Kensen Offers Complete Solutions For Next Generation HD Radio™ Products

Shenzen, China - October 8, 2008 - Kensen Technologies Ltd., a leader in integrated consumer electronics system designs, announced today that it is now offering HD Radio solutions with the next generation low-cost, low-power chipsets from Samsung Electro Mechanics (SEMHDR100A/C200A) and SiPort (SP1010), including an HD Radio module designed and developed in-house.

Kensen has launched several well-received HD Radio products in the market, including iPod®/iPhone® docking stations, based on the Texas Instrument DRi352 chipset. The company is now focusing on the latest chipsets from Samsung EM and SiPort.

“We are enthusiastic about offering our customers our new HD Radio products and services,” said Kenneth Wong, President of Kensen Technologies. “Our engineering experience, proximity to production, and ability to develop hardware, firmware and software from the ground up in house enable us to offer them competitively priced, high-performance and timely products.”

Jeff Jury, COO of iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting, said, “Kensen, which has been a key development resource for HD Radio products since 2005, is a strong partner for us and for manufacturers. They are particularly adept at quickly bringing low-cost, high-quality and feature-rich HD Radio units to market to meet the growing demand for digital radios.”

“Kensen is well positioned to provide quick turn around times and competitive cost structures as a one stop total solution house for various types of HD Radio iPod/iPhone docking music systems based on the latest chipsets,” continued Jury. He also commented, “Their engineering team has excellent experience solving radio and RF related interference problems. What is more, Kensen is familiar with iBiquity’s Software Development Kits (SDK1.12, SDK3.1, SDK3.2, and SDK3.3) and the company’s vigorous HD Radio certification process.”

Both the Samsung and SiPort next generation chip sets enable a variety of innovative consumer features including conditional access, electronic program guide (EPG), surround sound, and iTunes® Tagging for HD Radio technology, which enables listeners to ‘tag’ songs they hear on the radio and buy them later via the iTunes store.

About the HD Radio System

Over 1,750 HD Radio AM and FM stations are on the air in the United States, plus over 900 new HD2/HD3 multicast channels. Developed by iBiquity Digital Corporation, HD Radio technology allows AM and FM stations to broadcast digital signals in tandem with their analog signals, providing broadcasters with a platform to offer crystal-clear, CD-quality sound and scrolling text and graphics; as well as multiple channels of programming on the same FM frequency (multicasting) and advanced services such as traffic updates; content…all subscription free.

There are more than 80 HD Radio products for sale at over 14,000 stores and online. HD Radio technology has also made great inroads in the automotive sector with factory-installed options announced by BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercedes, MINI, Mercury, Scion, and Volvo. Beyond the U.S., commercial implementation of HD Radio technology is gaining momentum around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com and http://www.ibiquity.com.

About Kensen

Based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, Kensen is a leading independent consumer electronics system design company providing turn-key, one-stop system design from conceptual stage to chip design, system hardware and software, to complete product development in consumer electronics including audio, video, HD Radio technology, multimedia and home security systems. With a strong professional team of over 40 experienced engineers with excellent expertise in all stages of product design and development; product features, hardware circuit design and PCB layout, firmware, User interface, BOM cost analysis.

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For more information, contact:

Kensen Technologies, Ltd

Kenneth Wong

Phone: 852-91634861

Email address: kenneth@kensentech.com

Note to editors: “HD Radio™” and the HD Radio logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The “HD” in HD Radio™ is part of iBiquity Digital’s brand name for its advanced digital AM/FM system. It does not mean hybrid digital or high-definition digital; both of these are incorrect.

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