AudioReQuest Stereo System
Component Stores 150 Hours of Digital Music for Playback
SAN DIEGO--(ENTERTAINMENT
WIRE)--June 15, 1999--ReQuest, Inc., an innovator in consumer
interactive multimedia, today announced AudioReQuest, a stereo
component system that stores, organizes, and plays up to 150 hours
of CD-quality digital music.
Without relying on a PC, the
AudioReQuest player combines MPEG I Layer 3 compression (MP3) and
other popular Internet music formats with high-capacity storage to
make a small, convenient modern home jukebox.
Designed specifically to connect
with home entertainment systems, AudioReQuest is the first
consumer product that encodes audio compact discs directly into
CD-quality digitally compressed music. The AudioReQuest unit
includes a CD player that allows users to store up to 150 hours of
compact disc music, eliminating both the bulk of CD collections
and the need to manually change CDs while listening to different
artists.
Music enthusiasts with collections
of older analog formats such as audio cassettes or LP records can
digitally encode their favorites through AudioReQuest's Line-In
Input. Through a parallel connection, users can also download
digital music directly from a PC or the Internet.
"People already enjoy the
ease and convenience of downloading music from the Internet to
build personal collections. With AudioReQuest, they can play these
collections on a stereo system without a computer," said Steven
Vasquez, Chief Executive Officer of ReQuest, Inc. "Entire
music collections become available from one-point storage and
playback."
Connected to any television,
AudioReQuest provides an interface that allows users to play
CD-quality digital music while creating playlists, organizing
music or watching animation that ranges from fireworks to
psychedelic shows that move in time with the music. Users can also
import pictures from a digital camera to create slide shows that
play along with music selections. Users operate AudioReQuest with
a simple remote control or an optional wireless keyboard.
AudioReQuest will be available in
the fall of 1999 at an estimated retail price of $599.95. The
AudioReQuest stereo music player provides connectivity to Minidisc,
DAT, and high-end amplifiers through digital input/output and will
ship with a remote control and all the audio, video, and PC
connections needed to link it with a home entertainment system.
ReQuest is driving the consumer
multimedia market by providing innovative products that enable
home users to create, store, access and experience compelling new
media content through their stereo and television systems and the
Internet. In addition to AudioReQuest, ReQuest, Inc. is releasing
PhotoReQuest, a set-top box that stores photos from digital
cameras and displays them onto any television set. ReQuest Inc. is
privately owned. For information contact ReQuest, 435 2nd Avenue,
Troy, NY 12182, email [email protected],
or visit the Web site at www.audiorequest.com.
Contact:
ReQuest, Inc.
Steven Vasquez
Chief Executive Officer
518-330-8403
or
Frederick Alm
Marketing Director
518-330-5423
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