Friday, December 09, 2005


IN-FUSIO MOBILE GAMES AVAILABLE ON i-mode?

IN-FUSIO joins O2s growing number of i-mode content providers

30th November 2005: O2 has today announced it has partnered with IN-FUSIO to provide award-winning mobile games to i-mode consumers in the UK. The partnership sees IN-FUSIO's site available immediately and features an exciting line up of mobile games helping IN-FUSIO to build a close relationship with increasingly mobile consumers. The site offers mobile consumers access to IN-FUSIO's play+ mobile games on its i-mode site. As an official partner, IN-FUSIO will be available through i-mode's intuitive interface under Games on the i-mode menu.

The partnership forms part of i-mode's unique content structure through which IN-FUSIO will be able to further develop and deploy sophisticated, secure commercial content to consumers. It allows IN-FUSIO to expand its revenue opportunities by selling its content through O2's generous revenue sharing model. As a service IN-FUSIO will collect its revenue from subscription based services billed directly through the users phone bill permitting it to concentrate on its core business. i-mode is a flexible business model that facilitates both subscription based and non-subscription based content.

IN-FUSIO, which already supplies Java games to O2, is among the first game sites to be launched on the i-mode service from O2. Having already launched on six

i-mode portals across Europe the announcement further confirms IN-FUSIO's leading position as a developer and service provider for mobile games.

IN-FUSIO's Play + on i-mode will launch with mobile games including: South Park, Zoo Tycoon 2 Mobile, Terminator I'm Back, Banjo-Kazooie Missions, Solitaire Gold and Age of Empires II Mobile.

Grahame Riddell, Head of i-mode Marketing for O2 UK said: "We are pleased to be working with IN-FUSIO to offer its mobile games to our customers. IN-FUSIO has managed to capture the benefits of i-mode and joined the i-mode ecosystem to offer its users a compelling mobile experience. O2 wants to make developing mobile content as attractive and as easy for businesses as possible. The building of a strong content community both on and off portal will be critical to the success of the services. Our research clearly shows that consumers are willing to look at and pay for mobile content, and expectations are tied closely to a user's experience of the Internet. Use will be driven by periods of downtime, communication applications, like e-mail, and situational driven use, when information is needed instantly. The overriding point for consumers is that convenience is key."

Udi Jacobi, Director of Sales, EMEA and South America for IN-FUSIO adds: "Following the successful launch of our Java games with O2 earlier this year we are delighted to be selected as one of the first mobile game offerings, at launch, on the i-mode service from O2. IN-FUSIO's strategy has always been to provide the consumer with an easy-to-use and fun mobile game experience. This partnership will enable us to reach even more mobile gamers with a service and playability that millions have already come to expect."


Animazoo UK Opens New Motion Capture Studio in Brighton

Animazoo UK ( http://www.animazoo.com ), manufacturer of the world famous Gypsy range of motion capture systems, has opened a new motion capture studio in Brighton.

Already attracting a stream of international visitors, the studio offers users the latest motion capture technology with expert operators to ensure projects run smoothly. Thanks to state of the art Gypsy systems, the studio can handle applications that are impossible using traditional studio based optical systems. The Gypsy approach to mocap results in faster, more productive capture sessions. With minimal data cleaning, more usable data is captured per session, which saves time and money for customers.

The systems record rotational motion data directly from the actor and are adept at capturing small and subtle movements that are a challenge for camera based setups. And production is not restricted to a confined space ? the Gypsy can even capture outdoors. Generating quick, clean data, the Gypsy makes for an efficient production schedule.

Sam Berey, sales and marketing director at Animazoo, comments: "Our studio further cements Brighton?s well deserved reputation for digital media production. Already branded 'Silicon Beach' for its high quality digital output, the city is an ideal home for our state of the art motion capture production house."
UK EXIBITORS DEFINE TOMORROW?S TECHNOLOGY
AT THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL CES

UK exhibitors shine out at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA January 5- 8 www.CESweb.org

7 December 2005 - The very latest technology from some of the UK?s top consumer electronics companies will be on show at the world?s largest consumer electronics tradeshow, the 2006 International CES ? run by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) in Las Vegas, 5-8 January 2006.

CES showcases consumer technologies including wireless devices, electronic gaming, digital imaging, home entertainment, digital audio and video, mobile electronics, broadband, content media, home networking and information technologies. Some highlights of what?s on show from the UK include:

Atlas (Scotland) Ltd. one of the leaders in research, development and the production of audio visual and high fidelity interconnect leads and cables will be launching its new range of HDMI cables and Hyper speaker cables. Using the newly developed Teflon dielectric the Atlas hyper cables out perform rivals in improved fidelity and price. www.hifi.org.uk.

