Turtle Beach Takes Orders for AudioTron Digital Audio Appliance; Device Moves Digital Music File Playback from the Computer Room to the Living Room.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Turtle Beach See Voyetra. (TM) Systems today began taking orders for its highly anticipated home-networked digital audio appliance, the AudioTron(TM). The device ($299 estimated street price) can be ordered at http://www.turtle-beach.com, with shipments following in early December. The AudioTron transmits and receives data via standard in-wall phone wiring or an Ethernet network, and organizes and plays an unlimited number of digital audio files stored on the owner's personal computer or found on the Web. With the included Voyetra(R) AudioStation(R) software, the PC becomes a whole house music jukebox, delivering audio to any room where the AudioTron is located. Using either the included remote control or buttons on the base unit, users can play digital music stored on their computer. This includes MP3 and WMA files, as well as uncompressed WAV files. The AudioTron will not interfere with normal phone operation or DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet service. "Imagine sitting in your living room and, with the click of the remote, listening through your existing stereo to any of the 6,000 songs that are stored on your computer upstairs," said Carmine carmine /car·mine/ (kahr´min) a red coloring matter used as a histologic stain. indigo carmine indigotindisulfonate sodium. car·mine n. J. Bonanno, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Turtle Beach. "The AudioTron -- one of the first true convergence The angle at which one meridian is inclined to another on the surface of the Earth. See also convergence. devices -- lifts the constraints of listening to digital music, permitting it to be used beyond the computer room or through a portable player. The days of having to sit at your PC to listen to all your MP3 files are over." The AudioTron is programmable, allowing the owner to create customized playlists, and also features random song playback. Album and song titles -- if stored as part of the digital music file -- will be shown on the base unit's LCD display. In addition, the AudioTron's sleek design ensures an easy fit into any home stereo system setup. It is compatible with all major operating systems, including Linux. For more information, visit www.audiotron.net. Turtle Beach is one of the world's leading PC audio solutions providers, working with more than 150 leading manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. In 2000, Deloitte & Touche named it the 26th fastest growing technology company in the metropolitan New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of region. In addition to its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and retail sales, Turtle Beach makes its entire line of products available directly to consumers via its e-commerce Web site (http://www.turtle-beach.com) and customer service center (1-800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600). For more information, write Turtle Beach Systems Turtle Beach Systems is a sound card and headphone manufacturer and direct competitor with Creative Labs-branded Sound Blaster. In 1995, the company merged with Voyetra, a company that made custom software for sound cards, to form Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc , 5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; call 800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600; fax 914-966-1102; send e-mail to sales@turtle-beach.com; or visit www.turtle-beach.com. AudioStation and Voyetra are registered trademarks, and Turtle Beach and AudioTron are trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. |
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