RoyalTek
and VisualOn extend the role of the Personal Navigation
Device enabling users to watch Mobile TV and use
their GPS device as a Personal Media Player
Campbell, CA and Taipei, Taiwan – March, 2007
RoyalTek Corporation and VisualOn, Inc. today
announced that they will be working together to
expand the functionality of RoyalTek’s RNS-3200
series PND. VisualOn’s multimedia software can
transform RoyalTek’s RNS-3200 series PND into
a multi-purpose device, a Navigation Device, a
media player and a mobile TV terminal.
“RoyalTek has designed a very powerful platform
that meets the consumers personal navigation needs,
and also has enough performance to bring the consumer
high quality mobile multimedia.” said Yang Cai,
CEO of VisualOn. “We are excited to be working
with an innovative company like RoyalTek that
understands how multimedia capabilities and technology
can provide tremendous additional value to their
customers.”
RoyalTek’s RNS-3200 series PND can play back full
screen video/audio content at 30 frames per second.
RoyalTek Personal Navigation Device users can
now enjoy watching full length movies, their favorite
television shows, or video on demand, and still
have plenty of battery life to navigate themselves
safely to their final destination.
“Historically, high quality mobile multimedia
was considered impossible without the addition
of costly dedicated hardware. Working closely
with VisualOn, we have proven it is possible to
play very high quality audio and video on GPS
devices with a software solution”, said Jin Su,
President of RoyalTek. We decided to work with
VisualOn because they have the best performance
and a complete multimedia solution including,
a media player, decoding, encoding, streaming,
and mobile TV support. VisualOn shares our view
on the potential for RoyalTek to support advanced
applications such as video conferencing, audio
and video decoding and encoding, and other applications
that have not been historically linked to personal
navigation devices.”
VisualOn’s unique patent-pending technology is
targeted for mobile devices and is highly optimized
for performance and power efficiency. VisualOn’s
Media Player supports popular audio and video
formats such as H.264, MPEG4, H.263, WMV, AAC,
MP3, AMR, AMR WB and WMA. VisualOn’s multimedia
technology can transform many of today’s handsets
into high-quality portable media players, ideal
for enjoying full action movies, TV shows, music
videos, sports, and news highlights on the go.
About RoyalTek Corporation.
RoyalTek Company Limited, established in 1997,
is the customer-oriented supplier in the booming
market of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) related
products for widespread consumer and commercial
use. RoyalTek develops, manufactures, and markets
the products including hand-held GPS, in-vehicle
navigation systems, auto PCs, GPS engine board,
GPS mouse (G-mouse), GPS module for PDA, and GPS
locator for fleet management systems. To learn
more about RoyalTek, please visit http://www.royaltek.com
About VisualOn
VisualOn is a Silicon Valley based mobile software
company that enables a rich multimedia experience
on handheld devices without the need for expensive
hardware. Our unique patent pending technology
is optimized for quality, performance, and minimal
power consumption. We support many video and audio
applications, including mobile TV, with quality
levels that rival the video iPod.
VisualOn’s software offerings include support
for H.264 and other popular audio and video formats.
Our solutions are available as plug-ins for Windows
Media Player or as SDKs for integration with third-party
applications. For more information, please visit
our web site at http://www.visualon.com
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