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Agreement with Flextronics for manufacturing of Set-Top Boxes

Fort Lee, NJ/ Luebeck, Germany. 22 Oct 2004 - Distinctive Devices, Inc. (DDI)(OTCBB – DDVS) the parent of its wholly-owned German subsidiary Galaxis Sales GmbH, today announced the signing of an agreement with Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) for the manufacturing of Galaxis’ digital Set-Top Boxes (STBs), for cable, satellite and terrestrial platforms. The production will take place at Flextronic’s facility in Bangalore, India for the Indian and European markets. The proposed production would provide over 700,000 STB’s to fill current back orders.

“Our partnership with Flextronics ensures that Galaxis’ products will continue to be produced under the highest quality standards”, said Sanjay Mody President & CEO of DDI. “India is one of our key growth markets. Outsourcing our production to Flextronics will enable us to enhance our time-to-market and competitiveness”.

The product range to be manufactured by Flextronics is poised to generate significant additional sales revenue for Galaxis. Flextronics is expected to play an integral role in producing the next generation products which will come with newly designed advanced features. These new models are targeted for release in the second quarter of 2005.

“We are thrilled by the opportunity to be Galaxis’s partner of choice. I am confident that our full suite of supply chain services in India will facilitate DDI’s Inc aggressive pursuit of a larger share in the Indian booming digital TV industry,“ said Peter Tan, Executive Vice President & Managing Director for Flextronics Asia.

About Flextronics International, LTD
Headquartered in Singapore, Flextronics is the leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering operational services to technology companies. With fiscal year 2004 revenues of USD.5 billion, Flextronics is a major global operating company with design, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics operations in 32 countries and five continents. This global presence allows for manufacturing excellence through a network of facilities situated in key markets and geographies that provide customers with the resources, technology, and capacity to optimize their operations. Flextronics’ ability to provide end-to-end operational services that include innovative product design, test solutions, manufacturing, IT expertise, network services, and logistics has established the Company as the leading EMS provider. For more information, please visit http://www.flextronics.com.

About Distinctive Devices, Inc.:
Distinctive Devices is a leading developer of interactive digital television technologies and manufacturer of digital television set-top boxes and telecom access products through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany and India. Convergence GmbH is a proprietor of LinuxTVâ„¢ MHP and a leader in the development of Linux-based MHP solutions. Galaxis' products are marketed in Europe, the Middle-East and India. For more information, please visit our websites at http://www.ddev.net (about Distinctive Devices) or http://www.galaxis.com (about Galaxis Technology) or http://www.convergence.de (about Convergence) or http://www.mhp.org (about MHP).

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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