Akoo.com Introduces Kima, New Wireless Internet Audio Appliance

Business Wire, Sept 13, 2000

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ELMWOOD PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000

Appliance Allows Users to Wirelessly Access Internet Radio, MP3

Files and Digital Music on Any Stereo or Portable Radio

Up to 1,000 Feet Away

Akoo.com, a leading Internet entertainment network, today introduced Kima, a new appliance that allows consumers to wirelessly access Internet audio on any stereo or portable radio up to 1,000 feet away.

Ideal for listening to Internet radio, MP3 files and digital music away from one's computer, Kima is available for purchase at www.akoo.com/kima.> "Akoo.com's wireless technology revolutionizes users' access to Internet audio," said Niko Drakoulis, president and CEO. "And, unlike any other technology on the market, Kima can be used with a $10,000 home entertainment system or a $10 clock/radio."

Kima is comprised of two units and is extremely user-friendly. A base unit connects to a PC's sound card, or any audio source such as a satellite dish, and wirelessly sends the audio signal up to 1,000 feet away to a receiving unit using akoo.com's patent-pending technology. The receiving unit is placed eight to 10 feet from any stereo or portable radio and sends the audio signal to one of two available FM frequencies. The receiving unit also can be connected to a stereo's auxiliary input.

Kima is compatible with any streaming media player, including Real Networks' Real Player, Microsoft Windows Media Player and Apple's QuickTime Player, as well as Real Juxebox, MP3 music files and satellite/cable television digital music channels. Kima is also Mac compatible.

Added Ronald Pace, akoo.com's vice president of product development, "Kima is the only wireless technology that allows users to enjoy their favorite Internet audio up to 1,000 feet away and without sitting in front of their PCs. That means wireless access to Internet audio anywhere in and around the home, outdoors in the backyard or throughout the workplace."

According to Pace, a remote control unit for the Kima will be introduced by the first quarter of 2001.

About Akoo.com

Akoo.com is an Internet entertainment network and developer of innovative wireless technology. The company combines a comprehensive selection of audio and video content with proprietary technology that simplifies and automates the online experience. Founded in 1999, the company is based in Elmwood Park, Ill.

Akoo.com's website at http://www.akoo.com features programming from more than 4,000 worldwide radio and television stations, several thousand music videos and movie trailers, additional audio/video programming in numerous categories, including news, sports, television and business and the Radio Akoo network comprised of nine, commercial free digital music channels.

To enhance this broad range of content, akoo.com features proprietary technology to simplify and enhance the online experience, including a search engine for Internet broadcasting, a scheduling capability that allows users to build customized playlists and the akoo dial, which manages playlists and automates the entire online experience.

Akoo.com's Kima, a patent-pending Internet audio appliance, allows consumers to wirelessly access audio - including Internet radio, MP3 files and digital music - up to 1,000 feet away on any stereo or portable radio.

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