For more information, contact Cynthia Jarvis, Panja Inc. 800 222 0193, 972 644 3048, or e-mail at the below internet contact.
Panjaís Internet Home Entertainment Gateway Now Available Online
Breakthrough technology to send Internet audio and video entertainment directly to home entertainment systems and devices without a PC is now a mouse-click away. Effective today, customers can order a Panja 1000 Internet Home Entertainment Gateway and content rich subscription services over its Web site direct ñ at www.buyapanja.com, or linked through Panjaís home page at www.panja.com. On-line orders placed before Christmas will receive an optional ViewPort docking station and battery (a $350 value) for free, along with a Panja t-shirt. And on-line orders for a one-year subscription to Broadband Blastô (see below) will cost just $200. ""Weíre very excited about making the Panja 1000 easy to order and getting the first true Internet home entertainment solution into peopleís hands,"" said Panja President and CEO Joe Hardt. Orders will begin shipping before Christmas and customers will be billed when their Panja 1000 ships. Panja 1000 is a package of highly integrated components that intertwines television and stereo entertainment systems with the Internet. It brings information to peopleís fingertips, provides the ultimate in remote control and streams audio, such as MP3 and Internet video, to home entertainment systems. The Panja 1000 is a complete entertainment system controller, an Internet access display and a Digital Media Processor (Optional with Broadband Blast monthly service) that decodes and streams the most popular Internet media formats like MP3 files and Microsoftísx ASX audio and video streams to entertainment systems and devices. Additionally, Panja is delivering a set of subscription services which, when coupled with Panja 1000, allow consumers to harvest the Internetís rich digital cornucopia of entertainment without being shackled to a PC. Panja has partnered with companies like Infoseek/GO Network and StreamSearch.com to bring the rich content they offer to non-PC devices. The new subscription services available for the Panja 1000 include Broadband Blastô, which delivers streaming Internet audio and video, and PanjaCastô which delivers custom information to touch-panels and keypads ""Customers for the first time can stream MP3 files from the Internet to their quality home stereo, or view video files on their large screen TV instantly or get the latest stock quotes on a wireless ViewPointô while relaxing in their recliner or anywhere else in the home,"" Hardt said. ""Even the latest news, sports, weather and traffic is just a touch away. The Panja 1000 provides everything needed to experience the Ultimate Web Lifestyle without the need of a PC."" Hunting through irrelevant Web pages to locate needed updates on news, weather, traffic and other vital information is no longer necessary, Hardt said. With PanjaCast, users receive only the information they want, where they want. The information is automatically delivered to the ViewPoint panel, thereby freeing people from the bonds of the personal computer. More than a remote control interface, the ViewPoint uses Panjaís award winning WAVE Radio Frequency technology. The WAVE system allows you to take the ViewPoint anywhere in the home and still receive personalized Internet information, not to mention control the entertainment system. Broadband Blast funnels multimedia content such as streaming audio and video files directly to entertainment systems. In order to ease searching efforts, the Broadband Blast service places the Internet audio and video titles on the ViewPoint panel. When a selection is made, the Panja 1000 system streams audio directly to the stereo or video right to the TV Ö all in real-time. While listening to music or watching Internet video, customers still can access other Internet information directly on their ViewPoint because Broadband Blast includes the PanjaCast service. People ordering a Panja 1000 over the Internet will receive a complete entertainment system controller, a wireless ViewPoint touch panel, a wireless network receiver and a Digital Media Processing unit [required for Broadband Blast monthly service]. The cost of the Panja 1000 with the Digital Media Processor is $2,499.95. Without the Digital Media Processor (not necessary if ordering PanjaCast), the Panja 1000 is $1,999.95. PanjaCast is $9.95 a month, Broadband Blast - $19.95 a month. All can be conveniently billed to a credit card. Panja customers can select from a range of exciting vibrant colors for their ViewPoint panel. Because Panja has access to codes for controlling some 20,000 different devices and appliances, customers must specify the model numbers of the home entertainment equipment they are using. The Panja 1000 they receive will then be coded to their specific needs. Later, if new equipment is acquired, Panja can download the information needed to link that new unit to the Internet through the Panja 1000 Gateway. About Panja Inc. Panja is a new kind of Internet company, linking home and business appliances seamlessly and meaningfully to Internet content and services. Panja (NASDAQ: PNJA, www.panja.com), is the melding of former AMX and PHAST companies. Its leading-edge technology today is slashing the bonds of the PC. Panja is creating a whole new market for entertainment by delivering rich online music and video to the stereos, TVs, VCRs and other non-PC devices we turn to for our entertainment today. In doing so, Panja is opening new doors for content providers, people who build broadband infrastructure Ö and consumers. Itís a new world.