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Freescale provided technical expertise for the RF design and a fully operational software solution using Freescale’s BeeStack Consumer protocol stack. The design is compatible with ZigBee RF4CE, a standard which is replacing IR in many new remote controls. RF4CE offers several advantages over aging IR, notably removal of line-of-sight and field-of-vision restrictions, elimination of interference caused by large screen TVs, improved power consumption and new features only feasible with a modern bi-directional technology.

“We are delighted to have Vestel become the latest major consumer electronics manufacturer to use Freescale’s ZigBee RF4CE solution for their new remote controlled LCD-TV,” said Brett Black, manager of Freescale’s Wireless Connectivity Organization. “Working together, Freescale’s leadership in RF home entertainment control and Vestel’s consumer electronics expertise will continue to improve the consumer viewing experience.”

“As a leader in the consumer electronics space, Vestel is committed to delivering the highest quality entertainment experiences to our consumers across devices,” said Hakan Kutlu, deputy general manager of sales and marketing at The Vestel Group.

“Freescale has a proven track record of enabling a powerful developer community and delivering the best quality of entertainment control and connectivity for millions of users around the world.”

The Vestel Group of companies is a leading player in European and global markets for consumer electronics, white goods and digital products, accounting for 16 percent of the LCD-TV market and 25 percent of the digital set-top-box market in Europe. With its proven technology and design and development competencies, Vestel is one of the world’s leading OEM and ODM producers. Vestel and their partner OEM brands will demonstrate the new LCD-TV with the ZigBee RF4CE remote control in Hall 8.2/101 at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA), also known as the Berlin Consumer Fair, held Sept. 3-8, 2010.

Vestel is supported and supplied locally via franchised distributor Future Electronics, headquartered for the EMEA region in Egham, UK. Future Electronics has recently introduced a new state-of-the-art EMEA distribution centre in Leipzig Germany.

Availability

The new ZigBee-RF4CE controlled LCD-TVs are expected to be shipping in production starting Q1 2011. For more information about Freescale’s ZigBee technology, please visit www.freescale.com/ZigBee.

ZigBee RF4CE: More flexibility and control

Freescale was the first ZigBee Alliance member to achieve the Golden Unit status on its ZigBee RF4CE stack and has been an influential contributor in the development of the ZigBee RF4CE protocol. The ZigBee RF4CE specification operates in the 2.4GHz unlicensed frequency band and enables worldwide operation, low power consumption and rapid response time. It provides reliable omni-directional two-way wireless communication, channel agility for enhanced co-existence with other 2.4GHz wireless technologies, as well as simple and secure set-up and configuration. RF4CE founding members – Panasonic, Philips, Samsung Electronics, Sony Corporation – announced the consortium in June 2008 and have been working together with Freescale to address increased demand for advanced functionality and robust performance not currently available through infrared or other proprietary wireless technologies. For more details, visit www.zigbee.org/rf4ce.

About Vestel Electronics

Vestel Group are comprised of 25 companies operating in manufacturing, technology development, marketing, and distribution fields in the consumer electronics, digital technologies, and household appliances, with € 3.7 billion turnover. Vestel is the largest TV manufacturer in Europe accounting for 14% of the LCD TV, as well as 25% of the digital set-top boxes markets in Europe.

About Freescale

Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com.

Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. BeeStack is a trademark of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

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The extensive range of products and services supplied by the Hong Kong companies stretches from home entertainment systems, entertainment electronics for automobiles and backpacks with solar modules all the way to energy-saving electrical household appliances.

Trend products such as iPhone and iPod are supplemented with attractive loudspeakers by Sinowise Industrial (HK) Ltd. or the KW1019 sound station by Kenwin Industrial (HK) Ltd.. Sensor Industries Ltd. offers musical fun with the LED “Singing Bulb”. Looking like a commercial energy-saving lamp it contains a loudspeaker and a wireless receiver to transfer the music of MP3 players. The electronic “Restaurant Self Order Terminal” is a new introduction of GS Group Sense Int. Ltd.. Guests can order their meals direct from the kitchen.

