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To: Tim Esser who wrote (34489)	7/20/1998 9:06:00 AM
From: let	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Plug and Play the USB Way: Creative Introduces New Desktop Digital Color Video Camera for $79 After Rebate Video Blaster WebCam II Brings Creativity, Fun and Function to the Desktop July 20, 1998 07:01 AM MILPITAS, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Would you like your Web site to be the talk of the Internet? Do you want your e-mail messages and multimedia presentations to have more life and personality? If so, then liven them up with Creative Technology's CREAF Universal Serial Bus (USB)-compatible Video Blaster(TM) WebCam II -- the newest addition to Creative's family of video products. This fun, feature-rich and easy-to-use desktop digital color video camera has everything Internet users need to capture, create and communicate with live full-color video and high-resolution still images on the Internet -- all for the extraordinarily low price of US$79.99, after US$20 mail-in rebate. Already available with a parallel port version, the Video Blaster WebCam II product line has been expanded to include a model with USB Support. Optimized for use with Microsoft's(R) latest operating system, Windows(R) 98, users simply connect the Video Blaster WebCam II to the PC's USB port and they're ready to give the world a healthy dose of creativity. There are no cards to install and no external power supply is needed. And, like all USB peripherals, the Video Blaster WebCam II is instantly recognized and initialized by the computer without forcing the user to reboot. "Video Blaster WebCam II is the perfect, hassle-free and affordable tool for enhancing Web sites with rich, full-color video and still images, and for creating vivid multimedia postcards for friends and relatives," said Hock Leow, vice president of Creative's Multimedia Division. "With USB plug and play capability, Video Blaster WebCam II is an ideal peripheral for use with Windows 98." The Video Blaster WebCam II also comes complete with a host of feature-rich software applications, including a version of the award-winning Polaroid PhotoMAX specially developed for Creative. With PhotoMAX, users can create professional-quality photo masterpieces in just a few simple steps and have fun doing everything from retouching photos to creating video e-mail. The PhotoFantasy feature will even let users combine their photo with a fantasy background from the PhotoMAX gallery. Other features of the Video Blaster WebCam II include the following: -- Video Blaster Control Panel is a unique system tray utility that gives users immediate access to commonly used functions such as single frame and motion video capture. In addition, users can easily control setup functions such as brightness, contrast and more. -- Creative Video WebPhone is an easy-to-use software-based Internet telephone that features live video and all the functionality of today's advanced telephones. With Creative Video WebPhone, users can see and speak to another person with an Internet address anywhere in the world for merely the price of a local Internet connection. -- ISpy from WebNet is an easy-to-use utility that automatically grabs and updates live pictures onto a Web page. Users simply point their camera, pick a time interval, and ISpy does the rest. -- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 from Microsoft Corp. is the most technically advanced and feature-rich browser on the market. -- A professional-style high-quality microphone that lets Internet users verbally communicate with others by turning their PC with speakers into a powerful videoconferencing station. -- A gallery of HTML templates and Web graphics that make it easy to create a personal web site complete with live images in minutes, even if you don't know anything about HTML programming. The USB version of Video Blaster WebCam II will begin shipping in August on Creative's award-winning Web site and through its extensive distribution and retail network. Creative also offers a parallel port version of Video Blaster WebCam II that includes the same valuable features and software bundle. Both products sell for $79.99 after $20 mail-in rebate, which is good through November 30, 1998. Additional information on Video Blaster WebCam II can be found online at soundblaster.com. Creative Technology Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets a wide array of advanced multimedia solutions for the PC, entertainment, education, music and productivity tools markets. Creative's products are marketed through both the OEM and retail channels under a variety of trademarks, including the "Blaster" family name. Sound Blaster(R) has become the multimedia industry's de facto audio standard. Sound Blaster is an audio platform consisting of a sound card or chipset, software drivers and bundled software applications that enable PCs to produce high quality audio. Creative's corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing are based in Singapore, with sales, distribution and research and development being carried out through an extensive, global network of subsidiaries located in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. This announcement relates to products whose launch are in the United States of America. The product names, contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks and Video Blaster, and Creative Video WebPhone are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such. SOURCE Creative Technology Ltd.

To: Tim Esser who wrote (34489)	8/5/1998 8:47:00 AM
From: Tim Esser	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

The DOW closed at 8487. On 7/20/98, I claimed that large caps were overextended, and were due for a breather, possibly a correction. The DOW was in the 9200-9300 range then, and now is down 800-900, or approaching 10%. This would be a correction. I continue to maintain that CUBE is subject to much larger forces (the overall markets), and can either be victim or beneficiary to those markets. Currently, CUBE is being victimized. HOWEVER, I am STILL long CUBE, and my hope is that once the dust settles, and investors grow tired of blindly throwing money into large caps, and start looking for undervalued gems (like CUBE), this could be a factor to finally launch CUBE. I hope that this is more than just fantasy. Hang in there!