Kinoma Introduces Kinoma Player 4 EX

- PALO ALTO, CA, November 02, 2006 - Kinoma today introduced Kinoma Player 4 EX, the first network-centric media player for Treo smartphones and Palm Powered handhelds. Kinoma Player 4 EX provides the most complete support playback of internet digital media available on Palm - including Windows Media 9, Flash Video(1), MPEG-4, 3GPP, MP3, and RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) - giving customers access to the broadest range of streaming content possible.

Kinoma has long been the leader for video on Palm devices, most recently providing the streaming media player for Palm"s acclaimed Treo 680 and 700p smartphones. Kinoma Player 4 EX continues that tradition with several important "firsts." Kinoma is the first to deliver support for Microsoft"s Windows Media Video 9 on Palm OS, allowing Palm users to see the wealth of high quality content available in the Windows Media format for the first time. Kinoma is also the first to bring support for the wildly popular Flash Video format to Palm OS, allowing playback of video from some of the hottest video sites. And RTSP, the industry standard streaming protocol used in many industrial and commercial applications, is another Kinoma first on Palm OS.

Kinoma Player 4 EX sports a sleek new all-black user interface, completely redesigned to put the focus on the media. On Treo smartphones, Kinoma Player 4 EX can be operated with one thumb, making it faster than ever to operate. While viewing video and photos, Kinoma Player 4 EX provides real-time pan and zoom - even while playing - providing a closer look at the content. Kinoma Player 4 EX works together with the Blazer 4.5 web browser on Treo smartphones, so selecting a supported link on a web page launches Kinoma Player 4 EX to play the media. Kinoma Player 4 EX can bookmark any playing stream, allowing users to build a collection of their favorite media links - and for easy sharing, bookmarks can be beamed to another device. Kinoma Player 4 EX still supports playback of audio, video, and photos from internal memory or a memory card. Supported digital media file formats include MPEG-4, M4A(2), 3GPP, Flash Video, MP3, Windows Media Audio(3), Windows Media Video, ASF, QuickTime movies, QuickTime VR, MQV, and JPEG.

Today Kinoma also introduced the Kinoma Media Guide, a well organized catalog of hundreds of feeds linking to thousands of free streams around the internet. The content in the Kinoma Media Guide is carefully selected to ensure compatibility with Kinoma Player 4 EX on most major mobile networks. The Kinoma Media Guide is built into Kinoma Player 4 EX at no additional charge, so users always have new and interesting audio and video at hand. Browsing the Kinoma Media Guide customers will discover great music, entertaining videos, live webcams, radio stations, news, photo feeds, and podcasts.

Today Kinoma also introduced Kinoma Producer 4, the desktop companion to Kinoma Player 4 EX. With support for dozens of devices, including most Palm handhelds, Treo smartphones, the Sony PlayStation portable, and the Apple video iPod, Kinoma Producer 4 is the best way to convert the video files on your Windows or Mac OS X personal computer for playback on your mobile devices. Kinoma Producer 4 includes support for Windows Media 9 output for compatibility with Windows Mobile devices including the Treo 700w. (4) On Mac OS X, Kinoma Player 4 EX is delivered as a Universal Binary providing optimal performance on both Intel and PowerPC based Macintosh computers.

With its strong support for a wide variety of digital media streaming technologies, other companies are using Kinoma Player 4 EX to deliver their content and services to Palm handhelds and Treo smartphones. Here"s what a few of them have to say about Kinoma Player 4 EX:

"The Weather Channel is dedicated to providing relevant content to consumers on the go," said Louis Gump, vice president of mobile at The Weather Channel. "Kinoma"s streaming video technology makes it possible for Palm customers to access local and national video forecasts, severe weather reports and travel conditions, all from their Palm device."

"We extremely pleased to be aligned with a company as innovative and respected as Kinoma," said Dave Ross, President and CEO of smarTVideo. "We are equally excited that Kinoma"s technology allows millions of Palm users to now partake in smarTVideo"s rich mobile video experience and custom applications."

"With so many radio stations on the internet broadcasting in the Windows Media format, the addition of support for Windows Media 9 in Kinoma Player 4 EX brings more of the mobile internet radio experience to Palm users," said Vincent Lo of TUNED.mobi. "We"re delighted to provide listings of nearly 1000 free radio streams for the Kinoma Media Guide. Together Kinoma and TUNED.mobi make it easier than ever for Palm users to tune into their favorite radio stations from around the world."

"The launch of Kinoma Player 4 EX marks a key milestone on the road to a world where everyone has instant access to all their media," said Ian McCarthy, Vice President of Product Marketing at Orb Networks. "With the free Orb software on their home PC and Kinoma Player 4 EX on their handheld, millions of Palm users can now enjoy live or recorded TV and their entire home music and video collections, wherever they are, whenever they want. Just as Orb turns the home PC into a personal broadcast station, Kinoma Player 4 EX transforms a Palm handset the ultimate portable media player."

"We"re very excited about the new release of Kinoma Player 4 EX because of what it means to Treo users around the world. Now Treo users can experience world class video and audio right in the palm of their hands," said Sean Berner, Vice President of ZooVision. "Thanks to support for industry standard 3GPP streaming in Kinoma Player 4 EX, now Palm users can enjoy all the free streaming video available at the ZooVision streaming media portal."

"Expectations of growth in the mobile video business are astronomical, yet filmmakers and audiences alike are often disappointed by mobile video quality. Kinoma Player 4 EX gives mobile filmmakers the tools to bridge the expectation gap," said Duncan Kennedy, Executive Director of Mobifest. "Kinoma"s technology balances device compatibility, performance, and support for the widest range of video we"ve seen on a mobile handset... thankfully for mobile video creators, how this works is a complete mystery"

Pricing & Availability
Kinoma Player 4 EX can be purchased through the Kinoma Web site for $24.99. Kinoma Player 4 EX may be purchased directly over-the-air using Treo smartphones or using a Windows or Mac OS X personal computer. Kinoma Player 4 EX is compatible with all Palm Powered handhelds running Palm OS 5.

Kinoma Producer 4 can be purchased through the Kinoma Web site for $29.99. A free trial edition of Kinoma Producer 4 is available for download with registration. Kinoma Producer 4 requires Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Mac OS X.

Kinoma wants to make sure you"ve got all the facts about our products. Digital media can sometimes be confusing, but we hope the following information will help you understand more about what our products can do. Please see our product documentation and frequently asked questions page for additional details.

1 Kinoma Player 4 EX supports Flash Video (.flv) files containing the Flash H.263 variant and MP3 audio. Kinoma Player 4 EX does not support Flash vector graphics or interactivity.

2 Kinoma Player 4 EX plays unprotected M4A audio files, but not protected audio files purchased from the iTunes Music Store. Kinoma Player EX displays album art compressed using JPEG.

3 Kinoma Player 4 EX plays unprotected WMA audio files, but not protected audio files purchased from on-line music services.

4 Kinoma Producer 4 relies on the digital media software installed on the user"s computer to decode input file formats. Kinoma Producer 4 supports both DirectShow (Windows) and QuickTime (Windows and Macintosh) for decoding input file formats. To decode file formats (e.g. MPEG-2 or DivX) additional third party software may need to be installed. Some digital media files are protected by DRM (digital rights management) systems which may prevent Kinoma Producer 4 from decoding them.

Kinoma is a registered trademark of Kinoma, Inc.
Palm, Palm OS and Treo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its affiliates. Apple, iPod, iTunes, Mac OS X and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and Flash are registered trademarks of Adobe, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc. smarTVideo is a registered trademark of smarTVideo, Inc. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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