UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

For the quarterly period ended June 30,December 31, 2008

or

For the transition period from                            to                            .

Commission File Number: 000-24248

AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(858) 676-1112

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

The number of shares of Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, outstanding on July 23, 2008January 26, 2009 was 30,535,207.

AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

American Technology Corporation

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements

American Technology Corporation

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements

American Technology Corporation

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements

American Technology Corporation

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

1. OPERATIONS

American Technology Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is engaged in the design, development and commercialization of directed sound technologies and products. The principal markets for the Company’s proprietary sound reproduction technologies and products are in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company operates its business in one operating segment.

In February 2006, theThe Company incorporatedhas a wholly owned subsidiary, “AmericanAmerican Technology Holdings, Inc.” The, through which the Company plans for this subsidiaryintends to conduct international marketing, sales and distribution activities. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of this subsidiary after elimination of intercompany transactions and accounts.

2. STATEMENT OF PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT’S PLAN

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information.information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation ofin order to make the results for interim periods.financial statements not misleading. The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 20072008 was derived from the Company’s most recent audited financial statements. Operating results for the ninethree month period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year. The interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended September 30, 20072008 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 4, 2008.

The Company incurred net losses of $5,377,273$881,029 and $2,693,663$1,723,993 in the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Management believes the Company has adequate financial resources to execute its fiscal 2008 and 2009 operating plan and to sustain operations for the next twelve months. Management’s operating plan includes (a) growing revenues by focusing on the U.S. military and direct sales to larger commercial and defense related companies, (b) improving product margins by reducing unit product costs and monitoring manufacturing overhead, and (c) controlling research and development and selling, general and administrative costs. Nevertheless, the Company’s operating results will depend on future product sales levels and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. There can be no assurance the Company can achieve positive cash flow or profitability. If required, management has some flexibility to take remedial actions to adjust the level of research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses based on the availability of resources. However, the Company operates in a rapidly evolving and often unpredictable business environment that may change the timing or amount of expected future cash receipts and expenditures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company may not be required to raise additional funds through the sale of equity or debt securities or from credit facilities. Additional capital, if needed, may not be available on satisfactory terms, ifor at all.

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS No. 161”). SFAS No. 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby seeks to improve the transparency of financial reporting. Under SFAS No. 161, entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 will beis effective for the Company beginning JanuaryOctober 1, 2009. Early application is encouraged. SFAS No. 161 also encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. The Company is currently in the processdoes not anticipate a material effect of evaluating what impactadopting SFAS No. 161 may have on the disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141R”). SFAS 141R retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which SFAS 141 called thepurchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. SFAS 141R also establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer: (a) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree; (b) improves the completeness of the information reported about a business combination by changing the requirements for recognizing assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies; (c) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and (d) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141R applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008 (for acquisitions closed on or after October(October 1, 2009 for the Company). Early application is not permitted. Since the Company is not contemplating any business combinations after the effective date of SFAS No. 141R, it does not presently expect any impact of SFAS No. 141(R) on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements” (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements and establishes a single method of accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 (as of October 1, 2009 for the Company). The Company hasdoes not yet determined the impact, if any, thatanticipate a material effect of adopting SFAS No. 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). This standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. According to the original pronouncement, SFAS No. 157 was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2 which defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and liabilities, except those items recognized or disclosed at fair value on an annual or more frequent recurring basis, until years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 157 for its financial assets and liabilities on October 1, 2008 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently reviewing the adoption requirements related to its non-financial assets and liabilities and has not yet determined the impact, if any, this will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FASB FSP SFAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP SFAS 157-3”). FSP SFAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. FSP SFAS 157-3 is effective upon issuance, including for prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued. Revisions resulting from a change in the valuation technique or its application should be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate following the guidance in SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS No. 154”). However, the disclosure provisions in SFAS No. 154 for a change in accounting estimate are not required for revisions resulting from a change in valuation technique or its application. The adoption of this pronouncement by the Company did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”), which will permit the option of choosing to measure certain eligible items at fair value at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses in earnings. SFAS Nos. 157 andNo. 159 will becomebecame effective for the Company for fiscal year 2009, and interim periods within that fiscal year.on October 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the requirementsadoption of SFAS Nos. 157 andNo. 159 and hasdid not yet determined the likely, if any,have a material impact on futurethe Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective October 1, 2007,In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 142-3, “Determination of Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing the renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” FSP FAS 142-3 also requires expanded disclosure related to the determination of intangible asset useful lives. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is not permitted. The Company adopteddoes not expect FSP FAS 142-3 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB Interpretationissued SFAS No. 48162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“FIN 48”SFAS No. 162”), “Accounting. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for Uncertaintyselecting the principles to be used in Income Taxes—an Interpretationthe preparation of FASB Statementfinancial statements presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. SFAS No. 109.” See “Note 13—Income Taxes” for further discussion.162 is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. The implementation of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

4. INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, which approximates actual costs on a first in, first out cost basis, or market. Inventories consisted of the following:

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

Included in office furniture and equipment at both June 30,December 31, 2008 and September 30, 20072008 was $497,049$411,963 for purchased software, which is being amortized over three years. The unamortized portion of software at June 30,December 31, 2008 and September 30, 20072008 was $9,931$10,728 and $30,219,$13,755, respectively.

Depreciation expense, excluding amortization of software, was $167,393$39,251 and $207,137$60,096 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization of purchased software was $20,288$3,026 and $68,026$9,492 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

6. PATENTS

Patents consisted of the following:

Amortization expense for the Company’s patents was $93,283$27,553 and $98,527$32,802 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Each quarter, we reviewthe Company reviews the ongoing value of ourits capitalized patent costs and incosts. In the first three quartersquarter of fiscal 2008 identified2009, some of these assets were identified as being associated with patents that are no longer consistent with ourits business strategy. As a result of this review, wethe Company reduced the value of our previously capitalized patents by $310,347$36,453 during the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008, compared to a reduction of $24,695$50,980 from the disposal of patents in the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2007.

7. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Option Plans

At June 30,December 31, 2008, the Company had two equity incentive plans. The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (“2005 Equity Plan”), as amended, authorizes for issuance as stock options, stock appreciation rights, or stock awards an aggregate of 3,250,000 new shares of common stock to employees, directors or consultants. The total plan reserve, including the new shares and shares currently reserved under prior plans, allows for the issuance of up to 4,999,564 shares. At June 30,December 31, 2008, there were options outstanding covering 3,103,200

4,013,700 shares of common stock under the 2005 Equity Plan. The 2002 Stock Option Plan (“2002 Plan”) reserved for issuance 2,350,000 shares of common stock. The 2002 Plan was terminated with respect to new grants in April 2005 but remains in effect for grants issued prior to that time. At June 30,December 31, 2008, there were options outstanding covering 135,500105,500 shares of common stock under the 2002 Plan.

The Company has granted options outside the above plans as inducements to employment to new employees. At June 30,December 31, 2008, there were options outstanding covering 32,000 shares of common stock from grants outside the stock option plans. See Note 8 for summary stock option activity during the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008.

Share-Based Payments

The Company accounts for share-based payments under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) “Share-based payments” (“SFAS 123(R)”). Options or stock awards issued to non-employees who are not directors of the Company are recorded at their estimated fair value at the measurement date in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) and EITF Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services,” and are periodically revalued as the options vest and are recognized as expense over the related service period. The Company’s employee stock options have various restrictions that reduce option value, including vesting provisions and restrictions on transfer and hedging, among others, and are often exercised prior to their contractual maturity.

The Company recorded $1,669,035$568,256 and $912,083$547,355 of share-based compensation expense for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The amounts of share-based compensation expense are classified in the consolidated statements of operations as follows:

		Three months ended December 31,
		2008			2007
Cost of revenue		$	18,561		$	17,675
Selling, general and administrative			503,627			472,959
Research and development			46,068			56,721
Total		$	568,256		$	547,355

The weighted-average estimated fair value of employee stock options granted during the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $1.00$0.24 and $2.06,$1.30, per share, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions (annualized percentages):

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over the period commensurate with the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on rates published by the Federal Reserve Board. The expected life is based on observed and expected time to post-vesting exercise. The expected forfeiture rate is based on past experience and employee retention data. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of the grant and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates or if the Company updates its estimated forfeiture rate. Such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period in which the estimate is changed. The Company recorded a cumulative favorable adjustment of $71,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 based on actual forfeitures compared to prior estimates. We expect the future forfeiture rate to remain at 20%.

