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Press Release The First Scalable Solution to Extend the Reach of the PC for DVD Movies, MP3 Tracks and Live Video Seattle September 28, 1999 X10.com (www.x10.com/pressroom29.htm) has developed the first family of wireless entertainment products designed to extend the reach of the PC on a platform that allows each of the kits to work both together and alone to send DVD movies from your PC to a big screen, listen to MP3 tracks on a home entertainment system, even transmit live audio and video using a mini-color video camera to any TV up to 100 feet away.Computer enthusiasts everywhere can mix and match the family of products that all operate on the 2.4-gigahertz platform using the same hardware. With a simple software upgrade available for free on X10.com, the DVD Anywhere KitÔ can be converted into a MP3 Anywhere KitÔ . Even the revolutionary mini-color video camera known as the XCam AnywhereÔ operates using the same technology and hardware to send live audio and video both indoor and outdoor to any TV in the home. For those people who want to enjoy DVD movies from the PC on a bigger television, the DVD Anywhere Kit is the most simple and cost-effective solution available today. Simply plug the Sending/Receiving units into the RCA in and out plugs on the back of the PC and TV respectively. Then use the X10.com software to program the Wireless MouseREMOTE, and enjoy the convenience and comfort of remotely controlling movies from anywhere in the home. The DVD Anywhere kit can easily be converted into a MP3 Anywhere Kit using the same hardware and a software upgrade that is available as a free download on X10.com. Again simply plug the Sending/Receiving units into the RCA in and out plugs on the back of a PC sound card and a stereo respectively. Then download the free boom file and control your favorite music remotely from the comfort of a lazy boy or couch while preparing to retire for the night. The Sending and Receiving units used to operate the DVD Anywhere and MP3 Anywhere kits can also be used to transmit live audio and video with X10.coms flagship XCam Anywhere mini-color video camera. The XCam Anywhere comes mounted on a bracket, works both indoors and outdoors, has a built-in microphone, and comes with 12 feet of cord. Now you can mount the camera anywhere and enjoy the added protection of being able to monitor a childs room or front door remotely without having to walk back and forth from one location to another. "X10.com has been able to leverage a breakthrough platform to create an unparalleled family of wireless entertainment products that are truly interoperable without the customer having to buy separate systems and attempt to make them work together seamlessly," said Alex Peder, president X10 (USA) retail sales division. "We are attracting millions of customers who have been waiting for an easy-to-use low cost solution to extend the reach of their home PC and be able to control their entertainment products without the costs and effort associated with traditional home networking systems." Availability X10.coms family of wireless entertainment products is available at www.x10.com/pressroom29.htm or by calling 1-800-675-3044.About X10.com Based in Seattle, X10.com is a division of privately held X10 Ltd., the world leader in design and manufacture of proprietary home control, entertainment and security technology products for over 20 years. To date, X10 has shipped well over one hundred million units of home control products worldwide. X10 has received numerous consumer and industry awards. X10.com sells and promotes X10 products direct to the consumer through its web site at www.x10.com/pressroom29.htm Recently, Media Metrix has ranked X10 as a top one hundred e-commerce Web site based on traffic and sales.
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