Mach Speed Technologies Announces Launch of Eclipse MP3 Players in Best Buy Stores Across the US

Ada, OK (PRWEB) July 10, 2011

Mach Speed Technologies announces the launch of Eclipse MP3 Music & Video Players at 700 Best Buy locations across the US. Eclipse Media Players, manufactured by Mach Speed Technologies, brings popular colors & designs with key features like shuffle-mode, voice recording, & touch screen color displays at competitive retail prices to the Best Buy assortment. The prices on these models will start at a $ 19.99 price point and go up to $ 39.99.

Included in the Eclipse assortment for Best Buy are:

Eclipse CLD 2GB Music Player

Eclipse 180 Series 4GB Music & Video Player

Eclipse T2800 Touch Screen 4GB Music & Video Player

Bill Howells, CEO of Mach Speed Technologies, stated on Thursday, ?We are very excited to announce the launch of Eclipse into Best Buy retail stores. Best Buy is the leading retailer in Electronics & Mach Speed is the leading manufacturer of OPP (Opening Price Point) MP3 players. This partnership couldn?t make more sense as both companies strive to give consumers the best features available at the best prices available.?

Each Eclipse player has an internal rechargeable Li-Ion Battery ? for up to 8 hours of playback, & includes earbuds, USB cables, & instruction manuals. All players come preloaded with music management software, a variety of preloaded songs & videos for out-of-box play, & how-to-videos to help consumer quickly get familiar with their player and answer the top frequently asked questions. Other notable features for each model follows.

Key Features of the Eclipse CLD 2GB Music Player

????Holds up to 1000 songs or 50 hours of music
????Shuffle-mode or Next-Next play mode with LCD Display Screen
????Clip-on accessory for easy work-out solution & portability
Key Features of the Eclipse 180 4GB Music & Video Player

????Holds up to 2000 songs or 16 hours of video
????1.8? Color LCD Display
????Built-in Voice Recorder & Digital Photo Album
Key Features of the Eclipse T2800 4G Touch Screen Music & Video Player

????Holds up to 2000 songs or 16 hours of video (expandable with MicroSD card slot)
????2.8? Full screen TFT LCD Touch Screen Color Display
????Built-in Speaker & Dual Headphone Jacks

To view Mach Speed?s Eclipse product line-up now available at Best Buy stores click here.

To purchase Eclipse products from Best Buy please visit your local Best Buy store or to purchase online click here.

About Mach Speed Technologies

Mach Speed is the leading OPP MP3 manufacturer in units sold across the US and is currently #3 in the category overall. Founded in 1997 and based in Ada, Oklahoma, Mach Speed started as a computer motherboard manufacturer but changed directions to a core MP3 player focus in the mid-2000?s. The Mach Speed families of brands are comprised of Eclipse, Trio, & Cartunes MP3 music and video players. Found in major retailers across the US and on most e-commerce sites, Mach Speed?s branded lines are increasingly gaining market share in the MP3 category.

For more information on Mach Speed Technologies & Eclipse Media Players, visit: http://www.machspeed.com.

About Best Buy

Best Buy Co., Inc., with operations in the US, Canada, Europe, Mexico, and Turkey, is a multinational retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services with the commitment to growth and innovation. The Best Buy Family of Brands and partnerships collectively generates more than 49 billion in annual revenue and includes brands such as Best Buy; Best Buy Mobile; Audiovisions; The Carphone Warehouse; Future Shop; Geek Squad; Jiangsu Five Star; Magnolia Audio Video: Napster; Pacific Sales; and The Phone House. Approximately 180,000 employees apply their talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life for customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and Web sites, in home solutions, product delivery and activities in our communities. Community partnerships are central to the way Best Buy does business. In Fiscal 2010, Best Buy donated a combined $ 25.2 Million to improve the communities where their employees and customers live and work. Best Buy was founded in 1966 and is based in Richfield. Minnesota.

For more information on Best Buy, including store locations, visit http://www.bestbuy.com.

Media Contact for Mach Speed Technologies & Eclipse Media Players:

Julie Thompson

580-332-8877

Pranah Storage Technologies Chosen as a Sprout Award Winner by Everything Channel

St. Paul, MN (PRWEB) August 20, 2009

Pranah Storage Technologies (http://www.pranah.com) today announced it has been selected as one of only eight Sprout Award winners by Everything Channel. The company was chosen as one of the best new startups in technology. The Sprout Awards spotlight companies that are in the earliest stages of promising technology and product development in areas including Client Applications, Client Hardware, Server Applications, Server Hardware, Cloud Computing, Storage, Networking, Wireless, Mobility, Social Networking, Consumer Electronics, and more. The award program was created in conjunction with The Sightline Group to recognize leading technology startup companies. The Sprout Awards were revealed at XChange '09, which took place August 17-20 at the Gaylord National Hotel in Washington, DC, attended by more than 1300 people. Founding partners of the Xchange events include Cisco, Intel, and Microsoft.

Pranah has created the easiest-to-use and most complete network storage system for the under-$ 50K price class -- the fastest-growing part of the storage business. Pranah's system features purpose-built hardware, designed specifically for data storage, combined with storage software applications that are typically seen only in high-end systems. Designed for simplicity and scalability, Pranah storage systems provide more value than any other system now available to small and midsized businesses (SMBs).

"To say we're 'honored' or 'thrilled' to be a Sprout winner would be trite," said Dave Walstad, Pranah's VP of sales and marketing. "So I'll just say we continue to be amazed at the reaction we're getting from end-user customers and resellers to what our technology can do for them -- and it's great to see Everything Channel recognizing we have something special here, too."

"We created The Sprout Awards to introduce promising new technologies to the marketplace and learn why they are on track to become the next hot company," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. "All the startups and technologies that were introduced to us were very impressive. However, Pranah's was the cream of the crop. We congratulate them on a job well done and wish them continued success as they bring their technology to market."

The Sprout Award winners were chosen by the CRN editorial department and the CRN Test Center. Selection criteria was based upon a variety of aspects such as the type of product or service, the compelling story of the background of their founders, to the back-story of "born in a garage" or "designed on a coffee shop napkin."

For additional information on Prahah Storage Technologies, please visit: http://www.pranah.com.

About Pranah Storage Technologies

Pranah Storage Technologies Inc. (formerly Marner Storage Technologies), based in suburban Saint Paul, Minnesota, designs and manufactures data storage systems that bring simplicity and high efficiency to data-intensive environments in small to midsized businesses (SMBs). Its products combine patented technology with sustainable design to create robust, adaptable data storage platforms. The company's storage products are incredibly simple, uniquely efficient, and radically better. "Pranah" is a Sanskrit word meaning "all-pervading vital energy." An organization's data is its "Pranah," and the company's storage systems are designed to protect that vital resource. For more information, please visit http://www.pranah.com or call 888-99-PRANAH.

About The Sightline Group

The Sightline Group offers sales and marketing strategy, execution assistance and product launch expertise across numerous consumer technology product categories. The firm works with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. The firm has earned an unparalleled reputation for forging vital alliances. Using its strong relationships with key executives across all major channels -- retailers, e-commerce vendors, catalogers, VARs, SIs, and OEMs -- the Sightline Group can quickly introduce clients and their products to the right people. Past clients include Logitech, iRobot, Acer, Qualcomm, and Eye-Fi. For more information, visit http://www.sightlinegroup.com

About Everything Channel (http://www.everythingchannel.com, http://www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for managing and accelerating technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists - with integrated events, online, print, and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business, and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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