Published: 28 Februari 2007 | 12:00h
CIC presented CommodoreWorld™ and Gravel™ products at a press briefing in The Netherlands to kick off the launch in Europe. The event signaled the start of the wide distribution of the products at the top end of the market in selected premium channels as well as the going live of the CommodoreWorld™ content website.
The event was organized last week in Amsterdam, and the response from press and retail has been overwhelming.
Commodore President & CEO said Ben van Wijhe: “It is a proud and humbling moment for Commodore to see our vision come to life”.
At the IFA last September Commodore impressed the market with announcement of their new vision and a unique business model – full integration of content (CommodoreWorld™) and Wi-Fi-enabled hardware (Gravel™), truly empowering the consumers to access free, commercial and personal content whenever and wherever they want it, wirelessly.
Commodore Chief Marketing Officer Waheed Bhatti re-emphasized Commodore’s ambition: “We have taken upon ourselves to change the way consumers access, personalize, experience and share the content. We are removing all barriers between people, devices, content and geographies. We will make downloading independent of PC’s. And make recording obsolete”.
CommodoreWorld™ - An online media environment that provides access to a large variety of entertainment content (music, videos, games, favorite radio and TV programs, and more). The CommodoreWorld™ catalogue can be accessed on demand via the new range of Commodore Gravel™ devices, both at home or on the road.
Commodore Gravel™ In Pocket – A handy, user-friendly multimedia device you can slip into your pocket or purse. Wherever you are – on your way to work, on vacation, on a business trip, in the car – the Commodore Gravel™ In Pocket music and movie player gives you direct Wi-Fi access to your choice of media entertainment. The player supports all major file formats such as MP4, MPEG, DivX, Xvid, WMV, streaming WMV, JPEG, BMP, GIF and of course MP3, WMA, WAVE. Gravel™ In Pocket™ comes with either 1GB or 2GB internal flash memory and is equipped with a additional SD Flashcard slot. World first high quality flash video devices plays full screen, full motion (24 fps) on a 2.8” TFT screen.
Commodore Gravel™ In Home – A unique home entertainment centre which provides access to Video On Demand, Replay TV and streaming music services directly on TV. The Gravel™ In Home media center comes with a 80GB or 160GB internal HDD, enabling consumers to store their favorite personal photos and home videos, and watch them directly on their TV set. All services are accessed and personalized using the super user friendly single jog remote control.
Commodore International Corporation (OTC:CDRL) is a designer, creator and full-service provider of digital media products, content and services. The company sells a complete line of portable digital media products under the Commodore brand, and provides legal media downloads and streams - all with multi-channel distribution through broadband, cable and satellite. Commodore has recently launched its new multi media platform CommodoreWorld™ which enables consumers to wirelessly access a wide catalogue of content straight from their own device.
Commodore International Corporation (OTC: CDRL)
Europe (Operational Offices)
Contact: Willemiek Bijlenga
Hermesweg 15
3741 GP Baarn
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)35 528 81 50
Fax: +31 (0)35 528 81 51
USA offices
1875 Century Park East, Suite 2150,
Century City, CA 90067, USA
Phone: +1 310 226 6740
Fax: +1 310 226 6741
Web: www.commodorecorp.comMail: corporate@commodorecorp.com