HOMENEWSPress Release Subject Introduces New Products at CeBIT 2005 in Germany Date 2005.03.04 - COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. prepares thematic, 2-story independent exhibition space for CeBIT 2005 - COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. showcases six new models, including latest portable multimedia player (PMP) and new HDD-type MP3 players March 4, 2005, Seoul – COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. (CEO: Park Nam Gyu, www.cowon.com) announced that it would set up an independent booth at CeBIT 2005, the world’s largest IT exhibition, in Hanover, Germany from March 10 to 16, and exhibit six new models including its latest portable multimedia player (PMP) and new HDD-type MP3 players. With the theme “Invitation to the World of Real Sound and Color Sound”, COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. planned and produced a large, 2-story booth that sensuously expresses the freedom and youth of the digital generation through a glass prism tower. Visitors to the booth can personally experience the products in the fantastic space of special illuminations that change to various colors, imitating an equalizer. The new PMP “Cowon A2”, introduced to the public for the first time at CeBIT, has the most advanced design and features among all PMP products both in and out of Korea. The Cowon A2 is equipped with stereo speakers and a DVD sized 16:9 wide vision 4-inch TFT LCD. As a genuine portable multimedia device, it can play various video file formats, such as Xvid and WMV, as well as audio including MP3, OGG, and WMA file formats, and for viewing still photos and images, it also supports JPEG and BMP. In particular, the Cowon A2 has a direct recording feature that allows real-time recording by connecting to a TV like a normal video recorder, and you can conveniently watch saved video files on a large TV screen by connecting to an external TV any time, any where. A convergence of MP3 player and digital camera, and a state-of-the-art HDD-type MP3 player equipped with a 1.8 inch, 260,000 color LCD, the iAUDIO X5 can not only play music, but various images and videos without a PC by directly connecting to a digital camera using its OTG (On-The-Go) feature. It features 15 frames per second video playback, 5x zoom for image close-ups, and allows you to read stored novels and news articles while listening to music. In addition, the ultra-light, super-slim HDD-type MP3 player iAUDIO M3, the ultra-compact fashionable MP3 player iAUDIO U2, the iAUDIO G3 with up to 50 hours of playback, and the iAUDIO 5 featuring 1,000 color backlight visualizations will also be exhibited. CEO Park Nam Gyu said, “CeBIT is the world’s largest IT exhibition. We will take this opportunity to actively market our products and build our brand in international markets including Europe.” On the other hand, COWON SYSTEMS, Inc. plans to lead the market by introducing various state-of-the-art flash memory type MP3 players, including the iAUDIO F1 with an organic EL display made of high-tech materials, and the iAUDIO U3 with a color LCD display.