Transfers Favorite Movies, TV Shows for Playback on Video iPods, PSPs, Mobile Phones Up to Five Times Faster than Real Time

Cerritos,, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/21/2006 -- ADS Tech www.adstech.com announced today, Instant Video To-Go™, the industry's first hardware-based H.264 conversion solution for PCs. Featuring the superior quality encoding that has made ADS Tech's growing line of mobile player accessories so popular, ADS Tech's new video transfer accelerator provides the convenience of USB 2.0 connectivity in a small, compact device. The hardware accelerator incorporated in Instant Video To-Go enables consumers to convert videos for playback on Apple iPods®, Sony® PSPs and other portable video players up to five times faster than real time.

With Instant Video To-Go, a 100-min./2GB MPEG2 or VOB video file can be converted into high-quality (320x240), H.264 video in approximately 20 minutes. The same video would require about 5 hours to convert with software encoding.

A complete hardware/software solution, Instant Video To-Go includes ArcSoft Media Converter™ 2 software, a simple two-step application that converts the most popular media formats. MP4, MP3, AVI, WMV, MOV, RM, JPG, and TIFF formats are supported as well as the Microsoft Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Combined, ADS Tech's video accelerator and ArcSoft Media Converter 2 provide consumers with a fast, easy solution for converting, enjoying and sharing favorite videos, TV shows and sporting events any time, anywhere.

ADS Tech offers a complete line of Mobile Player Accessories for recording and converting video and music to the iPod/MP3/mobile player formats. In addition to Instant Video To-Go, ADS Tech offers DVD Xpress DX2™, Instant Music™, Instant Music for Mac™ and Instant FM Music™.

Pricing, Availability
Instant Video To-Go is available from leading video dealers, e-tailers and distributors with a MSRP of US$79.95. A complete hardware/software solution, the USB 2.0 video transfer accelerator is compatible with Windows® XP systems. The external device comes with a 6-in. USB 2.0 extension cable and a CD containing device drivers and Arcsoft Media Converter 2 software, as well as a quick start guide.

About ADS Technologies
ADS Technologies is a world leader in Universal Serial Bus and IEEE-1394/FireWire solutions. Since 1992, the company has introduced high-quality multimedia, networking and presentation products at consumer-friendly prices. ADS Tech pioneered the consumer video editing industry with several USB MPEG-2 conversion devices designed to make archiving video to DVD easy and affordable. Going even one step further, ADS Tech not only enables customers to capture their video content, but also take their video, television and music to go anywhere whether on DVD, CD, or portable video players.

ADS Technologies' products are distributed by Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada and Europe. ADS Technologies' products are available in nearly 3,000 consumer electronic and computer retail stores and through OEM private label customers around the world who market ADS Technologies products under their own brand name. ADS Germany, Central Europe can be reached at Phone: +49 (0) 8106 356 311, Fax: +49 (0) 8106 308 663. ADS France, Southern Europe can be reached at Tel: 04 43 90 19 20, Fax: 01 46 58 67 06. For more information, visit www.adstech.com or call 800.888.5244.

Editors Note: For more information, photos/illustrations or to schedule a review of ADS Tech's Instant Video To-Go, contact andy@markencom.com.

ADS Tech respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that its customers do the same.

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USB Device Simplifies Searching, Recording, Sorting and Transferring Music, Sports Events and Talk Shows to Portable Devices

Cerritos, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/18/2006 -- ADS Tech www.adstech.com, announced today Instant FM Music™, the next generation in consumer FM and Web radio recording devices. A complete USB hardware/software solution, Instant FM Music not only finds and records the user's favorite songs, podcasts and sporting events automatically, it separates and identifies the songs for easy playback. As the latest addition to ADS Tech's iPod® / MP3 / Mobile Player Accessories product category, the device creates iPod, MP3 or other portable media player- ready audio files. With a street price of less than $40, the Tivo-like device provides Windows® XP users with a substantial savings over paying satellite subscription fees.

