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C-One …. by way of e.Digital vs. Vivitar camera product litigation

Nov. 6, 2006-- “Syntax-Brillian Partners with Premier Image Technology Corp. to Manufacture Digital Entertainment Products and Components”

On October 27, 2006 Premier announced that it will formally merge with global

electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn (the registered trade name of Hon

Hai Precision Industry) effective December 1, 2006. Taiwan-based Foxconn is the

largest electronics manufacturing service provider in the world by revenue with sales of

$27.3 billion in 2005.

“On October 30, 2006 Syntax-Brillian agreed to acquire Vivitar Corporation, an Oxnard, California-based leader in the design, development and marketing of photographic, optical, electronic and digital imaging products.”

“Vivitar's first PMA announcement, the ViviCam 2795, features

still image, video and audio recording capabilities, as well as

MP3 playback. The unit, actually manufactured by Taiwanese

company Premier Image Technology Corp. (better known as

Pretec), features a fixed focus, fixed-focal length lens, CMOS image sensor and

CompactFlash storage (alongside 2MB of built-in memory). Full specs are below,

along with images of the camera in both its Vivitar and Pretec guises:”

“About Pretec

PMT Inc., dedicates itself to the memory and module business. PMT offers a complete spectrum of small form factor memory cards and card readers such as CF, SD, microSD, MMC, and USB Flash Drive for digital imaging, mobile communication, and industrial markets under the brand name of “Pretec”, and CMOS image sensor modules and MCP/MCM for the mobile phone market.

Combining the strength of a licensed brand and IP from C-ONE and Walton’s semiconductor memory assembly and testing expertise, PMT inherits the innovations and the reputable brand name from Pretec; high production quality and capacity, and continuous cost down capability from Walton.

PMT Value Innovation Pretec has been known as a flash memory pioneer with many world-records such as “highest speed”, “largest capacity”, “smallest size”, and “the most reliable” flash memory card/drive.

As the first and only company in the world, PMT produces miCARD based on the newly released MMC standard form factor. Channel and Services With more than 80 distributors around the globe, and awarded “Best Gear of the Year” by TIME magazine

in 2003, Pretec products are now well recognized all over the world

PMT Mission:

- To design, manufacture, and market memory and mobile peripherals of unmatched quality and value.

- To innovate and focus on unique positioning through strategic alliances with winning partners.

- - To develop and deliver superior products and services through a win-win relationship with each client, and to reach a high degree of customer satisfaction.

For further information on our company, please visit www.pmt.com.tw”

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Anyway…All dead ends now...these types of stories will never end.... and FoxConn will always find a way to make things work under it, at least for a for a few years at a time....

Though e.Digital cut off the head with regard to its IP in this case, I'm of the opinion, there's no stopping the infringement of US IP, by those that are willing to develop combinational : US store front corporations / combined with offshore corporate counter parts ...

US citizens, other than those holding hands with the off shore entities...e.g Apple, are subject to perpetual endless cycles of shell companies. This jeopardizes everything for the US middle class society.... from jobs to education ...it will all diluted just like its currency.

Welcome to the new world economy, as our former way of life is done...until the dollar value to compete worldly is brought down to the scale of, what was considered, third world countries.

Wall St. and the Fed Gov have flushed many of us down the toilet and many have no idea. There’s just no stopping unbridled greed.

I really feel sorry for issues like e.Digital and the dreams of those that start such ventures.

doni