PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Jerry Thomson
Active Media Products
Kerry
Green Zobor, WWF
202-495-4509
[email protected]
Active
Media Products Launches Penguin USB Drive
Lead-
and PVC-Free Silicone Rubber USB Drive Benefits World Wildlife Fund
(WWF)
Fremont, California, June 9, 2009 - Active
Media Products (AMP) today announced a new WWF Penguin USB flash drive.
Under its licensing agreement with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) AMP develops
and sells a series of portable USB flash drives in the likeness of
endangered species, and contributes five percent of the retail price
of this product line to WWF.
AMP's second product in this series benefitting WWF is a rubber USB
flash drive bearing the likeness of an emperor penguin, but measuring
just two and a quarter inches. The Penguin drive is made of PVC-free
non-toxic silicone. The drive is also free of lead and mercury --
poisonous metals used in other USB drives. The Penguin drive comes
preloaded with information from WWF on ways to get involved with their
conservation work, and is offered in capacities up to 16GB.
Part
Number |
Description |
R2G-PENGUIN-W |
2GB
WWF Penguin USB Drive |
R4G-PENGUIN-W |
4GB
WWF Penguin USB Drive |
R8G-PENGUIN-W |
8GB
WWF Penguin USB Drive |
R16G-PENGUIN-W |
16GB
WWF Penguin USB Drive |
Portable
Storage with Character
“The Penguin drive is a unique product and an excellent storage
device for students, conservationists, bird watchers, and anybody
who both likes penguins and uses computers. It’s a portable
flash drive with character”, stated Jerry Thomson, vice president
of marketing at Active Media Products. Mr. Thomson added, “Our
contribution to WWF helps preserve the diversity and abundance of
life on Earth, which is something we feel really good about.”
Active Media Products donates 5% of the retail price of this merchandise
to WWF, with a minimum annual contribution of $25,000.
Penguin drives are available immediately from Amazon and other retailers
in the US. The 8GB Penguin drive, part number R8G-PENGUIN-W, retails
for around $25.
About Active Media Products
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Active Media Products LLC is
dedicated to developing creative new media products that improve performance
and enhance the user’s experience. We envision unique new mobile
storage devices that are vastly more interesting than traditional
storage bricks, and we apply our product design and engineering talents
to developing exciting new storage products. Our focus on innovative
product development enables us to launch new ideas into the market
a step ahead of the competition. AMP strives toward sustainable manufacturing.
About World Wildlife Fund
WWF is the world’s leading conservation organization, working
in 100 countries for nearly half a century. With the support of almost
5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based
solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth,
halt the degradation of the environment and combat climate change.
Visit www.worldwildlife.org
to learn more.
All
trademarks acknowledged. Usable storage may be less than specified
after formatting.
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