Video Without Boundaries' MediaREADY Glider Takes Flight

June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video Without Boundaries, Inc. announced today the launch of the MediaREADY Glider, an advanced line of portable audio and video digital playback units designed to redefine the fast-growing portable media device marketplace with advanced functionality at extremely low price points.

Video Without Boundaries, Inc. President and CEO Jeffrey Harrell said, "Along with the MediaREADY Flyboy and CoPilot, the Glider further strengthens our product mix in the portable media space. The early distributor and retailer feedback on this product are encouraging. Consumers will now be able to purchase a portable media device capable of FM recording on the fly, play their favorite MP3s and even take their videos with them all for under $100."

The latest portable media device from VWB features an FM radio recorder, MP3 and MP4 playback available with 1GB or 2GB of flash storage. The 1GB version will provide more than 15 hours of music or more than eight hours of video storage, while the 2GB version doubles the capacity to more than 30 hours of music or more than 16 hours of video storage. The 1GB Glider will launch with a $99 price, and the 2GB version will cost $149.

The number of shipments of portable music players that use either hard- disk drives or flash memory to store content is expected to more than double worldwide by 2010, according to market research firm In-Stat. The market is projected to increase to 286 million shipments in 2010 from 140 million in 2005.

The Glider product features include:

• 1.8-inch OLED screen with 65K color display;
  
• Built-in FM turner with a 40-channel station memory;
• Software supports simple conversion of MP1/MP2/WMA/WMV/ASF/WAV/MTV formatted files to supported playback formats;
  
• Seven user-chosen equalizer settings are available: Pop, Classic, Jazz, Rock, Soft, Dbb and Normal;
  
• External voice recording can capture audio meetings, taking dictation or general reminders;
  
• No drivers are needed for USB 2.0 connection to users' Windows 2000/XP/ME PC;
• It comes with a built-in rechargeable lithium battery with long-life operation; and
  
• Tel-book function makes address books portable.
  

For more information about the VWB MediaREADY line, visit www.vwbinc.com.

SOURCE Video Without Boundaries, Inc.