Content such as news broadcasts, financial updates, concert webcasts, Web radio shows and audiobooks can now be securely downloaded onto Rio devices, including Real Audio and Windows Media formats, the company said.

Media Manager Beta Version 1.3 for Rio players are set to be available to the first 10,000 users for free. The software can be downloaded from Voquette's Web site.

"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."

A new feature of the Voquette Media Manager is the Scheduled Automatic Recording capability. With this feature users can pre-schedule the recording of upcoming broadcasts -- such as daily radio or financial conference calls - as well as schedule the download of MP3 music and other audio content, in order to take advantage of Internet off-peak hours. The Voquette software will automatically download and record the playlists onto the user's portable audio device.