Beamer TV Videophone Named 2004 CES Honoree; Vialta's Beamer Videophone Line Wins a CES Award for 2nd Consecutive Year.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2004 International CES FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2004 Vialta, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :VLTA VLTA Very Large Telescope Array ), developer of unique and innovative home entertainment and communications products, has been awarded a "Best of Innovations Honoree Award" for its Beamer No... it's not the latest BMW! It was a window in the StarOffice desktop that displayed the contents of the element selected in Explorer. (video, hardware, communications) beamer - A personal video station (PVS) that adds video to standard telephone lines at no additional cost. TV Videophone (1) (VideoPhone) A line of videophones (definition #1 below) from AT&T that were introduced in the early 1990s and later pulled off the market due to poor sales. The first models came with a price tag above $1,000, and a pair were needed. See Picturephone. at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Beamer TV was introduced in September 2003 as the newest addition to the Beamer videophone product line. Beamer TV works with any home phone and NTSC-format television (with RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. video jacks) over any standard (analog) home phone line to add live color motion video to phone calls. This enables each party to see the person they are talking to directly on their television screen, and there is no additional cost to the call. "Receiving a CES award again this year shows that the Consumer Electronics Association acknowledges Vialta's commitment to developing products that improve quality of life, are easy to use, affordable and appealing," said Didier Pietri, president and chief executive officer of Vialta. "At Vialta, we believe that our products should help enrich people's lives, making life simpler, easier, better. The addition of Beamer TV to our Beamer videophone line meets these goals and makes it possible for more people to enjoy the benefits of seeing friends and family by phone. Beamer videophones are a more personal way to stay connected with loved ones and are changing the way we communicate." The CES Innovations Awards are based on four weighted categories -- Innovative design and qualities, User value, Contributions to the quality of life, and Aesthetics. These characteristics are consistent with Vialta's commitment to creating products that marry form with function, while focusing on unique designs, ease of set up and ease of use, and offering consumers a better way to communicate. Beamer TV Videophone is $149.99 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. for a single unit and $299.99 USD for a dual pack, and is available nationally through Best Buy, at regional retailers including Good Guys and Fry's, through select distributors and online at www.vialta.com. About Vialta Vialta develops, designs and markets unique and innovative home entertainment and communications products for the mainstream consumer. The company was formed in April 1999 and is publicly traded on the OTC Bulletin board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. under the symbol VLTA. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California with offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Forward-Looking Statements The matters discussed in this news release include certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the possible reduction of consumer spending, the timely availability and acceptance of the Company's new and existing products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the dependence on continued growth in demand for consumer products, the risk that products shipped by the Company will be returned, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of Vialta, including the reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. |
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