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FREMONT, Calif.- April 22, 2004 - More personal
phone calls are made on Mother's Day in the USA than
on any other day in any other country! With Vialta's
Beamer Videophone, you can see Mom when you call her
on Mother's Day because Beamer adds live, color video
to your phone calls. Today's busy schedules and families
spread across the country make it hard to see loved
ones often but Beamer makes it as easy as picking up
the phone and calling.
"With
working full time and air fares so high, my time is
limited and kids grow and change so fast," said
C.J. Dunham, a Beamer owner in New Mexico. "I love
my Beamer, and it has really made such a difference
for me. It is so good to see my daughter and grandsons
in Virginia when I can't go there."
Videophones
like Beamer are changing the way we communicate. Most
people, when they can't visit in person, call their
friends and family to stay in touch. While it feels
good to hear a loved one's voice on the phone, it is
even more emotionally rewarding when you can actually
see mom, grandma or your grandchildren when talking
to them.
According
to Dennie Hughes, USA Weekend's contributing editor
and RelationTips columnist, videophones like Beamer
can help long distance relationships. "Regular
phone calls and emails make the heart grow fonder, but
having visuals make the heart beat even faster."
She adds, " I love you sounds so much nicer when
you can see the smile attached to it."
Vialta's
Beamer videophones work with any home phone (corded
or cordless) over any standard (analog) phone line to
add video to your phone call, while ensuring your privacy.
Winner of a "Good Buy Award" from Good Housekeeping
magazine (2003), an iParenting Media Award (2004), and
a "Best of Innovations Award" from the Consumer
Electronics Association (2003 & 2004), Beamer videophones
are easy to set up and easy to use. There is no special
wiring or equipment required; no contracts, service
fees or subscriptions; and no additional cost to the
phone call. Chose from Beamer - which displays the video
on its 3.5" LCD screen, or Beamer TV - which connects
to your television to display video of the person you
are calling directly on your television screen. Beamer
and Beamer TV are compatible with each other.
"Beamer
videophones are popular with families who don't have
their relatives living nearby, especially since Beamer
makes it much easier for grandparents, parents and grandchildren
to share daily experiences, instead of seeing each other
only on special occasions," says Didier Pietri,
Vialta's President and CEO. "We have customers
who use Beamer to see their relatives overseas; to see
their siblings, nieces and nephews; and to see their
friends who have moved away."
With a suggested retail price starting as low as $149.99
per unit (BM-TV model), Beamer videophones are available
nationally at consumer electronic stores including Best
Buy and Sharper Image and at www.vialta.com
or by calling 1-877-963-8383.
About Vialta
Vialta
develops, designs and markets unique and innovative home
entertainment and communications products for the mainstream
consumer. The company was formed in April 1999 and is
publicly traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
VLTA. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California
with offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The matters discussed in this news release include
certain forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the
possible reduction of consumer spending, the timely
availability and acceptance of the Company's new and
existing products, the impact of competitive products
and pricing, the dependence on continued growth in demand
for consumer products, the risk that products shipped
by the Company will be returned, and the other risks
detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of Vialta,
including the reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements.
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