Since the Company has a net operating loss carryforward as of June 30,December 31, 2008, no excess tax benefit for the tax deductions related to share-based awards was recognized for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007. Additionally, as there were no options exercised in the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 or 2007, there were no incremental tax benefits recognized. Such recognition would have resulted in a reclassification to reduce net cash provided by operating activities with an offsetting increase in net cash provided by financing activities.

As of June 30,December 31, 2008, there was $2.2$1.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based employee compensation arrangements. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.

8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Summary

The following table summarizes changes in stockholders’ equity components during the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008:

Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes information about stock option activity during the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008:

Options outstanding are exercisable at prices ranging from $1.88$0.46 to $9.48 and expire over the period from 20082009 to 2013 with an average life of 3.653.58 years. There was noThe aggregate intrinsic value forof options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2008.December 31, 2008 was $65,610 and $21,317, respectively.

Stock Purchase Warrants

The following table summarizes information aboutThere was no warrant activity during the ninethree months ended June 30, 2008:December 31, 2008. The number of shares purchasable under outstanding warrants at December 31, 2008 was 2,936,693 at a weighted average purchase price of $3.78.

At June 30,December 31, 2008, the following stock purchase warrants were outstanding arising from offerings and other transactions:

9. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

Warranty Reserve

Changes in the warranty reserve during the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

Customer Deposits

Included in customer deposits is a $540,000 prepayment from a customer for a shipment scheduled for the quarter ending September 30, 2008.

10. NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The Company’s losses for the periods presented cause the inclusion of potential common stock instruments outstanding to be antidilutive. Stock options and warrants exercisable for 6,207,3937,087,893 and 6,492,1626,167,829 shares of common stock were outstanding at June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These securities are not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because of the losses, but could potentially dilute earnings per share in future periods.

11. MAJOR CUSTOMERS

For the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008, revenues from twothree customers each accounted for 12% of revenues;14%, 14% and for the nine months ended June 30, 2008, revenues from one customer accounted for 12%11% of revenues, with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of revenues. At June 30,December 31, 2008, accounts receivable from fourfive customers accounted for 18%17%, 13%16%, 12%11%, 10% and 12%10% of total accounts receivable, respectively; with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance.

For the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007, revenues from twofour customers accounted for 35%20%, 12%, 12%, and 22%11% of revenues, respectively; and for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, revenues from two customers accounted for 19% and 12% of revenues, respectively, with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of revenues. At June 30,December 31, 2007, accounts receivable from fourthree customers accounted for 27%, 15%33%, 15% and 13% of total accounts receivable with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance.

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Facility Lease

The Company’s executive offices, research and development, assembly and operational facilities in San Diego, California, are occupied under a sublease agreement that commenced in January 2006 and expires May 31, 2011. The Company currently occupies approximately 23,698 square feet of office, laboratory, production and warehouse space with aggregate monthly payments of approximately $29,623, plus certain costs and charges specified in the sublease, including the Company’s proportionate share of the building operating expenses and real estate taxes.

Bank and Other Cash Equivalent Deposits in Excess of FDIC Insurance Limits

The Company currently maintains its cash accounts at severala major financial institutions. Certain of these financial institutions do not haveinstitution. Effective October 3, 2008, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance. Those accounts covered by the FDICdeposit insurance was temporarily increased from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor and effective October 14, 2008, it was changed to provide full deposit insurance coverage for non-interest bearing deposit transaction accounts. These changes are insured up to $100,000 per institution. Aseffective through December 31, 2009. Based on these changes, as of June 30,December 31, 2008, the amount of bank deposits that exceeded or are not covered by the FDIC insurance was approximately $3.1$2.2 million. These amounts may be covered by private insurance maintained by the financial institution.

Litigation

The Company may at times be involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business. The Company will, from time to time, when appropriate in management’s estimation, record adequate reserves in the Company’s financial statements for pending litigation. Currently, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or to which any of its property is subject.

13. INCOME TAXES

In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48. In addition, in May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FIN 48-1 which provided guidance on how an enterprise should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. The Interpretation and Staff Position establishes criteria for recognizing and measuring the financial statement tax effects of positions taken on a company’s tax returns. A two-step process is prescribed whereby the threshold for recognition is a more likely-than-not test that the tax position will be sustained upon examination and the tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement.

