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`Exhibit 1
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`Page 1 of 21
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`CHS Ex. 2004
`Apple v. CHS
`IPR2016-00794
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`CHESTNUT HILL SOUND WINS BEST OF SHOW AT MACWORLD
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`GEORGE™ DIGITAL AUDI O SYSTEM FOR THE IPOD® DEBUTS
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`MACWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, January 12, 2007 – Chestnut Hill Sound Inc., the
`manufacturer of the GEORGE digital audio system for the iPod, was honored
`with a Best of Show Award from the editors of Macworld during the Macworld
`Expo & Conference. GEORGE was the only product in the iPod audio system
`market honored with an award at the 2007 Expo.
`
`The Macworld Best of Show Awards is presented each year at the Macworld
`Conference & Expo to the best products making their debut at the annual trade
`show. Macworld editors roam the Macworld Expo show floor, searching for the
`best hardware and software debuting at the annual Mac trade event. From a
`crowded field, the editors selected 11 products, unveiling Best of Show winners at
`a special presentation.
`
`"We've found a way to share the very best products on display at Macworld Expo
`with Expo attendees," said Jason Snell, VP/Editorial Director of Macworld. "Our
`Featured Presentation allowed us to honor the Best of Show winners in public,
`demonstrating why our editors picked them as the best the Mac world has to
`offer."
`
`The Macworld Video Podcast Video Podcast #5 features profiles of the winners
`and some highlights of the presentation, hosted by Editorial Director Jason Snell
`and News Director Jim Dalrymple.
`
`“We are delighted to have our first product, GEORGE honored as Best of Show by
`the editors of Macworld,” said Steve Krampf, CEO of Chestnut Hill Sound. “The
`iPod has completely changed how you listen to music and GEORGE represents a
`better way to experience your iPod at home by giving you full control over your
`music from your place of comfort. CHS is committed to creating digital sound
`innovations that define next-generation home audio.”
`
`About GEORGE
`GEORGE extends the famed iPod navigation with the industry’s only wireless
`remote that fully controls iPod functions. GEORGE includes a high quality
`AM/FM radio that features the market's only patent pending BANDLESS™ tuner
`and a multi-alarm clock system. GEORGE offers consumers the first digital audio
`system architected for field upgrades for future digital audio sources. The
`company also announced its first module: a consumer-installable, no
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`subscription HD radio tuner licensed form iBiquity which will be available in 2H
`2007.
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`Chestnut Hill Sound developed GEORGE specifically to work with the iPod and it
`has been certified to meet Apple performance standards. GEORGE is available
`for purchase online at www.chillsound.com and available later this year at select
`retail stores for $549 and $599 MSRP with a remote charging stand.
`
`About Mac Publishing, LLC:
`Headquartered in San Francisco, Mac Publishing, LLC publishes the world’s leading independent
`Macintosh publication and Web sites. Every month Macworld, winner of the Folio 2005 and
`2006 Gold Eddie award for best consumer technology/computing magazine and WPA’s 2006
`Maggie award for best computer/consumer magazine, reaches 1.2 million Macintosh
`professionals and enthusiasts while the Mac Publishing Web presence garners an average of over
`3.5 million unique visitors. The Mac Publishing sites include: Macworld.com, PlaylistMay.com,
`MacOSXHints.com MacworldProductFinder.com and MacUser.com
`
`A subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading technology media, events,
`research company, more information about Mac Publishing, LLC can be found at
`www.macworld.com.
`
`About IDG:
`International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, research and event
`company. A privately-held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers
`including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and
`PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more
`than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related
`events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference and Expo®,
`DEMO®, and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in
`50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com
`
`All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.
`
`About Chestnut Hill Sound
`Based in Newton Massachusetts, Chestnut Hill Sound is defining digital audio for the home by
`providing breakthrough solutions for a new generation of listeners. The company has created the
`world’s first central platform for the playback of digital audio content. Its flagship product
`GEORGE is the only digital audio system that enables users to easily access, fully control and
`conveniently listen to their iPod music collections.
`
`CHS was founded by audio and technology pioneers seasoned in developing and producing
`professional and consumer digital audio systems, computer software and building and managing
`early-stage technology companies. For more details visit: www.chillsound.com.
