[November 20, 2008]

OrbLive Delivers All Your Media - Including Live TV - to the iPhone/touch

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 20, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Orb Networks today announced that
OrbLive 2.0, the media application for the Apple iPhone 3G/iPod touch, is now
available in the iPhone's App Store. OrbLive enables iPhone/touch owners to
enjoy any media that they can experience on their home PC -- music, videos,
photos, webcams, even live TV -- on these popular mobile devices any time they
have a network connection. OrbLive is available in the App Store in two
versions -- a free trial and a $9.99 download.
"The iPod touch and the iPhone are cutting-edge mobile devices, but as
media players, they were designed to be used with iTunes, so unfortunately
users are shut out of any live media like TV, radio, or webcams," said Joe
Costello, CEO of Orb. "Prior to OrbLive, users were forced to download their
selections from their computer or remember to sync before they left the house.
With OrbLive on your iPhone or touch, all your media is at your fingertips."
OrbLive utilizes the powerful networking capabilities of the iPhone and
touch, transforming them into far more powerful media players. OrbLive
enables you to enjoy your entire media collection, not just the limited media
library stored on the device. With OrbLive, you use the network to connect
and beam anything from your media collection, wherever you are. Don't carry
it with you. Connect.
OrbLive works over all available networks. On the iPod touch you can
connect over WIFI, so you can enjoy your music, videos, or live TV at home,
work, or any WIFI hotspot. On the iPhone, you can connect via high speed
WIFI, or over 2G or 3G wireless connections, making it easy for you to enjoy
all your media almost anywhere.
For a short video, click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jagDV_bxCA
Originally released in May, 2008 before Apple launched the App Store,
OrbLive v1 required users to jailbreak their phones. Although OrbLive was
critically acclaimed as the first media player for live content on the iPhone,
many people didn't want to jailbreak their device. In spite of it all,
300,000 iPhone users downloaded the earlier version of OrbLive. As soon as
Apple released the SDK, customers began clamoring for a version that could
work on the new iPhone 3G and be sold through the App Store.
Now there are two versions of OrbLive available in the App Store. For
$9.99, OrbLive 2.0 will play any of the media from your PC* -- music,

movies/videos, photos, webcams, even live TV if you have a tuner card -- on
your iPhone or iPod touch. There are no other service or subscription fees
required. OrbLive Free has all the functionality of the full version, but
limits your media selection to 3 randomly chosen titles of each media type.
To find OrbLive in the App Store, click the App Store icon on your
iPhone/touch and search for Orb. Or go the App Store tab in iTunes and search
for Orb. While you're there, go to http://orb.com/en/download_orb
and download the free Orb application for your PC (you must have this in order
to enjoy OrbLive on your iPhone/touch).
To download the free Orb application for your PC, visit
http://orb.com/en/download_orb
For more information about Orb, please visit: http://orb.com
For more information about OrbLive on the iPhone or iPod touch, please
visit: http://orb.com/en/orblive
*Coming soon for Mac and Linux computers.
About Orb Networks, Inc.
Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software and services that
unlock the digital media stored on personal computers. Orb gives consumers
secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to everything from their TV and
music to photos and video on the iPhone, iPod touch, and virtually any other
web-enabled device. The company's partners and affiliates include, among
others, AOL Winamp, AMD, and Creative Labs. Orb Networks is a privately held
company in Oakland, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks and the Orb
service, please visit http://www.orb.com.
SOURCE Orb Networks, Inc.
http://www.orb.com

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