AIMS Lab Announces Discovery of Bootlegged Product in Europe; TV Live and TV Radio Live Illegally Using the AIMS Lab Name.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 1999-- AIMS Lab announced today the discovery of two products currently available throughout Europe that are illegally using the AIMS Lab brand name. TV Live and TV Radio Live are packaged with the AIMS Lab name and logo, but are not affiliated with the company in any way. "While we agree that copying is the most sincere form of flattery Flattery Adams, Jack toady to his employer. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] Amaziah fawningly complains of Amos to King Jeroboam. [O.T.: Amos 7:10] bolton one who flatters by pretending humility. [Br. Hist. , in this case we have to issue a buyer beware, as they say," explained Michael Ehlenberger, Director of Sales & Marketing at AIMS Lab. "These products do not follow our guidelines of quality, and we are unable to offer technical support for them." TV Live and TV Radio Live have been spotted throughout Europe, and consumers are urged to avoid these products. "Though the bootlegged products have thus far been spotted only in Europe, we suggest that customers even in the US be cautious when purchasing products over the Internet or from sources they do not trust," said Ehlenberger. "AIMS Lab has tasked its European partners to help identify the impact of the bootlegged product, and plans to take action to defend its trademarks and properties." Ehlenberger continued, " It's sad that the people hurt by this are the end-users who ultimately get stuck holding the bag when these sub-standard products fail." AIMS Lab is a leading developer of multimedia hardware and software, with products that include InstantTV, an external TV tuner An electronic part of a radio or TV that locks on to a selected carrier frequency (station, channel) and filters out the audio and video signals for amplification and display. , and RadioTrack, which allows users to listen to the radio and program in stations on their desktop, are two of the genuine products from AIMS Lab. Also available are VideoHighway Xtreme 98 and VideoHighway Xtreme Deluxe, PCI cards A circuit board that plugs into the computer's PCI bus and contains the control electronics for a peripheral device. Starting in the latter half of the 1990s, PCI became very popular. See PCI. with TV tuner, radio capabilities, video capture and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , GrabIT, a professional quality video capture device Video Capture Device (full title Weezer - Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002) is the Weezer DVD. It contains footage of a lot of live gigs from early stages of their musical career, right up until 2002. , and iFIVE, a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. compatible digital camera. |
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