NormSoft Provides Playback of Purchased and Subscription Music on Palm Devices with Pocket Tunes
Pocket Tunes Deluxe Version 3.1 Now Plays Songs from Leading Online Music Stores and Services
Millis, Massachusetts – July
18, 2005 – NormSoft, Inc. today announced the availability of Version 3.1 of
its award winning audio player, Pocket TunesTM Deluxe. This most recent version
allows the playback of music purchased from online music stores as well as
downloads from portable music subscription services like RealNetworks’®
Rhapsody® To Go, Napster’s® Napster To GoTM and Yahoo’s Yahoo!® Music Unlimited.
This new Pocket Tunes Deluxe version extends the offerings of online music
stores and services to the following Palm® portable devices: TreoTM 650
smartphone; LifeDriveTM mobile manager; and ZireTM 31, Zire 72, TungstenTM C,
Tungsten T, Tungsten T2, Tungsten T3, Tungsten T5, and Tungsten E2 handhelds.
With subscription services like Rhapsody To Go, Napster To Go and Yahoo! Music
Unlimited, users have access to over a million songs that they can take with
them on their portable Palm device at no extra charge using Pocket Tunes Deluxe.
Subscribers can load and reload their Palm portable device as often as they like
with new songs. In addition, Pocket Tunes Deluxe also enables Palm customers to
play and enjoy permanent music downloads purchased from online music stores.
Pocket Tunes Deluxe Version 3.1 will support the playback of content from online
music providers that use Microsoft’s Windows Media 10 digital rights management
(DRM) for delivering content for playback on portable devices. This gives Palm
device owners with Pocket Tunes Deluxe the ability to choose from a wide
selection of online music stores and services.
Ken Wirt, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Palm, said, “This new
version of Pocket Tunes Deluxe really opens the door for Palm product users to
listen to their DRM-protected music on the go. Pocket Tunes’ great user
interface and rich feature set embody what Palm products are about -- the
ability to easily take your digital information with you wherever you go.”
About Pocket Tunes Deluxe
Pocket Tunes Deluxe is an advanced audio player for Palm OS® based handhelds and
smartphones. It provides music playback of MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, and PCM WAV
formats. Pocket Tunes Deluxe brings streaming audio to Palm OS smartphones and
devices with built-in wireless capability, allowing users to listen to Internet
radio and also includes numerous other unique features designed to bring a
high-quality listening experience to handheld users.
About NormSoft
Founded in 1999, NormSoft has been a leading provider of quality Palm OS
software applications, including their award-winning music player, Pocket Tunes
Deluxe. NormSoft, Inc. continues to bring new, high-quality software to Palm OS
handheld and smartphone users looking to unleash the power of their mobile
device. For more information, visit www.normsoft.com.
NOTE: NormSoft and Pocket Tunes are among the trademarks or registered
trademarks owned by or licensed to NormSoft, Inc. All other brand and product
names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services
of, their respective owners. Palm, Palm OS, LifeDrive, Treo, Tungsten, and Zire
are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm,
Inc. RealNetworks and Rhapsody are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc.
Napster To Go and Napster are trademarks of Napster, LLC that may be registered
in the US and/or other countries. Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logos are trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.. Microsoft, Windows Media, and
Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the
United States and/or other countries.