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some of mine were deleted as well. but I was responding to a very short lived poster.
WWMHD
Philo
Culater, that's great news, hopefully someone is catching them as they "roll off" the assembly line. I don't know about any of you other longs, but it appears that I am in a parallel universe. Seems my calendar says the Holidays are a little over a week away. Yet, I keep hearing about product in time for the Holidays. Pleae don't tell me that Arbor Day qualifies.
WWMHD
Philo
Blckdog6, I surprised with your insult of Packers1 ability to spell......sham on youi
WWMHD
Philo
guess not......Carson whatever his name is from out west, first west coaster since Marcus Allen 81
WWMHD
Philo
I didn't know what a Grundle was, Honestly!! However, now that I have been informed and shown a picture of one I can sleep better. But I didn't think my post would get deleted!! Oh well, or as LL would say......eom
WWMHD
philo
Sent., well I hope they are moving in the "right" direction as I purchased more today.......Don't tell Packers1 though as his earlier presentation didn't sway me.
WWMHD
WWP1D
Philo
I sent an email to Customer Service just wondering when the O1k would be out and if it would be out in time for Christmas. Here is their response....
Odyssey 1000 is expected to begin shipping during the holiday season. Please see the following page for more details about its features:
http://www.edigital-store.com/odyssey1000.html
Click on the link below to be notified when Odyssey 1000 becomes available.
http://echo.bluehornet.com/phase2/survey1/survey.htm?CID=zjzbue
Don't forget to browse our other MP3 players while you do your holiday shopping.
http://www.edigital-store.com/mp3-players.html
E.Digital Customer Service
(858)679-3195
Pack, it's not so much an opinion as it is the same stuff on a daily basis..........we've heard you once........do we have to hear the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over..................I gets a little old, very quickly.
Philo
Gilga, I am only jumpy, Grasshopper when I chant too close to the open flame of knowledge and my robe starts on fire.
WWMHD
Philo
BMPSKR, yes they do seem to shoot theirselves in the foot on a regular basis, but how many times can they do it and still keep walking? With the layoffs at the plant, they must be running short of "new feet" to shoot. Maybe they're learning their lesson.....or they're running out of bullets. Hopefully it's not the later !
WWMHD?
Philo
that was a very nice sonet,
made me laugh, almost made me cry,
happy thanksgiving to all
and don't overeat or you'll die
philo
WWMHD for that matter WWP1D?
Mil, I hope so too....it would have been great if the Parade article would have come out this weekend, but that's water under the dam, but they must get PR's out, or it will be another wound in the foot.
Philo......happy thanksgiving
WWP1D
Can't we get along? It's the start of the holiday season, where is the peace on earth and goodwill towards men? Remember: WWMHD
Philo
Did you pass?
during the big run, here is the volume and price:
(b)
Jan-31-00 14.28 14.50 11.28 13.19 4,949,300 13.19
Jan-28-00 10.75 14.63 10.31 13.78 7,690,500 13.78
Jan-27-00 12.38 12.50 10.25 11.28 9,890,400 11.28
Jan-26-00 16.50 17.00 12.88 13.69 12,501,200 13.69
Jan-25-00 23.94 24.12 15.50 18.12 12,648,800 18.12
Jan-24-00 23.81 24.50 19.50 22.75 12,889,500 22.75
Jan-21-00 14.50 17.38 14.20 17.00 11,526,500 17.00
Jan-20-00 10.50 15.00 10.25 13.88 14,108,300 13.88
Jan-19-00 9.75 10.03 8.75 9.97 6,042,900 9.97
Jan-18-00 8.56 9.75 8.47 9.69 7,462,100 9.69
Jan-14-00 8.00 8.12 7.62 8.00 4,820,100 8.00
Jan-13-00 7.38 8.00 6.97 7.19 2,811,900 7.19
Jan-12-00 6.53 7.94 6.50 7.25 6,315,700 7.25
Jan-11-00 5.42 6.56 5.12 6.44 4,688,700 6.44
Jan-10-00 6.25 6.31 5.00 5.47 7,815,300 5.47
Jan-07-00 9.88 10.00 5.00 6.22 16,811,900 6.22
Jan-06-00 7.38 10.00 7.25 8.94 21,750,200 8.94
Jan-05-00 5.00 6.27 5.00 6.25 16,755,100 6.25
Jan-04-00 3.89 5.00 3.80 4.72 12,829,800 4.72
Jan-03-00 3.06 3.64 2.92 3.64 11,571,200 3.64 (B)
Dec-31-99 2.50 2.91 2.48 2.91 2,806,200 2.91