The Company adopted FIN 48 as of October 1, 2007. The implementation of FIN 48 had no impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The Company has no reserves for uncertain tax positions. At October 1, 2007, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $25.9 million. The deferred tax assets are primarily composed of federal and state net operating loss carry-forwards (“NOL”) and federal and state research and development (“R&D”) credit carryforwards. Due to uncertainties surrounding the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income to realize these assets, a full valuation allowance has been established to offset our net deferred tax assets. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company recognized a decrease in deferred tax assets and a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance of $1.8 million, which represented the full amount of the R&D credit previously included in deferred tax assets. The future utilization of the Company’s NOL carryforwards to offset future taxable income may be subject to a substantial annual limitation as a result of ownership changes that may have occurred previously or that could occur in the future. The Company has not yet determined whether such ownership changes have occurred relative to Internal Revenue Code Section 382. Additionally, the Company has not performed a comprehensive review of the components of its R&D credit. Once an analysis is completed on these matters, the Company plans to update its unrecognized tax benefits under FIN 48. At this time, the Company cannot estimate how much the unrecognized tax benefits may change, if any. Any carryforwards that will expire prior to utilization as a result of such limitations will be removed from deferred tax assets with a corresponding reduction of the valuation allowance. Due to the existence of the valuation allowance, future changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits will not impact its effective tax rate.

The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. Upon adoption of FIN 48 on October 1, 2007, the Company did not record any interest or penalties.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions. The Company’s tax years for 2002 and forward are subject to examination by the U.S. and California tax authorities.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements and the related notes included under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007.2008.

The following discussion provides an overview of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007. Significant period-to-period variances in the consolidated statements of operations are discussed under the caption “Results of Operations.” Our financial condition and cash flows are discussed under the caption “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Forward Looking Statements

This report contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or future performance. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the only means of identifying forward-looking statements. Prospective investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should specifically consider various factors identified in this report includingand any matters set forth under Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of this report and Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a pioneer of highly intelligible, high clarity, directed sound technologies and products. We aggressively seek to create markets for our products, and we are increasing our focus on and investment in worldwide sales and marketing activities while we continue to innovate.

In the third fiscal quarter ofDuring 2008, we completed the development of a new generation of LRAD products called the LRAD^®-X. Our new LRAD-X products use directionality and focused acoustic output to clearly transmit critical information, instructions and warnings 500 meters and beyond. The LRAD^®-XLRAD-X product line can be manually operated or integrated into a remotely controlled security network’s command and control center. Through the use of powerful voice commands and deterrent tones, large safety zones can be created while determining the intent and influencing the behavior of an intruder. Our LRAD-X products are the industry’s loudest, most intelligible line of directed acoustic hailing and warning devices (AHDs), and feature rugged, weatherproof construction and enhanced voice, tone and frequency response. Our new product line includes the following:

We incurred $2.8 million of research and development expense in the first nine months of fiscal 2008, an increase of 75% over the prior year, to develop our enhanced LRAD product line. These products have been well received by our military customers for the two contract awards that we won last fiscal year, and interest has been strong for other applications.applications such as oil rig protection, homeland security, port security, bird deterrents and by law enforcement. We believe these products provide an increased opportunity for us in both the government and commercial markets that we are developing, and will allow us to continue as the leader in this market. Initial shipments of these products began in March 2008 with our first deliveries to the U.S. Navy. The final product in the LRAD-X product line, the LRAD 100X, launched in the beginning of the fourth quarter. With the recent launch of the LRAD-X product line, revenues are expected to be strong in the fourth quarter. We believe that our products are offered at price and performance points to attract serious market interest. Accelerating our product sales and revenue growth will require organizational discipline, improved customer focus, and a new, sustained marketing push of our Company and products. We are focused on these areas of our business while also containing costs.

As has been widely reported, financial markets in the United States, Europe and Asia have been experiencing extreme disruption in recent months, including, among other things, extreme volatility in security prices, severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, rating downgrades of certain investments and declining valuations of others. Governments have taken unprecedented actions intended to address extreme market conditions that include severely restricted credit and declines in real estate values. While currently these conditions have not impaired our ability to operate our business, there can be no assurance that there will not be a further deterioration in financial markets and confidence in major economies, which can then lead to challenges in the operation of our business. These economic developments affect businesses such as ours in a number of ways. The current tightening of credit in financial markets adversely affects the ability of commercial customers to finance purchases and operations and could result in a decrease in orders and spending for our products as well as create supplier disruptions. Economic developments could also reduce future government spending on our products. We are unable to predict the likely duration and severity of the current disruption in financial markets and adverse economic conditions and the effects they will have on our business and financial condition.

