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HandHeld Entertainment Signs Licensing Agreement with DivXNetworks for DivX® Video Playback on the ZVUE

March 3, 2004

ZVUE is First Handheld Device to Achieve Full DivX Certification™, Compatible With All Versions of DivX Video

SAN FRANCISCO and SAN DIEGO – March 3, 2004 – HandHeld Entertainment and DivXNetworks, Inc. today announced a licensing agreement to integrate the patent-pending DivX ® video decoder with HandHeld’s popular $99 ZVUE personal video player, which will allow playback of DivX and MPEG-4 compatible files on the ZVUE.

The ZVUE is the first DivX Certified™ handheld product on the market, offering users the ability to play all versions of DivX video content on a portable device. The DivX-enabled ZVUE player was tested by DivXNetworks’ and HandHeld Entertainment’s teams of video engineers to ensure high performance and full interoperability with the entire suite of DivX technologies. DivX, often called the “MP3 of video,” is among the most popular video technologies in the world with over 120 million users.

“There is a huge global pool of high-quality DivX content that is now at the fingertips of ZVUEers,” said Garrett Cecchini, executive vice president of HandHeld Entertainment. “In addition, ZVUEers now have the freedom to play a full-length movie, a television show or even a home movie on their ZVUE because of the DivX upgrade. With DivX’s base of 120 million users, the ZVUE now runs one of the most popular and widely used video technologies in the world that generates insatiable amounts of content at the ZVUEers’ fingertips.”

HandHeld Entertainment will sell its “ZFlicks™” DivX upgrade package for $69. ZFlicks includes the MPEG-4 firmware upgrade for the ZVUE, DivX video encoding software, a USB cable and an SD card. The ZFlicks package will be available online at www.zvue.com and at retailers throughout the United States and Canada.

“HandHeld Entertainment has shown there is widespread, mass-market opportunity for affordable, high-performance multimedia devices with its $99 ZVUE,” said Jim Geison, director of sales at DivXNetworks. “We are extremely pleased to partner with HandHeld as we help the company bring millions of DivX video files to ZVUE users around the world.”

In addition to today’s licensing agreement, HandHeld also announced that current owners of the ZVUE personal video player can update their USB system through a firmware download available at www.zvue.com.

“Integrating the ZVUE with DivX video technology was a very smooth process,” said Nathan Schulhof, president and chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment and the person known as the father of the MP3 player industry. “DivX has a global acceptance because it produces phenomenal video quality, and it’s easy to use. After extensive evaluation, DivX proved to be the absolute best MPEG-4 compatible solution for our ZVUE customers.”

Analysts and accredited journalists interested in scheduling an interview should contact Russell Page of Politis Communications at 801-523-3730 or rpage@politis.com. ZVUE evaluation units are now available in limited supplies to accredited journalists, contracted reviewers and market research analysts. Interested parties should also contact Russell Page to schedule a ZVUE review unit.

About HandHeld Entertainment

Created in February 2003, HandHeld Entertainment delivers affordable consumer electronics technologies to the marketplace supporting both secure and open standards for portable digital devices. For more information, visit www.hheld.com or www.zvue.com, or call (415) 495-6470.

HandHeld, HandHeld Entertainment, ZVUE and ZFlicks are each trademarks of HandHeld Entertainment, Inc.

About DivXNetworks

DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX ® video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 120 million users worldwide. Often called “the MP3 of video,” the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA, Taipei, Taiwan, Guildford, England and Dortmund, Germany. For more information, visit https://www.divxnetworks.com. DivX is a registered trademark of DivXNetworks, Inc.

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