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TVIA STREAMING-MEDIA GATEWAY PROCESSOR SERVES UP FUNCTIONALITY IN Cmi WORLDWIDE INTERNET APPLIANCE - the iCEBOX™
Web-enabled, rich media device designed for kitchen using Tvia electronic circuitry
Santa Clara, Calif. - April 11, 2001---The kitchen has always been the center of a home. With the advent of online information, suddenly the kitchen took second billing to the home computer. Now, the kitchen can once again take center stage through CMi Worldwide's new product, the iCEBOX™. This is the first web-enabled, rich media, Internet appliance designed specifically for the kitchen and enabled by Tvia, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TVIA) streaming media gateway processor. CMi Worldwide is using Tvia's CyberPro™ 5000 family of streaming media processors in the iCEBOX™. CMi Worldwide's founders were behind the design and development of the popular Juiceman™ and the Breadman™ home kitchen appliances.
"The iCEBOX™ is a clear example of how interactive content is being developed for the home," explained Vahe Akay, Tvia's vice president of marketing. "Our streaming media gateway processors helped bring the iCEBOX™ to life by providing the necessary electronic components and design platform for simultaneous display of broadcast TV, DVD and Internet content into the home."
In addition to its standard features of TV, Internet access, home video monitoring, and washable keyboard, the iCEBOX™ includes an untethered portal option, a DVD drive and an 800x600 monitor display. The iCEBOX™ is attractive to consumers who want the convenience of TV, Internet, DVD and multimedia capabilities in one simple to use device.
"Tvia's streaming media processors gave us an easy to use hardware and software solution that reduced design time, increased rich media compatibility and decreased our time to market," said Russ Whitman, CMi President and COO. "CMi's technology focuses on the Household CEO lifestyle. This is why we believe the iCEBOX™ will become the standard for all kitchens."
Just as the microwave oven revolutionized cooking, the iCEBOX™ is designed to change the lifestyles of "Household CEOs" and their families. Scheduled to begin shipping soon, the iCEBOX™ will be distributed through Salton - the distributor of other well known kitchen appliances including hugely successful the Juiceman™ and the George Foreman Grill™.
Tvia CyberPro™ Product Family
The CyberPro 5000 family of streaming media gateway processors is intended for the design of broadband digital set-top boxes and digital television. The CyberPro 5000 family offers enhanced text, graphics, and animation engines and provides high bandwidth. The CyberPro 5000 includes two video ports for two simultaneous live video and audio streams in addition to multiple playback and Internet video streams. The family of products also feature high-quality picture of broadband television video, a hardware magnified view of Web pages on television, and a flexible transparency algorithm for blending multiple audio, video, text, graphics, and on-screen animation.
About CMi Worldwide
Established in 1995, Seattle-based CMi Worldwide is focused on delivering information, communication, and entertainment to the home through useful technology. The company designs, develops and delivers products that simplify technology and fit consumers' lifestyles by focusing on the most powerful room in the home - the kitchen. For more information, visit: http://www.cmiworldwide.com/.
About Tvia, Inc.
Tvia, Inc. designs, develops and markets streaming media gateway processors for Internet enabled devices , broadband set top boxes and digital television. The company has worldwide operations employing more than 150 hardware and software product development engineers. Tvia is changing the way interactive content is displayed in the home and has secured major design wins with OEMs worldwide in all of its three target markets. For more information visit http://www.tvia.com/.
Safe Harbor: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including product capabilities; ability to meet shipment timetable; and other risks detailed from time to time in Tvia's SEC reports, including its Quarterly report on form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2000. These forward-looking stateme
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