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	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Technology -- ReplayTV maker Sonicblue to file for bankruptcy
		Sonicblue said it agreed to sell its Rio unit, which made the first mainstream device to play music in the popular MP3 format, and its ReplayTV digital video recorder unit to DandM Holdings of Japan for $40 million, plus the assumption of about $5 million in liabilities.
		Sonicblue Wednesday reported a net loss of $33.4 million, or 34 cents a share, for the fourth quarter, narrower than its loss of $52.7 million, or 57 cents a share, last year.
		Sonicblue also agreed to sell its GoVideo unit, which makes DVD players and other devices, to Opta Systems LLC, which is owned by Carmco Investments LLC, for $12.5 million.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/computing/20030321-0719-tech-sonicblue.html (414 words)

	So Long, SonicBlue - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The company it became was SonicBlue (nasdaq: SBLU - news - people), and it distinguished itself quickly for the acquisitions and enemies that it made over the past two years and change.
		SonicBlue finished 2002 with a $106 million loss on sales of $272 million.
		SonicBlue has promised that the ReplayTV service will be unaffected by the bankruptcy filing.
	www.forbes.com /2003/03/24/cx_ah_0324tentech.html (982 words)

	RedOrbit - Technology - Aerospace Startup SonicBlue is Designing Next-Generation VTOL Aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		SonicBlue is privately funded by a select group of investors and is waiting for government funding.
		A key SonicBlue innovation -- at least on paper -- is a proprietary way to use the energy created by the jet's turbine engines to produce electricity instead of forward thrust.
		In addition, he said, because of the military's enthusiasm for the hybrid engine technology, SonicBlue is submitting another grant to attempt to accelerate federal funding.
	www.redorbit.com /news/technology/355965/aerospace_startup_sonicblue_is_designing_nextgeneration_vtol_aircraft/index.html?source=r_technology (1099 words)

	CEA Blasts SonicBlue Decision
		The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is blasting last week's court decision ordering SonicBlue (Quote, Chart) to develop and install new software in consumers' personal video recorders (PVRs) that would collect all information about what shows the users watch, record or send to a select and limited group.
		SonicBlue would then be forced to provide the information to the studios suing the company for contributing to copyright infringement.
		By court order, SonicBlue would be forced to spy on consumers and record every 'click' of their remote control, noting how they watch and record television shows.
	dc.internet.com /news/article.php/2101_1037861 (537 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- SonicBlue to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
		SonicBlue said it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with DandM Holdings Inc., the Japanese parent company of audio equipment brands Denon Ltd. and Marantz Japan Inc., to sell the ReplayTV and Rio business units for $40 million.
		SonicBlue also has signed an agreement to sell the assets of its GoVideo unit, which sells advanced video recorders, to Opta Systems LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carmco Investments LLC, for $12.5 million.
		In September, SonicBlue announced it was cutting its work force by 25 percent.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20030321-1347-ca-sonicblue-bankruptcy.html (395 words)

	CNN.com - Major TV networks file suit to stop recording device - Nov. 1, 2001
		The suit, filed by Walt Disney Co. (DIS: Research, Estimates), General Electric Co. (GE: Research, Estimates)'s NBC and Viacom (VIA.B: Research, Estimates) among others, says the Replay4000's option to watch programming with advertising deleted harms the studios' and networks' ability to earn money from their product.
		SonicBlue president Ken Potashner said he hadn't seen the lawsuit yet, but that the functions provided are not new.
		Shares of SonicBlue (SBLU: Research, Estimates) lost 6 cents to close at $1.06 Wednesday.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/11/01/sonicblue (455 words)

	Hollywood's war on innovation - Salon
		Sonicblue is best known for the controversial ReplayTV personal video recorder, and Potashner's exit was a fittingly contentious and melodramatic end to his tenure.
		Sonicblue managed to innovate so freely in large part because of its former leader's talent for ignoring legal risk.
		It's a battle Sonicblue can ill afford: The company is faced with depressed forecasts for personal video recorders and investors who are increasingly impatient to see the company turn a profit.
	www.salon.com /tech/feature/2002/09/09/sonicblue/index.html (760 words)

