Discovery and Playback of Music Now Brought Together in One Always-on
Experience
New SIRIUS Stiletto Personal Satellite Radio Line With ZING Shown in First
Public Demonstration at DEMOfall Conference
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and DEMOFALL '06, SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26
/PRNewswire/ -- Listening to radio programming is where most people still
discover new music and hear live broadcasts.* If you're lucky, and have
sticky notes on hand, you can try to remember that hot new tune and add it
to your collection later. Ever miss out on your favorite live programs
because you are not in the car, near a radio or forgot to schedule a
download from your PC? For most people, listening to live broadcasts and
playing back old favorites are separate entertainment experiences and
involves managing multiple devices that don't easily work together.
ZING, a new consumer technology and services company, is streamlining
the process and bridging the gap between hearing a new song and ultimately
collecting it in your digital music library. ZING wants to help you get
your music and entertainment, wherever you are, on one device with the push
of a button, and without the sticky notes.
"With the explosion of digital audio streams, such as satellite radio
and pervasive wireless IP, the world is connected, ready and waiting for
the next wave of mobile entertainment," says ZING CEO Tim Bucher. "For the
first time, we have the opportunity to deliver great live programming and
enable powerful music discovery capabilities on digital music players,
going well beyond the playback-only experience offered today."
The SIRIUS(R) Stiletto 100 personal satellite radio -- the first
digital music player to combine satellite and WiFi, and the first
commercially available product based on the ZING Mobile Entertainment
Engine -- is paving the way for the new era of connected entertainment and
discovery. The Stiletto is being demonstrated here at DEMOfall, along with
additional connected entertainment capabilities of the ZING Mobile
Entertainment Engine. ZING's platform and collection of software and
services provide the intelligent applications, device integration and
day-to-day digital data management and services for partner products.
"ZING is at the vanguard of the fully-connected, end-to-end
entertainment and media experience. This fresh approach brings significant
new functionality to the digital music player market," said Chris Shipley,
executive producer of the prestigious annual DEMOfall tech industry
conference.
"In our view, anywhere access paired with the best live programming and
digital streams is the cornerstone for transforming music discovery and
taking the market for digital music players to the next level," said
Bucher. "A fully connected player, not only gives you the best coverage and
reception, it connects players to a host of rich new possibilities that
will engage and expand the market for mobile entertainment. We envision,
and are already working on, expansion of our platform, software and
services into new areas that will allow for more personalized entertainment
offerings and active live entertainment community applications."
*Research from The Odyssey Group.
About ZING
The ZING Mobile Entertainment Engine is redefining the portable digital
audio and entertainment experience in partnership with leading consumer
product and services companies, the ZING engine is powering a new
generation of all-in-one mobile digital media devices and experiences.
Based in Mountain View, CA, ZING was founded by one of the most experienced
teams in mobile digital media products. For more information go to
http://www.ZING.net . Stay Tuned.
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Related links:
http://www.demo.com
http://www.zing.net
CONTACT:
media, Betty J. Taylor of Krause Taylor
Associates, +1-408-918-9080, or bettyt@krause-taylor.com, for
ZING
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