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AMBIR TECHNOLOGY
Ambir Technology, an innovative manufacturer and
marketer of peripherals and accessories for lap-
tops, desktops and mobile use, showed its next
generation Xbrand Laptop Stand, which now fea-
tures four USB 2.0 ports, 10/100 Ethernet and Au-
dio.
Ambir is the master distributor of Xbrand laptop
products into the computer products market and
the first to market a laptop stand with Ethernet and
Audio ports. The Xbrand Laptop Stand is designed
to increase comfort and computing productivity for
laptop users in a sleek, stylish footprint. The
Xbrand Laptop Stand enhances laptop functionality
by combining the best elements of an external
monitor, monitor stand and a port replicator into an
all-in-one solution.
As consumers and business users increasingly em-
ploy laptops as their primary computing device, us-
ers now enjoying the mobility of laptops are com-
promising their computing comfort back at a desk
during their stationary laptop usage. The Xbrand
Laptop Stand addresses this computing comfort
issue by raising the laptop display to a comfortable
viewing height and also providing instant connec-
tivity to devices with a simple USB connection.
The new Xbrand Laptop Stand with four USB ports,
10/100 Ethernet and Audio (model XB-1006-00)
will be available in March 2005 at an MSRP of
$149.95. Current shipping models include the
Xbrand Laptop Stand selling for $69.95 (model XB-
1001-00) and the stand with four USB 2.0 ports for
$119.95 (model XB-1002-00). The models may be
purchased through wholesale distributors Ingram
Micro and ICG, through direct solution providers
such as Buy.com, CDW and Insight, through hun-
dreds of resellers and directly from Ambir Technol-
ogy at www.ambir.com.
AUDIBLE.COM
What is Audible? Audible is the Internet’s largest
destination for audiobooks, radio programs, audio
newspapers and magazines that you download to
your computer and listen anywhere and at anytime
on Apple iPods and other MP3 players.
Why Audible? Selection: Over 24,000 audiobooks,
SHOWSTOPPERS
magazines, newspapers and radio programs that
you won't find anywhere else! Exclusives like The
New York Times Audio Digest, the audio edition of
Forbes Magazine, public radio programs like Car
Talk and Fresh Air.
Mobility: Listen on your AudibleReady MP3 player,
Apple iPod, PalmOne handheld, Pocket PC, com-
puter desktop or on CDs you burn yourself. See
below to find out if your player works with Audible.
www.audible.com
AUDIOFEAST
AudioFeast, first to market with portable Internet
radio service for MP3 players, mobile devices and
PCs was on hand to explain their service.
AudioFeast presents the most popular Internet ra-
dio stations, nationally syndicated shows and an
assortment of independent media outlets and pro-
grams from around the globe in a commercial-free
radio format on selective MP3 players. With a rap-
idly growing list of over 400 music, news, sports
and entertainment channels from more than 50
content partners, the Audio Feast service is cost-
effective way for consumers to gain easy access to
a vast library of music without incurring the effort
and expense of having to find, purchase and
download each and every song or radio program.
AudioFeast is currently compatible with iRiver, Rio,
iRock, Creative Labs, Dell and RCA MP3 players
and is available via several subscription plans be-
ginning at $2.99. AudioFeast also offers a free ser-
vice with eight, 60-minute channels of popular mu-
sic, news sports and entertainment and other pro-
grams.
www.audiofeast.com.
AUDIOVOX
Audiovox Introduced the SkyBox Mobile Video Sat-
ellite TV Antenna System, the company’s first prod-
uct designed to add live TV to Mobile Video sys-
tems.
SkyBox can receive Dish Network and DirecTV. Its
ultra-low profile antenna design translates to a
sleek-looking 5.7-inches high and it mounts on top
of any van, SUV or truck. SkyBox has signal
strength of 8-10dB/K, giving it a 40-50% better per-
formance than other systems on the market. Cov-
erage area is broad and although their focus will be
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