[VWB's product line at CES to include the MediaREADY 6000 digital media center electronic TV set-top box combining DVD/MP3/CD recording and playback with Internet browser, email, media jukebox plus many new features including dual tuners and VoIP/video conference support.]

Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Video Without Boundaries, Inc., a leading provider of interactive, media- convergent home entertainment devices, announced it will showcase the newest products in its MediaREADY(TM) product line at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 5-8 in Las Vegas.

Leading the lineup is the company's new MediaREADY 6000 digital media center. The electronic TV set-top product, which combines DVD/MP3/CD recording and playback with an Internet browser, email, media jukebox and more, now includes onboard CableCARD(tm) digital cable tuning and dual ATSC/NTSC/PAL tuners for watch-record, AAC/iPod support, HD MPEG 2-4 (H.264)/DivX/WMV/VC-1 codecs, and VoIP/video conferencing support (camera and microphone), among other new features.

VWB's MediaREADY(tm) 6000 offers all the breakthrough capabilities of the company's MediaREADY 4000 and MediaREADY 5000 products such as Personal Video Recording, DVD/MPEG-1, 2, 4/CD/MP3 recording and playback, electronic program guide, Internet browsing, email, and karaoke.

All MediaREADY productsd support wired/wireless home network connections and offer a durable Linux operating platform, easy software/hardware upgrades, and exclusive downloadable content from a wide range of entertainment providers.

The new MediaREADY 6000 also offers an internal 200GB upgradeable hard disk drive, PVR to DVD read/write support, a room microphone for video calling, and a sleek new case design that compliments home theaters and living room entertainment centers.

VWB also announced it has further extended the capabilities of its award-winning MediaREADY Digital Media Center product line to include support for an array of new applications and services. To be demonstrated live at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on the Linux-based line of products will be a series of popular online services and applications including iTunes, Yahoo Music, Google Video, AOL Optimized 9.0, voice calling as well as transfer of video and audio to the Apple iPod. The demonstration's will take place at Video Without Boundaries' booth in the Sands Convention Center - IP 240 in Las Vegas from January 5 - 8th, 2006.

Also at International CES 2006, David Novak, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Video Without Boundaries, will be participating in an expert panel discussion on "The Networked Entertainment Home." The session, to be held Friday, January 6th from 10:30-11:30AM in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall (2nd Floor) as part of the Digital Hollywood conference track, will cover PVR/DVR, set-top and PC entertainment server technologies. In addition to VWB's Novak, the panel discussion will feature executives from Microsoft, Seagate Technology, Scientific-Atlanta, PRISMIQ, and Comcast.

"It's been an exciting year for Video Without Boundaries, and 2006 is shaping up to be even better," said Jeffrey Harrell, President and CEO of Video Without Boundaries. "We've seen broad acceptance of our MediaREADY set- top and PMP products among consumers and retailers alike. A number of important trends are coming together as technologies continue to mature, content providers provide new choices in entertainment, and consumers become aware of media-convergent devices. Driving these trends is the broad penetration of broadband Internet into the home, giving individuals huge new options in entertainment."

Top Products on Display

Among the latest VWB products that will be on display at International CES 2006 are:

-- MediaREADY 6000 - The electronic TV set-top product, which combines DVD/MP3/CD recording and playback with an Internet browser, email, media jukebox and more, now includes onboard CableCARD(TM) digital cable tuning and dual ATSC/NTSC/PAL tuners for watch-record, HD MPEG 2-4 (H.264)/DivX/WMV/VC-1 codecs, and VoIP/video conferencing support (camera and microphone), among other new features. Carrying an MSRP of $1,249.00, the MediaREADY 6000 will ship in Q2 of 2006;

-- Flyboy HD - Featuring an innovative 960 x 234 pixel backlit LCD display, the Flyboy HD portable multimedia player lets users enjoy home video, recorded TV programs, movies, video podcasts and more with a clarity and brightness rivaling screens many times its size. The Flyboy HD's 20GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Secure Digital (SD) card slot, and USB 2.0 support enables users to store, transfer, and organize the full range of digital entertainment, from thousands of MP3 songs to over 100,000 still photos or up to 20 movies. Priced at under $400(MSRP), the Flyboy HD will ship in Q1 of 2006;

-- CoPilot - Retailing for under $200, the CoPilot portable media player features AV input recording allowing for easy connection to DVD Players, VCRs, cable and satellite set-top boxes for simple recording of TV and movies. The CoPilot features video playback and recording on its 512MB flash drive, along with expandable unit memory via its SD card slot enabling the CoPilot (1GB model) to store more than 6 hours of video at 320 x 240 @ 30f/s resolution. The CoPilot also supports MP3, WAV, and WMA formats and Line In Audio for simple playback and recording of music;

-- MediaREADY 5000 - VWB's current flagship product, the MediaREADY 5000 connects people simply to all the possibilities found in their digital entertainment world. The $899 (MSRP) unit, no bigger than a conventional VHS or DVD player, delivers a TiVo-like Personal Video Recorder (PVR), DVD/MPEG 1, 2 and 4 playback, storage/retrieval via its onboard hard drive or PC-based home networked hard drive, electronic program guide, Internet browsing, email, MP3, WAV and CD playback, streaming video and audio, karaoke, games, and media jukebox.

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