Overall Performance for the ThirdFirst Quarter of Fiscal 20082009

For our thirdfirst fiscal quarter ended June 30,December 31, 2008:

Our various technologies are high risk in nature. However, we believe we have a solid technology and product foundation for business growth over the next several years. We have significantadditional new technologies and products in various stages of development. We also believe we have strong market opportunities, particularly given the continuing global threats to both governments and commerce, where our LRAD products have proven to be effective at determining intent and hailing and notification for force protection. We also believe the growth and acceptance of digital signage will provide business growth opportunities for our HSS and NeoPlanarSoundSaber directed sound products.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have identified a number of accounting policies as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. These are described in our consolidated financial statements located in Item 1 of Part I, “Financial Statements,” and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007.2008. The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations when such policies affect our reported and expected financial results.

The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates affect the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007

Revenues

Revenues for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 were $2,748,234,$2,493,243, representing a 28% increase1.7% decrease from $2,152,571$2,535,644 in revenues for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. Revenues for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 included $2,505,601$2,430,843 of product sales and $242,633$62,400 of contract, license and other revenues. Revenues for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007 included $2,012,971$2,423,687 of product sales and $139,600$111,957 of contract, license and other revenues. Sales increased in all three of our SoundSaber product lines during the quarter –line and decreased slightly in our HSS and LRAD and NeoPlanar. The largest increase wasproduct lines. LRAD bookings were strong in the LRAD product line where we shipped some backlog of our new LRAD-X product line launchedfirst fiscal quarter and included orders for the U.S. Navy totaling $2,717,000 that will be delivered in late March.the second fiscal quarter. Our revenues are highly dependent on the timing of large orders from a small number of customers. We expect continued uneven quarterly revenues in future periods due to the lack of established markets for our proprietary products.

For the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007, we recognized $54,167 in contract revenue representing ratable earned revenue under a three year license agreement that contained multiple elements but was accounted for ratably over its term underagreement. We did not record any similar contract revenue in the guidance of EITF Issue No. 00-21.three months ended December 31, 2008 as the contract expired in September 2008. At June 30,December 31, 2008, there was no revenue unearned under this agreement. At June 30,December 31, 2008, we had aggregate deferred license revenue of $278,190$275,509 representing amounts collected from another license agreement in advance of recognized earnings. This revenue component is subject to significant variability based on the timing, amount and recognition of new arrangements, if any.

The LRAD 500X product was selected by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army in May 2007 as their AHD for small vessels and vehicles. The LRAD 1000X was selected by the U.S. Navy in October 2007 as its AHD to be deployed as part of its Shipboard Protection System (SPS Block 0), which is expected to be a multi-year contract, issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. We shipped initial units on these contracts in March and year to date have shipped $183,000 under the AHD award and $849,000 under the SPS Block 0 award.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 was $1,044,322,$1,142,271, or 38%45.8% of revenues, compared to $998,235,$1,153,929, or 46%45.5% of revenues, for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. The increaseslight decrease in gross profit was principally the result of the increaseddue to lower sales during the quarter, offset by lower gross profit on sales ofas the new LRAD-X products due to higher production and freight cost on the initial units and increased warranty expense. These costs are expected to improve over time as we increase volume and improve sourcing and costing.margin percentage is comparable.

Our products have varying gross margins, so product sales mix will materially affect gross profits. In addition, we continue to make product updates and changes, including raw material and component changes that may impact product costs. With such product

updates and changes we have limited warranty cost experience and estimated future warranty costs can impact our gross margins. We do not believe that historical gross profit margins should be relied upon as an indicator of future gross profit margins.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 increased $43,229decreased $442,393 to $1,730,634,$1,586,960, or 63%63.7% of revenues, compared to $1,687,405,$2,029,353, or 78%80.0% of revenues, for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. The increasedecrease in selling general and administrative expenses was primarily attributed to increased sales commission to outside sales representatives.$253,270 in lower audit fees resulting from a change in audit firms and $170,324 for reduced staffing levels.

