Iriver H10 Syncs Up With Microsoft’s Xbox 360 to Provide Gaming and Music Enthusiasts a Seamless End-to-End Music Experience

VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — iriver, the leading innovator in digital entertainment, today announced the iriver H10 will be the first portable audio player to seamlessly enable playback of protected content, including subscription content, from a portable device docked to the Xbox 360.

“We’re excited about the great experience consumers will have when they plug their iriver H10 into their Xbox 360,” said Enrique Rodriguez, vice president, Xbox Partnerships at Microsoft Corp. “The deep integration between Xbox 360 and the iriver H10 provides customers with access to the entire breadth of Windows Media-enabled music offerings including portable subscription and further advanced user options for customizing their game play experience.”

The H10 family is PlaysForSure-verified, works seamlessly with Windows Media Player 10 and features support for Auto Sync, enabling simple syncing of music, photos and playlists between Windows-based PCs and the H10 player. By identifying the PlaysForSure logo consumers can easily recognize digital media stores that provide the best experience with the iriver H10.

“The advanced capabilities of the H10 and Xbox 360 integration truly provide the best end user experience for people who want to quickly download and swap playlists onto their Xbox 360,” said Jonathan Sasse, president of iriver America. “We are thrilled with the ongoing collaborations we have with Microsoft and supporting enhancements that enable iriver H10 owners the flexibility to playback music from any Windows based online music store through their Xbox 360.”

With portable subscription offerings that include Napster To Go, Yahoo! Music Unlimited and Rhapsody To Go, users can fill up their H10 portable player with thousands of songs for less than the price of an album a month. Playlists can be created on the H10 by mixing and matching subscription and ripped content, and enjoyed as custom soundtracks during game play of any Xbox 360 game.

iriver H10 20GB players will be available with premium support for the Xbox 360 out of the box. Current owners of H10′s of all capacities (5GB, 6GB, and 20GB) will be able to update their players to the same level of compatibility. Details will be available on iriver America’s website at http://www.iriveramerica.com/xbox .

   iriver H10 family features:    — Vivid color display   — Ultra-intuitive interface   — Touch strip   — Digital photo display   — Sleek and elegant design   — PlaysForSure enabled   — Supports subscription services including Napster To Go and Rhapsody      To Go   — Built-in FM tuner and FM recorder   — Integrated voice recorder   — Ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers   — Supports MP3, WMA, JPEG and TXT files   — Enhanced 3D audio (supports SRS WOW(TM))   — Battery life:      – H10 20GB — Up to 16 Hours      – H10 6GB — Up to 12 hours (replaceable)      – H10 5GB — Up to 12 hours (replaceable)   — Dimensions and weight:      – H10 20GB — 5.8oz — 4.0″ x 2.4″ x 0.85″      – H10 6GB — 3.4oz — 3.8″ x 2.2″ x 0.60″      – H10 5GB — 3.4 oz — 3.8″ x 2.2″ x 0.60″

The iriver H10 players are bundled with iriver earphones, quality carrying case, installation software CD, AC adapter, USB 2.0 cable, interface cable and printed user manual.

Pricing and Availability

The H10 family is available starting at $229.99 through the iriver eStore (http://www.iriveramerica.com/estore), Best Buy, Circuit City, Target and selected retail outlets. For more information on retail availability, please visit http://www.iriveramerica.com/.

About iriver

iriver is the emerging global leader in delivering portable digital media devices. iriver provides consumers with the viewing, listening and recording flexibility to accommodate their active lifestyles by manufacturing award-winning hybrid products supporting existing and emerging formats, including MP3, WMA, OGG and Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1. iriver America, Inc. can be found on the Web at http://www.iriveramerica.com/.

NOTE: iriver America is a registered trademark of iriver America, Inc. All other registered or unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

* 1GB equals 1 billion bytes, not all drive space available for file storage.

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