Dec-30-99 2.34 2.52 2.33 2.48 3,046,800 2.48
Dec-29-99 2.20 2.31 2.19 2.31 2,105,900 2.31
Dec-28-99 2.05 2.20 2.05 2.20 1,013,800 2.20
Dec-27-99 2.06 2.22 2.02 2.05 1,199,600 2.05
Dec-23-99 2.25 2.27 1.88 2.03 1,455,600 2.03
Dec-22-99 1.80 2.20 1.80 2.20 2,585,200 2.20
Dec-21-99 1.70 1.78 1.59 1.77 1,019,700 1.77
Dec-20-99 1.84 1.88 1.70 1.70 662,400 1.70
Dec-17-99 1.77 1.81 1.70 1.77 671,400 1.77
Dec-16-99 1.55 1.78 1.52 1.75 933,100 1.75
Dec-15-99 1.62 1.66 1.50 1.55 1,023,900 1.55
Dec-14-99 1.72 1.72 1.56 1.62 1,212,600 1.62
Dec-13-99 1.80 1.80 1.63 1.70 1,111,400 1.70
Dec-10-99 1.88 1.88 1.72 1.81 855,500 1.81
Dec-09-99 1.88 1.94 1.81 1.88 916,900 1.88
Dec-08-99 1.92 2.00 1.59 1.84 3,034,100 1.84
Dec-07-99 2.03 2.06 1.98 1.98 1,375,900 1.98
Dec-06-99 2.16 2.19 2.06 2.08 535,000 2.08
Dec-03-99 2.19 2.28 2.09 2.09 809,000 2.09
Dec-02-99 2.06 2.25 2.06 2.19 716,600 2.19
Dec-01-99 2.03 2.09 2.02 2.05 651,700 2.05
Nov-30-99 2.14 2.16 1.98 2.03 1,267,200 2.03
Nov-29-99 2.23 2.28 2.11 2.12 886,200 2.12
Nov-26-99 2.30 2.31 2.19 2.23 674,900 2.23
Nov-24-99 2.11 2.30 2.08 2.27 848,700 2.27
Nov-23-99 2.27 2.27 2.05 2.12 1,315,300 2.12
Nov-22-99 2.30 2.33 2.23 2.25 1,108,200 2.25
Nov-19-99 2.27 2.34 2.17 2.23 762,000 2.23
Nov-18-99 2.27 2.28 2.16 2.25 845,400 2.25
Nov-17-99 2.41 2.44 2.11 2.19 1,134,400 2.19
Nov-16-99 2.42 2.52 2.34 2.41 1,465,200 2.41
Nov-15-99 2.08 2.44 2.08 2.38 2,569,900 2.38
Nov-12-99 2.12 2.14 1.98 2.06 1,635,600 2.06
Nov-11-99 2.28 2.28 2.11 2.14 939,300 2.14
Nov-10-99 2.33 2.34 2.23 2.28 1,291,700 2.28
Nov-09-99 2.42 2.44 2.31 2.38 1,006,200 2.38
Nov-08-99 2.45 2.45 2.30 2.41 1,358,700 2.41
Nov-05-99 2.50 2.52 2.25 2.38 1,850,800 2.38
Nov-04-99 2.50 2.61 2.11 2.42 5,130,100 2.42
Nov-03-99 2.14 2.14 1.91 2.09 1,853,700 2.09
Nov-02-99 2.56 2.62 1.91 2.09 4,935,800 2.09
Nov-01-99 2.06 2.48 2.03 2.44 3,748,300 2.44
Oct-29-99 1.92 2.02 1.87 1.98 2,538,600 1.98
Oct-28-99 1.48 1.84 1.48 1.81 2,490,400 1.81
Oct-27-99 1.44 1.48 1.34 1.48 756,800 1.48
Oct-26-99 1.42 1.45 1.38 1.44 338,200 1.44
Oct-25-99 1.42 1.45 1.41 1.41 590,400 1.41
Oct-22-99 1.42 1.45 1.30 1.44 796,500 1.44
Oct-21-99 1.25 1.47 1.23 1.41 702,000 1.41
Oct-20-99 1.30 1.30 1.23 1.27 531,700 1.27
Oct-19-99 1.31 1.34 1.25 1.28 581,500 1.28
Oct-18-99 1.36 1.41 1.31 1.33 456,100 1.33
Oct-15-99 1.36 1.42 1.34 1.36 395,100 1.36
Oct-14-99 1.39 1.45 1.36 1.38 447,700 1.38
Oct-13-99 1.38 1.41 1.31 1.39 501,400 1.39
Oct-12-99 1.38 1.41 1.34 1.39 388,700 1.39
Oct-11-99 1.39 1.42 1.36 1.38 414,600 1.38
Oct-08-99 1.30 1.44 1.27 1.36 573,600 1.36
Oct-07-99 1.36 1.41 1.31 1.39 405,700 1.39
Oct-06-99 1.44 1.45 1.36 1.41 477,000 1.41
Oct-05-99 1.45 1.45 1.33 1.41 658,900 1.41
Oct-04-99 1.38 1.48 1.38 1.44 712,500 1.44
Oct-01-99 1.33 1.38 1.33 1.38 394,400 1.38
Sep-30-99 1.38 1.39 1.31 1.33 390,200 1.33
Sep-29-99 1.27 1.38 1.25 1.38 377,000 1.38
Sep-28-99 1.31 1.33 1.23 1.27 752,100 1.27
Sep-27-99 1.39 1.41 1.31 1.33 284,600 1.33
Sep-24-99 1.44 1.44 1.34 1.38 348,900 1.38
Sep-23-99 1.39 1.50 1.38 1.41 565,200 1.41
Sep-22-99 1.42 1.48 1.36 1.41 457,400 1.41
Sep-21-99 1.47 1.52 1.42 1.42 336,600 1.42
Sep-20-99 1.47 1.50 1.36 1.50 539,000 1.50
Sep-17-99 1.38 1.44 1.31 1.44 364,500 1.44
Sep-16-99 1.47 1.52 1.31 1.38 495,000 1.38
Sep-15-99 1.33 1.53 1.33 1.48 1,048,400 1.48
Sep-14-99 1.27 1.33 1.25 1.33 494,600 1.33
Sep-13-99 1.28 1.31 1.23 1.31 820,500 1.31
Sep-10-99 1.31 1.31 1.27 1.31 495,900 1.31
Sep-09-99 1.33 1.36 1.27 1.31 326,100 1.31
Sep-08-99 1.30 1.34 1.25 1.34 649,800 1.34
Sep-07-99 1.41 1.41 1.28 1.28 687,000 1.28
Sep-03-99 1.45 1.45 1.38 1.41 264,100 1.41
Sep-02-99 1.44 1.47 1.33 1.45 457,200 1.45
Sep-01-99 1.55 1.55 1.42 1.44 903,600 1.44
Aug-31-99 1.20 1.56 1.17 1.56 2,517,500 1.56
Aug-30-99 1.27 1.30 1.13 1.14 1,349,200 1.14
Aug-27-99 1.38 1.38 1.23 1.28 884,300 1.28
Aug-26-99 1.41 1.44 1.09 1.38 3,819,200 1.38
Aug-25-99 1.62 1.62 1.25 1.44 3,275,900 1.44
Aug-24-99 1.69 1.73 1.53 1.62 1,151,500 1.62
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Not fully cooked.........my sentiments exactly....took along time to wade through all of the posts..
Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving.
Philo
Gil, go to emit's post 18880, follow the instructions, IT WORKS, NAMEquoit is now IGNORED FROM MY COMPUTER.
Philo
Wow..........I had to wade through 400+ posts from Friday night to right now.........RB still down? Parade was very nice, now lets see what happens.....Hope some of the "newbies" here get filtered out of the this stream, but hey WTFDIK
philo
The Odyssey 1000 is also featured on the inside spread with a photo, accompanying product description, and e.Digital web site link. Since the November issue was put together during the summer, the photo features the first-generation design. The adjacent photo shows the final Odyssey 1000. The
Dow Jones Business News
Portable Devices Overrun Comdex But May Not Lure Users
Wednesday November 20, 12:42 pm ET
By Mark Boslet, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
LAS VEGAS -(Dow Jones)- Handheld computers, cellular telephones and high- priced laptops may be quite a bit changed by the end of next year. But it is unlikely the new crop of machines displayed or outlined at this week's Comdex computer trade show will lift the industry out of its financial doldrums.
The annual show has taken a clear turn away from the mainstay desktop computers that have propelled the high-tech business in the past. Alternative devices were the talk of the event, whether they fit in the palm of a hand or allow handwritten notes to be stored on a hard drive.
However, many of these devices don't yet appear mature enough to push consumers and businesses into a wave of buying.
The still massive gathering has been pared down from the high-flying years at the close of the last decade. Taxis, restaurant reservations and hotel rooms are more readily available than when the attendance exceeded 200,000.
Yet even at this year's more manageable 125,000, the aisles of the Las Vegas Conventional Center were jammed with technology buyers and product designers. Knots of onlookers gathered whenever a song-and-dance number hawked the latest product.
Most noticeable, however, is how portable devices with wireless network connections have stepped into the show's spotlight. These machines have gotten more powerful, store more data and come with added features such as digital cameras, color screens, and wireless connections and headsets. By the end of next year, cell phones will even begin responding to spoken commands for dialing, a big advantage for use in a car.
Reflecting how PCs are no longer at the center of innovation, Nokia Corp. drew broad attention with its introduction of the 6800 color phone with a hidden keyboard for typing e-mail, an Internet browser, an FM radio and calendar software. Dell Computer Corp. (NasdaqNM:DELL - News) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ - News) brought out inexpensive yet powerful handhelds, sparking what is likely a new round of competition between the rivals.
Within a year's time, says Hans Geyer, a vice president at chip maker Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - News) , which has accelerated its push into the device market, most phones in the U.S. will come with color displays, and half will have built-in cameras for taking still photographs and 10-second video clips.
But some of the devices have yet to grow up. Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) hopes its handwriting-enabled Tablet PCs, which computer makers will offer for close to $ 2,000, will attract office workers looking for a "state-of-the-art laptops" says Leland Rockoff, a product group director.
The company's publicly stated sales goal is 500,000 units in the first year, though internal targets are higher, Rockoff says. Some analysts believe these ambitious goals won't be met.
"I m not sure how well they will do," says Gartner Group analyst Ken Dulaney, who projects 450,000 machines will sell.
The machines are expensive, and the handwriting software isn't well integrated with the Windows operating system, Dulaney says. A machine from HP also runs a chip from financially troubled Transmeta Corp. (NasdaqNM:TMTA - News) , which may turn off corporate buyers. The products may end up instead being attractive in niche markets, such as with hospital workers and retail shelf managers.
"I think it's going to take a couple of iterations" of the product before it catches on broadly, he added.
Dulaney also believes the small screen on the Nokia 6800 similarly may hurt its adoption.
PC Market On 'Pause'
Not surprisingly, the show offered little relief to a personal-computer market that Gartner Dataquest analyst Charles Smulders expects will increase just 1.5% in the fourth quarter and 7% next year.
"I actually think we're in a pause," agrees Patrick Moorhead, vice president at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - News) .
The debate in the U.S. over copyright protection of intellectual property on the Internet has stifled the spread of digital video and audio and the demand for new computers, he said. Moorhead vows the business isn't "turning into the TV industry," where growth has permanently slowed. But knowing when a rebound will come is difficult.
Many executives nevertheless describe doing business at the show as worthwhile.
"We found a lot of people are going to Comdex," says James Maniscalco, chief executive of Nobilis Software Inc., referring to the partners and customers he wanted to see.
