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Phantom Technologies’ Launches Patented Ss3® Audio Processing Technology that Delivers Studio-like Sound Quality from the iPod and other Mobile Audio Devices

Innovative Audio Start-up Premieres at High-Profile DEMO Conference

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—September 19, 2005—Phantom Technologies™, an innovative start-up bringing rich studio-like audio quality to the Apple iPod™ and other mobile audio devices, is launching at this year’s DEMO conference. The closely-watched, invitation-only annual gathering of the technology industry’s elite analysts, commentators, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and inventors, is a frequent venue for corporate launches and new product introductions.

“I’ve been a careful observer of successful consumer technologies since Pong was the leading video game,” explained DEMO Conference Executive Producer and Phantom Technologies’ Advisory Board Member Chris Shipley. “Phantom’s unique circuit design is one of those low-cost, high-impact technologies that deliver a demonstrable enhancement to an already insanely popular consumer product. I believe Phantom-based iPod accessories will be a leading tech gift this coming holiday season.”

Phantom Technologies has developed a patented audio circuit—called the Ss3®—that reveals subtle spatial cues, improves the separation between instruments and voices, and enhances the three-dimensional realism in music and audio—qualities that are sharply reduced when analog content is digitally compressed for today’s popular formats, like MP3. The company’s unique Ss3 technology delivers live concert-quality sound on a portable device.

Phantom Technologies has teamed-up with Targus International to offer co-branded consumer products that enhance the audio quality of the iPod. Scheduled for retail availability in October 2005, the Targus SoundUP weighs less than 1.5 oz and draws a minimal amount of power directly from the iPod to provide the user a rich, studio-like listening experience.

“Even greatness can be improved upon,” according to Patrice Montpetit, Phantom Technologies’ President. “With Ss3 technology, the Targus SoundUP accessory makes the iPod sound even cooler. Now consumers can get music the way it was meant to be, on an iPod. And manufactures can incorporate this studio-like sound quality into headphones, cell phones, DVD players, video game hardware, home audio components, or any audio device.”

The semi-annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for many successful companies, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters.

About Phantom Technologies
Phantom Technologies develops and markets ICs and associated technologies that enhance the audio listening experience. Serving the multi-million unit global consumer electronics market, the company’s elegant, simple designs can be used to enhance the audio quality of MP3 and DVD players, videogames, cell phones, head phones, notebook computers, home audio components and automotive audio systems. Led by an experienced management team and an influential corporate advisory board, Phantom Technologies is privately held and based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about Phantom on the company’s website: www.phantom-tech.com.

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