Measuring only 3.25 inches, Instant FM Music builds on the proven technologies incorporated in ADS Tech's highly rated Instant Music™ analog-to-digital audio converter and includes the company's innovative Instant Radio™ software. Unique to Instant Radio is ADS Tech's patented Radio Data Reception System (RDS) capture technology (US Patent #5790958). This technology combines with the software's other tools to enable consumers to easily tune across the entire FM band, record live broadcasts and view displays of RDS/RBDS data such as station call letters, radio text and more on their PC monitor.

By including both Instant Radio and Snaptune One™ software, users can tune to their favorite local FM or Web radio stations, sit back and watch as Instant FM Music finds and records a single song or schedules the automatic recording of a station's entire playlist.

Snaptune One provides users with a detailed list of all the programs it was asked to record and, after a short 'learning period', it also highlights the individual songs that were played during those programs. With the software's Tivo-like capabilities, users can pause or rewind live radio, go back an entire week or longer to listen to any song again, learn more about it, or go online to purchase a download or CD containing the song. The software also features unique indexing technology that enables users to view a playlist with individual songs, interviews, live sessions, news stories or talk segments.

According to research conducted by Arbitron, radio reaches 94 percent of all consumers in the US every week, traveling with them to work, home, in their car, wherever they go. Of this group, listening time averaged more than 20 hours a week. Like television, however, more and more consumers want to control what they listen to and when.

"With Instant FM Music, consumers can select any of their local FM radio stations or Web radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world," said Bill Baxter, President of Snaptune Inc. "By including Snaptune One with this incredibly inexpensive and easy-to-use product, ADS enables consumers to capture their favorite songs, new music in their preferred genre, or complete selections from their favorite artists. Coupled with the ability to transfer their selections to a mobile player, consumers can enjoy their recordings whenever and wherever they want."

"Best of all, they can do it without having to buy special equipment or pay subscription fees," Mike McCoy, ADS Tech President noted. "Satellite radio equipment costs can range from $49 to hundreds of dollars and then there are monthly fees of $10-$13; but with Instant FM Music, consumers have more features, more benefits and no fees."

Pricing, Availability
Instant FM Music is available from leading video dealers, e-tailers and distributors with a street price of US$39.99. A complete hardware/software solution, the USB 2.0 audio capture solution is compatible with Windows XP and is Windows Vista-ready Equipped with a retractable FM antenna, the external device comes with a USB extension cable, a CD containing Snaptune One and Instant Radio software as well as carrying pouch.

ADS Tech also offers accessories for Instant FM Music, including a high-quality antenna and a six-foot USB extension cable. Connectors are also available that enable users to connect Instant FM Music to their own antenna or PAL. Information on the Instant FM Music accessories is available at ADS Tech's web site, www.adstech.com.

About Snaptune Inc.
Snaptune Inc. is a privately-held, Bellevue, WA corporation specializing in audio content solutions. For more information contact: Snaptune Inc., press@snaptune.com, 425-765-7770.

About ADS Technologies
ADS Technologies is a world leader in Universal Serial Bus and IEEE-1394/FireWire solutions. Since 1992, the company has introduced high-quality multimedia, networking and presentation products at consumer-friendly prices. ADS Tech pioneered the consumer video editing industry with several USB MPEG-2 conversion devices designed to make archiving video to DVD easy and affordable. Going even one step further, ADS Tech not only enables customers to capture their video content, but also take their video, television and music to go anywhere whether on DVD, CD, or portable video players.

ADS Technologies' products are distributed by Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada and Europe. ADS Technologies' products are available in nearly 3,000 consumer electronic and computer retail stores and through OEM private label customers around the world who market ADS Technologies products under their own brand name. ADS Germany, Central Europe can be reached at Phone: +49 (0) 8106 356 311, Fax: +49 (0) 8106 308 663. ADS France, Southern Europe can be reached at Tel: 04 43 90 19 20, Fax: 01 46 58 67 06. For more information, visit www.adstech.com or call 800.888.5244.

Editors Note: For more information, photos/illustrations or to schedule a review of ADS Tech's Instant FM Music, contact andy@markencom.com.

