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Apple Licenses Latest Audio Technology From Spatializer
WOODLAND HILLS and CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) has licensed Spatializer Audio
Laboratories' (OTC Bulletin Board: SPAZ - news) 3-D Stereo, N-2-2, enCompass and Vi.B.E. audio software technologies, both companies announced today.
Apple plans to integrate Spatializer's next-generation audio software into its PowerBook, iMac and Power Macintosh product lines later this year. With this
agreement, Apple became the first licensee of Spatializer's new virtual bass enhancement technology, Vi.B.E., demonstrated at CES earlier this month.
Spatializer technologies are used by consumer electronics manufacturers, leading recording artists and multimedia companies around the world. The licensed
technologies include:
* 3-D Stereo, a stereo expansion technology that accepts
stereo input and provides the customer with the intensity
and drama of an enhanced sound field from only two
speakers;
* N-2-2, Spatializer's flagship HRTF-based virtualization
technology that provides realistic multi-channel surround
sound playback from just two conventional speakers or
headphones, instead of the standard five or more speakers
normally required;
* enCompass, an interactive 3-D audio positioning technology
that precisely localizes multiple sound source over wide
three-dimensional spaces, enhancing the customer experience
for games and multimedia software;
* Vi.B.E., Spatializer's latest virtual bass enhancement
technology, designed to significantly improve the
perception of low frequency audio from all types of
multimedia and consumer speakers.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission -- to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers,
scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.
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, Panasonic, Hitachi, Sharp, Sanyo and Proton and in PC multimedia systems and peripherals from Compaq, AST, Dell, Gateway 2000,
Fujitsu, Seiko-Epson, NEC, Micron and Labtec.
Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, PowerBook, iMac and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and
product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.
SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc.; Spatializer Audio Laboratories, Inc. |
