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Sennheiser Unveils Industry’s First True Wireless Stereo Earphones Using Kleer Technology

Cupertino, CA, January 7, 2008 – Kleer™ (www.kleer.com) today announced that world renowned audio specialist Sennheiser has introduced the industry’s first true wireless stereo earphones based on Kleer’s wireless audio technology. Sennheiser’s new MX W1 wireless earphones deliver crystal-clear CD-quality stereo sound, in addition to providing extremely high noise immunity in the crowded 2.4 GHz band environment. All Kleer-based products are fully interoperable, enabling the MX W1 earphones to receive wireless audio from any Kleer-based portable media player. Kleer’s Listen In™ technology also enables two or more people, each with a set of MX W1 earphones, to listen to the same audio stream at the same time.

“Kleer’s digital radio transmission technology produces excellent sound quality which means that for the first time, we’re in a position to offer our customers wireless earphones without compromising our special Sennheiser sound,” said Stijn Jans, Managing Director of Sennheiser
Consumer Electronics, Singapore branch. “Kleer’s very low audio signal latency, coupled with extremely interference-free transmission also translates into considerably longer battery life than what you’d get with conventional transmission standards.”

About the Sennheiser MX W1 True Wireless Earphones
The MX W1 is comprised of two sleek ear pieces (untethered right and left earphones) featuring Sennheiser’s ‘twist-to-fit’ system to ensure a secure and comfortable fit in each ear. Kleer’s 5x – 10x power advantage over Bluetooth has enabled Sennheiser to use the smallest rechargeable coin cell battery in the world, thus facilitating a compact, ergonomically pleasing industrial design that consumers demand. The earphones also come with a small, matchbox-sized transmitter and a transport case which includes an integrated battery that can recharge the earphones when away from home.

“The name Sennheiser has been synonymous with top-quality audio products for over 60 years,” said Levent Gun, President and CEO of Kleer. “It’s therefore a huge vote-of-confidence that this industry giant has validated our wireless audio technology with an outstanding product that we believe will set a new standard in wireless audio sound. The MX W1 represents the best our respective companies can offer to consumers in wireless earphone technology and design.”

The MX W1 will be available from May 2008. Demonstrations of the product will be held at a Kleer press conference at CES 2008, January 7th, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at The Venetian, Casanova 501/601. The product will also be featured at the Sennheiser CES booth #21235, Hall 1, as well as at the Kleer booth #71042, Sands Convention Center.

About Sennheiser
The Sennheiser Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. A family firm established in 1945 and based in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, the company recorded sales of over 356 million euros in 2006, 82% of which was generated abroad. Sennheiser employs over 1,800 people worldwide, around 55% of whom are in Germany. Sennheiser has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA and is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as through long-term trading partners in other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones), K + H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Klein + Hummel studio monitors, installed sound) and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).

About Kleer
Kleer is a fabless semiconductor company that has developed the first wireless audio technology to combine high quality audio and robust ISM band coexistence with low power consumption to address portable, home and automotive audio markets. Unlike Bluetooth, Kleer’s patented subsampling radio architecture was designed from the ground up to communicate lossless CDquality digital stereo audio over a robust 2.4GHz radio link, while achieving 10 times the battery life of a comparable Bluetooth solution. Kleer’s Audio LP technology is ideally suited for OEMs of portable audio players, iPod® and other player accessories, home audio/theater systems, earphones, headphones, and speakers. Kleer distributes its products via direct sales in North America, and a distribution channel in Korea and Japan. The Company is headquartered in Cupertino, California with product development facilities in Ottawa, Ontario. For more information, contact the company at 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd. Suite 111, Cupertino, CA, 95014, Tel: 408-973-7255, Fax: 408-973-7256, Email: info@kleer.com, or visit the company web site at www.kleer.com

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For more information:

Media Contact:

Marlene Kovac
Verrecchia Group Communications
Tel: (514) 421-1940 Ext. 148
Email: marlene@vergroup.com

Susan Verrecchia
Tel: (514) 421-1940 x147
Email: susan@vergroup.com

Kleer Contact:
Ron Glibbery – VP Marketing
Tel: (408) 966-8938
Email: rglibbery@kleer.com