ADS Tech respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that its customers do the same.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Cerritos, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/18/2006 -- ADS Tech www.adstech.com, announced today Instant FM Music™, the next generation in consumer FM and Web radio recording devices. A complete USB hardware/software solution, Instant FM Music not only finds and records the user's favorite songs, podcasts and sporting events automatically, it separates and identifies the songs for easy playback. As the latest addition to ADS Tech's iPod® / MP3 / Mobile Player Accessories product category, the device creates iPod, MP3 or other portable media player- ready audio files. With a street price of less than $40, the Tivo-like device provides Windows® XP users with a substantial savings over paying satellite subscription fees.

Measuring only 3.25 inches, Instant FM Music builds on the proven technologies incorporated in ADS Tech's highly rated Instant Music™ analog-to-digital audio converter and includes the company's innovative Instant Radio™ software. Unique to Instant Radio is ADS Tech's patented Radio Data Reception System (RDS) capture technology (US Patent #5790958). This technology combines with the software's other tools to enable consumers to easily tune across the entire FM band, record live broadcasts and view displays of RDS/RBDS data such as station call letters, radio text and more on their PC monitor.

By including both Instant Radio and Snaptune One™ software, users can tune to their favorite local FM or Web radio stations, sit back and watch as Instant FM Music finds and records a single song or schedules the automatic recording of a station's entire playlist.

Snaptune One provides users with a detailed list of all the programs it was asked to record and, after a short 'learning period', it also highlights the individual songs that were played during those programs. With the software's Tivo-like capabilities, users can pause or rewind live radio, go back an entire week or longer to listen to any song again, learn more about it, or go online to purchase a download or CD containing the song. The software also features unique indexing technology that enables users to view a playlist with individual songs, interviews, live sessions, news stories or talk segments.

According to research conducted by Arbitron, radio reaches 94 percent of all consumers in the US every week, traveling with them to work, home, in their car, wherever they go. Of this group, listening time averaged more than 20 hours a week. Like television, however, more and more consumers want to control what they listen to and when.

"With Instant FM Music, consumers can select any of their local FM radio stations or Web radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world," said Bill Baxter, President of Snaptune Inc. "By including Snaptune One with this incredibly inexpensive and easy-to-use product, ADS enables consumers to capture their favorite songs, new music in their preferred genre, or complete selections from their favorite artists. Coupled with the ability to transfer their selections to a mobile player, consumers can enjoy their recordings whenever and wherever they want."

"Best of all, they can do it without having to buy special equipment or pay subscription fees," Mike McCoy, ADS Tech President noted. "Satellite radio equipment costs can range from $49 to hundreds of dollars and then there are monthly fees of $10-$13; but with Instant FM Music, consumers have more features, more benefits and no fees."

Pricing, Availability

Instant FM Music is available from leading video dealers, e-tailers and distributors with a street price of US$39.99. A complete hardware/software solution, the USB 2.0 audio capture solution is compatible with Windows XP and is Windows Vista-ready Equipped with a retractable FM antenna, the external device comes with a USB extension cable, a CD containing Snaptune One and Instant Radio software as well as carrying pouch.

ADS Tech also offers accessories for Instant FM Music, including a high-quality antenna and a six-foot USB extension cable. Connectors are also available that enable users to connect Instant FM Music to their own antenna or PAL. Information on the Instant FM Music accessories is available at ADS Tech's web site, www.adstech.com.

About Snaptune Inc.

Snaptune Inc. is a privately-held, Bellevue, WA corporation specializing in audio content solutions. For more information contact: Snaptune Inc., press@snaptune.com, 425-765-7770.

About ADS Technologies

ADS Technologies is a world leader in Universal Serial Bus and IEEE-1394/FireWire solutions. Since 1992, the company has introduced high-quality multimedia, networking and presentation products at consumer-friendly prices. ADS Tech pioneered the consumer video editing industry with several USB MPEG-2 conversion devices designed to make archiving video to DVD easy and affordable. Going even one step further, ADS Tech not only enables customers to capture their video content, but also take their video, television and music to go anywhere whether on DVD, CD, or portable video players.