"It's easier getting from the hotel to the convention center," adds Intel's Geyer.
While sobering, the show also had its futuristic side. Thin, wireless keyboards that could be stuffed in the pocket of a suitcase rivaled digital cameras no rounder than a 50-cent piece. A Toshiba laptop boasted a three- dimensional display screen.
Personal Computing Environments showed off a computer workspace made up of a padded bucket seat hung from a circular metal frame. A pair of 27-inch monitors were suspended from metal tubing overhead.
"It's all about comfort," said Chief Executive Allan Quattrin, who showed off the workspace for the first time.
A more practical innovation came from Broadcom Corp. (NasdaqNM:BRCM - News) , which unveiled an 802.11g wireless chip with five times the performance of wireless chips today. The product will be available in December, says vice president Jeff Thermond.
-By Mark Boslet, Dow Jones Newswires; 650-496-1366
THEN OF COURSE IT IS LATE AND THE PORTO IS TAKING EFFECT................
OKIE......SORRY TO HEAR YOU ARE LAWYER LONG, I HAD YOU PEGGED FOR PACKERS......GO FIGURE
LITTLE OLE PHILO
Oz, Jack Vance was a great guy and will be sadly missed. I guess he couldn't take them with him.
Philo
Hey Oz, I liked your post......they haven't gotten Quiken 2002 yet, otherwise it would be A DONE DEAL.
Philo
So Arkie, where does that, or will that put edig? In the Mini-naz or the Pink Sheets.......?
Philo
Edigokie: Why won't the birds sing anymore? Only kidding. Your email was well written and I'm sure you as well as everyone else on this ride will know what the answer to your questions will be...........typical silence or the proverbial RP response: We will be providing further
business updates this month. If you would like to discuss this further,
please e-mail me your phone number or call me at your convenience on my
direct line at 858.679.3168.
I would really like to hear some chirping though.......if only I can figure out how to turn on this 0-1000. (from the bungling boys at the SHM)
Philo
Press Release Source: e.Digital Corp.
e.Digital Corp. Releases Summary of Annual Shareholders Meeting
Wednesday November 6, 8:04 am ET
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002--e.Digital Corp. (OTC:EDIG - News) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders yesterday in Escondido, Calif. This release summarizes the company's presentation to shareholders.
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The Company's formal business consisted of two proposals. Proposal #1 to elect Alex Diaz and re-elect Alfred H. Falk, Robert Putnam, Jim Collier, Allen Cocumelli and Victor Ramsauer to the Board of Directors; and Proposal #2 to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, were approved by shareholders.
As part of his informal presentation, Fred Falk, president & CEO of e.Digital, introduced Bryan Jones, who joined the Company in June as e.Digital's Vice President of Broadband Entertainment. Falk also introduced Alex Diaz, who joined the Board of Directors in July. Mr. Diaz is Executive Vice President of Califormula Radio Group, the largest group of San Diego owned and operated radio stations.
Falk's presentation included a summary of the company's "firsts" including the conversion of audio from analog to digital, the linkage of handheld audio recorders to the PC and the Internet, the use of removable Flash memory for digital voice recording, storage, PC interface, and playback; the development of VoiceNav technology, which enables users to select and play music tracks by simply speaking the titles; and the first reference design for multi-codec support and the first multi-codec digital audio player.
A new agreement with PortalPlayer also was announced. PortalPlayer supplies consumer electronics manufacturers with complete chip solutions for open and secure delivery and management of digital media. PortalPlayer develops and markets advanced system on chip solutions for digital audio recording and playback using MP3 and other popular digital compression technologies tightly integrated with electronic commerce and digital rights management technologies.
Falk said, "As part of the agreement, PortalPlayer will refer pre-qualified customers to us for engineering services and product development using the PortalPlayer IP. This partnership opens the door for revenue producing opportunities, both from non-recurring engineering (NRE) fees and royalties as well as revenue sharing from PortalPlayer. It also provides us with another opportunity to incorporate new technologies into useful applications and attractive products for OEM customers, which in turn should generate additional OEM interest."
Falk also discussed e.Digital's partnership with Aircraft Protective Systems, Inc. (APS) to develop and market a portable, hard disk drive-based In-Flight Entertainment, or IFE, system under contract for a leading U.S. airline. The agreement calls for e.Digital to manufacture the units and sell them to the airlines through APS, which is a certified airline service and equipment provider. Discussions are underway with major motion picture studios to provide content for this device, making it the first portable IFE unit of its kind to be introduced to the airline and travel industry.
According to Falk, "This customizable product is intended to play music and movies and provides airlines with an alternative to retrofitting their planes with embedded and costly In-Flight Entertainment systems. We believe this is a viable solution for airlines to offer passengers personalized, portable in-flight entertainment with no aircraft downtime and relatively minimal costs. We believe, as do several motion picture executives, that it will significantly upgrade the standard in In-Flight Entertainment."
Falk added that, "We expect significant ongoing revenue associated with this project, including revenue from non-recurring and recurring service fees plus licensing fees and royalties on each unit. This contract represents e.Digital's first venture into the In-Flight Entertainment industry; with APS we are in discussions with several other airlines to adopt the portable IFE model and implement this service and value-added content for their passengers. There is tremendous growth potential for this system, as it can be applied to the entire travel and leisure industry."
Falk also recounted the poor performance of retail consumer electronics products due to pricing pressures and major retailers' restrictive and unfavorable policies. Falk said that, "The Company will continue to maintain a limited, focused, mostly regional retail presence, but we believe better profit margins can be realized through our OEM relationships and by selling our products on our Web site, overseas, and through select regional retailers in North America."