Imego Infinity Ltd. has extended its range with the “vintage” headphones series. Music lovers can choose headphones for heavy metal, classical music or for bass sounds.

eBook-Readers are on the advance worldwide. The new models of Pipo Technology Co. Ltd. have various brightness levels so that they function even in direct sunlight and have a running time of up to 22 hours or 7500 pages.

The exhibitors of the Hong Kong pavilion will also focus on environmental friendliness and energy efficiency. With the backpacks from Mascotte Ind. electronic equipment can be recharged using integrated solar cells. The devices will be connected inside the bag. The flexible Thin Film Solar Technology allows energy generation even when there is a shortage of light.

The Diamond Toaster of AME Advanced Materials Enterprises Co. Ltd. for toast to baguettes operates on 180 watts and is up to five times as energy efficient as comparable models – thanks to the patented NanoHeat®Technology. For this development AME received the Technological Achievement Award 2009 by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Cooperation.

In 2009, Hong Kong continued to be the second largest electronics exporter worldwide. Thereof 35% related to the sectors of audio-visual products including TV and radio appliances (USD 27.8 billion), telecommunications equipment (USD 28.4 billion) and electrical household appliances (USD 2.3 billion). Top trade partners were mainland China, the US and Europe. Being hit by the economic crisis in 2009 exports from January to July 2010 increased again significantly (between 16% and 29%) and reached already USD 37.9 billion by end of July.

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“We are delighted that Sony has selected TomTom as their navigation services supplier in Europe”, says Giles Shrimpton, Managing Director, TomTom Automotive. “This endorses our position as the leading location and navigation solutions provider. Combining the audio and video know-how of Sony with our navigational expertise has resulted in an excellent product range. Moreover, as the technology incorporates a flexible hardware design based on standard interfaces, it allows for easy updates in the future – a huge advantage in the automotive industry.”

The LIVE services include award winning HD Traffic™ built to get drivers through traffic quicker than any other traffic service. Drivers can stay ahead with up-to-date speed camera information on both fixed and mobile cameras en route, as well as live weather updates and local Google™ business address searches.

Along with these LIVE services drivers also get access to IQ Routes™ and Map Share™. Only TomTom uses actual speed data collected from millions of users to accurately calculate the travel time of any given route. It allows for rush hour, traffic lights, and even shopping crowds when calculating journey times. So no matter what time it is, IQ Routes can be relied upon to give an accurate arrival time.

Combined, these services provide drivers with the latest information on the road ahead, ensuring a stress-free, enjoyable drive.

*initially only available in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom

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About TomTom N.V.
TomTom N.V. (AEX:TOM2) is the world’s leading provider of location and navigation solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands it employs over 3000 employees worldwide. Over 45 million people daily use its solutions, be it in the form of dedicated portable navigation devices (PNDs), in- dash car systems or tracking and tracing solutions for fleet management. In addition, hundreds of millions of people use TomTom’s digital maps on the internet or mobile phone.

In 2009, TomTom reported €1.5 billion in revenues and a €340 million net cash flow from operating activities. More information about TomTom can be found on www.TomTom.com.

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The invisibleSHIELD Germany GmbH booth is located in the IFA Exhibition Site, Hall 14.1, Booth 103.

ZAGG was recently named #2 in the 2010 Utah Business Fast 50 program, which recognizes the fastest growing companies in the hot growth technology state of Utah. ZAGG was the top publicly held company on the list.

For more information about ZAGG or any of their products, please visit ZAGG.com.

About ZAGG, Inc.:

ZAGG is a market leader in providing innovative consumer products like films, skins, audio and power solutions that protect, personalize, and enhance the mobile experience. ZAGG’s products are distributed worldwide with popular, award-winning brands such as the invisibleSHIELD™, ZAGGskins™, ZAGGsparq™, ZAGGbuds™ and ZAGG LEATHERskins™. The patent-pending invisibleSHIELD, ZAGG’s flagship product, is available in over 4,000 precision pre-cut designs with a lifetime replacement warranty. ZAGG products are available online at ZAGG.com and in major retailers around the globe, including AT&T, Best Buy, RadioShack, Cricket, and hundreds of other retailers. For more product or investor information please visit the company’s web site at www.ZAGG.com.

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The Pandigital Photo Mail frame will be shown at the IFA Trade Show, Messe Berlin Fair Grounds, in both the Pandigital Booth #108 in Hall 15.1, and in the KPN Booth #304a, Hall 9.