We incurred non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to SFAS No. 123(R) allocated to selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007 of $366,364$503,627 and $424,540,$472,959, respectively.

We may expend additional resources on marketing and selling our products in future periods whichas we identify ways to optimize our potential opportunity. This may increaseresult in increased selling, general and administrative expenses. We expect to incur reduced audit and related Sarbanes-Oxley Act (particularly Section 404) fees and costs duringexpenses in the remainder of fiscal 2008. We expect to report increased non-cash share-based compensation expenses from options granted and continuing to vest during the balance of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2009.future.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased $310,829decreased $357,720 to $858,174,$452,458, or 31%18.1% of revenues, for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008, compared to $547,345,$810,178, or 25%32.0% of revenues, for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. This increasedecrease in research and development expense was primarily due to an increase of $236,000 in$241,248 higher consulting, prototypes and testing costs in the prior year for the development of our new LRAD-X product line a $50,000 increase for the impairment of patents and a $139,000 increase in non-cash share-based compensation expense, partially offset by a reduction of $91,000 for lower salaries and benefits from reduced headcount.

Included in research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $193,042$46,068 and $56,721 of SFAS No. 123(R) non-cash share-based compensation costs. A total of $54,196 of non-cash share-based compensation costs, was included for the three months ended June 30, 2007.respectively.

Each quarter, we review the ongoing value of our capitalized patent costs and in the thirdfirst quarter identified some of these assets as being associated with patents that are no longer consistent with our business strategy. As a result of this review, we reduced the value of our previously capitalized patents by $104,827$36,453 during the quarter ended June 30,December 31, 2008, compared to an impairment of $54,510$50,980 in the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007.

Research and development costs vary period to period due to the timing of projects, the availability of funds for research and development and the timing and extent of use of outside consulting, design and development firms. We completed the development of the LRAD-X product line in the third fiscal quarter of 2008 with enhanced performance and louder, more intelligible communications. Based on current plans and reduced engineering staffing, we expect research and development costs to declinecontinue in the fourth quarter compared to previous quarters of the current fiscal year. Overall research and development expenses for the fiscal year 2008 are expected to be higherat a lower level than fiscal year 2007 due to the product development costs incurred for the LRAD-X product line.last year.

Loss from Operations

Loss from operations was $1,544,486$897,147 for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008, compared to loss from operations of $1,236,515$1,685,602 for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. The increaseddecreased loss from operations is primarily attributable to the increasedecrease in research and development expense, related to the LRAD-X product development.lower auditor fees and reduced staffing.

Other Income (Expense)

During the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008, we earned $24,581$16,118 of interest income on our cash and cash equivalents balances compared to $89,548 of interest on our cash and cash equivalents balances$70,430 during the three months ended June 30, 2007. The decline in interest income isDecember 31, 2007 due to lower cash balances. During the three months ended December 31, 2007, we recorded a $108,821 financing expense for estimated liquidated damages based on certain registration rights agreements. We did not have a similar charge during the three months ended December 31, 2008.

Net Loss

The net loss for the three months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 was $1,519,905, compared to$881,029, a 48.9% decrease from a net loss of $1,146,967$1,723,993 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. We had no income tax expense for either of the periods presented.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

Revenues

Revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 were $7,332,250, representing a decrease of $985,942 or 12% from $8,318,192 in revenues for the nine months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. The decrease issignificantly reduced loss was primarily due to lower HSS and LRAD revenue,

partially offset by an increase in NeoPlanar revenue. Revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 included $6,888,597 of product sales and $443,653 of contract, license and other revenues. Revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 included $7,946,836 of product sales and $371,356 of contract, license and other revenues. Revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 were lower than planned due to the deferral of a $1.1 million LRAD-X order to the United Arab Emirates to the quarter ending September 30, 2008 at the customer’s request. Our revenues are highly dependent on the timing of large orders from a small number of customers. We expect continued uneven quarterly revenues in future periods due to the lack of established markets for our proprietary products.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized $162,501 in contract revenue representing the ratable earned revenue under a three year license agreement. At June 30, 2008, there was no revenue unearned under this agreement. At June 30, 2008, we had aggregate deferred license revenue of $254,580 representing amounts collected from another license agreement in advance of recognized earnings. This revenue component is subject to significant variability based on the timing, amount and recognition of new arrangements, if any.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 was $2,929,304, or 40% of revenues, compared to $4,075,650, or 49% of revenues, for the nine months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease in gross profit was principally the result of the decreased sales of our HSS and LRAD products during the period and lower gross margins on sales resulting from higher production cost on the initial units of LRAD-X products, increased warranty expense, and lost absorption of fixed overhead cost because of lower sales volumes. The gross margin is expected to improve over time as we increase volume and improve sourcing and costing.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 increased $97,438 to $5,513,868, or 75% of revenues, compared to $5,416,430, or 65% of revenues, for the nine months ended June 30, 2007. The increasean $800,113 reduction in selling general and administrative expenses was primarily attributed to increased non-cash share-based compensation expense of $587,000 and increased marketing expense for trade shows of $53,000, offset by a reduction of $336,000 of professional fees, $92,000 of reduced sales commissions, and $123,000 for reduced staffing levels.