	USATODAY.com - Personal video player on the horizon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sonicblue, the company that developed one of the first lines of pocket digital music players, is turning its attention to pocket video.
		While the specifications for the device are still being worked out, Sonicblue said the first PVPs will likely have a 20- or 40-gigabyte hard drive — enough storage to hold more than 50 hours of video, depending on the format and quality of the programs.
		Sonicblue also wants its pocket player to be compatible with its ReplayTV systems, which record and store movies and shows from broadcast and cable channels on a hard drive.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/techinnovations/2002-10-07-sonicblue-video_x.htm (460 words)

	Sonicblue Sheds S3, Readies Consumer Devices - Technology News by TechWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"Sonicblue's future is to be the provider of the components for the digital home, and then to connect those devices," Potashner said.
		Sonicblue and frontpath have designed the terminals for a variety of vertical applications, such as kiosks for hotel hospitality suites.
		In addition, Sonicblue will demonstrate its line of home networking products, using the powerline standards designed by Intellon Corp. Bluetooth and 802.11 wireless networking products will be forthcoming, Potashner said.
	www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB20010105S0008 (380 words)

	SonicBlue owns digital video recording \| The Register
		SonicBlue has been granted a multi-claim patent that covers almost every aspect of digitally recording TV programmes on a hard drive, in particular using a channel guide to manage what the machine records.
		SonicBlue reckons that in five to seven years DVRs will be as commonplace as VCRs are today, though we'd hazard a guess that by then re-recordable DVDs will be competing for the same consumers.
		True, but while SonicBlue's patent covers such as system in use in conjunction with a DVR, it isn't sufficiently broad to stop anyone building such a mechanism into a DVD or cassette-based recorder.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2001/12/04/sonicblue_owns_digital_video_recording (470 words)

	SONICblue Releases MP3-based Stereo
		SONICblue (Quote, Chart), formerly Sensory Science, is best known for its ReplayTV digital video recorders (DVR) and DVR/VCR recorders, which are sold under the Go-Video and ReplayTV brand.
		The Rio EX1000 marks SONICblue's first mass market home audio product and is being classified as an executive shelf stereo system intended to serve one-room capacity, look great, and combine all the features of a home stereo system into one compact, multifunctioning minisystem.
		At the end of last year SONICblue came out with the high-priced Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, a home stereo component that lets consumers store, organize and access CD and digital music collections from their PCs and plug them into existing stereo systems.
	siliconvalley.internet.com /news/print.php/991041 (328 words)

	Sonicblue ordered to track subscribers \| CNET News.com
		Sonicblue "must provide only anonymous data about how the plaintiffs' copyrighted works are being copied and used," Disney spokeswoman Michelle Bergman said in a statement.
		Sonicblue attorney Laurence Pulgram, of law firm Fenwick & West, called the Disney statement a "patent falsehood" and said that according to the court order, Sonicblue is required, as the plaintiffs have requested, to provide individualized data on its subscribers.
		Sonicblue introduced its ReplayTV 4000 DVR in September and had been selling the device from its Web site, but in late March the company announced a deal with online retailer Amazon.com to sell the recorders.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-898880.html (913 words)

	Sonicblue taps Amazon to sell new DVR \| CNET News.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sonicblue, as well as other consumer-electronics makers, had better- than-expected sales during a strong holiday season.
		Sonicblue's ReplayTV DVRs are part of the company's plans to push DVR technology to consumers.
		On Friday, Sonicblue announced that it was parting ways with Chief Financial Officer David Sugishita, who had been with the company for less than two months.
	netscape.com.com /2100-1040-867657.html (586 words)

	Sonicblue ReplayTV 4504 Reviews. Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) Reviews by CNET.
		We hooked up the 4504 to a number of display devices--including a PC monitor, a Samsung Tantus HD-ready set, and an analog 27-inch TV--and were generally impressed with what we saw, even at the lowest-quality, or standard, setting.
		Sonicblue says that you can record up to 40 hours of programming at the standard setting and 14 hours at the highest quality setting.
		It's worth noting that in our tests, we found the video quality of the 4504 at its lowest setting to be the equivalent of the medium setting on TiVo's 60-hour Series2 box.
	reviews.cnet.com /Sonicblue_ReplayTV_4504/4505-6474_7-9994184.html (1078 words)

