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OT: Digimax India Inc launches Omnifi- Digital Car Audio Player

Yohan Contractor
April 23, 2004
http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=5311

Omnifi's Digital Media Player(DMS1)is First Mobile Product in India to Facilitate Wireless Transfer of Digital Media from the Home PC to the Automobile.

The in-car Digital Media Player from Omnifi allows to wirelessly transfer CD-quality digital music, audio news and information updates from PC or Internet to Omnifi via 802.11b. The 20GB hard-drive (also upgradable to 40 GB) stores approximately 300 hours of digital audio content (MP3 or WMA). Includes DIN or surface mounted controller with LCD display, HDD cartridge & housing, wiring adapter, cables, and SimpleCenter software.

Omnifi facilitates users to easily stream the audio content stored on their computer hard drive or straight from the Internet to their vehicle without the burden of shuttling CD's back and forth. With the bandwidth 802.11B yields, a consumer's vehicle needs to be just 150 feet from the PC source in order to receive the signal. If the consumer's vehicle is outside this range, there is the option of bringing the shell-protected hard drive from the PC to the car using a standard USB connection.

With this new development in the mobile audio industry, Omnifi hopes to bridge the gap between digital PC-based audio content and a performance-oriented, mobile-based audio system.

The Omnifi mobile system consists of a remote-mounted, drop resistant, 20/40 Gigabyte storage unit. SimpleCenter software included allows for content scheduling, program syncing from the PC to the auto, complete organization of all of the digital media files and Omnifi's own News Center with hundreds of channels of information, and an easy-to-use 1-DIN front mounted digital media controller.

The Omnifi mobile system is expected to available in first week of May at all authorized Digimax India Inc car audio dealers.
Expected Price - Rs 50,000 + tax.