Falk added, "Reflecting a recent change to the Company's internal procedures, for accounting purposes, we now treat sales to major retailers strictly as consignment sales. Because of this, and because our consumer electronics sales over the summer were extremely weak, we expect revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, to be substantially less than the projected $2.6 million. This is due to a number of factors, including the larger retailer's rigid sell-through policies and overall price reductions in the industry.
"We are seeing a marked improvement in retail sales and OEM business for the current quarter and we look forward to providing further revenue and business updates this month and in December," said Falk.
The 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, is due to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than November 14, 2002.
Falk added that, "We are focusing our development, sales, marketing, and support efforts mainly on digital products for the general consumer audience. Our objective is to have our MicroOS(TM) and application designs play major roles in the growing market for portable digital devices.
"There are four ways e.Digital is building its revenue base: First, selling e.Digital branded products through European, Asian, and U.S. regional retailers. Second, through OEM development projects. Third, through licensing and royalties from OEM-branded e.Digital-powered products. Fourth, through e-tail and our own web presence," Falk said.
Bryan Jones, Vice President of Broadband Entertainment, talked about e.Digital's new broadband entertainment Web site, WeDigMusic.com, which was launched in September. The site has already had a million hits and traffic to the site is expected to multiply as more features are added. He also discussed revenue opportunities through advertisements and record label promotions, as well as through strategic content partnerships with companies such as MP3.com. In the future, the site plans to feature downloadable e-books, movies, videos and more.
Highlights from the informal business presentation included the following:
A summary of e.Digital-branded consumer products introduced to market in the past year, which included the Odyssey 100, 200, and 300 digital audio players; the Treo 10 and 15 digital jukeboxes; the MXP 100 digital audio player and voice recorder; and the Silhouette MP3-CD player. The Silhouette MP3-CD product has been pulled from e.Digital's product line due to battery-related issues. e.Digital is working with the manufacturer to find a solution and hopes to re-offer the product in the near future.
OEM products introduced to the market in the past year from Asian and European OEM customers included the BeoSound 2 by Bang & Olufsen, sold in their specialty electronics stores worldwide; and the Classic XP3 and DP2000 by Musical, sold through Circuit City in the United States.
In order to reduce costs, the Company has consolidated responsibilities and is no longer using APL Direct Logistics' distribution center. Distribution is now handled internally, where costs can be more closely controlled and overhead is more reasonable. These combined measures have reduced monthly operating expenses by 30%.
The Company is working with an ASIC manufacturer to provide a DivX-certified multi-codec solution for video. Several Asian companies interested in developing products using this technology are in negotiations with e.Digital.
The Company announced that it will showcase several of its products at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2003 in Las Vegas, the biggest consumer electronics trade show in the world.
The Company is working with APS, Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten, Bang & Olufsen, Samsung, Digitalway, and others on projects based on its cutting-edge technology, employing research and development that in many cases it has already completed.
The meeting closed with a live demo of e.Digital's much-anticipated new consumer product, the Odyssey 1000 20G hard disk drive-based digital audio player and voice recorder. The player features e.Digital's VoiceNav technology for voice navigation, an FM tuner, a scroll wheel for easy manual navigation, animated LCD, pre-loaded content, and much more.
Falk concluded, "Our passion for e.Digital and our technologies remains strong. I am convinced that there will be a steady increase in products that will utilize our technologies and engineering services. We've had many technological firsts; we will continue to focus on turning those firsts into financial rewards for e.Digital and for our shareholders."
A replay of the meeting is available through webcast at http://www.edig.com/news/events.html for the next 45 days.
About e.Digital
e.Digital Corp. designs, licenses, brands, manufactures, and sells digital audio products and technologies. The company's trademarked digital audio players include the MXP(TM) 100, Treo(TM) portable digital jukebox line, Silhouette(TM) ultra-slim MP3-CD player, and Odyssey(TM) line of flash- and hard disk drive-based players. e.Digital launched WeDigMusic.com to complement its digital audio players by providing consumers with a one-stop-shop for streaming and downloading music from thousands of artists on the Web. The company also offers an engineering partnership for the world's leading electronics companies to link portable digital devices to PCs and the Internet. e.Digital develops and markets to consumer electronics manufacturers complete end-to-end solutions for delivery and management of open and secure digital media with a focus on music, voice and video players/recorders, and automotive infotainment and telematics systems. Other applications for e.Digital's technology include portable digital music players and voice recorders; desktop, laptop, and handheld computers; PC peripherals; cellular phone peripherals; e-books; video games; digital cameras; and digital video recorders. Engineering services range from the licensing of e.Digital's patented MicroOS(TM) file management system to custom software and hardware development, industrial design, and manufacturing services. For more information on the company, please visit www.edig.com. To shop at the e.Digital online store, please visit www.edigital-store.com.
Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform of 1995: All statements made in this document, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the businesses of the Company and the industries and markets in which the company operates. Those statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that will be difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect the Company's businesses, financial condition and operating results include future products and results, technological shifts, potential technical difficulties that could delay new products and services, competition, pricing pressures, the uncertainty of market acceptance of new products and services by OEM's and end-user customers, effects of changes in the economy, consumer spending, the ability of the Company to maintain relationships with strategic partners and suppliers, the ability of the Company to timely and successfully develop, maintain and protect its technology and product and service offerings and execute operationally, the ability of the company to attract corporate financing and the ability of the Company to attract and retain qualified personnel. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company can be found in its most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other reports and statements filed by e.Digital with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). e.Digital disclaims any intent or obligation to update those forward-looking statements, except as otherwise specifically stated by it.
