DivX And Meedio Demonstrate New Solution To Extend Digital Content Throughout The Home
Companies show DivX Connected solution to access, control, and extend Meedio’s digital media center software from inexpensive consumer electronics devices.
Berlin, Germany (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) September 2, 2005 – Leading video technology company DivX, Inc. and
leading digital lifestyle software developer Meedio, LLC have partnered to
demonstrate the DivX Connected Program today through September 7 at IFA
Berlin.
Products and services in the DivX Connected Program enable
consumers to easily access digital content from networked devices throughout the
home. Content formerly available only on PCs can now be enjoyed in the living
room, including premium content services, personal information services and
interactive gaming.
Meedio is the first software developer to demonstrate
a DivX Connected application capable of being privately branded by consumer
electronics OEMs, IC manufacturers, and content providers. Meedio has enabled
their award-winning Meedio Essentials and Meedio TV applications with DivX
Connected technology that allows users to access and control digital photos,
music, movies, TV, news, weather, and games from inexpensive DivX Connected
devices such as networked DVD players.
“Meedio creates extremely
versatile and popular software for PC-based home entertainment. We are very
excited to be demonstrating Meedio’s software on DivX Connected consumer
electronics devices,” said Bill Holmes, Vice President of Consumer Electronics
at DivX, Inc.
“Meedio is very pleased to be working with DivX to bring
robust digital content to consumers throughout their home using affordable
consumer electronics devices. The DivX Connected Program is sure to
revolutionize the landscape of the digital home,” stated David Brott, CEO of
Meedio.
About Meedio, LLC – http://www.meedio.com/
Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
Meedio is a leading developer of software for digital home entertainment and
automation. Recognized with a 2005 CES Innovations Design and Engineering award,
the Meedio platform is used to create a suite of digital lifestyle products for
consumers in more than 40 countries and is licensed to resellers, integrators,
OEMs, and ISVs worldwide.
About DivX, Inc. – http://www.divx.com/
DivX, Inc.
is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of
multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX® video codec,
among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 200
million users worldwide. The patent-pending DivX video technology offers
DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full
length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections.
DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence
value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation
consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is
headquartered in San Diego, California.
Press Contacts:
For
Divx:
Tom Huntington
858-882-0672
For Meedio:
Alan
Cheslow
877-633-3461 x704
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