We incurred non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to SFAS No. 123(R) allocated to selling, general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 of $1,350,718 and $763,558, respectively.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased $1,219,356 to $2,835,201, or 39% of revenues, for the nine months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $1,615,845, or 19% of revenues, for the nine months ended June 30, 2007. This increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to an increase of $662,000 in consulting, prototypes and testing for product development of our LRAD-X product line, a $286,000 increase for the impairment of patents, $71,000 net increase for severance costs resulting from staffing reductions offset by lower salaries and benefits for reduced headcount, and $219,000 increase in non-cash share-based compensation related to SFAS 123(R).

Included in research and development expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 was $313,348 of SFAS No. 123(R) non-cash share-based compensation costs. A total of $94,126 of non-cash share-based compensation costs was included for the nine months ended June 30, 2007.

Each quarter, we review the ongoing value of our capitalized patent costs and in the first three quarters of fiscal 2008 identified some of these assets as being associated with patents that are no longer consistent with our business strategy. As a result of this review, we reduced the value of our previously capitalized patents by $310,347 during the nine months ended June 30, 2008, compared to a reduction of $24,695 from the disposal of patents in the nine months ended June 30, 2007.

Loss from Operations

Loss from operations was $5,419,765 for the nine months ended June 30, 2008, compared to loss from operations of $2,956,625 for the nine months ended June 30, 2007. The increased loss from operations is attributable to the decline in sales, increased research and development expense and increased share-based compensation expense compared to the prior year.

Other Income (Expense)

During the nine months ended June 30, 2008, we earned $151,313 of interest income on our cash balances compared to $295,852 of interest on our cash balances during the nine months ended June 30, 2007. During the nine months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded a financing expense for estimated liquidated damages of $108,821 based on our registration rights agreements executed

in connection with our 2005 and 2006 financings as a result of filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 past the extended due date of December 31, 2007. In the nine months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded a similar finance expense of $32,890 for liquidated damages for filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K for September 30, 2006 past the filing date.

Net Loss

The net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 was $5,377,273, compared to a net loss of $2,693,663 for the nine months ended June 30, 2007.operating expenses. We had no income tax expense for either of the periods presented.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We experienced negative cash flow from operating activities in the quarter ended June 30,December 31, 2008. We expended cash to develop, introduce and market our proprietary sound technologies. We have financed our working capital requirements through cash generated from product sales and from financing activities. Cash and cash equivalents at June 30,December 31, 2008 was $3,152,636$2,441,307 compared to $6,414,537$2,694,869 at September 30, 2007.2008. The decrease in cash was primarily the result of the operating loss.

Other than cash, inventory and our balance of accounts receivable, we have no other unused sources of liquidity at this time.

Principal factors that could affect the availability of our internally generated funds include:

Principal factors that could affect our ability to obtain cash from external sources include:

Based on our current cash position and our order backlog, and assuming currently planned expenditures and level of operations, we believe we have sufficient capital to fund operations for the next twelve months. However, we operate in a rapidly evolving and unpredictable business environment that may change the timing or amount of expected future cash receipts and expenditures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we may not be required to raise additional funds through the sale of equity or debt securities or from credit facilities. Additional capital, if needed, may not be available on satisfactory terms, ifor at all.

