" Play Smart, Work Smart "
--- Your Smart Digital Life by Tatung
at CeBIT 2006, Hall 2, Stand A 58

Hannover,Germany, 9 March 2006 --- Following its great success at CES in January, Tatung Company, the leading Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, will showcase an array of cutting-edge innovations in its new location, Hall 2, Stand A 58 at CeBIT 2006.   As a pioneer in digital technology research, Tatung is making debut for many new devices at CeBIT 2006 including 20.1” wide LCD TV, 42” LCD TV, WiStereo Music Hopper, WiStereo 2.1-Channel USB Headset, and Smartphone M1A.

As Mr. W.S. Lin, President of Tatung Company, pointed out “Digital revolution allows one to traverse in a world of wonder where time and space are no more boundaries.  Entertainment, communications, and new visual experience are all available at hand only by pressing a bottom.  「Go digital」can never be more real.  Our vision therefore is to realize the freedom and convenience brought by digital technology and enable users to easily experience fun and entertainment in their every day life.”  Mr. Lin also emphasizes that, while compatibility and connectivity continue to be the two main cores for Tatung’s research and development, Tatung will devote its strength in developing total solution for digital home and personal entertainment. 

Tatung meanwhile is been invited by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council to attend the CeBIT 2006 Taiwan ICT Industrial Forum at 13:00-17:00 on 10 march 2006 in Convention Centre Saal 15/16.  Mr. Chi Chang, Deputy General Manager of IP TV Division, will further depict Tatung’s product roadmap under Intel’s Viiv solution.  

Product Highlights :
A.  Display (LCD / PDP TV): From 20.1” wide screen to 42” big-sized LCD TV and 50” PDP, all series are HDTV ready with high definition and wide viewing angle.  The new design places the speaker underneath the screen to make more room for home decoration.  DVB-T tuner and SRS/BBE are also embedded. 

B.  Personal Entertainment : 
1)  WiStereo 2.1-Channel USB Headset: The revolutionary world-first 2.1-channel wireless headset and CD-quality wireless music hoppers are among the innovations targeting at on-line gaming, PC music, and all the digital audio applications for the home.  It presents unique values for simultaneous music and voice support, resisting radio interferers often exist at home. Based on WiStereo^TM module technologies, Tatung headset is further enhanced with an additional sub-woofer and is equipped with USB plug and play capability at the transmitter side. 
2)       WiStereo Music Hopper: The wireless music hoppers consist of a Sender and a Listener device based on WiStereo technology.  Its compact form factor matches with all the popular entertainment devices including Apple iPod dock system, Microsoft X-box, Sony PlayStation, Roku SoundBridge, DVD and MP3 players, and music phones etc. 

C.       Communication : Smartphone M1A, weighed 90 grams only, is equipped with quad band GSM, Bluetooth 1.2 and 2 Megapixel camera in bar form factor that is of high usability and multimedia functionalities.  It has a 240 x 320 LTPS TFT screen and operates on Windows Mobile 5 platform.  M1A is also equipped with stereo A2DP, hot swappable miniSD slot and a 1.100 mAh Li-Ion battery for over 200 hours of stand by and 4 hours of talk time.

D.       Business: Tatung’s latest 12” Tablet PC – TTAB-C12D incorporates with dual core processor.  It is the first slate Tablet PC with dual core performance.  The new C12D supports digitizer pen and finger touch input for both vertical and consumer market.  It is also equipped with light sensor, array microphone, and fingerprint recognition for file encryption. 

About Tatung

Founded in 1918, Tatung Company (www.tatung.com) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of a vast array of digital consumer products, including LCD TVs and PDPs, network-connected devices, storage-based media players and home appliances. Tatung also delivers advanced products for business computing, such as Tablet PCs, WebPad, and blade servers. For industrial products, Tatung has well-established power and energy business.

By capitalizing on the advantages of vertical integration, Tatung makes full use of the supply of key components such as flat-panel displays and digital tuners from its many subsidiaries located across the globe. In order to sustain strong, long-term growth, Tatung focuses particularly on the development of advanced technologies and global network of operations. With its overseas branches spreading across 12 countries, Tatung is in a solid position to deliver products more efficiently and fulfill customer services more effectively. Overseeing its global operations from its Taipei headquarters, Tatung offers customers tremendous advantages of cost, speed, and seamless backend operation in order to stay ahead in today's dynamic business world. Tatung specializes in the ODM/OEM business and serves branded customers on a global basis.

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