Focus Enhancements Powers TV-Out in Digital Cube`s Newest Entry into the Portable Media Player Market
Released on = August 2, 2007, 9:05 am
Press Release Author = Brian Solis / FutureWorks, Inc.
Industry = Electronics
Press Release Summary = Company's Video Encoder Chip Provides Integrated TV Connectivity for i-Station M43
Press Release Body = Campbell, Calif. - August 2, 2007 - Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, video conversion and digital media, announced the company's FS455 TV-out encoder chip is in the new series of portable media players (PMP) from Digital Cube, extending the relationship between the companies.
Digital Cube, a world leader in portable digital electronics, recently introduced the i-Station M43, its 4th generation PMP that features a touch screen user interface, the RMI Alchemy Au1250 CPU running at 600 MHz, 30 gigabyte (GB) or 60 GB hard drive, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) TV receiver, e-book reader and the Win CE operating system. The device delivers music, video, photos, text and TV programming to a large 4.3 inch display. The "Navi" version includes GPS mapping and navigation capability.
"Our company mission is to produce advanced technology packaged in fun devices for audio, video, media and digital entertainment" said Mr. Kukil Sohn, president and CEO of Digital Cube. "We continue to choose Focus' TV-out chip to deliver superior video quality to our customers and enable the ability to stream video to televisions and other displays with high picture quality."
"PMPs are very popular in Korea and Digital Cube is a market leader," said Mark Zadeh, vice president of worldwide sales for Focus Enhancements' semiconductor group. "We have worked closely with Digital Cube on previous versions of the i-Station and the renewed selection of our TV-out chip in the new M43 PMP further validates the unmatched quality of our video conversion technology."
About Digital Cube Digital Cube, Inc. was incorporated in July 1999. The company has grown from one of the many technology startups in South Korea to a leading exporter of flash memory based digital audio players, setting its foot into a promising global portable digital entertainment market. With an established reputation for excellence and vision for the future, the company is now one of the leaders in the PMP (Portable Media Player) market since the introduction of i-Station in October 2004. The company seeks to make i-Station the leading product for PMPs throughout the world. The introduction of i-Station's second model, i2, allowed us to stretch the horizons of our technology to integrate "GPS Navigation" into our product. With Strategic partnership with RMI, Sigma Designs and Focus Enhancements proprietary technologies, and with the highly extensible technological architecture, Digital Cube will continue to be on the cutting edge of the portable digital technology.
About Focus Enhancements, Inc. Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ CM: FCSE), headquartered in Campbell, CA, is a leading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary video and wireless video technologies. Many of the world\'s largest technology companies partner with Focus Enhancements for high performance TV encoder, UWB, and video convergence solutions. The company's Semiconductor Group develops integrated circuits (ICs) for high-performance applications in the video convergence market, including IPTV set-top boxes and portable media players. Focus Enhancements is currently developing a wireless IC chip set based on the WiMedia UWB standard and designed to be compatible with Wireless USB, and used in personal computer (PC), consumer electronics (CE), and mobile electronics applications. The company's Systems Group develops video products for the digital media markets, with customers in the broadcast, video production, digital signage and digital asset management markets. More information on Focus Enhancements may be obtained from the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Focus Enhancements home page at http://www.focusinfo.com.
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