“With the Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame, it’s unbelievably simple and affordable to share and enjoy digital images via email to a digital photo frame,” said Dean Finnegan, CEO and founder, Pandigital. “Consumers in Europe are also interested in streamlining the way their devices work with each other – and the Pandigital Photo Mail frame is an excellent example of how devices can improve our lives.”

The new Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame is incredibly simple to use. Each frame has its own dedicated email address. Customers can share that address with family and friends so they can send photos directly to the frame from their own email account – whether it’s from a computer or wireless device.

Upon receiving new photos via email, the recipient can quickly accept and view them. In an instant, consumers can enjoy photos taken by friends, family or even themselves, without leaving their home.

KPN provides the transmission of the photos to 32 countries in Europe without roaming charges.

“Pandigital’s Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame ushers in a new era of how consumers will share and enjoy digital images,” said Kim Bybjerg, Managing Director of KPN, The Netherlands. “Delivering photos to this frame is as easy as sending an email. Paired with KPN’s network, photo sharing becomes a very connected and convenient way to stay close to friends and family.”

Affordably Priced

The Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame is affordably priced at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of €169.99 and will be available at various retailers throughout Europe. The price of the frame includes the ability to receive 300 photos emailed to the frame with no service fee to the customer. Additional photo allotments may be purchased directly from Pandigital: 100 for €11.99, 400 for €39.99 and 700 for €69.99.

High-end Features in New Pandigital Connected Digital Photo Frame

The Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame is a full-featured digital photo frame with a large 8-inch back-lit LED display in 800×600 resolution, so photos are crisp and clear. The 4:3 aspect ratio preserves the original format of the photos, ensuring that they are not stretched or cropped. Plus, with a full 1GB of internal memory and Pandigital’s memory optimization mode, consumers can enjoy up to 6400 images on the display.

This new frame can also be loaded with photos in more traditional ways – namely via its 6-in-1 media card reader (Compact Flash, SC, XD, MS, MSPro and MMC) or via a direct connection to a computer or digital camera. Images can be rotated and resized, and brightness and color settings can be changed. The Pandigital Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame also can play back AVI video clips and MP3 music files.

The 8-inch digital photo frame has many additional useful features, such as calendar, clock and alarm functions. Additionally, it can be programmed with specific on/off times so the frame will not use power unnecessarily.

As with all Pandigital digital photo frames, the Pandigital 8-inch Photo Mail Digital Photo Frame was designed to look great in the home or office. It features a real wood frame, photo matting and a glass screen cover. As a result, it blends perfectly with additional frames in the home.

About Pandigital

Privately held, Pandigital® develops and markets digital entertainment products. The company recognizes the growing digital lifestyle market as well as the convergence of digital media such as photos, video, published content, and audio, and is delivering high quality products to utilize and share that content by combining innovative technology with contemporary style and simplified user interfaces. Pandigital sells its award-winning line of Pandigital® and PanTouch® digital photo frames and PhotoLink® scanners through more than 33,000 well-known national retail storefronts in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Central America. The company has received numerous accolades and industry awards for its outstanding products that are renowned for their easy-to-use features and high-quality, elegant design, and providing exceptional value to consumers. Pandigital is headquartered in Dublin, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.pandigital.net.

About KPN

The KPN M2M service portfolio offers various business solutions, specifically designed for various M2M applications and environments of use. KPN M2M Corporate is suited for high volume solutions. This service uniquely brings together Global Wireless Coverage with robust Web-Based Applications for connectivity, real-time visibility and control, making this solution perfectly designed to meet the needs of global deployments of M2M devices, applications and business processes. KPN M2M Corporate is founded on the partnership between KPN and Jasper Wireless. Other signature implementations of this partnership are Garmin (2009) and Konica Minolta (2010).

KPN is the Dutch M2M market leader and has the ambition to become the most important partner in the European M2M market. M2M gives companies from numerous market segments the possibility of remote metering and remote management. This empowers them to increase their service level and decrease costs.

All offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not be available through all retail partners. Prices listed are manufacturer’s suggested retail prices and may vary by retail location. Applicable taxes extra. Trademarks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pandigital. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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