The new Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox will make anyone currently on a waiting list for other mini-digital music players think twice. The new Gateway jukebox combines 4GB of storage in a small andlightweight 3.4-ounce design, with cool new features including a large color display, digital photo storage, and a removable and rechargeable battery
“This feature-rich digital music player is very small, sleek, easy to use and offers a combination of features that can’t be found anywhere else in the market,” said Ed Fisher, senior vice presidentof product planning for Gateway, Inc. “Combine its affordable price, unique features, music service compatibility and out-of-the box Napster To Go Service, and you’ve got a great holiday giftfor music lovers of all ages.”
The new device promotes a newway of enjoying digital music. Right out of the box, the jukebox comes ready to download music content directly from the new Napster To Go service, the world’s first portable subscriptionservice. Available as a plug-in through the new free Windows Media Player 10, Napster To Go gives music lovers unlimited access to more than a million songs for one low monthly price. Rather than having to purchase individual songs a la carte, Gateway customers can use Napster To Go to get unlimited fill-ups of their MP3 Photo Jukebox. For a limited time, a prepaid month ofNapster To Go is provided at no cost with the MP3 Photo Jukebox and customers who want to subscribe after the prepaid month pay only the $14.95 monthly fee
“Napster To Go offers an amazing value to consumers and the new Gateway MP3 Jukebox lets them experience this revolutionary portable subscription service on a smart, simple, affordable device full offeatures that are important to die-hard music fans and novices alike,” said Laura Goldberg, Napster’s COO. “We are extremely pleased that Gateway has developed a quality device that complementsNapster’s service and will enable consumers to make the most of their digital music experience.”
Moving beyond the typical black-and-white displays available on most MP3 players, the Gateway jukebox boasts a large 1.6-inch, vibrant color display. The crisp and bright images give music lovers abetter way to navigate their music library and view track information.
Unlike most other digital music players, the Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox can store and display digital photos. This unique feature is perfect for people traveling on vacation or business who findthey’ve maxed out their camera’s capacity, or who simply want to carry a collection of photos along with their digital music. Transferring photos to the MP3 Photo Jukebox is easy; the jukeboxcan be connected directly to a digital camera with the included USB 2.0 cable. By simply connecting the two devices and following the prompts, the photos are quickly transferred. TheGateway MP3 Photo Jukebox can be used to view digital photos one by one or in a slideshow format, giving the customer even more enjoyment out of the large color display.
The Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox is simple to use. The large 1.6 inch color display is easy to read, whether viewing photos, playlists or track information. The intuitive scroll navigationmakes accessing and managing content quick and easy. Music can be browsed by album, artist, genre, track or playlist, and modes such as shuffle and repeat tailor the music mix. Plus,music lovers can personalize their listening experience with more than 20 different equalizer settings.
After filling their Gateway jukebox with music and other content, Gateway customers have maximum listening time ahead of them, since the battery delivers more than eight hours of play time on asingle charge.(3) And unlike most other digital music players, the battery can be removed and recharged.
Comfortable to carry in a pocket or purse, the Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox is compact and sleek. It measures only 3.8in x 2.3in x 0.7in (L x W x D) and weighs just 3.4 ounces — less than mostcell phones. And while the size is small, the sound quality is big. The Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox delivers clean, crisp high-fidelity sound. Its large 4GB of storage capacity canhouse up to 1,000 MP3 songs — so an entire collection of great music can always be on hand.
The Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox will include the new Windows Media Player 10, offering Gateway customers more music and more choices including built-in access to a broad range of digital musicservices. It also includes the new Auto Sync feature, which automatically synchronizes customer’s digital music collections and photos from a PC to their new Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox.
Gateway plans to verify the new MP3 Photo Jukebox with the PlaysForSure logo when it ships in November. The PlaysForSure logo offers consumers a symbol of verified support for a broad range ofmusic download services. This will also include support for the state-of-the-art Windows Media DRM 10 for music subscription services. Using a portable subscription service like NapsterTo Go, Gateway customers can fill their jukebox with enough music to fill hundreds of CDs, at a price of just a single CD.
Priced at just $249.99 the Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox comes with an AC Adapter, soft cover bag and ear bud headphones. The jukebox can be pre-ordered now on www.gateway.com or by calling 1-800-GATEWAY. The jukeboxes will ship in November, making them a perfect gift for the upcoming holidays.
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Gateway Launches New Notebooks
The four new Gateway notebooks come in two new lines — thin and light PCs that combine the best aspects of mobile computing, and desktop replacement PCs, which deliver top-notch performance, larger screens and full-sized keyboards in a mobile form factor. Additionally, each of the new systems sets news levels of value for consumers by providing them with the best technology and most features possible.
