The NETGEAR MCAB1001 is available for order at a variety of online outlets

So I don't thinkthis is indicative of the trend, and if anything, I'm surprisedthe consensus call was so high, as people knew this was theChristmas/New Year's week." (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Steven C Johnson;Editing by James Dalgleish) Currencies. Entropic Communications Showcases MoCA Home Networking Devices With VUDU HD At2009 International CESLAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) International CES Booth 25829 Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of siliconsolutions to enable connected home entertainment, announced today that it wouldbe showcasing the NETGEAR MCAB1001 Ethernet to Coax Bridge (ECB) kit, powered byits c.LINK(r) MoCA(r) technology, in live demonstrations with the VUDU HDInternet Movie Box at the 2009 International CES.Last month, VUDU certified MoCA as a wired home networking solution for VUDU'shigh performance HD video streaming Internet Movie Boxes. Entropic'saward-winning c.LINK technology, used in the NETGEAR MoCA ECB, is alreadydeployed in millions of homes and delivers high-throughput over coax capable ofhandling multiple streams of HD video with operator levels of robustness andquality of service. MoCA wired home networking provides superior speed and rangethroughout the house versus other wired and wireless solutions.

"With MoCA, our customers whoprefer wired home networks, can now take advantage of their existing coaxcabling in their homes to deliver the same incredible VUDU viewing experience."Demonstration and AvailabilityEntropic will be demonstrating the NETGEAR MCAB1001 with VUDU HD Players duringthe 2009 International CES at booth 25829 in the South Hall.The NETGEAR MCAB1001 is available for order at a variety of online outlets. Itwill be available at select NETGEAR retail outlets and through NETGEAR's networkof value-added resellers and distributors in Q1 of 2009.The VUDU Internet Movie box is available at Best Buy as well as select hometheater installers, or online through the VUDU website at VUDUVUDU is a leading provider of digital technologies and services that deliverInternet entertainment to consumers' HDTVs and Home Theaters. VUDU's firstproduct, the VBX100, is a 1080p Internet Movie Player designed to deliver over10,000 on-demand movies and TV shows directly to HDTV's. Thus,all movies are displayed in 1080p resolution at 24 frames per second, thecinematic gold standard Through relationships with every major U.S.

moviestudio and more than 25 independent studios and distributors, VUDU offers a vastarray of on-demand choices at the highest quality. The VUDU collection isconstantly updated, and newly released movies from major studios are availableon the same day as the DVD is released. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading fabless semiconductorcompany that designs, develops and markets systems solutions to enable connectedhome entertainment. The company's technologies significantly change the wayhigh-definition television-quality video and other multimedia content such asmovies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout thehome. For more information, please visit Entropic Communications logo is available at http:// StatementsStatements in this press release that are not strictly historical in natureconstitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are notlimited to, statements regarding the advantages and deployment of Entropic'sc.LINK technology. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknownrisks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's actual resultsto be materially different from historical results or from any results expressedor implied by such forward-looking statements.

These factors include, but arenot limited to, the effects of competition; Entropic's dependence on a limitednumber of customers and ultimately service providers; Entropic's ability tointroduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis; the risk that the marketfor high-definition television-quality video and multimedia content deliverysolutions may not develop as anticipated; the effect of intellectual propertyrights claims; risks related to Entropic's international operations; and otherfactors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Reporton Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2008. All forward-lookingstatements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and doesnot undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements containedin this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.-0-CONTACT:Entropic Communications, Inc.Media Contacts:Susan Huberman, Corporate Communications858/Investor Contact:Debra Hart, Director, Investor Relations858/The Ardell Group Angela Edgerton858/SutherlandGold Group Media contact:Erika Shaffer for . Tyler Colvin, the Cubs' first-round draft pick in 2006, finally reached the Major Leagues as an emergency mid-September call-up this September. When center fielder Sam Fuld injured his wrist on aspectacular catch (okay, instant replay advocates, a spectacular trap), Reed Johnson was not yet ready to come off the disabled list, so the Cubs called upon Colvin, 24, to fill the space down the stretch of a highly disappointing season.Though he amassed only 20 plate appearances and collected just three hits in six games, Colvin's defense (two stellar catches in the ninth inning during a 7-2 Cubs win in his second big-league game) and apparent nose for opportunities (he drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in his first career PA) impressed Cubs brass and fans alike.I submit, however, that we may all have had stars in our eyes all along with Colvin.