Editors' Note: e.Digital, Odyssey, Treo, Silhouette, MXP 100, WeDigMusic, and VoiceNav are trademarks of e.Digital Corporation. All other company, product, and service names are the property of their respective owners.
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E-piracy cited for 25% CD sales drop
By Frank Barnako, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 12:37 PM ET Nov. 4, 2002
RESTON, Va. (CBS.MW) -- Total online music sales fell almost 25 percent in the first nine months of the year, according to ComScore Networks, which provides research into Internet audiences.
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Some analysts blame online file swapping for the drop in revenues by music sellers to $545 million from $730 million a year ago.
"While a host of factors inevitably impact consumer behavior, the greater sales decline online, as reported, would suggest that Internet file-swapping and CD-burning are having a severe negative impact on music sales among Internet users," said Peter Daboll, division president of ComScore Media Metrix.
ComScore's estimate was developed by monitoring the online activities of 1.5 million people. The reported decline in quarterly sales was the third in a row.
A spokeswoman for the Recording Industry Association of America (AOL: news, chart, profile) (V: news, chart, profile) (SNE: news, chart, profile) had no trouble placing the blame. "All legitimate businesses online have an incentive to fight piracy, obviously as this study shows. It affects everyone," she told Reuters.
I am saddened to hear of the loss of Willie Paul Culberson...JV was a very good person and I really enjoyed chatting with him and receiving personal emails. He will be sorely missed here and I'm sure very much at home. God Bless you and we wish the best for your family. Rest In Peace.
Philo
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UPDATE 1-RIAA scores victory in Aimster case
Thursday October 31, 3:58 pm ET
(Updates with more information)
LOS ANGELES, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. recording industry on Thursday claimed a victory in one round of its legal assault against online piracy after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against file-swapping service Aimster, which recently changed its name to Madster.
The Recording Industry Association of America said Judge Marvin Aspen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday night ordered Madster to implement filtering technologies so that it does not infringe on copyrighted works over its network.
The RIAA said in a statement that it was continuing its crusade against other file-sharing services.
"Other unauthorized peer-to-peer networks should take note of this decision....should also take advantage of these technologies and prevent illegal trading of copyrighted works on their systems," said Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA.
The recording industry trade group, which represents media giants like Bertelsmann AG (BERT.UL) BMG, EMI Group Plc (London:EMI.L - News), AOL Time Warner Inc (NYSE:AOL - News), Vivendi Universal (Paris:EAUG.PA - News) and Sony Corp (Tokyo:6758.T - News), said the court's decision follows a Sept. 4 ruling granting the record companies' request for a preliminary injunction.
Madster -- a well-known file sharing service that emerged in the wake of now idled Napster and allows members to download and swap copyrighted songs -- was not immediately available to comment.
The legal battle between Madster and the music and movie industries dates back to spring 2001. The central issue in the case was whether Madster violates copyright laws because users can exchange pirated material.
Madster operates by piggybacking on AOL's America Online's instant messaging (IM) network, so that a Madster member becomes an online "buddy" of every other Aimster user and can access songs from other member's files.
Madster has argued that it was protected by the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, which ensures the right of consumers to make copies of movies and music for private, noncommercial use.
Various suits against Aimster were consolidated before Judge Aspen, who ruled last month that Madster must make changes to prevent copyrighted material from being exchanged. Aspen, however, said certain aspects of the service, like sharing personal text messages, should be allowed to continue.
Earlier this year, two companies that run Madster and Madster's founder John Deep himself filed for bankruptcy protection.
what about intergallactically?
Philo........
Intel Pushes Wireless Networking
5 minutes ago
Jay Wrolstad , Wireless.NewsFactor.com
Having established a dominant position in the PC market, chipmaker Intel (Nasdaq: INTC - news) is now going after the wireless networking market, announcing plans to invest US$150 million in companies developing Wi-Fi technology.
• The Next Generation of Smaller, Cheaper, Faster Mobile Chips
• Intel Unveils Mobile Handset Chips
• Wireless Networking Hits Home Stretch
Wi-Fi, or IEEE 802.11, has become a widely popular method of offering high-speed wireless Internet access through local area networks established in corporate offices, universities and homes, as well as in a proliferation of "hot spots" in airports, hotels and cafes.
Connectivity Is Key
Intel, the world's leading chip provider, also will devote increased research and development efforts to Banias, a chipset designed for mobile PC users that will include dual-band 802.11a and 802.11b wireless capability. Banias will be rolled out in the first half of next year, the company said.
While 802.11b offers a broader range of wireless connectivity and is already widely available, 802.11a is an emerging technology that offers greater bandwidth.
According to IDC analyst Keith Waryas, Intel has recognized that connectivity is a key factor for next-generation computing systems. "Wi-Fi will be a major part of the device space in the near term, with the technology featured in business PCs, handheld devices and home networking," he told NewsFactor. "Intel wants to integrate connectivity in all of these devices."
A $2B Market
Other analysts agree with Gartner projections that the global wireless local area network (WLAN) market will approach $2.8 billion in 2003, up from $2.1 billion in 2002. Its worth is expected to continue climbing through 2007, driven by the demand for mobile access to data among business professionals.
