For Dads and Grads: Akimbo Player Now Specially Priced at $99.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Just in time for Father's Day and graduation gift giving, Akimbo is offering its popular Akimbo Player online at www.akimbo.com for only $99, discounted from $229.99. With Queue and View(TM) technology, Akimbo's video-on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) service, allows dads and grads to create a truly personal entertainment experience. "TV alone can't match Akimbo's video library. Dads today have such a wide variety of interests and activities, and Akimbo offers shows in more than 50 categories from 70 distinctive video providers," said Akimbo Founder and Executive Vice President Steve Shannon Steve Shannon (b. April 5, 1971 in Berkeley, California) is an American politician. Shannon, a Democrat, has been a state delegate from Virginia representing the 35th District since 2003. . "Grads will also love the break from regular television for a chance to download thousands of shows that are unique and exciting." Shows for dads: --GolfSpan to lower the handicap --Do-It-Yourself Network to brush up to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew. See also: Brush on home improvement --Turner Classic Movies to enjoy the greatest films of all time --Food Network to barbeque like a pro --Wine TV to impress family and friends Shows for grads: --Adult Swim late night 'toons whenever the mood strikes --iFilm shorts and music videos for the quick fix --TotalVid extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). for thrill seekers --Varsity TV campus shows for students, made by students --GreenCine cult classics for a blast from the past The Akimbo Player is a stylish set-top box that uses an everyday broadband-Internet connection to download videos from the Akimbo Service for viewing directly on TV. It stores up to 200 hours of video for on-demand playback. The Akimbo Service is $9.99 a month; the first three months are free. A lifetime subscription is just $169.99. About Akimbo With the Akimbo Service, your wish is on demand(TM). Akimbo was recently named "Best of What's New" by Popular Science and winner of 2005 Digital World Innovations and CES Best of Innovations 2005 awards. With 12 patent applications featuring more than 150 patent claims, Akimbo is the first company to deliver digital-quality video-on-demand to any television via a broadband-Internet connection. Akimbo has offices in Los Angeles and San Mateo, Calif. and is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. , Sprout Group and Zone Ventures. For more information, visit www.akimbo.com. |
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