USTelematics Breakthrough Vivee Technology
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Proprietary Vivee Product Continues to Gather Broad Mainstream Recognition Following Favorable Article in Sunday Edition of The New York Times
CHICAGO December 24, 2007; USTelematics, Inc., deploying proprietary technology and market-disruptive products at the forefront of the connected-car revolution, announced today that the Company’s proprietary Vivee product line has received favorable coverage in the technology section of the Sunday, December 23, 2007, edition of The New York Times. The article is the latest validation of the Company’s breakthrough product line Vivee™, an innovative voice-interactive solution that “speaks” email and text messages.
The article headlined, “For Those Who Text and Drive, You Can Stop Now,” provides an overview of newly introduced designed to make driving safer and more efficient through use of voice recognition technologies.
“As hands-free kits have helped ease the distraction problem of cell phones in cars, speech technology is trying to tackle the problem of the written word by reading messages aloud to drivers,” said the article. “Another voice system, by USTelematics, offers an application and online service called Vivee (Voice Interactive Voice Enhance E-mail). The software works with Windows Mobile devices, including the Palm Treo, and costs $29.99. Monthly service is an additional $4.99.”
“To get Vivee working, the software must be downloaded to a smart phone. Users log into the service, which connects to the Internet over the wireless data network. The female read-back voice of Vivee is much more natural than (Ford) Sync’s, and Vivee can also handle e-mail.”
USTelematics will introduce its highly anticipated products to the public next month at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Company has outlined an aggressive set of sales goals for the CES event, including acceptance of purchase orders and finalization of relationships with a range of retailers, from big box chains to small and mid-size retailers. One of the world’s leading venues for the introduction of new and innovative electronics and technology products, the International CES will be held January 7-10 in Las Vegas.
About USTelematics
US Telematics, Inc. (“USTelematics” or the “Company”) is engaged in the development and commercialization of next-generation, proprietary technologies to revolutionize the “wired car,” delivering high speed data and entertainment content to private and commercial vehicles. The Company is addressing high-growth opportunities in the projected $58 billion global telematics marketplace with proprietary technologies that enable a full range of voice-driven handheld and automotive mobile communications, full internet connectivity and rich infotainment options. With products that provide a full range of next-generation rear seat infotainment, USTelematics is offering an advance over the old DVD-only systems that still represent the current standard in the rear seat entertainment industry.