HandHeld Entertainment has announced that their new ZVUE MP3 player will be available starting on December 5th at select Wal-Mart and InMotion Entertainment stores throughout the nation. The ZVUE MP3 player was announced back in November and will come preloaded with 30 of the top 100 songs of 2006 including hits from artists such as Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Dixie Chicks, Five for Fighting, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, Natasha Bedingfield, Nick Lachey, Outkast, Shakira, The Fray, and Three 6 Mafia.

The ZVUE MP3 player features:

  • MP3 and WMA audio playback
  • 512 MB of memory
  • USB mass storage device support
  • Voice recording
  • Fast downloading via USB 2.0
  • Optimized sound experience with 4 equalizer presets
  • Repeat and shuffle playback modes
  • Backlit LCD display
  • 8 hours of music playback on a single AAA battery
  • Neck strap

 The ZVUE MP3 player will be on sale for a suggested retail price of $69.95 with each package coming with the player, a quick start guide, ear buds, a USB cable, and a single AAA battery.

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HandHeld Entertainment’s Pre-Loaded ZVUE MP3 Player Will be on Store Shelves Tuesday

Just in time for the holidays, the ZVUE MP3 Player comes pre-loaded with 30 of the top 100 songs of 2006, including hits from such recording artists as Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Dixie Chicks, Five for Fighting, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, Natasha Bedingfield, Nick Lachey, Outkast, Shakira, The Fray, Three 6 Mafia and more

SAN FRANCISCO –(Business Wire)– Dec. 4, 2006 HandHeld Entertainment(TM) (NASDAQ: ZVUE), (NASDAQ: ZVUEW) today announced its ZVUE(TM) MP3 Player – the company’s first MP3 player – will be in selected Wal-Mart stores and selected InMotion Entertainment stores throughout the United States starting Tuesday, December 5.

At a suggested retail price of $69.95, the ZVUE MP3 player is an MP3 player with a bonus as it comes pre-loaded with 30 of the top hits of 2006, including two No. 1 singles from Beyonce: “deja vu” and “Check on it,” as well as eight other Top 10 songs (as tracked by Billboard magazine in its various Billboard charts). Other recording artists included on the ZVUE MP3 Player range from Nick Lachey to Jessica Simpson and from the Dixie Chicks to Five for Fighting. (A complete list is found below.)

“As promised, the ZVUE MP3 Player is going to be on retail shelves throughout the U.S. in time for the holidays,” said Jeff Oscodar, president and chief executive officer of HandHeld Entertainment. “And since it comes pre-loaded with 30 of the top hits of 2006, the ZVUE MP3 makes a great gift choice. And in addition to the player and the songs, ZVUE MP3 Player owners will also be able to purchase and download the corresponding music videos for each song from our download store at ZVUE.com(TM).

“The ZVUE MP3 validates the strategy that we discussed during our investor conference call last month. We are going to continue to produce high-value hardware coupled with great content from ZVUE.com that will drive customers to our digital download site. Great products, combined with content, create great value.”

The 30 hit songs that come pre-loaded on the ZVUE MP3 Player, and the corresponding recording artist(s), are -0- 

Anna Nalick                  "Breathe (2 a.m.)"
Audioslave                   "Original Fire"
Beyonce                      "deja vu"
Beyonce                      "Check On It"
Bow Wow                      "Fresh AZIMIZ"
Cartel                       "Honestly"
Cheyenne Kimball             "Hanging On"
Christina Aguilera           "Aint No Other Man"
Dixie Chicks                 "Not Ready To Make Nice"
Five For Fighting            "The Riddle"
Heather Headley              "In My Mind"
Howie Day                    Collide
Jessica Simpson              "A Public Affair"
John Legend                  "Ordinary People"
John Mayer                   "Waiting on the World to Change"
Los Lonely Boys              "Diamonds"
Luther Vandross              "Shine"
Matisyahu                    "King Without A Crown
Natasha Bedingfield          "Unwritten"
Nick Lachey                  "What's Left of Me"
Omarion                      "Entourage"
Outkast                      "Morris Brown"
Shakira                      "Hips Won't Lie"
Shakira                      "La Tortura"
Teddy Geider                 "For You I Will"
The Afters                   "The Beautiful"
The Fray                     "How to Save a Life"
The Fray                     "Over My Head"
Three 6 Mafia                "Stay Fly"
T-Pain                       "I'm N Luv (with a Stripper)"

ZVUE MP3 Player Specifications

The thumbdrive-sized ZVUE MP3 Player features 512 Megabytes of built-in Flash memory capable of holding approximately eight hours of recordings in MP3 format (roughly 125 songs) or approximately 16 hours of recordings in Windows Media Audio (WMA) format (roughly 250 songs). The ZVUE MP3 Player also supports WAV files. Users can add new recordings to the ZVUE MP3 Player through its direct USB port, as well as use the ZVUE MP3 Player as a voice recorder. The ZVUE MP3 Player operates for approximately eight hours on a single AAA battery.

Each product package contains the pre-loaded ZVUE MP3 Player, a Quick Start Guide, ear buds, a USB cable for transferring music and a single AAA battery.

About HandHeld Entertainment, Inc.

HandHeld Entertainment is a digital-media-to-go company with a family of mass-market portable media players priced at mass-market prices as well as its own online video content store. Its ZVUE portable media players are available for purchase online and in retail locations across the U.S., while portable video lovers can visit HandHeld Entertainment’s video content store at http://www.zvue.com to buy pay-per-download videos. Customers can also download free user-generated videos and other media from Dorks.com and FunMansion.com, wholly owned subsidiaries of HandHeld Entertainment. Handheld Entertainment’s common stock and warrants are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (ZVUE, ZVUEW) and Boston Stock Market (HDE, HDEW). For more information, visit http://www.hheld.com/ir or call 415-495-6470.

HandHeld Entertainment, ZVUE, ZVUE.com, Dorks.com and FunMansion.com are trademarks of HandHeld Entertainment. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

“Safe Harbor” Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including the ability of the company to successfully commercialize its new technologies as well as risk factors set forth from time to time in HandHeld Entertainment’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports filed by the company with the SEC. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. As a result, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. 

MEDIA CONTACTS FOR HANDHELD ENTERTAINMENT:
Politis Communications
David Politis, 801-523-3730(wk), 801-556-8184(cell)
dpolitis@politis.com
or
Politis Communications
Jonathan Bacon, 801-523-3730(wk), 801-660-7820(cell)
jbacon@politis.com
or
INVESTOR CONTACT FOR HANDHELD ENTERTAINMENT:
The Del Mar Consulting Group, Inc.
Robert Prag, 858-794-9500
bprag@delmarconsulting.com

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