The Top 10 Things Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Won’t Tell You About Your Wii, xBox 360, and PS3

EMERYVILLE, CALIF (August 13, 2007) Here’s a list you won’t see published soon by game console manufacturers – the top 10 things you can do on your Wii, xBox 360 and PS3 that doesn’t involve playing any games. That’s right. No games – but free and personal entertainment for the exploding population of more than 28 million households with a game console in the United States alone. Using any major game console and Orb Network’s (www.orb.com) free software, gamers can now consume all of the digital media on their PC– music, videos, photos and more -- on their preferred screen– the TV.

“Gamers are using Orb’s free media software to bring internet and PC content to the TV screen using the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft xBox 360 and Sony Playstation 3,” said Herve Utheza, Vice President and General Manager of television properties at Orb Networks. “When game console manufacturers provided access to the Internet, it ushered in a whole new world of entertainment. Gamers jumped at the chance to use their consoles for other things besides playing games. Equally significant, content providers are realizing how this is changing our media consumption behavior.”

Utheza went on to say one of the biggest attractions to the game console/Orb combination is that it doesn’t require any new equipment, cost or time, neither for the gamer, nor for the content provider. “You simply download Orb onto your home PC, walk 10 feet to your study, access the Internet from your game console, and you suddenly have access to everything that is on your computer – music, videos, movies – and everything that is streamed from the web, all on the biggest screen in the house.”

Orb’s Top 10 List for Gamers

So, how are gamers using Orb with game consoles? Below is a list of the top 10 things gamers are doing with their game consoles when not playing games.

1. Watching movies, videos, and movie trailers downloaded to the PC on their big screen TV.
2. Watching video game preview clips and trailers highlighting upcoming games on the big screen TV.
3. Listening to their entire music collection on the TV surround sound music system.
4. Sharing favorite gaming videos and recordings without any size, time or upload restrictions.
5. Watching YouTube videos in big screen format.
6. Watching live and recorded Internet TV (i.e. European soccer games, foreign language TV, and so much more) on the big screen TV.
7. Using a webcam for live videoconferencing with friends.
8. Watching a slideshow from their photo collections on their home TV during dinner.
9. Sharing home and Internet videos, music, and photos with friends and family to watch on TVs at home – or watch the media that friends and family share with you.
10. Listening to their favorite internet radio station on the surround sound system.

Want to learn more about Orb and how it works with all major game consoles? Check it out at www.orb.com/gamers.

How Orb Works -- Orb is a free media sharing application. Download it to the PC where you have all your media, and then stream any of the media that is on your PC – or anything from the internet – to another computer, mobile phone, or TV via a game console. Download it today at http://www.orb.com/download_orb

About Orb Networks, Inc.
Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software and services that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers. Orb MyCasting gives consumers secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to everything from their photos and video to TV and music on virtually Web-enabled device. The company's partners and affiliates include: AOL Winamp, AMD, Creative Labs, Hauppauge, Hutchison, Nokia, Orange and Vodafone. Orb Networks is a privately held company in Emeryville, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks and the Orb MyCasting service, please visit www.orb.com .

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