ADS Technologies' products are distributed by Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada and Europe. ADS Technologies' products are available in nearly 3,000 consumer electronic and computer retail stores and through OEM private label customers around the world who market ADS Technologies products under their own brand name. ADS Germany, Central Europe can be reached at Phone: +49 (0) 8106 356 311, Fax: +49 (0) 8106 308 663. ADS France, Southern Europe can be reached at Tel: 04 43 90 19 20, Fax: 01 46 58 67 06. For more information, visit www.adstech.com or call 800.888.5244.

Editors Note: For more information, photos/illustrations or to schedule a review of ADS Tech's Instant FM Music, contact andy@markencom.com.

ADS Tech respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that its customers do the same.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Cerritos, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/18/2006 -- ADS Tech www.adstech.com, announced today Instant FM Music™, the next generation in consumer FM and Web radio recording devices. A complete USB hardware/software solution, Instant FM Music not only finds and records the user's favorite songs, podcasts and sporting events automatically, it separates and identifies the songs for easy playback. As the latest addition to ADS Tech's iPod® / MP3 / Mobile Player Accessories product category, the device creates iPod, MP3 or other portable media player- ready audio files. With a street price of less than $40, the Tivo-like device provides Windows® XP users with a substantial savings over paying satellite subscription fees.

Measuring only 3.25 inches, Instant FM Music builds on the proven technologies incorporated in ADS Tech's highly rated Instant Music™ analog-to-digital audio converter and includes the company's innovative Instant Radio™ software. Unique to Instant Radio is ADS Tech's patented Radio Data Reception System (RDS) capture technology (US Patent #5790958). This technology combines with the software's other tools to enable consumers to easily tune across the entire FM band, record live broadcasts and view displays of RDS/RBDS data such as station call letters, radio text and more on their PC monitor.

By including both Instant Radio and Snaptune One™ software, users can tune to their favorite local FM or Web radio stations, sit back and watch as Instant FM Music finds and records a single song or schedules the automatic recording of a station's entire playlist.

Snaptune One provides users with a detailed list of all the programs it was asked to record and, after a short 'learning period', it also highlights the individual songs that were played during those programs. With the software's Tivo-like capabilities, users can pause or rewind live radio, go back an entire week or longer to listen to any song again, learn more about it, or go online to purchase a download or CD containing the song. The software also features unique indexing technology that enables users to view a playlist with individual songs, interviews, live sessions, news stories or talk segments.

According to research conducted by Arbitron, radio reaches 94 percent of all consumers in the US every week, traveling with them to work, home, in their car, wherever they go. Of this group, listening time averaged more than 20 hours a week. Like television, however, more and more consumers want to control what they listen to and when.

"With Instant FM Music, consumers can select any of their local FM radio stations or Web radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world," said Bill Baxter, President of Snaptune Inc. "By including Snaptune One with this incredibly inexpensive and easy-to-use product, ADS enables consumers to capture their favorite songs, new music in their preferred genre, or complete selections from their favorite artists. Coupled with the ability to transfer their selections to a mobile player, consumers can enjoy their recordings whenever and wherever they want."

"Best of all, they can do it without having to buy special equipment or pay subscription fees," Mike McCoy, ADS Tech President noted. "Satellite radio equipment costs can range from $49 to hundreds of dollars and then there are monthly fees of $10-$13; but with Instant FM Music, consumers have more features, more benefits and no fees."

Pricing, Availability

Instant FM Music is available from leading video dealers, e-tailers and distributors with a street price of US$39.99. A complete hardware/software solution, the USB 2.0 audio capture solution is compatible with Windows XP and is Windows Vista-ready Equipped with a retractable FM antenna, the external device comes with a USB extension cable, a CD containing Snaptune One and Instant Radio software as well as carrying pouch.

