Who Needs an iPhone? 140 million People Can Already Do What Apple Promises

 

EMERYVILLE, Calif. – June 27, 2007 – Orb Networks™ announced today that the 140 million people worldwide who already own streaming media phones have an alternative to get all of their digital media on the go without paying the hefty price tag of the Apple iPhone, which is scheduled to hit stores this week. A simple download of the free Orb MyCasting service (www.orb.com ) provides unlimited access to all the music, photos, and other digital media that’s on your PC, as well as anything from the Internet including all of YouTube, TV shows and more, on your mobile phone.

 

“Let’s face it, the iPhone is going to be out of reach for most people,” said Joe Costello, Chairman and CEO of Orb Networks. “But if you download a free copy of Orb onto your PC, anything you can play on your computer, you can play on any phone that has a streaming media player. That turns 140 million phones -- models from all major handset makers, and all major carriers -- into media phones. Orb is the media phone for the rest of us.”

 

Costello went on to say that using a streaming media phone with Orb’s free service allows you to access an unlimited number of Internet videos, such as on YouTube, without any limitations and offers other advantages. “The iPhone handcuffs you to AT&T and iTunes. Using your own phone with Orb, you have the freedom to select any service provider and music source – you are in control.”

Want to see if your mobile phone works with Orb? Test it by going to www.orb.com/4U on your mobile phone. For more information about using Orb to turn your phone into a media phone, visit www.orb.com/myphones .

How to Get Orb. Download Orb from www.orb.com onto the Windows PC where you have all your media. It takes less than 3 minutes.

Then type: mycast.orb.com into your mobile phone browser and you are set.

Remember:

• If you want to watch TV, you’ll need a tuner card. Get started at: www.orb.com/en/mytv .
• Anything with a streaming media player and Internet access – your mobile device, lap top, PDA, even your home TV using a game console – can be an Orb player.
• Keep your home PC always on – it's the personal broadcasting system that streams your media to your other devices wherever you are – personally, securely.

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 any Web-enabled device. The company’s partners and affiliates include: Amino, 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.

Orb and MyCast are trademarks of Orb Networks, Inc. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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