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SOURCE: Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc.
Spatializer Introduces Spatializer Natural Headphone(TM) For Virtual Surround Sound and Stereo Applications
New Headphone Algorithms Provide an Outstanding Audio Experience Using Reasonable Processing Resources at a Reasonable Cost
Spatializer Natural Headphone to be Demonstrated for Portable and Home Entertainment Applications at CeBIT
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPAZ - news), developer and marketer of the ``de facto'' standard for virtual surround sound, announced today the release of the Spatializer Natural Headphone(TM), which provides outstanding virtual surround sound effects for headphones while using reasonable processing resources and at a reasonable cost.
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Spatializer Natural Headphone is the ideal solution for all headphone applications. The 5.1 channel surround sound down-mixing algorithm provides natural quality sound effects over headphones. A well-defined center image allows for crystal clear presentation of dialogue, while the other surround channels immerse the listener in a three dimensional audio experience. The algorithm is also available as a 2-channel solution for enhanced stereo listening. A key attribute of Spatializer Natural Headphone is its extremely low overhead requirement for MIPS and memory. Extensive modeling of both Head Related Transfer Functions (HRTF) and room reverberation provide a low cost solution that is both effective and innovative.
One innovative feature is Spatializer Virtual LFE(TM) (Low Frequency Effects), which creates the impression of subwoofer frequencies that are usually lower than the minimum frequency response capability of most headphones. The result is a more dramatic listening experience, with greater impact, particularly through inexpensive or low quality headphones. User adjustable reverberation also allows for customizable headphone effects. Different listeners often require different levels and types of reverberation to achieve a natural sounding presentation. By making this user definable, listeners can set a custom tailored effect according to their listening tastes.
Spatializer Natural Headphone is now available for porting to all leading digital signal processors. The product may be licensed individually or as part of Spatializer Digital OntheGoFX.
``Our engineers have created Spatializer Natural Headphone to provide a very pleasing and realistic virtual surround sound experience through headphones while using a minimum amount of MIPS and memory,'' says Randy Roscoe, VP of sales and marketing. ``There has been great interest lately in virtual surround sound solutions for headphones. Our customers have been asking for a low overhead solution that only requires a single low-cost processor at a reasonable cost. We think Spatializer Natural Headphone resoundingly delivers what our customers are looking for.''
Spatializer's Chairman and CEO Henry R. Mandell chose the international CeBIT information communication, telecommunications and office automation show to launch what the company plans to be a stream of new OEM and consumer oriented products. ``Portable and personal audio devices are leading the digital audio revolution and the headphone is the means of delivering the astonishing digital audio experience,'' Mandell asserts. ``It's really amazing to us that the actual audio experience delivered through low-cost, or ''frequency response challenged`` headphones, often fall short of the potential audio experience that can be delivered by the power of the DSP. Hence, we developed Spatializer Natural Headphone to significantly improve this experience while mastering the constraints of battery usage, MIPS and cost. We are confident that our potential licensees will find this to be the right product at the right time, in an attractive package.''
In 15 years, CeBIT has developed from being part of the Hanover Fair into the world's leading showplace for information technology, telecommunications and office automation. Mandell says that his company welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate its digital enhancement software products to television, DVD player, mp3 player, set-top box, smartphone, PDA, PC and Internet appliance OEMs, as well as to the more than 700,000 international attendees. The company will be exhibiting in Hall 6, Booth 16, Stand FO6.
About Spatializer
Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. is a leading developer, licensor and marketer of next-generation technologies for the consumer electronics, computing and entertainment industries. The company's advanced audio technology is incorporated into consumer electronics audio, video and DVD products from global brand leaders including Toshiba, JVC, Panasonic, Hitachi, Samsung, Acer, Sharp, Sanyo, LG, Zenith and Proton, in PC multimedia systems and peripherals from Apple and Labtec, in silicon from Matsushita, New Japan Radio Corporation, ESS, Zoran, Motorola, C-Cube, Tvia, VM Labs, LinkUp and Acer Laboratories Inc, and in software compatible with MP3 players such as WinAmp and embedded with RISC cores from MIPS Technologies. Spatializer stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol: SPAZ. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with marketing offices in Tokyo, Japan. Further information may be obtained from the Company's web site, www.spatializer.com, Spatializer's SEC filings, and by contacting the company's Investor Relations Department toll-free at 888-825-0743 or by writing to spaz@mdcgroup.com.
Safe Harbor Act Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain information in this background news release, including the comments by Messrs. Roscoe and Mandell in paragraphs five, six and seven are forward looking statements that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to management. While the company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the company's financial goals will be realized. Numerous uncertainties and risk factors may affect the company's actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. These uncertainties and risk factors include, but are not limited to the continued need for additional capital, dependence on new technology and intellectual property, dependence on the PC and consumer electronics industries, dependence on product shipments of third-party licensees, competition and pricing pressures, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE: Desper Products Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. Spatializer Natural Headphone(TM), Spatializer Virtual LFE(TM) and Spatializer Digital OntheGoFX(TM) are trademarks and Spatializer® is a registered trademark of Desper Products Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc.
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