Orb Networks Adds Hauppauge WinTV Support to Bring Consumers Television on Mobile Devices

Orb Networks Adds Hauppauge WinTV Support to Bring Consumers Television on Mobile Devices

All Windows(TM) XP Users Worldwide Can Now Enjoy TV Everywhere

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Orb Networks today announced a worldwide partnership with Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc., the industry leader in providing personal computer-based TV receivers which enable consumers to enjoy television on their PCs. By adding Hauppauge's WinTV products and Orb's award-winning software to any Windows XP PC, consumers can now enjoy their TV on mobile phones and PDAs from anywhere in the world.

"Millions of consumers worldwide are using Hauppauge WinTV products in their PCs. Now with Orb, these consumers can easily get their WinTV to provide them with TV wherever they go," said Orb Networks CEO Jim Behrens.

Right from the native Web browser and streaming media player of their mobile phone or PDA, consumers can watch live TV, enjoy previously recorded shows, and schedule future recordings. No special mobile software from Orb is required.

The free Orb software on the user's home PC streams TV to any mobile device with a Windows, Real, or 3gp streaming player. This includes devices on the popular Symbian, Palm, Windows, and BREW platforms, ensuring a truly global reach to the Orb solution for TV everywhere.

"This partnership with Orb Networks makes it easy for Hauppauge WinTV users everywhere in the world to get the television they're passionate about wherever they go," said Hauppauge CEO Ken Plotkin. "Now our customers can enjoy the drama of the major sporting events of the summer wherever they are, whether on a mobile device, a laptop around the house, or on a work PC during the critical moments of the game."

Orb is available now for free download at www.orb.com or through Hauppauge at www.hauppauge.com/orb.

About Orb Networks, Inc.

Orb Networks is the pioneering developer of software and services that give people secure, free, and instant access to all their digital media. The award-winning Orb software makes it easy for consumers to enjoy their home and Internet TV, music, videos, photos, podcasts, and other digital content from mobile phones, PDAs, and laptops everywhere. Orb is a privately held company in Emeryville, California. For more information about Orb, please visit www.orb.com.

About Hauppauge Digital, Inc.

Hauppauge Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAUP) is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital TV and data broadcast receiver products for personal computers. Through its Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. and Hauppauge Digital Europe subsidiaries, the Company designs and develops digital video boards for a TV-in-a-window, digital video editing and video conferencing. The Company is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, with administrative offices in New York, Singapore, Taiwan, Ireland and Luxembourg and sales offices in Germany, London, Paris, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Singapore, and California. The Company's Internet web site can be found at http://www.hauppauge.com/ .

Source: Orb Networks

CONTACT: Ann Willey of Orb Networks, Inc., +1-510-903-0944, or
ann@orb.com, or Skype: annwilley

Web site: http://www.orb.com/
http://www.hauppauge.com/orb

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