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Retrevo Launches the Ultimate Research Site for Consumer Electronics Buyers, Owners and Users

Posted on: Monday, 25 September 2006, 09:00 CDT

SAN DIEGO, DEMOfall, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Retrevo today unveiled the first dedicated search engine for consumer electronics research, purchases and support. Using Retrevo, consumers will find complete coverage for twelve categories, including cell phones, smartphones, cameras, camcorders, home audio and home video, portable audio and portable video, printers and wireless networking (WiFi). On stage at DEMOfall, Retrevo will demonstrate how it uses artificial intelligence to map the entire online knowledgebase for consumer electronics products and provide useful and accurate information to consumers.

"While there is a seemingly insatiable consumer appetite for new consumer electronic products, the information needed to buy the right product and integrate it into the home is often scattered about the Web and difficult to find. Retrevo does a great job addressing this problem; its unique focus and innovative technology are among the reasons I invited them to present at DEMOfall," said Chris Shipley, executive producer, DEMO Conferences.

Retrevo uses proprietary algorithms to crawl, collect, analyze and classify all known information for consumer electronics products. The company's machine learning technology performs deep content analysis, classification and retrieval, so consumers get the right answers right away.

"New gadgets and products appear daily that promise to make our work more productive and our lives more entertaining -- but with unlimited choice comes the daunting effort to find the right product, get it to work with every other one we own and keep it up and running," said Vipin Jain, CEO, Retrevo. "As self-professed gadget geeks, we set out to create a comprehensive consumer electronics research site that would address the full lifecycle of the products we buy, install, connect to other devices and ultimately fix or replace."

"Consumer electronics is a $130 billion market in the United States alone, but no company offers a single site to support consumers throughout the lifecycle of these products," said Ammar Hanafi, general partner, Alloy Ventures -- an investor in Retrevo. "We see a clear opportunity for Retrevo to become the primary online destination for consumer electronics research as it helps people complete their search for the best products, information and support on the Web."

About Retrevo

Retrevo is an early stage startup backed by Alloy Ventures and based in Sunnyvale, CA. It is the first of its kind in the field of vertical search and deep content retrieval. Currently offering a public trial at http://www.retrevo.com/search/8501 , retrevo.com is a destination for consumers to research, install, use, or fix their electronic products.

For more information, visit http://www.retrevo.com/

Retrevo

CONTACT: Charles Wilson of Retrevo, +1-408-524-1592, orcharles@retrevo.com

Web site: http://www.retrevo.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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