News Release
VIA Inspires "Music at Your Fingertips" with
New HUSH AVX Music Server Featuring DigiFi Wireless PDA
Operation
VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX powers new PDA-controlled music
server from Digital Fidelity and HUSH for remote management
of music collections
Taipei, Taiwan, 17 March 2004 - VIA Technologies, Inc,
a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies
and PC platform solutions, today announced that Digital
Fidelity, the audio server middleware specialists, and
HUSH Technologies, a leading quiet computing platform
provider, will launch the new VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX
mainboard based HUSH™ AVX Music Server at CeBIT 2004.
Combining the feature rich VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX mainboard
and the innovative DigiFi™ software, the HUSH AVX
Music Server lets users store more than 1600 CDs and play
them using a unique PDA interface, connected via WiFi.
Essentially a music management and enjoyment system, it
also allows users to create play lists, select singles,
play entire albums, queue music, select by alphabet/genre/last
played/favorites, and even control the volume.
"We are very excited about the launch of the Hush
AVX Music Server because it is one of the most advanced
music management systems available and really makes the
most of the VIA EPIA M10000's digital media features,"
said Steven S. Lee, Head of the VIA Embedded Platform
Division, VIA Technologies, Inc. "With the easy to
use DigiFi music collection management software, it is
a perfect fit for any modern connected home."
At the heart of the system is the highly efficient, low
profile VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX mainboard that, together
with HUSH's unique fanless cooling system, enables near
silent operation. Onboard VIA Vinyl Audio provides the
highest quality sound for a truly immersive listening
experience.
"The barriers to entry in the convergent space have
traditionally been noise, aesthetics, and simplicity of
operation, but with the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX, we have been
able to overcome all of those obstacles and created a
world class music entertainment system," commented
Markus Kremer, General Manager of Hush Technologies. "Combined
with Digital Fidelity's software, we have a high-quality,
great looking, near silent server operated by a truly
portable GUI with the most sophisticated and intuitive
interface on the market."
Easy access to digital content is a key challenge in
the fully digital universe, especially so when that content
is stored and managed on a central server. Digital Fidelity's
DigiFi software makes it easy to manage digital audio
files on the Hush AVX Music Server through its user friendly
and convenient PDA based user interface.
"We believe that DigiFi™ puts the user back
in touch with their music collection through its intelligent,
intuitive interface developed for the everyday consumer,"
said John Booth, Managing Director of software and manufacturing
consultancy, Digital Fidelity Limited. "We are proud
to be working with innovators such as VIA and HUSH in
bringing this product to market."
The Hush AVX Music Server will be on show at CeBIT 2004
in Hall 1, stand 7i2. For more information about the Hush
AVX Music Server, please visit www.hushtechnologies.net.
About the VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX Mainboard
The VIA EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX Mainboard is the second
generation 17cm x 17cm platform optimized for today's
killer digital video and audio applications, and is compatible
with Microsoft Windows 2K/ME/XP and a variety of Linux-based
operating systems. Featuring the new 1GHz VIA C3® processor with enhanced digital media performance, and
the VIA UniChrome CLE266 chipset with an embedded MPEG-2
decoder and the integrated UniChrome 2D/3D graphics core,
the VIA EPIA M10000 platform provides smooth DVD playback
and a rich overall entertainment experience.
With the sizable memory bandwidth of DDR266 SDRAM and
the high data transfer speeds of ATA/133, the VIA EPIA
M10000 ensures the high performance levels required of
today's most popular digital media and productivity applications.
The user's digital media experience is further enhanced
by support for 5.1 surround sound, courtesy of the onboard
VIA Vinyl Six-TRAC audio. The latest in high-bandwidth
connectivity is supported with IEEE1394 and USB 2.0 connections
provided, as well as S-Video and RCA TV-Out (NTSC &
PAL) and 10/100 Fast Ethernet for seamless broadband connectivity.
The VIA EPIA M10000 also offers support for the latest
LVDS embedded LCD panels, has one PCI slot for expandability
options, and is compatible with a full range of Mini-ITX
chassis as well as FlexATX and MicroATX enclosures.
For more information on the full range of VIA EPIA M-Series
Mini-ITX mainboards please visit:
www.viaembedded.com/product/epia_m_spec.jsp?motherboardId=81.
About Digital Fidelity Limited
Digital Fidelity develops middleware for operating and
controlling hard disk audio servers. Our technology uses
Windows XP Embedded on the server, and Windows CE for
the controller, the PDA. The controller communicates with
the server using WiFi, 802.11b. We work with OEMs to produce
product. The first OEM to come to market using our middleware
is HUSH Technologies (www.hushtechnologies.com)
with the HUSH AVX Music Server. We produce software and
hardware solutions in the areas of hard disk audio, silent
PCs, PDA control, WiFi connectivity and intuitive user
interfaces.
About HUSH Technologies
HUSH Technologies is a bespoke manufacturer of precision
engineered PCs and cooling systems that work with people,
not against them. Ergonomics, stability and silence are
our watchwords and our focus is on case design, cooling
systems and consultancy. HUSH Technologies services industries
and individuals where stability and silence are a priority,
including the medical, media, domestic, architectural
and creative arenas. The word in today's market place
is 'choice' and bespoke solutions are the way forward.
HUSH Technologies provides the answer by managing the
customer-supplier relationship from the early days of
consultation, through the design, manufacture and customization
stages to the creation of the end product.
Hush PR Contacts
International: Jane Hickford
Phone: (+44 (0)20 8249 0855
Email: jane@axalia.co.uk |
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