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Belkin TuneFM Honored with iLounge’s FM Transmitter of the Year Award

iLounge lauds Belkin’s FM Transmitters for “positive out-of-box experience”

(Compton, CA) - November 1, 2006 – Belkin International, Inc. has been honored with iLounge’s “FM Transmitter of the Year” Award for its TuneFM products.

Each year, iLounge, the world’s leading resource for iPod® and iTunes® information, publishes its annual holiday buyers’ guide for iPod devices and accessories. This year’s third-annual guide is titled the 2007 iPod Buyers’ Guide, and features ratings of more than 1,100 products by over 300 iPod accessory vendors. A dedicated “Best Accessories of the Year” section highlights only the very best products for iLounge readers, and includes awards for top entries in roughly 20 different categories.

In observing people’s current experiences with their iPod devices and FM transmission, Belkin learned that static, noise, sound quality, and stereo separation were challenges that people encountered. With their current line of FM transmitters, Belkin improved on these aspects while also maintaining their industrial-design philosophy of enhancing fit, finish, and aesthetics.

The Buyer’s Guide can be found online at: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/ilounge-debuts-the-2007-ipod-buyers-guide/8902

TuneFM for iPod
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TuneFM for iPod nano
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TuneFM™ for iPod (F8Z075) - $49.99

TuneFM™ for iPod nano (F8Z061) - $49.99

TuneFM is a mobile FM transmitter that lets you play your iPod through any FM stereo receiver. Designed to seamlessly integrate with the sleek design of iPod devices, TuneFM products offer improved FM transmission, delivering crisp and clean audio performance.

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Gavin Downey, Director of Product Management – Mobility for Belkin:

“It has been too difficult to listen to your iPod in the car. That got us excited to make the best FM transmitter. We tweaked the circuitry, made it look cool on our iPods, and included a car charger so we won’t run out of juice on the way to Vegas.

“People have liked the results of our work. Why not? We are our own customers.”

Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief for iLounge:

“Most people who buy iPod FM transmitters need them for in-car use, but some people really require portability. TuneFM’s brilliance is that it doesn't force you to choose: unlike its competitors, you get a great-sounding, international-spectrum FM transmitter—no simple feat itself—and a detachable car charger in one reasonably priced package, the best bundle we’ve yet seen for today’s iPods.”

About iLounge

Headquartered in Irvine, California, The Media LLC's iLounge.com is the world's leading resource for iPod and iTunes information, not affiliated with or owned by Apple Computer or any other vendor of iPod accessories or services. Founded only days after Apple announced the first iPod in 2001, iLounge has exploded in popularity, today boasting millions of visitors and tens of millions of page views each month. Its annual Best of the Year awards are independently judged and in no way influenced by advertising, paid placements, or other unsavory practices. The recipient of Best of the Web and Forbes Favorite awards from Forbes Magazine, a 50 Coolest Websites award from TIME Magazine, and best-of citations from leading technology journalists Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal and Leo Laporte of This Week in Technology, the site, its publisher and editors have been spotlighted by the Associated Press, CNBC, The Guardian (UK), Italian Vogue, The Los Angeles Times, National Post (Canada), The New York Times,PC Magazine, Reuters, Stuff (UK), TechTV, The Age (Australia), The Sun (UK), and USA Today, amongst many other leading newspapers and magazines worldwide.

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About Belkin International, Inc.

Belkin offers a diverse product mix that provides people with seamless electronics integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for iPod® devices, computers, and more. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater—with our PureAV® line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories—and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

Belkin’s phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe—in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others—and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong.

Belkin International, Inc. Corporate Offices 501 W. Walnut Street Compton CA 90220-5221 USA (800) 223-5546 (310) 898-1111 fax  www.belkin.com