	Wired News: They Know What You're Watching
		Eick's order does not compel Sonicblue to identify each user by name; he agreed with the media companies that the data be anonymous, and that the viewing habits of each user be described with a unique code.
		Andrew Wolfe, Sonicblue's chief technology officer, said that the company is asking the trial judge in the case to review Eick's ruling, or to at least give the company more than the 60 days to comply.
		But Laurence Pulgram, Sonicblue's attorney, said that if the studios wanted only to find out who was trading HBO shows or skipping commercials, they would have asked only for that information.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,52302,00.html (768 words)

	INTERACTIVE TV TODAY - Features - Interview with Greg Ballard of SONICblue
		Ballard served as interim CEO since SONICblue's board of directors fired Ken Potashner last August.
		October 9th, Ballard spoke to [itvt] about the direction SONICblue will take going forward under his leadership, about Ken Potashner, about the company's ongoing legal dispute with Hollywood, about the controversial loans it made to its board of directors, and more.
		Because of this, you have experienced a lot of heat from the studios, which resulted in the lawsuits.
	www.itvt.com /gballard02.html (2230 words)

	SonicBlue CEO Turns Down The Volume - News by InformationWeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In a conference call with investors on Friday, Ballard said he would continue to defend the system in court but said his primary focus would be on crafting a plan to make the company profitable.
		SonicBlue, which also makes a variety of digital audio systems, reported net losses of $40 million on revenue of $126 million in the six months ended June 2002.
		SonicBlue also changed its CFO and chief operating officer this year.
	www.informationweek.com /story/IWK20020812S0002 (603 words)

	Sonicblue Aims to Make Noise with New Road Player
		Sonicblue seriously wants audiophiles to ditch their CDs.
		Aiming to capitalize on consumers' desire to bring their extensive MP3 collections on the road, SONICblue Inc.'s Rio division Monday birthed a new in-dash digital audio player with on-board storage that boasts as much as 1000 hours of playing time.
		In fact, Sonicblue asserts that the easily-programmable Rio Car can house enough music files that consumers could drive roundtrip from Los Angeles to New York City more than 10 times without ever listening to the same song twice.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/print.php/9_599011 (399 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sonicblue wins stay of customer-tracking order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sonicblue said federal Judge Florence-Marie Cooper halted the April 26 order in which a federal court ordered Sonicblue to install tracking software on ReplayTV and report viewing results to movie and TV companies.
		The company, which said it would take $400,000 and four months to effectively design the program, had asked the court to either throw out the order or modify it to allow the data to be collected in aggregate, rather than by individual user.
		Sonicblue shares rose on the news, trading up 4 cents at $1.72 shortly before the close on Nasdaq.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2002/05/15/sonicblue-stay.htm (303 words)

	Tech Investor: Sonicblue's bankruptcy: Big media wins - Mar. 27, 2003
		Not long ago, Sonicblue CEO Greg Ballard said that the suit was costing the company $1 million each month -- a huge amount for a company that in its most recent quarter lost a total of $33.4 million on revenues of $67 million.
		With Sonicblue no longer a competitive distraction, TiVo can focus its attention on the more pressing threat: the further encroachment by satellite companies and the new DVR products set for release this year by major consumer electronics manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony (SNE: Research, Estimates), Thompson, and Toshiba.
		"[Sonicblue's] bankruptcy sends a clear message to technology companies: You may not innovate without Hollywood's prior approval, on pain of enormous litigation expenses," EFF staff attorney Gwen Hinze said in a statement.
	money.cnn.com /2003/03/27/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htm (588 words)

	Wired News: TiVo Town or Sonicblue City?
		Sonicblue, meanwhile, has won to its DVR that are so offensive to media companies that several have banded together to sue ReplayTV into oblivion.
		Sonicblue says that its features are there only because consumers want them.
		He added that Sonicblue would like to work with the networks to see if there might be some mutually beneficial opportunities available, such as using Replay to sell consumers video-on-demand programs.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,53008,00.html (790 words)

