I was recently amazed at my ability to remember spoken text which was read slowly and deliberately. Is it possible for the empeg to slow down its playback speed, hopefully with some manipulation to maintain the original pitch? This may help me retain more information from the podcasts I listen to, even if it takes longer. Thanks.

I think the v3.00 alpha releases contained pitch control. This was demonstrated on one of the Empeg meets in Amersfoort. I don't think the pitch maintains original though: if you slow the speed down, the pitch will go down as well...