Very True,
but does not mean there is not a connection Siri using our Technology or MicroOS ...
See below is a PR from 1999
e.Digital Corp. to Support QDesign Music Playback in  Portable Internet Music Player Design.
<a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/e.Digital+Corp.+to+Support+QDesign+Music+Playback+in+Portable...-a057090090">e.Digital Corp. to Support QDesign Music Playback in Portable Internet Music Player Design.</a>
SAN  DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1999-- 
QDesign Music Codec is the 
Audio  Compression Encoding digital audio data to take up  less storage space and transmission bandwidth. Audio compression typically uses  lossy methods, which eliminate bits that are not restored at the other end.  ADPCM and MP3 are examples of audio compression methods. See audio codec and  data compression.  Solution for Users of 
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EDIG EDIG European Defence Industries Group ) announced today that it  will support QDesign Music playback in e.Digital's portable Internet music  player design. 
The QDesign Music technology is the award-winning audio  compression solution for QuickTime 4, Apple Computer's cross-platform (Mac OS  and Windows) architecture for digital media creation and delivery. The  QDesign Music Codec is a new generation audio coding technology that was  designed to deliver the highest quality audio at the lowest possible data rates.  Encoded in the QDesign Music format, consumers can include up to 2.5 hours of  music on portable audio players equipped with 32MB storage. 
To enable consumers with  the ability to encode in the QDesign Music format, QDesign announced last week  the release of 
MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip  from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the  TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on  one chip. (TM), the company's new digital music software that allows  music libraries to be created in both MP3 and QDesign Music formats. As the  first cross-platform digital music system, MVP will enable both Mac and Windows  users the ability to playback all popular digital audio formats (CD Audio, 
AIFF AIFF - Audio IFF , WAV, and others), as well as, most  digital music videos available on the Web and enhanced CDs. 
"There is  natural synergy between e.Digital's 
portable  music player See digital music player and Portable  Media Center.  design and our support of the QDesign Music playback,"  said Fred Falk, president and chief executive officer of e.Digital. "Adding  QDesign Music support and the MVP software to our music player design opens up  the market for Mac users as well as Windows-based PC users. e.Digital is taking  the lead in incorporating the best possible technology in portable Internet  music players, and will continue to offer the most valuable options to its 
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3.  Mandy Chan, vice president of  business development at QDesign, "Portable Internet music players are  instrumental in advancing digital music because they bring a new level of  flexibility to how and where music can be enjoyed. With audio encoded in the  QDesign Music format, we enable consumers to store the most amount of audio on  their players at the highest possible audio quality. We are very excited to be  working with e.Digital to bring QDesign Music playback to next generation  portable audio players." 
e.Digital's portable Internet music player  reference design is available for license by consumer electronics manufacturers  and other private labelers. Full-featured options, multiple music codec support  (including Lucent Technologies' 
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EPAC Enhanced Perceptual Audio Coder (Lucent/Bell Labs) ), security software support  (including Liquid Audio's SP3 secure portable player platform), and custom  product design are available. 
The company also offers complete  industrial design, engineering services, and manufacturing services.  
QDesign Corp. has been delivering state-of-the art audio solutions to  the broadcast and new media industries since 1995. The company introduced the  world's first MPEG-2 stereo compression software in October 1996, making  available for the first time, high-quality, high-performance 
MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU  standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the  universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and  digital video recorders (DVRs).  sound to all broadcast and studio  professionals. In January 1998, QDesign launched the QDesign Music Codec as the  Internet audio solution for QuickTime 3, bringing to audio and multimedia  professionals "Audio Product of the Year" for 1999 according to New Media  Magazine. This past summer, the company announced its own implementation of MP3,  the most popular format for on-line music download. QDesign's codec technologies  appear in hardware processors, digital audio production, automation and  distribution systems as well as professional and consumer multimedia software.  
e.Digital Corp. offers an engineering partnership for the world's  leading electronics companies to link portable digital devices to PCs and the  Internet. Engineering services range from the licensing of e.Digital's patented  MicroOS(TM) file management system to custom software and hardware development,  design and manufacturing services. For more information on the company, visit  www.edig.com. 
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Note to  Editors: e.Digital and MicroOS are trademarks of e.Digital Corp. QDesign and MVP  are trademarks of QDesign. All other product, company, or service names are the  property of their respective owners.
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