News written by Jari Ketola (October, 1999)

Press Release
For release October 8th, 1999 at 10.00 Finnish Summer Time (0700 UTC)

BENEFON INTRODUCES WORLD'S FIRST GSM+GPS PERSONAL NAVIGATION PHONE, THE BENEFON ESC!

On Saturday, October 9, at Telecom 99 in Geneve, Benefon will introduce a revolutionary new wireless instrument one never gets lost with. Featuring electronic maps, a GPS navigator, a personal organiser and an advanced dual-band GSM phone, the Benefon Esc! personal navigation phone is the complete survival pack of the contemporary nomad. Yet it is extremely small (129 x 49 x 23 mm) and weighs only 150 grams.



Benefon Esc! is designed and engineered for the great outdoors. It is water and shock resistant, with stainless steel reinforced casing. Benefon Esc!'s design draws inspiration from the Finnish nature and the pure elements of water, rock, light and metal.

Benefon Esc! has a big screen to display maps and other navigational information, to guide oneself from one place to another, whether globetrotting, backpacking, biking or boating. Several maps, from around Europe, can be downloaded to Benefon Esc!, using any PC with a web browser. Touring maps, city maps, topographical maps and nautical charts are all supported.

Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE - news), one of the originators of the DVD format, will be honored tonight with an Emmy Award® for Scientific and Technological Advancement from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for its role in the development of this breakthrough digital technology. The awards ceremony will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis.

Pegasus Imaging is offering free registration of their PICVideo Motion JPEG compressor. The offer is for limited time only, so act now!

Developed for high end video editing solutions, PICVideo provides video enthusiasts and professional video creators with an adjustable compression solution for obtaining fast motion JPEG video compression. PICVideo works in any Windows Media or Video for Windows editor including MGISoft's Videowave and Adobe Premiere. PICVideo is the ONLY motion JPEG codec capable of 640x480 30 fps decompression and 30 fps compression on a Pentium II processor!

Related links:
Pegasus Imaging homepage
Limited time free registration offer

A couple of fresh DVD announcement for your pleasure

Paramount:
·Beavis & Butt-Head Do America (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/SUR)
·Chinatown (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/MONO)
·South Park:Bigger, Longer & Uncut (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/SUR)
·Star Trek TV #5:What Are Little/Dagger Mind (11/23/99)
(AC3/CC)
·Star Trek TV #6:Miri/Conscience Of The King (11/23/99)
(DVD/AC3)
·Two Jakes (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/SUR)
·U2:Rattle & Hum (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/COL+B&W/LBX/SUR)

Columbia TriStar:
·Five Easy Pieces (11/16/99)
(16X9/CC/LBX/MONO/P&S/REG1)
·Heavy Metal:Spec.Ed (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/REG1/SUR)
·Last Picture Show:Spec.Ed (11/16/99)
(16X9/B&W/CC/LBX/MONO/REG1/RSDL)
·Limbo:Spec.Ed (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/REG1/SUR)
·Loss Of Sexual Innocence:Spec.Ed (11/16/99)
(16X9/CC/LBX/P&S/REG1/SUR)
·River Runs Through It (11/23/99)
(16X9/CC/LBX/P&S/REG1/SUR)
·Splendor (11/23/99)
(16X9/AC3/CC/LBX/REG1/SUR)
·Wolfgang Petersen 3-Pack (11/16/99)
Includes three films directed by Wolfgang Petersen: "Air Force One:Spec.Ed (DVD/LBX/P&S/AC3)" starring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman, "Das Boot:Spec.Ed (DVD/LBX/AC3/SUB/DUB/aka The Boat)" starring Jurgen Prochnow, and "In The Line Of Fire (DVD/LBX/AC3)" starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich.