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To: Steve 667 who wrote (17973)	1/5/2001 11:25:59 AM
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New Music Jukebox: (BSNS WIRE) New High Capacity TREO Portable Digital Music Jukebox Stores 10 New High Capacity TREO Portable Digital Music Jukebox Stores 100+ Hours/150 CDs Worth of Music in Pocket-Size Player Business Editors/Hi Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001-- Hy-Tek Manufacturing Offering Revolutionary Device for OEM Partnership The TREO, a new high capacity Digital Music Jukebox designed and priced for the consumer marketplace, is being introduced tomorrow at CES (booth 6643, North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center) by Hy-Tek Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Sugar Grove, Illinois. Drawing raves when previewed at COMDEX in November, Hy-Tek's new TREO (www.treoplayer.com) stores and plays up to 150 music CDs. Its numerous advantages over competitive players include storing more than 100 hours of music in a pocket-sized player, multiple codec support, and a removable Li-Ion battery pack, which provides more than 8 hours of continuous playback before recharging. In presenting TREO for its industry debut at CES, John Bastian, president of Hy-Tek, said he is also offering OEM partners the new product he called "a breakthrough by all parameters and measures." TREO has everything to be one of the great consumer electronics products of the year," said Bastian, noting "its almost unlimited financial potential in a marketplace for MP3 players forecasted by IDC to be nearly 7 million units by 2003. This core technology can be utilized by any OEM seeking fast entry into the portable Jukebox market," Bastian said. Superb Sound Quality, Unmatched Price/Performance "TREO's digital stereo sound quality is superb, clearly rivaling any player in the market," Bastian said, "and its incredibly small size makes it convenient to take an entire music collection anywhere, delivering unmatched price/performance. TREO provides easy storing of music from original CDs or Internet downloads, rising above competitors with incredible sound in a pocket-sized player. "The TREO brings reality to portable players, including huge capacity, true pocket-size portability and long playback time," Bastian said. "Not only is the TREO a great performer, it absolutely blows away the competition in terms of price/performance," Bastian noted. "With its $399 price tag and capacity of 100 hours, it offers music storage at 1/20 the cost of flash-based players." Technical features of the TREO include: multiple codecs including MP3, WMA, AAC and ePAC are supported by the unit. An integrated graphic equalizer allows the user to set tone quality to their particular taste. Its flexible, MicroOS(TM) core technology from e.Digital Corporation (OTC:EDIG) provides the basis for this new entry into the high capacity portable player market. About Hy-Tek Mfg. Co. Inc. Hy-Tek Manufacturing Co., Inc. is a developer and marketer of technology-based products headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Sugar Grove, Illinois. TREO is a trademark of Hy-Tek Manufacturing Co., Inc. MicroOS and the e.Digital logo are trademarks of e.Digital Corporation. --30--srd/ny* CONTACT: Hy-Tek Manufacturing, Inc., Sugar Grove John Bastian, 630/466-7664 ext. 228 jbastian@treoplayer.com or The Kaminer Group, White Plains David A. Kaminer, 914/684-1934 dkaminer@kamgrp.com