HandHeld Entertainment Adds 1,000 Indie Films to its ZVUE Movie Download Service; Undergroundfilm agreement provides ZVUE users with more easy-to-access movie downloads.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- HandHeld Entertainment(TM), a leader in affordable portable media players like the ZVUE, today announced it has added nearly 1,000 independent "indie in·die n. Informal 1. One, such as a studio or producer, that is unaffiliated with a larger or more commercial organization. 2. " films to its ZVUE movie download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. service through a content licensing agreement with Undergroundfilm.org, one of the best-known and longest-running indie film sites on the Internet. The announcement falls in line with HandHeld Entertainment's plans to launch a full-scale media download service populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. with audio and video titles for play on the ZVUE portable digital media player. "We are adding 1,000 new films to our expanding ZVUE download service to make it easier and easier for ZVUE users to get access to great video content they can take with them on the go," said Jeff Oscodar, chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment. "HandHeld Entertainment has already made similar announcements about giving ZVUE users more content, and there is much more quality content to come." The ZVUE gives digital media lovers the ability to take their favorite video, audio and digital picture content on-the-go by simply downloading films and music from the ZVUE download Web site, http://www.zvue.com/downloads/. About the size of a pack of playing cards playing cards, parts of a set or deck, used in playing various games of chance or skill. The origin of playing cards is unknown, and almost as many theories exist as there are historians of the subject. , the highly portable ZVUE plays full-color videos and MP3 music that can be taken anywhere, anytime. "The ZVUE can play any one of Undergroundfilm's numerous movies whether it's a one-minute clip or a full-length feature film," said Alexander Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , director of Undergroundfilm. "The ZVUE is absolutely ground breaking in that it allows filmmakers and film lovers to carry an entire feature film with them on a pocket-sized video player. Filmmakers get a new way for thousands and thousands of people to see their films." About Undergroundfilm.org Undergroundfilm.org is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to using digital distribution by a variety of devices from PCs and set top boxes to handhelds in order to bring filmed entertainment to audiences throughout the world. Undergroundfilm serves the twin communities of creative filmmakers and the audience that wants to view their work. About HandHeld Entertainment Formed in February 2003, HandHeld Entertainment is a complete end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. provider in the portable digital media industry. The company's ZVUE portable media player allows users to access digital media on the go, including high-quality video content, music and digital photos. ZVUE users can download thousands of media titles and learn valuable technology trends via the HandHeld Web site. For more information, visit www.hheld.com, http://www.zvue.com, or call (415) 495-6470. |
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