OrbLive - the First and Only Choice for TV on the iPhone - Expands Its Lead With 4th Release

OrbLive - the First and Only Choice for TV on the iPhone - Expands Its Lead With 4th Release

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Orb Networks today announced the 4th generation of OrbLive 2.0, the leading iPhone and iPod touch application for watching TV and any other video formats on these popular handsets. The latest release of OrbLive, first launched in Apple's App Store in November 2008, is in response to feedback from thousands of passionate OrbLive users who have been enjoying TV on their iPhones since May 2008.

OrbLive enhancements include:

-- recording live media. If you can't watch it live, you can now record it, even when you are away. It's like having a TiVo in your hand -- but better because you can record not only live TV (with a tuner), but Internet TV/radio stations and webcams right from your iPhone

-- searching to easily access content. With thousands of Internet TV and Radio stations available, the new text search capability makes it easy to find what you want quickly and easily

-- managing favorites. Designate any TV channel, Internet TV or radio station as a favorite even while you're on the go, eliminating the tedious task of sorting through tens or hundreds of channels

-- enhanced playback. Now you can seek inside any audio or video file to find exactly what you want or zoom-in on content while playing. And the on-screen controls rotate for landscape mode

Orb Networks first captured the attention of the iPhone media world with OrbLive in May 2008, as the first iPhone application to play streaming video and live TV. After the release of the iPhone SDK and the establishment of the App Store, OrbLive 2.0 was launched in early November. Since then, OrbLive and OrbLive Free have been downloaded by more than 200,000 customers, and OrbLive consistently ranks as the top selling serious entertainment app in the App Store.

OrbLive enables iPhone and touch users to play anything -- music, photos, video, webcams -- that's on their home PC. For live TV, the PC needs a tuner card, but there are no other boxes or subscriptions required, making TV viewing on the iPhone convenient and easy. Unlike other methods that require synch-ing or flinging content from yet another dedicated media device, OrbLive provides anytime, anywhere access to live TV, video, and music.

"Everyone who buys an iPhone wants a kick-ass media experience while they are on the go. Unfortunately, most of the media vendors have been unable to extend their applications to the Apple mobile platform. For example, Sling made their second generation pre-announcement about delivering something on the iPhone at last week's MacWorld. Coincidentally, Orb just delivered the 4th real release of OrbLive, and today it is enjoyed by over 200,000 customers who have been actually enjoying live TV on the iPhone," said Joe Costello, CEO of Orb Networks. "Why wait for something that hasn't been developed yet when you can use OrbLive today to stream video and live TV over 3G, Edge, and WIFI?"

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 Networks. 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

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/.

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CONTACT: Joe Costello of Orb Networks, +1-510-836-1000, media@orb.com

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

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Profile: International Entertainment