Oregon Scientific Launches Lifestyle Products at 2005 CES

Oregon Scientific Launches Lifestyle Products at 2005 CES Three Products Receive 2005 CES Innovation Award Global Management Executives Available for Interviews PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Oregon Scientific is unveiling a family of SmartLiving products at the 2005 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6-9, 2005. Designed to integrate fluidly with today's active and fashionable lifestyles, SmartLiving product categories include time and weather, health and fitness, digital imaging and audio, A/V, telecommunications and electronic learning. New products at CES include the following three recipients of the 2005 CES Innovations Award: -- MP120, the world's first waterproof MP3 player designed for the active lifestyle; -- MP100, the world's smallest MP3 player with LCD display, which is pendant size and includes integrated headphones. -- WRB308, a public alert and weather monitor that provides instant local weather reports and receives NOAA Public Alert messages such as Amber Alert, 911 outages, Homeland Security warnings and severe weather warnings. Oregon Scientific will show its full range of innovative products designed for SmartLiving at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show, booth number 30842. "Oregon Scientific is growing at a rate of greater than forty percent annually, driven by an unrelenting focus on enhancing consumer lifestyles through innovative products. As a result, our product collections are enabling our retail partners to grow revenues and increase profits in the highly competitive consumer electronics sector," said Paul Zimmerman, president of Oregon Scientific, Inc. "SmartLiving encapsulates the company's mission to deliver smart, beautiful and unique products." In early 2004, Oregon Scientific launched the Philippe Starck with Oregon Scientific collection, a showcase for the culmination of technology and design and the result of a partnership with world-renowned designer Philippe Starck. Unveiled at The Museum of Modern Art's Design Store in New York's SoHo district, the collection's innovation and design was recognized by the industry's prestigious GOOD DESIGN(TM) award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Oregon Scientific has also collaborated with other internationally known "mega-brands" such as Ferrari(TM), Barbie(TM), and Hot Wheels(TM) to create products that capture the imagination of today's youth consumers. About Oregon Scientific Oregon Scientific began in 1989 in Portland, Oregon. The company's mission is to provide unique lifestyle products that manage and enhance daily life; specifically by developing and bringing to market award-winning, innovative, design-oriented products in five categories: time and weather, health and fitness, digital imaging and audio, A/V, telecommunications and electronic learning. Today the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of IDT International, one of the world's premier electronic manufacturers and a publicly listed Hong Kong Group. For more information about Oregon Scientific, visit the company Web Site at www.oregonscientific.com. Source: Oregon Scientific, Inc. CONTACT: James McIntyre, +1-503-546-7873, or james@lanemarketing.com, for Oregon Scientific, Inc. Web site: http://www.oregonscientific.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment