The Company has recently entered into a licensing agreement with a third party for use of eBookMan technology in consumer oriented electronic products, which technology includes the use of the microprocessor covered by the 450 Patent. From the beginning of the project, the open, but secure eBookMan system was designed to allow Franklin to leverage the massive amount of work we did in developing this technology by licensing all or any part of the technology package to third parties. While our processor offers incredible performance at low cost, the essence of this package is apparent in the ease of using the SDK that Franklin has created and provides free of charge to developers. The eBookMan technology package includes Franklin s proprietary chip, known as the EBK2 ASIC, that contains the patented 32 bit processor with speeds two to three times faster than those found in most popular handheld devices. A full feature specification sheet is available from Franklin.
Users can adjust the font size or switch the display to landscape mode for easy reading.
All three models include a Franklin eBook Reader, an audio book player, an MP3 compatible music player, address book, date book, to-do book, and memo book, all using natural handwriting recognition. Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. The Company has sales and distribution subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Benelux countries, Canada, Australia and Mexico, and production management offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Inc. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed throughout this release, including, but not limited to, those that are stated as Franklin s belief or expectation or preceded by the word should are forward looking statements that involve risks to and uncertainties in Franklin s business, including, among other things, the timely availability and acceptance of new electronic books and organizers, changes in technology, the impact of competitive electronic products, the management of inventories, Franklin s dependence on third party component suppliers and manufacturers, including those that provide Franklin-specific parts, and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in Franklin s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All Rights Reserved.