Kenwood Partners With OpenGlobe; Will Equip A/V Products With Technology to Utilize Internet Data and Services.Business Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001 Customers to Use Home A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and Gear to Obtain and Manage Online Disc Data, Artist Information, Cover Art, and More Aiming to enhance the home entertainment experience using Internet-based information services See Information Systems. and software, Kenwood USA Corp. announced it has entered into an agreement with OpenGlobe(TM), Inc. under which Kenwood will incorporate OpenGlobe technologies into future Kenwood home audio and video products. OpenGlobe develops and maintains on-line databases and applications that allow users to download information and graphics pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to CDs, DVDs, recording artists, and related entertainment information. The company also provides applications for managing software libraries, creating playlists and other home entertainment activities. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Kenwood official, products incorporating OpenGlobe technology will most likely be marketed under the new Kenwood Sovereign(R) line of high-end home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. products and begin shipping during the second half of 2001. Bob Law, Kenwood's Vice President of sales and marketing said, "Kenwood needs to stay on the cutting edge, not only in providing customers with superior audio/video components, but also in making available new, Internet-based services that can enhance or improve customer satisfaction. This agreement is an important step in that direction." Speaking about the partnership, Bernie Sepaniak, president of OpenGlobe commented, "OpenGlobe is pleased to be associated with one of the marquee audio/video brands in the industry. With Kenwood's ability to seamlessly bring entertainment components together and OpenGlobe's core technologies and services, we are confident that users will fully reap the benefits." In The Home More than just a "jukebox" that passively holds CDs, Kenwood components incorporating OpenGlobe technology, will allow consumers to organize, manage and play both packaged and soft media that they own. They can access cover art, title, track, artist and genre information via online databases such as CDDBSM and OpenGlobe(TM)MovieDB, and have it displayed on a TV or a remote control. Playlists can be created and libraries compiled by making selections from on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. displays. OpenGlobe technology can also be used in managing audio and video information over a network-based home entertainment system. On the Road The functionality does not end in the home. These new products will allow for portability as well. Whether driving the car or walking the dog, Kenwood enables consumers to take their music anywhere. Incorporating a built-in CD recorder See CD-R. , end-users will be able to "burn" both standard, uncompressed CD audio tracks as well as compressed MP3 files onto CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. and CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. discs. Uncompressed CD-R and CD-RW will play on virtually every 2001 Kenwood in-dash car audio CD player, while any MP3-encoded CD-Rs or CD-RWs will play on Kenwood's new Z828 and KDC-MP8017 in-dash car audio CD player. About Kenwood. Founded in 1961, Kenwood USA Corporation is the largest audio specialty company in 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. . Offering more than 250 home, car, and personal audio products, Kenwood is recognized by consumers and the consumer electronics industry for developing products that provide superior sound quality, reliability and value. Kenwood USA Corporation, based in Long Beach, Calif., is the largest subsidiary of Kenwood Corporation. Further information can be obtained by contacting Kenwood USA Corporation, P.O. Box 22745, Long Beach, CA 90801, by calling 1-800-Kenwood, or by visiting www.kenwoodusa.com. About OpenGlobe. OpenGlobe, Inc. is a convergence technology company providing Internet-based home entertainment platforms and services to consumers through established consumer electronics and personal computer manufacturers. OpenGlobe tightly integrates the Internet, innovative media management, content, profiling/buying services and hardware technologies, extending the entertainment experience. Based in Indianapolis, the company will enable a wide array of entertainment products to become customer relationship tools, deliver end-to-end CE-Commerce(TM) services, and combine digital media and Internet power - products and services that entertain simplicity(TM). For more information about OpenGlobe, please visit www.openglobe.net. OpenGlobe and the OpenGlobe logo are trademarks of OpenGlobe, Inc. CE-Commerce is a trademark of Escient Technologies, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . CDDB (CD DataBase) An online music database service from Gracenote, Emeryville, CA (www.gracenote.com). Developed in the mid-1990s by Ti Kan and Steve Sherf and officially known as MusicID, the CDDB is widely used to find album and song titles for the tracks on a CD. is a service mark of CDDB, Inc. (d/b/a Gracenote) All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Kenwood Sovereign is a registered trademark of Kenwood Corporation |
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