Another consumer technology leader from Scotland Wolfson Microelectronics is a global supplier of mixed-signal semiconductors for digital audio and imaging applications. At this year?s show Wolfson will focus on portable audio - look out for its innovative new amplifier technology which not only provides portable hi-fi audio but also extends critical battery life.
www.wolfsonmicro.com.

Revolver the producer of high quality loudspeakers will launch its new AudioVue Hi-Fi Home Entertainment Series to the US market. AudioVue?s slimline design is available in light or dark cherry real wood veneer and with fully shielded drive units this sturdy MDF cabinet construction gives improved sonic efficiency. www.revolveraudio.com .

Troy Innovations manufactures a full range of design led LCD and plasma support accessories. New at the show is the LCDST200 with a sturdy yet contemporary silver and chrome construction that suits LCD screens up to 36? and offers two toughened glass shelves, cable management and a universal LCD screen fixing plate. Also on display the LCD436 is suitable for screens up to 34? offering the versatility of a pivot arm and all the usual facilities of a LCD wall mount with the addition of a screen power pack holder.

Audio Acoustics will be launching its range of Radical Nexgen loudspeaker and cable systems. CES visitors will have the chance to see and hear the Fundamental-k2, a range of speakers set to redefine expectations, allowing the listener to hear music without the intrusion of the transducer's interpretation. With a frequency response of 20Hz - 43KHz
(+ / -3dB) the Fundamental-k2 boasts features such as special drivers with resonance control, a four-layer double membrane laminate enclosure and sapphire tweeter. Also on show is the Sapphire Ti-C, a next-generation loudspeaker which removes the transducer from the equation altogether and comes with a deep-lacquer metallic finish, created using an elaborate 16-gel CoatTM process that takes a total of 14 days to complete.
www.audioacoustics.co.uk

London based Oregan Network has developed IPTV and home networking software solutions that enable delivery of video, audio, images and data over IP (Internet Protocol) networks to a range of convergent media appliances. Visitors to the Oregan stand will see
demonstrations of a range of home entertainment devices powered by its media connectivity solution Oregan Media Browser. Network DVDs, Digital Media Adaptors and Set Top boxes and gaming consoles are transformed into web-enabled connected products capable of receiving information, entertainment and advertising and sharing downloaded media on the home network. www.oregan.net

On display for the first time is uConnect Plus from Manchester based VoIPvoice, a leading manufacturer of consumer VoIP hardware. uConnect Plus is a USB-powered PSTN to VoIP adaptor which embodies integration software from VoIP voice to use with Skype and has been selected by the CES as an Innovations Honoree in the online /Internet category.

Visitors will also be able to view demonstrations of the new Cyberphone?W. This USB handset with full traditional telephone functionality is affordable, simple and effective to use when making Skype connections and with wideband circuitry inside the phone making calls
is as clear as playing MP3 files. www.voipvoice.com

Loc8tor Ltd will be launching a revolutionary new product that ensures you?ll never mislay
or lose any of your important possessions again. loc8tor is the first product of its type on the market using miniaturized tags as a homing device. loc8tor has two modes: Locate lets you find any tagged item up to a range of 500 feet (150 metres) using directional, audio, visual and vibration technology, guiding you to within 1 inch (2.5cms) of your lost item. Alert prevents things from getting lost in the first place: when a tagged item moves out of your pre-set ?safety zone?, loc8tor lets you know immediately what?s missing and can direct you to where it?s gone. Completely portable, lightweight and easy to use, with tags similar in size to a postage stamp. loc8tor launches with two models in the range - the loc8tor pack and the loc8tor Plus pack. www.myloc8tor.com

British mains conditioning specialist IsoTek will again be displaying their range of US specific products, with an exclusive product launch of Sigmas, a hybrid of their award winning Titan and Nova models. Visitors to their room will be able to view a wide range of products starting at just 30 GBP. The company are also looking to expand their already growing US dealer base and build upon the success that they have achieved throughout
Europe and the Asia Pacific markets. www.isoteksystems.com

Imagination Technologies will be showing its IP including TV and mobile products and its latest technologies: A multi-standard HD video decoder that, rather than relying on multi-cores to handle multiple standards, supports all major standards (JPEG, H.264, WMV9, VC1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX) from a single IP core, at highest profile, on a single device.

The latest mobile phone application processors utilising PowerVR MBX 2D/3D graphics technology. A scalable universal shader PowerVR graphics architecture for superior 3D and video. A multi-standard mobile TV platform that supports DVD-H (USA and Europe), T-DMB (Asia and Europe) and ISDBT-ss (Japan) to enable roaming-mobile TV handsets. HD TV/DVD/Bluray image enhancement IP that offers superior image quality from a small silicon area. www.imgtec.com