Cowon Systems, Inc. (founded in 1995 in South Korea) is a consumer electronics and software corporation that initially specialized in speech synthesis and recognition technology, with their first major product being the award-winning Jet-Audio software. In 2000, they expanded into portable media players with the iAUDIO CW100, which became their core business focus, producing high-quality Digital Audio Players (DAPs) including their flagship Plenue series. However, as of 2022-2023, Cowon has discontinued DAP production due to COVID-related supply chain issues and financial difficulties, with their production lines permanently stopped and no new firmware updates, though they continue to focus on wireless audio products like their Gala earphones.

Cowon Systems, Inc. (founded in 1995 in South Korea) is a consumer electronics and software corporation that initially specialized in speech synthesis and recognition technology, with their first major product being the award-winning Jet-Audio software. In 2000, they expanded into portable media players with the iAUDIO CW100, which became their core business focus, producing high-quality Digital Audio Players (DAPs) including their flagship Plenue series. However, as of 2022-2023, Cowon has discontinued DAP production due to COVID-related supply chain issues and financial difficulties, with their production lines permanently stopped and no new firmware updates, though they continue to focus on wireless audio products like their Gala earphones.