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Melville,
New York, November 25, 2002 - Andrea Electronics Corporation (Amex:
AND - News) announced today that NASA has integrated Andrea's digital
noise canceling technologies and microphones into a prototype planetary
spacesuit. The spacesuit and communications are part of new technologies
being developed and tested by NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston,
TX, and Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, for use on exploration
missions beyond Earth's orbit. The tests are being conducted by
NASA scientists, robotics engineers and communications experts as
part of a study to determine how robots and humans can best interact
using spoken language, and to gather data for comparing human and
robotic performance. Suited subjects wearing the spacesuit work
with an Extra Vehicular Activity Robotic Assistant (ERA) to perform
tasks intended to increase mission efficiency, by assisting astronauts
and keeping humans out of harm's way. In preliminary testing, NASA
has reported to Andrea that it has achieved better than a 95% accuracy
rate with the ERA's speech recognition system when using Andrea's
microphone and digital noise cancellation technologies. This achievement
is measurably better than NASA's results to date without Andrea's
technology.
"NASA's desire to work with Andrea for this unique application
reinforces our belief that where safety and reliability are of primary
concern, our microphone and noise cancellation technologies provide
the best solution presently available" said Christopher P.
Sauvigne, Chief Executive Officer and President of Andrea Electronics
Corporation. "The results of NASA's independent testing is
a compelling testimony to the effectiveness of our technology."
About Andrea
Electronics
Andrea Electronics
Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies
and equipment for enhancing applications that require high performance
and high quality voice input. The Company's patented Digital Super
Directional Array (DSDA®), patented PureAudio®, patented
EchoStop(TM) and patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking
Array (DFTA®) far-field microphone technologies enhance a wide
range of audio products to eliminate background noise and ensure
the optimum performance of voice applications. Applications for
the Company's technologies include: speech recognition programs,
Internet telephony, video/audio conferencing, automobile PCs, home
automation systems, hand-held devices and multiplayer online games,
among others. Visit Andrea Electronics' website at: http://www.AndreaElectronics.com
or call 1-800-442-7787.
This press release
may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
"expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks,"
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identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve matters that are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict,
including economic, competitive, governmental, technological and
other factors, that may affect the business and prospects of Andrea
Electronics Corporation (the "Company"'). These and other
similar factors are discussed under the heading "Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-looking statements" included in
the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K and Annual Report not filed with the SEC, and in documents
subsequently filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
AT ANDREA ELECTRONICS
Richard A. Maue
Chief Financial Officer
Lauren Rivera
Marketing Communications Manager
(800) 442-7787
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