TurtleRadio Debuts, Enabling Internet Streaming to the Turtle Beach AudioTron -- Free AudioTron v2.0 Firmware Available Immediately via Download --.Business/High Tech Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 Turtle Beach See Voyetra. (TM) today announced the immediate availability of TurtleRadio(TM), its Internet streaming service for use with the AudioTron(TM) home-networked digital audio appliance. After a free v2.0 firmware update is installed (available from http://www.audiotron.net), any existing AudioTron will be able to play hundreds of Internet audio See RealAudio. streams. TurtleRadio is also compatible with Turtle Beach's AudioStation(R) 5.0 software-based jukebox. "TurtleRadio represents the latest evolution of home-networked audio. AudioTron owners can now enjoy live concerts, overseas sporting events, or hard-to-find music genres This list is split into four separate pages: Users can select from more than 150 pre-programmed stations available at TurtleRadio.com, and add custom stations that suit their personal interests. Designed to organize and play an unlimited number of digital audio files stored on the owner's personal computer, as well as Internet audio streams, the AudioTron transmits and receives data via standard in-wall phone wiring (HomePNA 2.0) or an Ethernet 10BaseT network. 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. 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. The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. news media have showered the AudioTron with praise. Accolades have come from all corners of the PC, entertainment, and audio industries, with positive reviews from the likes of Sound & Vision, PCWorld, Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person , C|NET, Wired News, and TechTV. 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 (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@tbeach.com; or visit www.turtle-beach.com. Editor's Note: The AudioTron will be on display during COMDEX/Fall 2001 at the Silicon Northwest press reception, Tuesday, November 13, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. 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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