HandHeld Entertainment Launches Beta Version of ZAPP Media Manager 1.0.The ZAPP ZAPP - Zero Assignment Parallel Processor. A virtual tree machine architecture in which a process tree is dynamically mapped onto a fixed, strongly connected network of processors communicating by message passing. Media Manager beta (v1.0) makes media management easy for ZVUE owners 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] (Nasdaq:ZVUE) (Nasdaq:ZVUEU) today announced the beta launch of ZAPP[TM] Media Manager version 1.0, the company's latest software application for managing digital videos, music and photos for use on personal computers and ZVUE[TM] portable video players A handheld device that plays videos. The term may refer to lightweight flash-based or hard disk-based MP4 players that download video content from a computer or to heavier, but still very portable, devices that play DVDs. See portable DVD player, Portable Media Center and portable media player. (PVPs). Previously known as ZOrg[TM], ZAPP 1.0 beta is now live and available for free to all ZVUE owners at the ZVUE.com[TM] (www.zvue.com) video download store at www.zvue.com/players/zapp.php. The beta is expected to run for the next several weeks before a finalized version is released to the general public. The new version of the software is easy to use and simplifies the steps to find PC-based content and convert it for video playback on PCs and ZVUEs. ZAPP v1.0 links ZVUE.com and PCs and ZVUE devices in four major areas as it helps individuals * Find music, photos, videos and podcasts on PCs and transfer them to ZVUE players; * Handle media management tasks, such as creating playlists, editing/fixing MP3 ID3 tags A set of meta-data in an MP3, WMA, AAC or Ogg Vorbis audio file that describes its contents, including song title, artist, album, year, comment, CD track and genre. ID3 tags are used for searching as well as displaying the title being played. and converting videos to the proper format for playback on PCs and ZVUE devices; * Gain seamless access to thousands of music videos, TV shows and movies at www.ZVUE.com; and * Keep ZVUE players up-to-date with the latest firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. . "We believe that ZAPP v1.0 is the most user-friendly media manager program for helping consumers put digital media on a ZVUE," said Jeff Oscodar, president and chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment. "We have hidden most of the complexity from the user so tasks like reformatting video and updating firmware are handled with little or no user interaction making such operations nearly transparent. For ZVUE users, that means less time wrestling with software and more time enjoying digital media on the go. We are confident that ZVUE users will be impressed by the results they get from using the ZAPP 1.0 beta. Obviously feedback on the beta is important to us so we can perfect the product before its full launch next month." HandHeld Entertainment has more than 3,000 videos available for purchase on ZVUE.com out of more than 10,000 video selections it currently has under contract. These selections include music videos, anime features, television shows, movies, cartoons, independent films, documentaries, news, entertainment and sports programs from companies ranging from Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 5, 2004. to IMG IMG International medical graduate, see there Media and from Canadian Broadcast Corp. to Fun Little Movies. Each of these video selections (as well as thousands of free videos also available from HandHeld Entertainment), MP3 recordings and other forms of digital content can be managed by the beta of ZAPP Media Manager 1.0 on a Windows PC An x86-based computer that runs some version of Windows. See x86 and Windows. , ZVUE and other PVPs. About the ZVUE Available today in more than 1,800 Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , as well as online at such locations as Amazon.com, the $99 (US) ZVUE plays videos and MP3 files available from the ZVUE.com download store and also allows users to view digital pictures from a digital camera or home video from a camcorder. The ZVUE offers full-color video and clear audio sound that gives users a robust, on-the-go digital experience when coupled with downloadable content from the ZVUE Web site. About HandHeld Entertainment, Inc. With shares and units of its common stock available for purchase on the NASDAQ Capital Market Originally called the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, NASDAQ announced a name change to the NASDAQ Capital Market on September 27, 2005. [1] The NASDAQ Capital Market exists for securities of smaller, less-capitalized companies (small caps) that do not qualify for (ZVUE, ZVUEU) and Boston Stock Market (HDE HDE Hauptverband des Deutschen Einzelhandels (Central Association of German Retail Trade) HDE Humanitarian Device Exemption HDE Heavy-Duty Engine HDE Holdrege, Nebraska (airport code) , HDEU), HandHeld Entertainment is a digital-media-to-go company with a family of mass-market portable media players priced at mass-market prices as well as its own online video content store. Its ZVUE portable media players are available for purchase online and in retail locations across the U.S., while portable video lovers can visit HandHeld Entertainment's video content store at www.zvue.com to buy pay-per-download videos or download thousands of free media titles. For more information, visit www.hheld.com or call 415-495-6470. HandHeld Entertainment, ZAPP, ZVUE.com, ZVUE and ZOrg are trademarks of HandHeld Entertainment. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . To the extent that any statements made in this release contain information that is not historical, these statements are forward-looking. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: HandHeld Entertainment's dependence on contract manufacturing of its products; its reliance on a single major mass-market retailer; its ability to develop and market successfully and in a timely manner new products and services; its ability to predict market demand for, and gain market acceptance of, its products and services; the impact of competitive products and services and of alternative technological advances; its ability to raise additional capital to finance its activities; its limited and unprofitable operating history; its ability to operate as a public company; its ability to reduce product return rates; the affect of inventory and price protections required by major retailers; the availability and affordability of digital media content; its ability to protect its proprietary information and to avoid infringement of others' proprietary rights; its ability to attract and retain qualified senior management and research and development personnel; the reliability and security of its information systems and networks; and other factors described in HandHeld Entertainment's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and Current Reports on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. . These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof. HandHeld Entertainment does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements. As a result, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. |
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