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Subject COWON releases ‘COWON D2+’ Date 2009.02.23
February 23, 2009 Seoul – COWON Systems (CEO Nam-Gyu Park, www.cowon.com) announced the release of ‘COWON D2+’ (D2 Plus), an upgraded version of the premium ‘COWON D2’ MP3 player.

Initially released in December of 2006, ‘COWON D2’ was a smash hit on the market and instantly became the leader in new premium MP3 players at the time, with its convenient full-touch control of multimedia such as videos, music, DMB and electronic dictionaries.

The usability and the quality of ‘COWON D2’ is well attested to with top reviews from prominent media and professional websites both in and out of Korea, including its designation as the ‘Top Digital Audio Product of 2007’ at the world-class digital audio site, ‘DAP Review’. Over 100,000 units were sold in a mere three months after the initial release and over 500,000 units have been sold worldwide to date.

As an upgraded model of the time-transcending steady seller ‘COWON D2’, the new release, ‘COWON D2+’, has inherited the outstanding multimedia player qualities of the D2 model while boasting reinforced design and sound functions.

D2+ supports the same outstanding features of the conventional D2 model such as video, music, DMB as well as radio, documents, pictures, voice recorder, Flash player, electronic dictionary, convenient storage expansion through SD cards, and the longest playback time in its class at an astounding 52 hours for music and 10 hours for video. Furthermore, the professional, next-generation sound field BBE+, optimized for portable devices, has been added to the D2+ model, bringing more natural and realistic sounds.

Now with the application of the dual color design to COWON’s signature minimalistic yet elegant frame, the D2+ model boasts an even more delicate and classy look. The UI has been updated to deliver a more vivid feel to the screen with the harmonious placement of simply intuitive icons against the ivory background.

“We revised our main MP3 player product lineup with the recent release of the highly favored MP3 player, ‘COWON S9’, and the new release of 'COWON D2+’,” said COWON CEO Nam-Gyu Park. “With the new product lineup and aggressive marketing, I anticipate great progress in the market.”