VidaBox Debuts Media Center Controls for iPad® at the Asian Pacific CEDIA EXPO

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Melbourne, Australia - Asian Pacific CEDIA Expo - June 23rd - VidaBox LLC, an award-winning manufacturer of advanced media servers & control solutions, debuted their new iPad Media Center controls today in Booth 3A at the Asian Pacific CEDIA EXPO. VidaBox may be the very first company to offer such a solution for Windows-based Media Centers.

"We're all absolutely thrilled to be the first in showcasing what dealers have been asking for," claims Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox, LLC. "With the iPad®, users can now browse and launch movies & music by cover art, get rich metadata, and much more - quickly and easily - all from a single, inexpensive device. Beyond controlling media center, dealers and integrators can potentially tie in multiroom audio, or basic room control with lighting and more."

When programmed properly, the same VidaBox interface can be used to turn on a zone to power TVs, receivers, or even lights, while setting up the proper AV connections on the receiver. Cable, satellite, and other TV boxes can also be controlled via IR from the VidaBox iPad® interface. Plans are also in the works for audio integration with online music sources like Rhapsody, Pandora, Napster, Shoutcast, and other popular services.

"Unlike the current vAutomation 1.0 platform, dealers with this new vAutomation 2.0 platform will do minimal or almost no programming - but still get to enjoy these snazzy, user friendly interfaces," continues Cheung. "Everything is set up at the factory in advance, so users can quickly flick through dozens of archived music albums, DVDs, Blu-rays, launch these titles, and control multiple zones - all out of the box. With the iPad's ultra responsive touchscreen, it's never been faster or simpler."

iPad® controls for VidaBox will be available for qualified dealers and integrators in Q3 of this year. For more information on the VidaBox line of digital entertainment and control hardware solutions, please visit the company website at http://www.vidabox.com, call 516-730-7500, or see them in action at the Asian Pacific CEDIA Expo in Booth 3A.

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Please read below BEFORE contacting VidaBox regarding this new, exciting feature!

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Q: Is this available now?
A: No - the official release will be made around the time of the CEDIA USA Expo. This is simply a showcase of what's to come in the near future.

Q: Is this a native iPad app?
A: No - this is a webapp, which allows much better flexibility. There's no need to go through Apple's submission process, and it also makes this infinitely more portable to future platforms like the upcoming Android tablets, etc.

Q: Is there an iPhone/Touch app?
A: No - this is for iPads only. There are no plans to port this onto an iPhone/Touch at the moment.

Q: I already have a VidaBox system - can I upgrade to this?
A: Yes - an upgrade plan for existing systems will be announced once the software is publicly released.

Q: I do not have a VidaBox system - can I just get the software?
A: No, this app will work for VidaBox systems only.

Q: Are there any plans to make this software standalone, so that I do not need a VidaBox system?
A: No, this app will work for VidaBox systems only.

Q: Is there any type of beta or eval program?
A: No requests for beta/eval are being accepted at this time (same applies to vBDP members - sorry).

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