NormSoft Releases Pocket Tunes Version 3.0

June 15, 2004 – NormSoft today announced that Pocket Tunes Version 3.0, its award winning audio player for the Palm OS, is now available. Included in this latest version are support for WMA files, Windows Media Player Integration, tag-based song selection and enhanced support for new audio formats using plugins.

WMA Files Support
Pocket Tunes 3.0 Deluxe allows customers to play WMA (Windows Media Audio) files on a Palm OS based device. Pocket Tunes is the first Palm OS audio player to support this file format. Microsoft’s Windows Media Player is included with all versions of Windows, making the WMA file format very popular. Version 3.0 supports “unprotected” WMA files, which are primarily those created by individuals. NormSoft looks forward to future updates from Microsoft allowing the ability to play protected WMA files, such as those from on line music stores.

Windows Media Player Integration
A Palm OS device running Pocket Tunes 3.0 will now appear in Windows Media Player as a Portable Device. The Windows Media Player interface can now be used to copy music to the device quickly, without using a card reader, HotSync, or any other special tools. This will make it significantly easier and faster to get music on to the device.

About Pocket Tunes
Pocket Tunes is an advanced audio player for Palm Powered devices. It provides music playback in MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, and PCM WAV formats, with capabilities to support future formats as they are developed. Pocket Tunes is the only software to bring streaming audio to Palm Powered phones and wireless devices, allowing users to listen to live broadcasts over the Internet. Pocket Tunes also includes numerous other unique features designed to bring a high-quality listening experience to handheld users. Earlier this year, Pocket Tunes received a Powered Up Award from PalmSource, the creator of the world’s leading operating system for handhelds and smartphones.

Two versions of Pocket Tunes, Basic and Deluxe, are available. The Basic version contains many popular features including support for customizable displays (Skins), a hi-fidelity equalizer and WMP desktop integration. The Deluxe version contains all of the Pocket Tunes Basic features, along with WMA (unprotected) file support, crossfade, gapless playback, ShoutCast support and bookmarks.

To purchase Pocket Tunes directly from NormSoft, please visit the web site at www.pocket-tunes.com. Pocket Tunes Basic retails for $14.95 and Pocket Tunes Deluxe retails for $27.95. A fully functional 15 day trial version is also available for download. Existing customers should visit the web site for special upgrade pricing.

For more information, visit www.normsoft.com

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