Meade Introduces mySKY™ PLUS to Help
Consumers Usher in the 2008 Holiday Season and the 2009 International
Year of Astronomy
Next Generation Night Sky Navigator Adds New Content and Enhanced
Multimedia Presentations to Transform Ordinary Backyard Stargazing into
an Exciting Interactive Night Sky Experience
IRVINE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 4, 2008 --
Meade Instruments®
(NasdaqGM: MEAD), the leading designer and manufacturer of telescopes
and optical accessories for both professional and amateur astronomy
enthusiasts worldwide is giving amateur astronomers and backyard
stargazers the perfect tool for expanding their universe of knowledge
with the unveiling of mySKY™PLUS.
Equipped with a vast encyclopedia of new and updated multi-media content
that includes stunning astrophotography, entertaining audio
descriptions, videos, mythology, folklore and scientific fun facts on
the planets, stars, constellations, clusters, nebulae and galaxies, mySKY
PLUS utilizes Meade’s “point
and shoot” technology, a full color LCD screen
and easy to use controls to instantly turn ordinary backyard stargazing
into a fully-interactive “out of this world”
experience.
Easy to use right out of the box, and ergonomically designed for optimum
performance night after night, Meade’s mySKY
PLUS’s “point and
shoot” technology enables users to locate,
identify and learn about more than 30,000 celestial objects (stars,
planets, clusters, galaxies) in the night sky with the press of a
button. Users can choose to satisfy their deep space curiosity by
discovering random objects in the night sky using the mySKy PLUS’s
illuminated alignment sight, or embark on one of mySKY PLUS’
built-in guided tours of the universe including a look at the best
objects in the night sky tailored to the time, date and location using
the device’s innovative “Tonight’s
Best” feature.
In addition, the mySKY PLUS has “plug-and-play”
compatibility with Meade’s AutoStar enabled
telescopes, providing users with the ability to scout the wonders of the
night sky through Meade’s award-winning high
powered line of telescopes.
“Just in time for the holidays and for the
upcoming 2009 International Year of Astronomy, the mySKY PLUS is the
next best thing to having your own personal astronomer in the backyard.
Consumer will love the mySKY PLUS’s enhanced
interactive content that is sure to aid amateur astronomers in better
understanding the universe we live in,” said
Steve Muellner, CEO, Meade Instruments.
The ideal companion for families, students, experienced astronomers and
budding backyard stargazers, Meade’s mySKY
PLUS comes with a 256 Megabyte SD storage card, advanced power saving
features to extend battery life and comfortable high-fidelity ear buds
for listening to audio presentations. And, as the Universe constantly
changes, users can easily upgrade the mySKY PLUS’s
knowledge base by downloading updated object information, guided tours
and software revisions to the SD card from Meade’s
support site.
Meade’s mySKY PLUS has a suggested
manufacturers retail price of $299.00 and is available online and at
retail. Visit www.meade.com for more
information on product features and availability.
ABOUT MEADE INSTRUMENTS
Built on the pillars of exploration, discovery, imaging, and sharing,
Irvine, Calif. based Meade Instruments is the leading designer and
manufacturer of telescopes and optical accessories with an enviable
worldwide reputation for its well-engineered products that enable both
professional and amateur astronomy enthusiasts to experience the wonder
and excitement of exploring the universe we live in. Offering the
industry’s broadest product line of
astronomical telescopes, solar telescopes, binoculars, microscopes
and related optical accessories, the company distributes its products
worldwide through a network of specialty retailers, mass merchandisers
and domestic and foreign distributors. Additional information on Meade
and its products including its ETX, LX, Coronado
and mySKY series is available at http://www.meade.com.
“Safe-Harbor" Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This news release contains
comments and forward-looking statements based on current plans,
expectations, events, and financial and industry trends that may affect
the Company's future operating results and financial position. Such
statements involve risks and uncertainties which cannot be predicted or
quantified and which may cause future activities and results of
operations to differ materially from those discussed above. Such risks
and uncertainties include risks and uncertainties previously set forth
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the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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