My Rio MP3 player is no longer working. For almost two years, this great little gadget has been my music machine.
About a year ago, I got a letter from the company that makes the Rio, telling me they were going to be sending me a replacement power charger (for the rechargeable battery) because there were reports of people inadvertently sticking the power plug in the USB hole and frying the device. At the time, I remember thinking that someone would have to be an idiot to put the plug in the wrong hole. Today, I was that idiot. In my haste to plug in the charger as I rushed out to work, I ever so briefly put the power cord in the wrong end before realizing what I was doing. It wasn’t until later when I tried to listen to some tunes that I found my poor Rio now makes only a radio static-like buzzing sound.
I never did get that idiot-proof replacement power adapter they told me they were sending. I’m sure there’s a liability issue here somewhere.