(PR NEWSWIRE) Spatializer Announces Enhanced N-2-2 Version 2.0 For DVD and
Spatializer Announces Enhanced N-2-2 Version 2.0 For DVD and Digital Audio
Markets
Follow Up Product to What Has Been Acclaimed As
The Most Natural Virtual Surround Sound Available
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Spatializer Audio
Laboratories (OTC Bulletin Board: SPAZ) announced today the release of
Spatializer N-2-2(TM) Virtual Surround Sound version 2.0. Spatializer N-2-2
is utilized by leading DVD manufacturers such as Toshiba, Samsung, Hitachi,
Acer, Zenith, Goldstar and Emerson to reproduce theatrical quality surround
sound from just two ordinary speakers.
"N-2-2 version 2.0 pushes the audio experience envelop and steps up the
pressure on our competition to try to keep pace with our widely adopted
technology," said Henry R. Mandell, Interim Chief Executive Officer of
Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. "This new version sends the message to
our licensees that we are committed to continuously enhancing our technology
to provide the finest audio experience possible to their customers."
The new version of N-2-2 takes advantage of the increases in processing
power and memory available in today's latest digital A/V systems.
"When N-2-2 was originally developed, the most common and cost-effective
audio DSPs were capable of performing around 40 million instructions per
second (MIPS). With compression algorithms such as Dolby Digital utilizing
over 30 MIPS, that didn't leave much room for N-2-2," said Pete Birch, Senior
Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Spatializer. "Advances in signal
processing technology along with higher performance microprocessors, now allow
us to offer a significantly improved algorithm. Having worked with so many
manufacturers, we learned how to make N-2-2 better without breaking the bank
on processing power. This new version offers our licensees a significantly
improved effect in exchange for a small increase in MIPS and memory
requirement. We have improved the overall surround effect in addition to
making the algorithm more stable and easier to implement. Over the coming
weeks we will be offering this upgrade to all our licensees. In addition to
continuing our aggressive marketing of N-2-2 for DVD players, we also intend
to target the emerging HDTV and Information Appliance markets."
Henry R. Mandell concluded, "N-2-2 is already highly acclaimed by the
consumer electronics industry. At Toshiba's product announcement last week of
their new flagship SD9100 DVD player, they stated that Spatializer N-2-2
produces the most natural virtual surround sound available, with an ideal
proportion of stereo, dialog and wrap-around surround sound effects. This
kind of testimonial is most gratifying and confirms to us that we continue on
track to be the de facto standard for virtual surround sound in DVD and
indeed, in the entire digital audio market."
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, Sanyo, Goldstar, Emerson, Zenith and Proton and in PC multimedia
systems and peripherals from Dell, Gateway, Hewlett Packard, Fujitsu, Seiko-
Epson, NEC, Micron and Labtec.
Spatializer stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
"SPAZ". The company is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif. and has
marketing, engineering and R&D facilities in Mountain View, Calif. and Tokyo.
Further information may be obtained from Spatializer's SEC filings, Web-site
(www.spatializer.com) or by contacting the company directly.
Safe Harbor Act Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: This news release contains forward looking statements, including
Messrs. Mandell's and Birch's quotes in paragraphs two, four and five which
are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties.
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
dependence on new technology and intellectual property, dependence on the PC
and consumer electronics industries, successful consummation of transactions
in negotiation, dependence on product shipments of third-party licensees,
competition and pricing pressures, the timing and realizable value of the MDT
technology, the continued need for additional capital and other risks detailed
from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Notices: Desper Products, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. Spatializer(R) is a registered trademark
and N-2-2(TM) are trademarks of Desper Products, Inc.
SOURCE Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc.
-0- 10/04/1999
/NOTE TO EDITORS: All Spatializer press releases are available on the
Spatializer web site, www.spatializer.com/
/CONTACT: Henry R. Mandell, Interim Chief Executive Officer of
Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc., 818-227-3370, or henrym@spatializer.com/
/Web site: spatializer.com
(SPAZ)
CO: Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc.; Desper Products, Inc.
ST: California
IN: CPR
SU: PDT
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