ADS Tech also offers accessories for Instant FM Music, including a high-quality antenna and a six-foot USB extension cable. Connectors are also available that enable users to connect Instant FM Music to their own antenna or PAL. Information on the Instant FM Music accessories is available at ADS Tech's web site, www.adstech.com.

About Snaptune Inc.

Snaptune Inc. is a privately-held, Bellevue, WA corporation specializing in audio content solutions. For more information contact: Snaptune Inc., press@snaptune.com, 425-765-7770.

About ADS Technologies

ADS Technologies is a world leader in Universal Serial Bus and IEEE-1394/FireWire solutions. Since 1992, the company has introduced high-quality multimedia, networking and presentation products at consumer-friendly prices. ADS Tech pioneered the consumer video editing industry with several USB MPEG-2 conversion devices designed to make archiving video to DVD easy and affordable. Going even one step further, ADS Tech not only enables customers to capture their video content, but also take their video, television and music to go anywhere whether on DVD, CD, or portable video players.

ADS Technologies' products are distributed by Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada and Europe. ADS Technologies' products are available in nearly 3,000 consumer electronic and computer retail stores and through OEM private label customers around the world who market ADS Technologies products under their own brand name. ADS Germany, Central Europe can be reached at Phone: +49 (0) 8106 356 311, Fax: +49 (0) 8106 308 663. ADS France, Southern Europe can be reached at Tel: 04 43 90 19 20, Fax: 01 46 58 67 06. For more information, visit www.adstech.com or call 800.888.5244.

Editors Note: For more information, photos/illustrations or to schedule a review of ADS Tech's Instant FM Music, contact andy@markencom.com.

ADS Tech respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that its customers do the same.

When MiniTV USB is plugged into a PC's USB port, it is instantly recognized without rebooting the computer or requiring complex setup procedures. Once connected, consumers can watch their favorite TV programs and sports events wherever they go, without having to carry extra cables or a power supply around. Using a standard TV antenna or cable connection, they can watch TV right on their computer screen in a re-sizeable window.

By bundling ADS Tech's robust hardware with their new Media TV PVR digital home theater software, consumers can watch and record TV broadcasts, view photos and photo slide shows, and burn video on disc in the VCD or DVD format. With Media TV PVR's time-shifting features, consumers can rewind, fast-forward, pause live TV and continue from the time of the interruption. The software features a simplified user interface that is easy to use and navigate. The 10-foot UI is designed to look good on large computer monitors or even on TV screens from up to 10 feet away.

Availability, Pricing

Designed for Windows® XP systems, ADS Tech's new MiniTV USB is available through ADS Tech's network of online and retail channels. The MSRP is US $79. A complete hardware/software solution, the Instant TV PVR 2.0 comes with a USB 2.0 extension cable, antenna, antenna MCX to F-connector and a CD containing device drivers and ADS Tech's Media TV PVR. A user manual is also included.

About ADS Technologies

ADS Technologies is a world leader in Universal Serial Bus and IEEE-1394/FireWire solutions. Since 1992, the company has introduced high-quality multimedia, networking and presentation products at consumer-friendly prices. The company's award-winning USB product line includes eleven complementary peripherals and its USB Port for Desktops is the world's best-selling USB PCI host card. PYRO 1394DV, the first consumer-priced digital video editing solution on the PC market, has been widely adopted by owners of digital video camcorders for its ease-of-use for first time DV editors, its functionality and its low cost.

ADS Technologies' products are distributed by Ingram Micro in the United States, Canada and Europe. ADS Technologies' products are available in nearly 3,000 consumer electronic and computer retail stores and through OEM private label customers around the world who market ADS Technologies products under their own brand name. ADS Germany, Central Europe can be reached at Phone: +49 (0) 8106 356 311, Fax: +49 (0) 8106 308 663. ADS France, Southern Europe can be reached at Tel: 04 43 90 19 20, Fax: 01 46 58 67 06. For more information, visit www.adstech.com or call 800.888.5244.

EDITOR'S NOTE: For more information, photos/illustrations or to schedule a review of ADS Tech's MiniTV USB, contact andy@markencom.com.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm