iriver is a electronics manufacturer based in South Korea that specializes in portable media players that provide advanced features like AM/FM radio tuning and upgradeable Firmware. They are a subsidiary of the Korean electronics/entertainment company, ReignCom, and have subsidiary branches worldwide. iRiver makes many different MP3 players to compete directly with with Apple's IPod series.
Key Dates
- 1999: Duk Jun Yang and Rae Hwan Lee leave Samsung with five other colleagues and form ReignCom
- 2000: Release their first product, the iMP-100, which was the first CD player capable of reading MP3 files
- 2001: Earns top market share worldwide for MP3/CD players
- 2003: Release the first MP3 player with an integrated camera