Cash Flows

Operating Activities

Our net cash used for operating activities was $3,002,373$149,020 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 compared to $3,682,408$65,379 generated from operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2007. Net cash used for operating activities for the ninethree months ended June 30, 2007. CashDecember 31, 2008 included $384,137 in cash generated from operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 included $76,772decreased accounts receivable and $4,110 from decreased inventories, $114,709 from increased accounts payable and $675,466 for increased accrued liabilities.inventories. Operating cash usage during the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 included the $5,377,273$881,029 net loss, decreased by expenses not requiring the use of cash of $2,260,119,$687,252, a $662,668$186,418 decrease in accounts payable, a $152,559 decrease in accrued liabilities, a $4,168 increase in trade accounts receivable,warranty settlements and a $59,026$345 increase in prepaid expensesexpense. Cash generated from operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2007 included $511,441 for decreased inventories, a $396,747 increase in accounts payable and warranty settlements of $30,472.a $638,999 increase in accrued liabilities. Cash used in operating activities for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2007 included the $2,693,663$1,723,993 net loss, reduced by expenses not requiring the use of cash of $1,209,770,$669,351, a $906,364$355,506 increase in inventory, warranty settlements of $508,450, $469,788 for decreased accrued liabilities, $1,072,871 for decreased accounts payable andreceivable, a $29,285$54,190 increase in prepaid expenses partially offset by cash generated fromand a decrease$17,470 increase in accounts receivable of $788,243.warranty settlements.

At June 30,December 31, 2008 we had working capital of $6,395,825,$5,794,255, compared to working capital of $9,772,075$6,105,286 at September 30, 2007.2008.

At June 30,December 31, 2008, we had net accounts receivable of $1,600,897,$1,827,261, compared to $938,229$2,210,526 in accounts receivable at September 30, 2007.2008. The level of trade accounts receivable at JuneDecember 31, 2008 as well as September 30, 2008, represented approximately 5372 days of revenues compared to 55 days of revenues at September 30, 2007.revenues. Terms with individual customers vary greatly. We typically require thirty-day terms from our customers. Our receivables can vary significantly due to overall sales volumes and due to quarterly variations in sales and timing of shipments to and receipts from large customers and the timing of contract payments.

Investing Activities

We use cash in investing activities primarily for the purchase of tooling, computer equipment and software and investment in new patents. Cash used in investing activities for equipment was $99,355$99,600 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and $42,273, offset by proceeds of $1,500 from the sale of assets,$47,116 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. Cash used for investment in new patents was $160,173$4,942 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 and $70,861, offset by proceeds of $35,000 from the sale of patents,$77,125 for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2007. We anticipate continued capitalsome additional expenditures for equipment and patents during the balance of fiscal year 2008.2009.

Financing Activities

There was no cash provided by financing activities for the ninethree months ended June 30,December 31, 2008 compared to net cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants of $817,662 and cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $42,600 for the nine months ended June 30,or 2007.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

A numberdiscussion of the new pronouncements have been issued for future implementation as discussedcan be found in the footnotesNote 3 to our interim financial statements. See Note 3 to interim consolidated financial statements for further discussion.statements.

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in market prices, including interest rate risk and other relevant market rate or price risks. We do not use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio.

We are exposed to some market risk through interest rates related to our investment of current cash and cash equivalents of approximately $3 million at June 30, 2008. Based on this balance, a change of one percent in interest rate would cause an annual change in interest income of $31,526. The risk is not considered material and we manage such risk by continuing to evaluate the best investment rates available for short-term high quality investments. In addition, a small percentage of our component purchases are denominated in Euros. Exchange rate volatility could negatively or positively impact those operating costs.Not applicable.

We are required to maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information related to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30,December 31, 2008.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended June 30,December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Our process for evaluating controls and procedures is continuous and encompasses constant improvement of the design and effectiveness of established controls and procedures and the remediation of any deficiencies which may be identified during this process.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

We may at times be involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business. We will also, from time to time, when appropriate in management’s estimation, record adequate reserves in our financial statements for pending litigation. Currently, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which we are party or to which any of our property is subject.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.Factors

Information regarding risk factors appears in the first paragraph in Part I — Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I — Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 (the “2007 10-K”). There are no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2007 10-K.Not applicable.

None.

Not applicable.

We held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 14, 2008. The matters voted upon at the meeting included (a) the election of all five directors, and (b) ratification of the selection of Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda, & Williamson, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. The votes cast with respect to these matters were as follows:None

None

Item 6.

Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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