“Mobile PC users want the latest technology that is powerful, reliable and easy to use, no matter what form factor they choose,” said Ed Fisher, Gateway’s senior vice president of product planning. “These new notebooks for the holiday season deliver the features that retail customers want — such as integrated wireless, media card readers and multi-format DVD burners. Also, we’re breaking new ground by offering notebooks with these features at prices that are lower than ever.”
Gateway Launches New Desktop PC Line
The three new lines of PCs can all be customized, giving Gateway customers the ability to select the PC features that best fit their needs. Each of the new lines — the Gateway 7200, 5200 and 3200 series — may be customized with select components, including processors, displays, memory, hard drives, optical drives, speakers, audio cards, graphics cards, memory card readers, keyboards and software.
These new PCs have been optimized to meet a range of users’ needs, from families who need an entry-level PC for email and word processing to tech-savvy enthusiasts who want the hottest technology to enjoy gaming and digital media.
Most of the new PCs include the new Intel 915G chipset, which utilizes the latest technology for digital entertainment and enhanced performance.
Gateway’s unique patent-pending design in the high-end line — the Gateway 7200 Series — optimizes Intel’s BTX (Balanced Extender Technology) architecture to deliver advances that result in a cooler and significantly quieter PC. The new Gateway 7200 series is introduced on the heels of the Gateway 700GR desktop PC — the industry’s first BTX desktop PC — which was recently made available through technology and electronics retailers.
“Anyone looking for a new PC will find the system that is ideal for them at Gateway,” said Ed Fisher, Gateway, Inc. senior vice president of product planning. “These new PCs offer the best available technology at every price point to help our customers get more productivity and enjoyment out of their purchase. Plus, since our customers can customize their own system, they can choose the features they want, or eliminate the extras they don’t need.”
Gateway Delivers ‘BTX’ Desktop System
The new PC — the Gateway 700GR — will be available this weekend at leading electronics and technology retailers throughout North America.
Employing the latest in PC technology, the Gateway 700GR is designed on Intel’s highly anticipated BTX architecture, which aligns key components in a central wind tunnel. Optimizing this BTX architecture, Gateway designed an efficient and more reliable cooling system. As a result, the PC stays cool and can handle high-speed processors as well as the fastest and most power- consuming graphics cards, add-in cards and hard drives available today and in the future.
Gateway’s BTX platform is cooled with two large fans that are positioned to provide up to three times the airflow of a traditional PC. Thanks to the sophisticated cooling design, the Gateway 700GR can easily handle the latest technology without overheating, making it the ideal PC for gaming, graphics, digital media and other power-hungry applications. The design more effectively cools internal components, such as the processor, chipset and graphics card, thereby extending the system’s life expectancy and increasing overall reliability.
Because of their large size, the fans can spin at 40 percent slower speeds, which means users will enjoy whisper-quiet operation suitable for any room in the home. A quieter PC lets gamers, digital video editors and any other PC user focus on the task at hand, instead of on the distracting PC noise. Also, system reliability is further increased, since the fans run at slower speeds.
“Right now, the hottest PC trends — namely gaming and digital media hobbies — are the ones that require the most power to enjoy and create the most heat inside the PC,” said Ed Fisher, Gateway’s senior vice president of product planning. “Our new 700GR combats this issue with a significant step forward in PC design. The quiet and cool operation, combined with all the latest technology, will result in unsurpassed performance and consistently reliable operation.”
“Customers will want to look into systems based on the new BTX motherboards,” said Roger Kay, vice president of client computing at IDC. “The BTX is designed for better airflow over the hottest parts, including the processor, memory, graphics accelerator and core logic. Tomorrow’s ever higher performing components will generate even more heat, potentially requiring increasingly noisy ventilation fans. With a BTX board, systems can be cooled with fewer, larger, slower — therefore quieter — fans. A cooler chassis results in greater reliability at a given performance level. And the BTX motherboard can support future generations of graphics and other add-in cards, an investment protection benefit.”
Gateway has been expanding its line up of PCs for sale through technology and electronics retailers. In recent weeks, Gateway has announced several relationships with the leading retailers as part of the company’s strategy to make its PCs available to more customers beyond Gateway’s popular direct channels.
Best Buy Starts Selling Gateway Laptops
From Gateway’s press release:
Gateway this week announced the availability of two new Gateway-branded notebook PCs for the first time through Best Buy’s 622 retail stores nationwide.
As announced earlier this month, the move is a key step in Gateway’s strategy to offer its PCs beyond its popular direct channels. Next month, Gateway will also offer new desktop PCs available through Best Buy.
“Back-to-school PC shopping just got better and easier thanks to Gateway’s new thin-and-light notebooks and Best Buy’s outstanding shopping experience,” said Ed Fisher, Gateway’s senior vice president of product planning. “These new Gateway notebooks are perfect for on-the-go computer users, such as students heading off to college this fall.”
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