Press Release
Contact:
Jerry Thomson
Active Media Products
Kerry Green Zobor, WWF
202-495-4509
[email protected]
Active
Media Products Announces Licensing Agreement with
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
First
Product, Lead- and PVC-Free Silicone Rubber PANDA USB Drive, Shipping
Immediately
Fremont, California -
May 12, 2009 - Active Media Products
(AMP) today announced a licensing agreement with World Wildlife Fund
(WWF) under which AMP will develop and sell a series of portable USB
flash drives in the likeness of endangered species, and will contribute
five percent of the retail price of this product line to WWF.
One product benefitting WWF is a rubber USB flash drive shaped like
a giant panda, but measuring only two and a half inches. The Panda
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 Panda 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-PANDA-W |
2GB
WWF Panda USB Drive |
R4G-PANDA-W |
4GB
WWF Panda USB Drive |
R8G-PANDA-W |
8GB
WWF Panda USB Drive |
R16G-PANDA-W |
16GB
WWF Panda USB Drive |
Portable Storage with Character
According to Jerry Thomson, vice president of
marketing at Active Media Products, “The panda drive is the
perfect mobile storage device for anybody who likes pandas, which
includes just about everybody. It’s a portable flash drive with
character.” Mr. Thomson added, “We feel really good about
giving a percentage of each sale to WWF to help preserve the diversity
and abundance of life on Earth.” Active Media Products donates
5% of the retail price of this merchandise to WWF, with a minimum
annual contribution of $25,000.
Panda drives are available immediately from Amazon and other retailers
in the US. The 8GB Panda drive, part number R8G-PANDA-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.
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.
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