Panasonic to use the FOCUS Enhancements FS300 Digital Video Co-Processor in their new Wireless PC Multimedia Transceiver System, MicroCast
Business Wire - December 02, 1998 11:18
SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--
5.7GHz MicroCast System, a digital convergence appliance that allows home PCs to distribute and control PC-based interactive media and Internet content using a standard TV set.
FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSE) today announced that it has been selected by Panasonic, one of the world's largest consumer electronics companies, to utilize the FOCUS Enhancements FS 300 digital video co-processer in Panasonic recently announced MicroCast digital video convergence appliance.
The Panasonic Micocast System is a new 5.7GHz digital video convergence appliance that allows home PCs to distribute and control PC-based interactive media and Internet content using a standard TV set.
By combining its world-leading experience in cordless telephone and audio/video technologies, Panasonic's MicroCast system enables consumers to control their PC remotely, using a keyboard, mouse, and joystick, from other rooms in the home.
The three-piece MicroCast system incorporates 5.7GHz RF technology, the newest and highest performance RF technology available to consumers today.
MicroCast's PC Transceiver captures both full screen and full motion video at resolutions up to SVGA (800x600) from your PC's video graphics system as well as stereo audio from your sound card, and transmits them to the companion MicroCast set-top A/V Receiver unit connected to your television, home entertainment center, or home theater system.
The included MicroCast Control Console gives you real-time wireless control of the PC and supports PS/2 mouse and keyboard interfaces, as well as analog joystick, game controller, or gamepads. Just about anything you can do at your PC you can do from your TV. It's that simple.
The digital video convergence is being processed by the FOCUS Enhancments FS 300 digital video co-processor. The FS300 digital video co-processor is currently the most flexible PC-to-TV video convergence chip in the market since it works with TVs, PCs, or set-top boxes to display computer images without any additional software drivers, or external circuitry. It is the only such product available which does not require software to be VGA chip independent, making integration of FOCUS technology easier and more cost effective than other competitive products. The technology is truly plug and play since it can accommodate any refresh rate up to 90HZ, as opposed to PC-to-TV solutions from recent competitors that accommodate up to 60HZ refresh rates. The FOCUS FS300 digital video co-processor is the only PC-to-TV encoder that supports resolutions of 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and 1024 x 768 with variable scaling. The FOCUS single solution convergence chip also provides underscaling, compression, and visibility at levels exceeding all competitive products. FOCUS Enhancements has multiple patents pending on their video convergence processes.
FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. is an industry leader in the development and marketing of advanced, proprietary video scan conversion products for the rapidly converging, multi-billion dollar computer and television industries. The Company's products, which are sold globally through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers, merge computer-generated graphics and television displays for presentations, training, education, video teleconferencing, Internet viewing, and home gaming markets. In addition, the Company is developing a family of products that will enable the current installed base of televisions, VCRs, and camcorders to remain functional in upcoming HDTV environments.
Forward looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
William Schillhammer, (978) 371-2000
focusinfo.com
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