Nero describes its Nero Mobile offering as a "complete mobile media center" that uses the UPnP protocol ("universal plug-and-play") to enable mobile device users to browse, play, and organize network-resident photo, audio, and video files. The software can also be used to receive Internet radio and TV broadcasts, the company says.

Supported codecs include the company's proprietary "Nero Digital" codec, along with "many others," including:

• MPEG-4 AVC (advanced video coding
  
• H.264 video
  
• AAC v2 audio
  
• MP3
  
• MPEG-2
  
• MPEG-4 SP/ASP (simple profile, advanced simple profile)
  
• Ogg Vorbis

Broad codec support allows users to enjoy existing files, and integrators to choose a format compatible with service requirements, Nero says.

Executive Director Jim Corbett stated, "The parameters of the digital lifestyle have expanded beyond the home. Nero Mobile gives people the opportunity to stay connected, informed, and entertained."

Availability

Nero has not announced a shipping date for Nero Mobile. The product has been optimized for Intel XScale, ARM, TI-OMAP, and Freescale mx.21 processors, it says, and will be available for Windows Mobile, Linux, and Symbian.

Nero is best-known for PC software that helps users organize, distribute, compress, archive, and stream multimedia content. Its previous products include an application aimed at providing an easy-to-use, GUI-based program for burning CDs and DVDs under Windows desktop operating systems.

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