While the market currently is dominated by add-on WLAN adapters, Gartner said that 10 percent of all mobile PCs sold this year will include WLAN technology, rising to 31 percent in 2004. By 2007, Gartner forecasts, 68 percent of mobile PCs shipped will feature such technology.
Wi-Fi will fuel this growth, said Waryas, pointing out that the technology makes it a lot easier to set up short-range systems in homes and offices. He cited software giant Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) new Wi-Fi-based product line, designed to connect home computing systems, as evidence of growing interest in the standard.
Deep Pockets
"In the next five or six years, we will see the home networking concept become a lot more compelling, with the introduction of tablet PCs, security systems and appliances that are connected wirelessly," said Waryas.
With its deep pockets, Intel can help push innovation in the nascent Wi-Fi market by investing in startup companies working on new 802.11 applications. "They have the clout to direct the way standards develop," Aberdeen Group analyst Isaac Ro told NewsFactor.
The company's $500 million Intel Communications Fund, which is earmarked for voice and data communications initiatives, will devote $150 million specifically to investment in Wi-Fi companies worldwide, Intel said. Much of that most likely will be spent on companies developing access point equipment for wireless networks.
Arkie, what are you doing at an online gaming site? Doesn't edigital fill your gambling desires enough?
Philo
I'd like to saddle up, however, the saddle sores are keeping me from getting back on the horse...........will wait for more beans and franks to come via Pony Express..
Philo
IT APPEARS THAT THE END OF THE BEAR MARKET IS NOT CLOSE.
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Dow Theory Is In Play And Portending More Selling
Thursday October 10, 12:39 pm ET
By Karen Talley, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- For proponents of the Dow Theory the market's action has confirmed their worst fears - stocks are in a severe bear market and more selling is on the way.
The Dow Theory holds that a major trend in the stock market is confirmed when both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Transportation Average hit new highs or lows.
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Both indexes plummeted to multi-year lows on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials losing 215 points to close at 7286.27, a level last seen five years ago, and the Dow transports falling 102.33 to 2013.02, a point not seen in six years.
According to Dow Theorists, the moves not only confirms the market is stuck in a grueling bear market - which is actually not a surprise - but also indicate " there is more to go to the downside," said Richard Dickson, chief technical analyst at Hilliard Lyons. "There is nothing good about the development."
At the theory's center is the fact that so many industries are represented when you put the two indexes together. The Dow industrial average ranges from tech to financials to retailers. The Dow transport contains railroad, airline and trucking stocks.
What would turn the tide? The Dow Theory says both indexes have to make new intermediate highs. In this case, the levels would be spots that were hit during the brief summer rally and represent a 20% rise from current levels.
The Dow industrials, now at 7421, would have to reattain their Aug. 22 level of 9053 and the Dow transports, now at 2058, would have to rise to 2464, also hit on Aug. 22.
That's a long road back and not supported by recent market action where buying has not only been steep, but broad, catching up just about every industry sector.
Consider Wednesday's action: all 20 members of the Dow Jones Transportation Average fell and 27 of 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average members dropped. The three gainers contributed little, with Exxon-Mobil up 13 cents, Philip Morris rising 41 cents and Intel ahead 24 cents.
-By Karen Talley, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5106; karen.talley@dowjones.com
Best Buy Sounds Out Music-Download Scene
By George Mannes
Senior Writer
10/03/2002 01:43 PM EDT
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Best Buy (BBY:NYSE - news - commentary - research - analysis) has quietly launched an experiment that could change how people buy music, TheStreet.com has learned.
With consumers downloading greater amounts of free, file-shared music from the Internet and buying fewer audio CDs, record companies and music retailers dependent on CD sales have struggled on two fronts: preventing people from getting unauthorized copies of music from the Internet, and encouraging them to listen through authorized services such as MusicNet, pressplay and Rhapsody.
The Best Buy experiment, which debuted in a handful of Midwest stores within the past week, represents a new approach to authorized downloads, and hints at how bricks-and-mortar retailers such as Best Buy -- one of the nation's largest retailers of music and consumer electronics -- might participate in the business.
Unlike the authorized services already in operation, Best Buy's new "Digital Hits" venture takes advantage of Best Buy's real-world presence and sales force. And the experiment keeps the bricks-and-mortar retailer in the loop of online delivery of music -- a transaction that might otherwise take place between record company and music consumer, bypassing the music retailer in the middle.
Though the new venture is far from perfect, it represents a step forward for the music industry, says Aram Sinnreich, a Los Angeles-based online music researcher studying at the USC Annenberg School for Communications.
"There's no question that if brick-and-mortar retailers are going to retain their business, they've got to become involved as middlemen in the digital distribution of music," Sinnreich says. One plus of physical stores, says Sinnreich, is that they perform educational and informational functions in ways a Web site can't duplicate. Using in-store aids for online music such as informational kiosks, says Sinnreich, "is a forward-looking approach and has great potential for the consumer experience and for the health of the music industry overall."
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Livewire: Online Music Downloads, Without the Guilt
Saturday September 28, 9:04 am ET
By Adam Pasick
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If using online music swapping services like Napster makes you feel like an outlaw or a rip-off, you can still download songs -- free and legal.
You won't find every album by every artist, but if you're lucky you might discover something new.
Since the rise of the now-defunct Napster, music fans have flocked online to download songs in the popular MP3 format, mostly via Web sites and services that don't pay musicians or their record labels a dime. Some, like Napster, have been shut down by lawsuits; others, like KaZaA, are still up and running despite pending legal action.
