Cowon
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | KOSDAQ: 056000 (listed since November 7, 2003)[1] |
| Industry | Consumer electronics Computer software Online distribution Downloadable content |
| Founded | April, 1995[2] (incorporated September 11, 1996) |
| Founder(s) | Park Namkyu Jung Jaewook |
| Headquarters | Cowon Tower, 689-3, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea[3] |
| Area served | South Korea, Japan, USA |
| Key people | Park Namkyu (President)[4] |
| Products |
Products list
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| Services |
Services list
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| Revenue |  KRW 109.8 billion (2009) |
| Operating income | KRW 11.1 billion (2008) |
| Profit | KRW 15.9 billion (2008) |
| Total assets | KRW 6.038 trillion[5] |
| Employees | 193[6] |
| Subsidiaries | JetAudio, Inc. |
| Website | COWONGLOBAL.com JetAudio (American homepage) |
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| Hangul | 코원시스템 |
| Revised Romanization | Kowon Siseutem |
| McCune–Reischauer | K’owŏn Sisŭt’em |
Cowon Systems, Inc. is a South Korean consumer electronics company. Established in 1995, the company’s initial focus was software development. In 2000, with the introduction of the iAUDIO CW100, Cowon expanded their business to the portable media player industry,[7] which is now their main area of business.
Cowon expanded to the American market in 2000 by founding the company JetAudio, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California.
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[edit] Software
[edit] JetAudio
JetAudio (stylised as ‘jetAudio’ in writing) is a software multimedia player which offers features such as ripping CDs, transcoding audio and video files, recording from external sources, and burning capabilities. The commercial Plus VX version of this programme includes BBE sound enhancement algorithms and a wider codec and file format support, as well as the ability to transcode videos longer than 30 seconds.
JetAudio 8 incorporates an album manager, bookmarking a current position in the song and a ‘repeat playlist’ feature. It also has a balloon tooltip feature which supports an instant messenger-style display. It also includes support for many other file types, such as 3G2, AAC, AC3, MKA, OFR, OFS, RMVB, SVD, TP, TRP, and TS.
A copy of JetAudio is supplied on a mini CD with every MP3 player produced by Cowon.
[edit] JetVideo
JetVideo is a video player programme with features that partially overlap with those of JetAudio.
[edit] JetVD
JetVD is an Android application for downloading videos from YouTube in several different formats. It was introduced to users of the Cowon D3 with firmware x.55. An online version, called JetToy, exists in beta stage.
[edit] Other programmes
Other programmes include JetCast,[8], JetMailMonitor[9] and JetToolBar[10]. All of these programems are available for free download from the company’s website.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://eng.cowon.net/about/about_1.php
- ^ http://eng.cowon.net/about/about_1.php
- ^ http://eng.cowon.net/about/about_1.php
- ^ http://eng.cowon.net/about/about_1.php
- ^ http://www.krx.co.kr/por_kor/m2/m2_1/m2_1_2/JHPKOR02001_02.jsp?isu_cd=056000
- ^ http://eng.cowon.net/about/about_1.php
- ^ http://eng.cowon.net/about/about_1_4.php
- ^ http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/jetcast.html
- ^ http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/jetmmonitor.html
- ^ http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/jettoolbar.html
[edit] External links
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