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DigiFi and Kleer Team up to Deliver ‘Opera’ Wireless Earbuds

Opera Offers CD-Quality Audio and 10 Hours Continuous Play Time

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Cupertino, CA, April 30, 2008 – DigiFi (www.digifi.kr), a PVR, MP3, and wireless media product development and manufacturing company, and Kleer™ (www.kleer.com), a fabless semiconductor company focused on wireless audio applications, announces the release of Opera – a wireless over-the-ear style earbud with iPod adapter. Using Kleer’s wireless technology, Opera offers customers CD-quality audio and 10 hours of continuous play time as a result of its lossless compression and low latency capabilities. In addition, Kleer’s point to multi-point Listen in™ technology enables up to four people, each with a set of Opera ear buds, to simultaneously listen to the same audio stream. All Kleer-based products are fully interoperable, enabling the Opera earbud to receive wireless audio from any Kleer-based portable media player.

“Kleer’s wireless audio semiconductor design enabled us to fulfill our vision to deliver to our customers a low-cost, CD‑quality wireless earbud that combines ease of use with many hours of play time. Opera is ideal for listening to music at home or while on the go offering a secure over-the-ear fit for even the most active listener,” said Park No Young, CEO, DigiFi. “Kleer’s extraordinary support during the design and building phase ensured the timely development and delivery of Opera, and we look forward to working with them on future products.”

“We’re honored to have partnered with DigiFi and to help them bring Opera to market,” said Levent Gun, President and CEO, Kleer. “Opera offers people a way to listen to their iPod without having to contend with all the wires. Companies like DigiFi know that the future is wireless and are actively designing the products customers want.”

Opera will be released initially in Korea and Japan on May 1, 2008, and then distributed worldwide in June, 2008. Opera will retail for USD $98 per kit. Please note that pricing may vary depending on the country and distributor.

About DigiFi
DigiFi designs and manufactures high-end video and audio portable products, including a USB-type ONESEG tuner built for the ISDB-T DVD market. In 2007, DigiFi joined Kleer’s partner alliance and the result of this collaboration is Opera, a wireless earbud with iPod adapter. DigiFi will also be releasing end of year 2008 a Mini PMP with built‑in wireless audio and video streaming capabilities that will support MPEG‑4 data streaming to a computer or TV. For more information about DigiFi, please visit www.digifi.kr

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 CD-quality 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:

Kleer Media Contacts:
Verrecchia Group Communications
Marlene Kovac
Tel: (514) 421-1940 x148
Email: marlene@vergroup.com

Kleer Contact:
James Elrick
Tel: (613) 287-0989 x 250
jelrick@kleer.com

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

DigiFi Media Contact:
No-Young, Park
park@digifi.kr
Cell: +82 11 9097 3361
Tel: +82 31 442 5256