Press Release
QSound Labs to Showcase Enhanced 3D Audio Solution for the Mobile Entertainment Market
Expanded microQ Algorithm Technology Delivers Rich, Realistic Surround Sound Effects Specifically Tuned for Portable Headphone Use
Calgary, Alberta - March 22, 2004 -- QSound Labs,
Inc. (NASDAQ: QSND), a leading developer of audio, voice and e-commerce
software solutions, today announced it will showcase an enhanced algorithm
technology – part of its flagship microQ audio solution suite – that now
makes it possible to deliver even richer 3D audio experiences and surround
sound effects for consumers using headphones with their mobile entertainment
devices. QSound Labs is conducting live demonstrations of this technology
at CTIA Wireless 2004 in the Georgia World Congress Center’s M-tertainment
Pavillion, Hall B5, Booth # 4875-C.
“QSound Labs continues to raise the bar in complete software audio solutions
for the mobile entertainment market, and by adding new 3D audio algorithms
which are tuned for portable headphones – we’re extending the possibilities
for manufacturers and consumers alike,” stated David Gallagher, president
and CEO of QSound Labs. “Our enhanced algorithms round out QSound’s complete
microQ technology suite by delivering an extended range of cutting-edge
audio experiences across a growing spectrum of consumer platforms.”
For mobile device manufacturers, QSound’s advanced technology tuned for
headphone use, offers a sophisticated software solution that is scalable
based on a customers’ available resources. As a result, it is flexible,
cost-effective and seamless to implement and greatly heightens the mobile
entertainment and game playing experience when using portable headphones.
About microQ:
microQ is a compact, hardware-independent and highly efficient software
audio engine providing functions such as polyphonic ringtones, video game
sounds, music playback, digital effects, audio restoration algorithms,
and recording for portable applications. It is ideally suited for Internet
appliances, hand-held and mobile devices. A low-cost and flexible option
for consumer electronics and mobile device manufacturers, microQ is inherently
modular, scalable and portable. Its core components include a digital
audio playback engine, a wavetable synthesis engine with a scalable sample
set, and a multi-channel stereo mixer. Additionally, microQ offers a wide
range of processes to control frequency response, dynamics and spatial
enhancements, as well as full 3D positional audio.
About QSound Labs, Inc.:
Since its inception in 1988, QSound Labs, Inc. has established itself
as one of the world's leading audio technology companies. The company
has developed proprietary audio solutions that include virtual surround
sound, positional audio and stereo enhancement for the consumer electronics,
PC/multimedia, Internet and healthcare markets. QSound Labs’ cutting-edge
audio technologies create rich 3D audio environments allowing consumers
to enjoy stereo surround sound from two, four or 5.1 speaker systems,
as well as portable headphones. The Company’s customer and partner roster
includes Toshiba, Philips, Panasonic, Sharp, Aiwa, and Electronic Arts,
among others. To hear 3D audio demos and learn more about QSound, visit
our web site at http://www.qsound.com.
This release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act
of 1995 concerning, among other things, introduction of enhanced microQ
technology. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements
involve risk and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance
or achievements of QSound, or industry results to differ materially from
those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, risks associated OEM acceptance of microQ,
dependence on intellectual property, rapid technological change, competition,
general economic and business conditions, and other risks detailed from
time to time in QSound's periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are based on the current
expectations, projections and opinions of QSound's management, and QSound
undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions
to such forward-looking statements which may be made, for example to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence
of unanticipated events.