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Audible(R) Available for New Palm Treo 680 SmartphoneWAYNE, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL; www.audible.com), the leading provider of spoken entertainment, information, and education on the Internet, today announced that the new Palm(R) Treo(TM) 680 is compatible with the Audible service. The Treo 680 will ship with a free trial of the AudibleListener(R) membership program for new users, and Audible software on the Treo 680 installation CD. This means that Treo 680 customers are able to try the Audible service and wirelessly download Audible audio titles using Audible(R)Air, the innovative service that allows the automated wireless download of Audible's audio files to smartphones. Audible customers can effortlessly bypass connecting to a desktop computer and program their Audible audio to be delivered wirelessly.(1) Users of the Treo 680 also have the flexibility of transferring their Audible audio titles while the Treo 680 is connected to users' personal computers. The AudibleAir user interface for the Treo 680 has easy to use five-way navigation. AudibleAir also includes bookmarking, support for skins, vacation mode and a new installer that allows for over-the-air or PC-based installation. AudibleAir version 3.0 will be available to the general public by November 30 at www.audible.com/audibleair. "The Treo 680 and Audible service create a new entertainment and information tool for commuters, people on the go, and anyone who wants to be able to read when they cannot look at a page or screen," said Chia-Lin Simmons, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Audible, Inc. "The Treo 680 is more than just a phone; it's a great audio device for listening to Audible's 115,000 hours of audiobooks, audio periodicals, educational study guides, foreign language instruction, comedy, and other on-demand spoken word audio. We believe the combination of the Treo 680 and Audible creates a powerful new tool for personalized entertainment, productivity, and learning." "We are pleased to continue our long and beneficial relationship with Audible to let Treo 680 users try the Audible service right out of the box," said Mark Bercow, senior vice president, business development, Palm, Inc. "Audible complements the productivity and convenience value of Treo smartphones for professionals and consumers alike." About the Palm Treo 680 Smartphone The Palm Treo 680 smartphone is a full-featured mobile phone that offers consumers and business customers everything needed to stay organized. Designed to appeal to new users and businesses that want to deploy an affordable, all-in-one phone to their mass workforce, the new GSM/GPRS/EDGE quad-band world phone(2) is easy to use, slim and compact, yet packed full of features beyond its stellar phone capability, such as email, web browsing, messaging, multimedia, calendar and contacts.(1) More information about the Treo 680 smartphone is available at www.palm.com/Treo680. About Audible, Inc. Audible (www.audible.com) is the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 115,000 hours of audio programming from more than 360 content partners, including leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible.com is the Apple iTunes Music Store's preeminent provider of spoken products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Among Audible's other key business relationships are Bookspan, Creative Labs, iriver, Microsoft, Palm, SanDisk, and XM Satellite Radio. Audible, www.audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Palm and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. (1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging, and Web access require data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP may also be required. Email account not included. EDGE service not available in all areas. (2) Designed to be compatible with networks implementing GSM/GPRS/EDGE standards, but may not be available or operate in all countries. |