`
`For More Information:
`
`Scott Love
`Schwartz Communications
`781-684-0770
`george@schwartz-pr.com
`
`Faith Goldshore
`Media Strategies
`Phone: (617) 618-1800 x 210
`faith.goldshore@chillsound.com
`
`Chestnut Hill Sound, GEORGE and their respective logo designs and BANDLESS are trademarks of Chestnut Hill Sound
`Inc. Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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`Exhibit 2
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`GEORGE RECIEVES EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS FROM
`PC MAGAZINE, LAPTOP AND MAC|LIFE
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`Newton, Mass., April 27, 2007 –Chestnut Hill Sound’s first product, GEORGE, a
`digital audio system for the iPod, has received Editor’s Choice Awards from PC
`Magazine, LapTop and Mac|Life. GEORGE was launched in January at CES and
`Macworld, where it also won a Best of Show award from Macworld Magazine.
`
`“We are delighted with the acclaim that GEORGE has received from the
`marketplace,” said Steve Krampf, CEO of Chestnut Hill Sound. “GEORGE is
`designed to offer consumers superb audio and value. With GEORGE, consumers
`can easily add new software upgrades via a USB port and can support future
`hardware updates with optional modules.”
`
`GEORGE is the first digital music system to combine an iPod playback system,
`full feature wireless remote, BANDLESS AM/FM radio and alarm system in one
`product. Chestnut Hill Sound developed GEORGE specifically to work with the
`iPod and it has been certified to meet Apple performance standards. GEORGE is
`available for purchase at select Apple Stores, www.apple.com and
`www.chillsound.com for $549 and $599 MSRP with a remote charging stand.
`
`About Chestnut Hill Sound
`Based in Newton Massachusetts, Chestnut Hill Sound is defining digital audio for
`the home by providing breakthrough solutions for a new generation of listeners.
`The company has created the world’s first central platform for the playback of
`digital audio content. Its flagship product GEORGE is the only digital audio
`system that enables users to easily access, fully control and conveniently listen to
`their iPod music collections.
`
`CHS was founded by audio and technology pioneers seasoned in developing and
`producing professional and consumer digital audio systems, computer software
`and building and managing early-stage technology companies. For more details,
`visit www.chillsound.com.
`
`For More Information:
`Scott Love
`Schwartz Communications
`george@schwartz-pr.com
`(781) 684-0770
`
`Faith Goldshore
`Media Strategies
`faith.goldshore@chillsound.com
`(617) 618-1800 x 210
`
`Chestnut Hill Sound, GEORGE and their respective logo designs and BANDLESS are trademarks of Chestnut Hill Sound
`Inc. Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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`Exhibit 4
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`Part 1 of 3
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`Presentation for Apple Store
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`CONFIDENTIAL
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`MultiNational Sound
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`Introducing GEORGE
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`Patents Pending - MultiNational Sound, Inc.
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`The First Controller that Extends the iPod
`Experience throughout the Home
`• All Apple iPod Functions Wirelessly Accessible
`• Turbo Functions Extend Navigation
`• Designed to Provide the Same Customer Satisfaction as an iPod
`• Smallest Footprint
`• Does Not Require Pointing
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`Exhibit 4
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`Part 2 of 3
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`Patents Pending - MultiNational Sound, Inc.
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`iPod Screen with "Jump Buttons"
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`Please note: All Screen Shots are simulated
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`Radio Screen Shots
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`Patents Pending - MultiNational Sound, Inc.
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`Features
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`• Unparalleled iPod Functionality
`• Best-in-Class Sound Quality (Bi-Amplification to Reduce Distortion)
`• Voicing by Renowned Acousticians
`• Fail-Safe Alarm Functions
`• Bandless™ AM/FM Tuner with RDS
`• Auto-Labeling Presets
`• Satellite Radio Ready
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`Exhibit 4
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`Part 3 of 3
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`Examples of Variable Cosmetics
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`Patents Pending - MultiNational Sound, Inc.
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`After Market Treatments
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`Patents Pending - MultiNational Sound, Inc.
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`MultiNational Sound, Inc.
`77 Eliot Street
`Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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`© 2005 MultiNational Sound, Inc. All Rights Reserved
`This document is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that
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`or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an
`employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you have
`received this document in error, please call 617-558-1279.
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