	CNN.com - Sonicblue revives ReplayTV - September 10, 2001
		SonicBlue, which recently completed its acquisition of ReplayTV, says the machines include single or multiple hard drives with total capacities ranging from 40GB to 320GB.
		The ReplayTV 4000 is the first line of new products announced by Sonicblue since its acquisition of ReplayTV, which competes with Tivo in the fledgling personal digital video recorder market.
		These products are just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of what's coming from Sonicblue, says Ken Potashner, the company's chief executive officer and chair.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/ptech/09/10/replay.tv.idg (583 words)

	SonicBlue Makes Play For Video - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		SonicBlue started its transformation from a chipmaker when it acquired Diamond Multimedia in 1999, just as MP3 player sales were beginning to take off.
		SonicBlue CEO Ken Potashner hinted at plans to get into video products in an interview in November, right after the company changed its name.
		And while investors may have been singing the blues over SonicBlue's stock price, which in December hit a 52-week low of $3.50 a share after topping out at $24.44 in March, there may yet be a happy ending.
	www.forbes.com /2001/02/02/0202sblu.html (941 words)

	EPIC - Tools for Protecting Online Privacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As part of that lawsuit, the television studios made the unprecedented demand that SONICblue reengineer its product to collect evidence for the studios to use at trial, and for the studios to file lawsuits against individual television viewers.
		Specifically, the television studios asked the magistrate judge overseeing discovery disputes to order SONICblue to remotely install on its customers’ PVRs certain software that will monitor and record all PVR usage and to do so without notice to the consumer or his consent.
		On May 10, 2002, SONICblue filed with the lead judge objections to that order, asking it to be reversed.
	www.epic.org /privacy/replaytv/press_release_051302.html (379 words)

	Sonicblue looks for a buyer - ZDNet UK News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Best known for its Rio MP3 players and ReplayTV products, Sonicblue said on Friday that it is looking for a partner who might offer to buy the company, invest in it or acquire some of its assets.
		The move, approved by Sonicblue's board of directors, comes as part of an effort by Sonicblue to reduce its debts, the company said in a statement.
		Sonicblue is working with financial adviser Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin to evaluate its options.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /business/0,39020645,2128921,00.htm (462 words)

	SONICblue company information
		March 21, 2003 - SONICblue files for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
		November 1, 2000 - S3 Incorporated today announced a name change to SONICblue and will begin trading on November 15, 2000 under the stock ticker symbol SBLU.
		With the exit of its desktop and portable graphics chips and board businesses, SONICblue will be highly focused on digital media and information appliance opportunities.
	www.computerhope.com /comp/sonicblu.htm (72 words)

	Seagate Technology News Release SONICblue Chooses Seagate Hard Drives For RioCentral Advanced Digital Audio Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"SONICblue is well-known for its innovation in new entertainment technology, and Seagate's goal is to help our partners continue to push technology boundaries in the home audio market," said Brian Dexheimer, Seagate executive vice president, Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Customer Service.
		SONICblue is a leader in the converging Internet, digital media, entertainment and consumer electronics markets.
		SONICblue holds significant financial assets, global marketing capabilities and a focused technology portfolio that includes Rio(r) digital audio players; ReplayTV(r) personal television technology and software solutions; and Go-Video(r) integrated DVD+VCRs, Dual-Deck(tm) VCRs, and digital home theater systems.
	www.seagate.com /cda/newsinfo/newsroom/releases/article/0,1121,1487^3^1,00.html (784 words)

	AOL and Sonicblue team on PDA promotion - ZDNet UK News
		AOL and Sonicblue announced a multiyear agreement Monday in which AOL will promote Sonicblue's Diamond Mako handheld computer, and Sonicblue will make AOL email and instant messaging available on its PDAs (personal digital assistants).
		For Santa Clara, California-based Sonicblue, AOL's subscribers are an attractive audience for a device that hasn't caught on in the United States and has a waning appeal in Europe.
		Sonicblue and London-based Psion announced in October that the companies will jointly develop and sell the Diamond Mako, which can use a separate modem or Net-enabled phone to access the Internet.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /internet/0,39020369,2084057,00.htm (628 words)

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