Apex Digital to Integrate DivX Video Technology into Entire Product Line in 2005.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Two Companies Will Work Together to Bring to Market DivX Certified DVD Players, Portable Video Players, High-Definition Devices and More DivXNetworks, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. technology, and Apex Digital Apex Digital, Inc. is an American electronics manufacturer based in City of Industry, California. They manufacture mainly budget-priced consumer electronics such as televisions and DVD players. , Inc., one of North America's top sellers of DVD players, today announced a wide ranging strategic partnership to integrate DivX video technology into the complete line of Apex consumer electronics devices for 2005. These devices will include DVD players, high-definition devices, portable video players, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). devices and more. Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous quality and compatibility testing Compatibility testing, part of software non-functional tests, is testing conducted on the application to evaluate the application's compatibility with the computing environment. program to ensure interoperability, security and visual quality. DivX Certified products enable consumers to create, play and share high-quality video content across a range of devices and platforms. Apex Digital plans to obtain DivX Certification for its complete line of video devices -- available at major retail outlets across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Apex Digital is one of the leading providers of DVD players in North America and one of the fastest growing companies in consumer electronics history. DivX video has become one of the most popular video technologies in the world by enabling the creation and distribution of DVD-quality video at file sizes small enough to be easily transferred among an entire ecosystem of products and platforms. "Our customers have told us that they want the flexibility to playback more of their entertainment content on one device, regardless of file format," said Apex Digital's Steve Brothers. "Apex was one of the first manufacturers to build MP3 and JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. playback into our devices, and now that DivX has emerged as a popular compression format, we want to be among the first to offer consumers the ability playback those files away from their computers." "Apex Digital is one of the fastest-growing consumer electronics companies in history, and their industry leadership has helped bring a wide range of high-quality, affordable products to consumers," said Shahi Ghanem, President of DivXNetworks. "Apex is again demonstrating their innovative market approach and leadership by deploying DivX technology across their complete product line in 2005. Next year, consumers in North America and the rest of the world will be able to find the DivX logo on many Apex products, including DVD players, high-definition devices, portable video players and more. These DivX Certified devices will let consumers with Apex products easily and seamlessly tap into the DivX Ecosystem -- enabling them to create, play and share high-quality videos anywhere, anytime." The first Apex products to be DivX certified include the E2go MP-2000 and MP-6500 Portable Media Players, the 10.2" PD-1027 Portable DVD Player A handheld device with a built-in DVD drive and flip-over lid that contains a screen, typically 6" to 10" in size. It may support rear seat passenger viewing, in which case the unit is hung upside down from the back of the front seat head rest, and a switch flips screen content 180 and the AD-2800X Home DVD Player. Apex will be featuring its 2005 line of consumer electronics devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, at LVCC LVCC Las Vegas Convention Center LVCC Las Vegas Country Club LVCC Liverpool Victoria County Championship (England, cricket) LVCC Lakewood Village Community Church LVCC Lucas Valley Community Church (San Rafael, CA) Booth 9022. For more information on DivX Certification, visit http://www.divxnetworks.com/solutions/certification. To learn more about Apex Digital, see http://www.apexdigitalinc.com/. About DivXNetworks DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX(R) video codec (1) A hardware circuit that converts analog video (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) into digital code and vice versa. The term may refer to only the A/D and D/A conversion, or it may include the compression technique for further reducing the signal (definition #2 below). See codec. , among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 160 million users worldwide. Often called "the MP3 of video," the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . About Apex Digital Inc. Headquartered in Ontario, California, Apex Digital Inc. is one of the country's leading manufacturers and marketers of DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. home entertainment players and a fast-growing supplier of analog and digital televisions. The company's products are now carried in over 25,000 retail outlets nationwide. For more information about Apex Digital Inc. go to www.apexdigitalinc.com. |
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