | date=27 May 2008 }}</ref>
*iriver Tab: 7-inch tablet computer running [[Android (operating system)|Android]], released in 2011.
*iriver WOWtab
*iriver Vanilla: Android 2.2 smartphone
*iriver Ulala: Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread smartphone.

iriver showed off the W10 [[ultra mobile PC]] or [[tablet computer|tablet PC]] in a Hong Kong Electronics Fair in 2006, but it was not released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20060417PB205.html|title = UMPC and PMP from iRiver appear at Hong Kong event}}</ref>

At CES 2006, iriver also showed a new PMP and handheld gaming console called the G10.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2006/02/iriver-gets-its/|title = IRiver Gets Its Game on|magazine = Wired|last1 = Blogs|first1 = Wired}}</ref> It was later renamed the Wing but was only expected to have a domestic release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2006-05-23-irivers-future-wibro-gaming-or-bust.html|title = IRiver's future: WiBro gaming or bust}}</ref> However following delays it was never released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-09-29-irivers-g10-wibro-gamer-reborn-as-the-postdata-g100.html|title = Iriver's G10 WiBro gamer reborn as the Postdata G100}}</ref>

=== Ebook readers ===
[[File:IFA 2010 Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 47.JPG|thumb|iriver Story e-book reader on display at [[IFA Berlin]] 2010]]
* [[iriver Story]]: [[Electronic ink]] e-reader, with SD card expansion released in 2010.
*iriver Cover Story: has an extra cover
*iriver Story HD 2011 model added Wi-Fi and an improved screen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Norris |first=Ashley |title=CES 2010 – iriver's Story ereader goes wireless and gets proper launch |publisher=TechDigest |date=2010-01-05 |url=http://www.techdigest.tv/2010/01/ces_2010_-_iriv.html |access-date=2010-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110012958/http://www.techdigest.tv/2010/01/ces_2010_-_iriv.html |archive-date=2010-01-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Electronic dictionaries (Dicple)===
[[File:Dicple d2000 (2).jpg|thumb|iriver Dicple D2000]]
Only released in South Korea.
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* D-10 (Dicple, which is a simplified character of dictionary & (mp3) player) This is an Electronic Dictionary featuring music playback. It is selling after 2004 Dec.
* D-11
* D-20 (Dicple α) This is also an Electronic Dictionary. Featuring an improved design and a 4.3, 260000, TFT color screen supporting pictures and other features that a typical electronic dictionary does not. It is designed to mimic the look of a laptop at 176(W) x 81.9(D) x 26.7(H) mm and comes in glossy red or black. The device has a 22-hour battery life for browsing the dictionary and a 30-hour battery life for audio. It is selling after 2006 Jan.
* D-25 (Dicple 51) This Electronic Dictionary features 4.3, 260,000, TFT color screen, 1.3gb flash memory. This device is also known as Dicple 51 due to its number of contents. It is selling after 2006 Aug.
* D-26
* D-27
* D-30
* D-28 This is a minor version of the D-30. Removed PDF viewer and touchscreen.
* D-5
* D-33
* D-50N
* D-100
* D-150
* D-200
* D-1000
* D-2000
* D-3000
* D-3300
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== See also ==
* [[Digital audio player]]
* [[Rockbox]] (alternative, open source firmware for the iriver H10, H100 and H300 series)

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Iriver}}
*[https://www.dreamuscompany.com/ Official Site (Dreamus)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070314033556/http://misticriver.net/ MisticRiver, iriver fansite (Archived)]

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