eisa.com Bridges ""Digital Divide"" With Launch Of NEOô Home TV Web-Appliance Neo iDVDô Player, Powered By EISA.com, Provides First Truly Affordable Home Internet And Entertainment Solution In One Easy To Use Device

4-Apr-00

Bringing the Internet into every home is the vision at eisa.com, and now that vision is becoming a reality. eisa.com, one of the fastest growing, privately-held Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in North America, announced the launch of a revolutionary consumer electronics device, called NEOô, that bridges the 'digital divide' by bringing Internet content and home electronic entertainment into the hands of everyday families. The NEO iDVDô player, powered by eisa.com's expansive Internet network, is the first family focused, hybrid DVD and TV-Web appliance of this type to be offered in the world. Retailing for less than $100, anyone with a television and phone line can now easily and affordably access the Internet through their television, as well as enjoy audio CD and DVD movie entertainment. ""NEO symbolizes the next evolution of digital Internet, television and entertainment technology. Designed to integrate advanced features into one, easy to use and affordable device, NEO offers a new way to bridge the digital divide and bring communities together through the power of the Internet,"" said Campbell Angus, President and CEO of eisa.com. ""By leading the industry with a sub-$100 price point and dual Internet and home entertainment capabilities, NEO clearly offers consumers with the most feature-rich, home Web-appliance solution possible today."" Similar to a VCR, the NEO iDVD player simply plugs into most televisions or home entertainment systems. It includes a complete set of stereo audio jacks, a standard TV out line, and an S-Video out for more high-performance televisions. Leveraging a uniquely designed Web-to-TV browser, developed by Planetweb, renowned for creating enhanced Internet experiences, the NEO iDVD automatically self configures to allows users to instantly: - Surf the World Wide Web - within seconds, anyone from 8-to-80 can easily navigate and see the world through the eyes of the Internet.- Send and receive Web-based e-mail - now families can communicate with friends and relatives with eisa.com's easy to use personal e-mail services. Up to five personal e-mail accounts can be set-up with one NEO iDVD connection.- ""Chat"" online - with the fully-featured, wireless keyboard, family members can instantly ""chat"" and actively participate among online communities, bulletin boards, special interest clubs and chat rooms. - Search the Internet - the NEO iDVD player makes it easy to research and find Web sites, businesses online and locate other points of interest on the Internet. - Shop online - with built in security (SSL) features, families can safely purchase products online and save money.- Trade stocks online - NEO's built-in security features also work with all sorts of today's innovative credit transactions, so that even trading stocks online can be done right from the TV. In addition to its advanced Internet capabilities, the NEO iDVD player utilizes the latest in DVD movie playback technology. Packed with a bevy of features, including DTSÆ Digital Surroundô and DolbyÆ AC-3Æ sound output, users can enjoy a home theatre experience at a fraction of the cost when compared to other leading brand home DVD-Video players. Designed for maximum ease of use, the NEO iDVD player comes with a wireless keyboard and remote control. The wireless keyboard provides instant shortcut buttons to News, Weather, Sports, Stocks, Finance, Shopping, and Entertainment, thus simplifying the Internet experience and making it less intimidating for first time users. As well, the NEO iDVD player includes a magnify feature that enhances images on the screen so that tiny details on any Web site can be easily seen. Parents will also appreciate the built in parental control measures so that all family members can access content that they feel is appropriate for their individual family needs. eisa.com, with more than 2,500 local dial-up Internet access phone numbers, provides the Internet connectivity and backbone infrastructure for the NEO iDVD players. Leveraging a state of the art network, customers will be able to seamlessly connect to the Internet from most any city in the US and Canada. As well, eisa.com will provide Internet service for those families who want to switch from their current ISP to eisa.com at no charge. For the NEO iDVD player, eisa.com provides unlimited Internet service for a $23.95 per month. The NEO iDVD player, powered by eisa.com, will be available in April 2000 in many major consumer electronics and computer retail outlets throughout the US and Canada. The MSRP is $99 dollars for the unit and a two-year subscription with eisa.com for its ISP service at $23.95 per month. Consumers will be required to sign up for Internet service upon purchase. Mr. Angus concludes, ""Because of the low-cost, variety of easy to use features, and the fact that eisa.com developed the NEO iDVD player from a consumer electronics perspective, rather than from a PC design, eisa.com is confident that the NEO iDVD player will be the first home Web-appliance to be adopted by millions of people who otherwise can not afford a PC or are too intimidated by the complexity of a PC."" About eisa.com eisa.com makes the Internet easy. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, eisa.com is one of the fastest growing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in North America. Leveraging world-class strategic alliances and manufacturing partners, eisa.com is the ISP leader that provides complete Internet access with innovative Internet appliance solutions. With more than 800 local points of presence in North America, eisa.com provides home and professional users with easy, robust and reliable Internet service and Web-enabled information appliances. Backed by a team of friendly and knowledgeable service and support professionals, eisa.com customer service is toll-free and readily available. For customer information, please phone 877 eisa eisa or visit www.eisa.com, or www.neo.com.

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