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LONG BEACH, Calif., March 25, 2004 – Digital Interactive Systems Corp. (DISC) today announced that its partner Apex Digital, Inc. has chosen the AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Processor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Graphics for Apex’s award-winning DISCover Game Console – the ApeXtreme (pronounced Apex Extreme).
Formally unveiled at CES in January, at which it won TechTV’s Best of CES award for the Home Audio/Video Category, the ApeXtreme DISCover Game Console will come equipped with the Athlon XP 2000+ from Advanced Micro Devices and the NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset to support the most popular PC games. Additionally, Apex has added Personal Video Recording (PVR) functionality to the device since it was originally unveiled at CES.
"After exhaustive research into how best to optimize the gaming experience for their customers, our partner Apex Digital selected the best price/performance components available for the ApeXtreme,” said Avraham DorEl, President of DISCover. “We know gamers want a console that can support the most popular contemporary games as well as future games, so we are proud to be able to join with Apex Digital to offer gamers a high-end gaming experience at a reasonable price.”
DISCover technology allows Apex to offer a true console that plays games from the vast library of PC titles. DISCover’s Drop & Play™ technology works transparently on the Windows XP Embedded operating system to automatically transforms unmodified PC games into “no-hassle” DISCover console games. This enables Apex to give gamers a console to enjoy DISCover/PC games on their living room home entertainment systems (including HDTVs.)
"DISCover, a Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner, is utilizing Windows XP Embedded operating system to deliver unmodified PC games to its next-generation gaming console," said Jane Gilson, group product manager in the Embedded Device Group at Microsoft Corp. “The ApeXtreme is an excellent example of how Windows XP Embedded enables manufacturers to quickly and efficiently create home entertainment appliances that can access digital entertainment.”
The ApeXtreme will be the first DISCover Game Console to hit the market. The device combines all the most popular features of Apex Digital's successful line of DVD players such as Component, Composite, S-Video and DVI output with everything a gamer could want in a game console including a 40GB hard drive and networking capabilities. Additionally, the ApeXtreme boasts 6.1 channel digital audio output, as well as the ability to playback a variety of CD and DVD formats. With the newly announced PVR capabilities, users will easily be able to record television programs to the internal hard disk for later playback, or to record, pause and/or rewind “live” television programs as they watch them. The ApeXtreme will be available to consumers in select markets this spring and nationwide in the third quarter of 2004. Suggested retail price is $499.
“Apex has always delivered home entertainment to the mass consumer,” said Steve Brothers, President of Apex Digital, Inc. “With the inclusion of DISCover technology as well as an AMD processor and NVIDIA graphics in the ApeXtreme, we’re bringing the most advanced gaming entertainment to the widest possible audience.”
About Apex Digital
Headquartered in Ontario, California, Apex Digital Inc. is the country's leading manufacturer and marketer of DVD home entertainment players and a fast-growing supplier of analog and digital televisions. Founded in 1999 by David Ji and Ancle Hsu, privately held Apex Digital, Inc. expects to exceed $1.5 billion-plus in sales for 2004. The company's products are now carried in over 20,000 retail outlets nationwide. For more information about Apex Digital Inc. go to www.apexdigitalinc.com.
About DISC
Digital Interactive Systems Corporation is a California corporation headquartered in Long Beach, California which was established to produce and market hardware and software based on patented technologies. DISCover is the registered trademark name under which the company’s partners will market their game consoles. For more information, visit www.DISCoverConsole.com.
