Audible.com's AudibleReady Software for Playback of Spoken Audio Content to Ship With HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 The New HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC Can Play Best Selling and Classic Audiobooks, Timely Newspaper and Magazine Audio Digests, and RobinWilliams @ audible.com Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) ) today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company's new HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC contains AudibleReady(tm) Microsoft(R) Reader software in its permanent memory (ROM), which allows HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC users to listen to more than 20,000 hours of premium spoken audio available on Audible's Web site www.audible.com(tm). With the integration of Audible's spoken audio capabilities, the Reader software on HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC offers users a single application that can be used to listen to or read books in complimentary digital audio and print formats. Users of the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC will receive a $50 coupon good for the purchase of any audible.com content, after initially spending at least $9.95 at audible.com(tm). They will also receive a free cassette adapter for playback from the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC on any auto cassette player. The AudibleReady(tm) HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC acts as a go-anywhere digital audio player See digital music player, digital media hub and digital media server. that stores four hours of Audible's spoken audio on internal RAM For other uses, see Iram. Internal RAM, or IRAM, is the address range of RAM that is internal to the CPU. Some object files contain an .iram section. Generally, IRAM is composed of very high speed SRAM located alongside of the CPU. . Many more hours may be stored on a CompactFlash(tm) memory card. Users can download audio titles on-demand or automatically with periodic or daily subscriptions as well as listen to quality programming, including the newly launched weekly series RobinWilliams @ audible.com(tm) In addition to the AudibleReady(tm) Microsoft Reader Microsoft Reader is a Microsoft program for reading of e-books. The current version for desktops is 2.6.1 (Build), copyright 2000-2007, and requires Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows XP Tablet Edition - UMPC only. Version 2.1. software included in the ROM of the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC, AudiblePlayer(tm) 2.0 and AudibleManager 2.5 is available on a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). which ships with the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC, giving users a more feature rich option for easy playback of and navigation through audible.com titles while mobile. "Taking advantage of Audible's services, HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC users can listen to the best spoken audio on the Internet when and where they want to," stated Travis Millman, Vice President of Business Development at Audible, Inc. "We are pleased to offer this exciting value to HP customers." "The new HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PCs are the first Pocket PCs with Audible's unique spoken audio capabilities available right out of the box," said Kok-Khoon Lim, general manager of HP's Asia Pacific Division. "In addition to being a powerful productivity and organizational tool, the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC benefits from a new 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. cradle that allows for the transfer of files at a much faster rate than previously available. Users can truly do more in less time and make their free time more fun than ever before." For more information about the HP Jornada 540 Series Color Pocket PC, please visit www.hp.com/jornada. About audible.com(tm) Audible.com(tm) features daily selected audio content from The Wall Street Journal and daily digests of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). , Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , as well as The Economist Audio Digest, The Industry Standard, Forbes and Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and . The site also offers a powerful collection of audiobook bestsellers and classics by authors such as Stephen King <noinclude></noinclude>
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and , John Grisham, Frank McCourt, Jon Krakauer, Scott Adams, Mary Higgins Clark Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, best known as Mary Higgins Clark, (b December 24, 1927 in the Bronx, New York) is an American author of suspense novels. , James Redfield, James Patterson, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Jane Austen. There are also speeches, lectures, language lessons, and on-demand radio programs including Marketplace, Car Talk, Fresh Air and Science Friday. About Audible, Inc. Audible is the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken-audio services for content download or playback on personal computers and AudibleReady(tm) mobile digital audio devices. Audible allows customers to take advantage of their commute, travel and desktop computer time by delivering premium entertainment and information audio while their eyes are busy but their minds are free. Audible's content partners include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers, business information providers, and educational and cultural institutions. Visitors to www.audible.com(tm) can browse, sample, purchase and subscribe to more than 20,000 hours of audio programs. Audible.com is Amazon.com's exclusive provider of spoken-word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Among the company's key business partners are Casio Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , S3/Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc and Texas Instruments. AudibleReady and www.audible.com are trademarks of Audible, Inc. Other marks are property of their respective owners. This press release contains information that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, Audible's limited operating history, history of losses, uncertain market for its services, and its inability to license or produce compelling audio content and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. |
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