EspriTVô Internet Television Delivers Connectivity To Consumers In Their Living Rooms

EspriTVô Brings Consumers An Interactive Internet And Television Experience In One Device

10-Jan-01

At the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show, EspriTV, Inc. debuted the EspriTV Internet Television - providing an easy-to-use entry to interactive entertainment, information and education in the living room. The EspriTV Internet Television will be available in consumer electronics, computer and department stores in summer 2001 with an MSRP of $998 for the 27-inch super flat-screen model and $798 for the 16-inch model. As the first Internet television scheduled to hit the market, EspriTV is welcoming all retail, industry and consumer queries. Offering a top-quality TV with easy-to-use Internet and e-mail capabilities, EspriTV has created a seamless product that omits all of the complicated applications, programs, boxes and wires normally required for these functions. The integration of the EspriTV Internet hardware with advanced TV functions provides such features as picture-in-picture, browser-in-picture and picture-in-browser, which allow simultaneous split-screen TV and Internet viewing. The specialized assimilation of computer technology and European television hardware, coupled with superior picture quality ensures maximum clarity in viewing television programs and reading Internet text. The EspriTV Internet Television provides consumers with a television experience that is enhanced with sophisticated Internet functionality - connecting consumers to the Web, e-mail, online chats, message boards and e-commerce through a sleek, wireless keyboard and remote. The product provides consumer interactivity right out of the box, with a setup of three easy steps that takes only ten minutes. In addition to standard e-commerce functions, the product also offers Smart Card capabilities - providing a more immediate and secure way for EspriTV customers to shop online. Consumers are also given the opportunity to select any Internet Service Provider (ISP) and to navigate freely anywhere on the Internet - guaranteeing definitive control and convenience over their EspriTV Internet Television. EspriTV designed this unique product to be future-proof - scheduling automatic and frequent online upgrades to provide consumers with the latest in the company's world-renowned European technology, without expensive product replacements. EspriTV has partnered with several top-tier software companies and manufacturers to ensure that its initial Internet television product line offers consumers every possible advantage. EspriTV and Planetweb, a leader in open systems software solutions for the Internet connectivity market, have created a high-performance software browser that provides EspriTV Internet Television users with easy-to-navigate Internet access. Planetweb, whose highly regarded browser was also chosen to provide Internet capabilities to SegaÆ's 3 million Dreamcastô game consoles, has enhanced EspriTV Internet Television with several key Internet features. ""Planetweb is proud to provide the Internet connectivity for such a unique and exciting new integrated television,"" says Ken Soohoo, President and CEO of Planetweb. ""The Planetweb software offers EspriTV customers a complete solution with all of the advantages, from open Web browsing and shopping to e-mail and chat."" EspriTV Internet Television provides retailers with an attractive, easy-to-set-up product that is simple to demonstrate and even easier to sell. The company will offer extensive retail partner and customer service programs to ensure that the EspriTV Internet Television is hassle-free for both retailers and consumers. ""EspriTV wanted to create a product that surpassed consumer demands for connectivity and entertainment in the living room,"" says Mark A. Presser, EspriTV president and CEO. ""The EspriTV Internet Television melds top-end TV features with the best Internet and e-mail functionality, enabling it to grow with the innovative demands of retailers and the technology needs of the consumer."" For more information about EspriTV, Inc., visit www.espritv.com. 

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