The labels themselves have launched several subscription download services like Pressplay and Rhapsody, to decidedly mixed results. No single offering has a comprehensive catalog, and some have cumbersome restrictions on CD burning and on how long a song lasts before it expires.
For the Web-savvy music lover there are alternatives to imperfect subscription services and piracy.
Slowly, record labels that have realized the Internet is not only a threat, but an opportunity, and have selectively released MP3s of up-and-coming artists to help the bands find a following.
By far the best place to browse is the off-beat Epitonic.com (http://www.epitonic.com), which boasts it is "a site for sore ears." Epitonic carries about 4,000 songs from 2,000 artists -- ranging from mainstream genres like hip-hop and rock to obscure niches like "dronology" and "neo-dada" -- each exhaustively cross-referenced so that fans of the eclectic musician Beck, for example, can listen to the like-minded stylings of The Folk Implosion, Cornelius and Cibo Matto.
"Every town has the hole in the wall record shop with a guy behind the counter who knows everything about music," said Epitonic founder Aaron Newton. "That's the kind of relationship we want with our users."
NO BRITNEY
You won't find big pop stars like Britney Spears or 'NSYNC at Epitonic, nor can you download an entire album to avoid paying $15 at the record store. The site contains mostly alternative and underground bands and offers at most one to two songs per album.
Still, established acts like The Strokes, The White Stripes, and Talib Kweli are featured, along with up-and-comers like Interpol, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Ladytron. Old school bands like The Mekons and MC5 are also present.
All of the musicians are on Epitonic by permission of their respective record labels, despite the industry's often steely determination to protect their content.
The five major record labels -- AOL Time Warner (NYSE:AOL - News), Sony Music (Tokyo:6758.T - News), EMI Group (London:EMI.L - News), Bertelsmann AG's (Dusseldorf:BTGGga.D - News) BMG and Vivendi Universal (Paris:EAUG.PA - News) -- have blamed a year-long slump in music sales on mass online privacy.
Proponents of online music counter that downloading music can actually boost sales, as fans discover new bands and choose to purchase the physical product.
"Hopefully, Epitonic can inspire music consumption," said Newton. "I'm not that hard on Napster -- I think anything that breaks the hold on media distribution that the large corporations hold is a good thing. But ultimately consumers have to recognize that music has a financial value that has to be transferred to the artist."
MORE FREE, LEGAL SITES
Other sites with free and legal downloads include MTV.com (http://www.mtv.com/music/downloads/), which offers music in Microsoft (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) WMA format after requiring users to provide their e-mail address and zip code; RollingStone.com (http://rollingstone.com/dds/default.asp), which offers WMAs and MP3s from artists such as Aimee Mann and Black Sabbath, and Launch.com (http://launch.yahoo.com/downloads/), a site affiliated with Yahoo! (NasdaqNM:YHOO - News).
None of these sites have the breadth or depth of Napster in its heyday, where you could find virtually any music, no matter how obscure, if you looked hard enough. But hey -- at least you can download with a clean conscience.
Iolani........could be. Bloomberg shows the conversion rate as being one won = 0.0008 cents. or $2.4 million dollars US for the 3 billion won
Want to know what a Won is worth, how about 3 billion of them.
Results: 3000000000 SOUTH KOREAN WON (KRW) = 2,439,024.3902 US DOLLAR (USD)
as per Bloomberg currency Calculator..........so, where did this come from......inquiring minds want to know.
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found by rstring.........
read question 3
FACE TO FACE with Dioneer CEO Joseph Lee
1. What is Dioneer¡¯s core technology?
First let me say that our true strengths are our people, and Dioneer¡¯s core human resources are the veterans who worked in the media contents and MP3 Player departments of Samsung Electronics. In this connection, Dioneer is proud of its advanced level of specialized technology in the field of Optical Digital Audio and Integrated Audio/Video (MPEG 2/4) Systems based on high-performance DSP, the core technology of digital music devices.
2. How have you fared in over -seas markets to this point and what will be your strategy in this regard for the future?
After the successful development of the Dion MP3 CD player, the company began a promotional campaign in the United States, Canada and throughout Europe. From February, the company has focused on exporting the product. By exporting under the OEM system and the company¡¯s own Dion brand, we have achieved monthly revenues of $1 million or more from sales in Korea, the Americas, Europe, China and Japan. Meanwhile, orders for the product are steadily increasing with the launching of our full-scale export drive.
Our success has been due to the formation of a reliable network comprising overseas branches in the United States and Hong Kong, and partnerships with distributors and importers in the United States and Europe to further spur our overseas marketing effort. The company¡¯s focus is on local marketing in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Great Britain and other European countries. Furthermore it plans to intensify its product advertising and publicity drives in Great Britain and Germany.
The ultimate objective of Dioneer is to structure a worldwide business operation by extending its marketing network to cover the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
3. What is the ownership structure of Dioneer and what are your investment plans?
Dioneer is an employee-owned company, invested in directly by its 25 officers and employees. For the future we plan to attract 3 billion won in investment from e.Digital Corp. of the United States and two Korean venture capital companies.
4. What will be your direction for the future?
While demand for the MP3 CD player is also strong in the domestic market, our priority is to focus on exporting the Dion.
In the future, we will work on expanding the technology and markets for our DVD and hard-disc MP3 players.
We live in an era where consumers make constant demands for new developments. It¡¯s Dioneer¡¯s goal to first understand the nature and direction of these demands and then concentrate on technological development that will satisfy them. This is the only way to survive in world markets.