To: Dave Swanson who wrote (6039 ) 6/26/1999 2:20:00 AM From: Walter Morton Read Replies (1) | Respond to
BLASTS FROM THE PAST:FLASHBACK personal digital recorder is approximately the size of a half deck of playing cards, weighs less than 3 ounces and is ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of a user's hand. FLASHBACK has two controls (from which all major functions are controlled) plus a volume control and two LED's (Light Emitting Diode) one serving as a power indicator and the other as a record indicator. The FLASHBACK runs on two AAA batteries.”SOUNDCLIPs are solid-state non-volatile storage devices developed by the Company. SOUNDCLIP sutilize state-of-the-art Flash memory chips as the storage medium and they retain recorded information, even in the absence of applied power. SOUNDCLIPs have been designed to be compatible with type II PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) card slots, common to portable personal computers and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices allowing the future connection between voice recordings and computers.”SOUNDLINK - Is being developed by the Company as an accessory to the FLASHBACK product, SOUNDLINK is a computer peripheral which plugs into the PC Card slot common to personal computers and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices, incorporating a port for the SOUNDCLIP. SOUNDLINK allows 36 minutes of recorded information to be downloaded to the hard drive in under 2 seconds.”MOBILE OFFICE PACKAGE: A bundled package consisting of FLASHBACK, SOUNDCLIP, SOUNDLINK and computer driver software on a floppy disk. Both PC (IBM compatible) and Macintosh compatible versions are expected to be available.”NORRIS FLASH FILE SYSTEM(TM) (NFFS) : A developmental tool that lends itself to licensing for a broad range of technological applications. The system stores and manipulates data using a file manager API (Application Program Interface), and supports compressed voice, image or video as well as conventional file data.”MULTI-CHIP MODULE (MCM) : As part of the development of FLASHBACK , the Company has developed a MCM which is expected to be marketed as a resource to system developers. The MCM contains a microprocessor, digital signal processor, firmware and software. The MCM recently became available and is offered sub-assembled in a very compact format. The MCM integrates all the basic core processing functions needed to implement a digital recording device.”PVP-2000(TM) : The next generation of FLASHBACK recorder is currently under development. Management anticipates, but there can be no assurance, that the product will be ready to enter the market the first quarter of calendar 1997. In addition to the digital recording features showcased in the FLASHBACK, the PVP-2000 will incorporate a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen to display the number and length of messages, a calendar/clock function to set alarms and reminders, longer recording capacity, and a built-in pager. The PVP-2000 is also expected to link with PCs and allow downloading of recorded and received material.”contract manufacturing including component procurement, ICT (In Circuit Testing) and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) testing, printed circuit board assembly using surface mount, custom wire-bonding, pin-through-hole technology assembly, post assembly testing, and final product packaging.”the Company's consumer products (FLASHBACK, SOUNDCLIP, SOUNDLINK, and PVP-2000) includes approximately 32 million mobile professionals, owners, managers and entrepreneurs. Of those, an estimated 71% are computer literate, 45% use electronic mail (e-mail), 27% use cellular phones, and 28% use pagers. In general, these professionals spend at least 20% of their time away from the office. They see portable technology as critical to their success. They drive the usage, purchase, and acceptance of mobile information technology among their colleagues, peers and others.”MCM and the NFFS can be incorporated into numerous products and systems including two-way voice pagers, digital recorders, cellular in-phone answering machines or voice mail systems, set top boxes, flight data recorders, conference phone recorders, surveillance devices, and digital dictation systems.”10-K 6/28/96 !
