LONDON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- Gizmondo to Showcase six new Proprietary Games, one Featuring
Incredible new Augmented Reality and Gyroscopic Camera Gaming Technology, one
Featuring GPRS, and the First Ever GPS-Enabled Game
Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger
Telematics Inc. (OTC: TGTL, OTC: TGTL.PK), today confirmed the line-up of
amazing game titles to be unveiled and demonstrated on the Gizmondo
multi-entertainment device at this year's mammoth E3 gaming expo in Los
Angeles, which runs from 18-20th May.
The entertainment industry focal event that draws tens of thousands of
industry professionals and analysts will be the stage from which Gizmondo
will give the first ever demos of six new original titles exclusive to
Gizmondo, namely; Supernaturals, Johnny Whatever, Chicane, Hit and Myth,
Sticky Balls, and Agaju: The Sacred Path - which is scheduled to have a
soon-to-be-announced legendary rock star provide a title soundtrack.
The multi-million dollar booth (#1078, South Hall), next to software
giant and supplier of the Gizmondo's Windows(R) CE operating system,
Microsoft, will also feature expert demos of the first ever, internally
developed GPS enabled gang warfare game, Colors. In addition, Gizmondo will
be showing the award-winning driving game, Richard Burns Rally, and launch
titles; TrailBlazer, Fathammer Classics, and Gizmondo Motocross 2005, all
delivered in stunning detail by the 128-bit NVIDIA(R) GoForce(TM) 3D 4500
graphic accelerator.
One of the show's lead games, Agaju: The Sacred Path, will also feature
incredible new gaming technology only available on Gizmondo using Augmented
Reality and Gyroscopic Camera technology. More details will be released prior
to the event along with A-list performances and attendees.
Eric Peterson, President of Gizmondo Studios, offered: "These
breathtaking original titles we are showing resonate the entertainment ethos
that is unique to Gizmondo. The new technologies in particular will
demonstrate that the Gizmondo, although recognised as the most feature-rich
handheld available, becomes greater than the sum of its parts when we
introduce and combine different areas of functionality."
Carl Freer, Co-founder and Chairman, Tiger Telematics says: "We have gone
all out for this year's show. The new games are fantastic and the new
technology will blow people away." He added, "As well as celebrating our 19th
May 05 pan-European rollout, we'll be announcing the US street date at the
show, marking the start of our launch ramp up for North America."
Editors Notes
About Gizmondo
The Gizmondo is powered by Microsoft Windows CE advanced real-time
operating system, boasting a 2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9
400Mhz processor and incorporates the GoForce 3D 4500 NVIDIA graphics
accelerator. It provides cutting-edge gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3
music player, Mpeg4 movie playing capability, a digital camera and a GPRS
network link to allow wide-area network gaming. Additionally, it contains a
GPS chip for location-based services, is equipped with Bluetooth for use in
multi-player gaming and accepts SD and MMC card accessories.
The Gizmondo device and its games are in retail stores now in the UK, and
in North American and Continental Europe markets from Spring 2005
About Tiger Telematics and Gizmondo
Gizmondo Europe Ltd. is an owned subsidiary of Tiger Telematics Inc
(TGTL) and is the maker of Gizmondo, a next-generation mobile entertainment
device. Launched in 2004, the gaming device includes built-in music, video,
messaging and picture functions and GPS.
Tiger Telematics is a designer, developer and marketer of mobile
telematics systems and services that combine global GPS functions and voice
recognition technology to locate and track vehicles and people down to street
level in countries throughout the world. The systems are designed to operate
on GPS and are currently being marketed to GSM current and potential
subscribers, primarily by the company's United Kingdom based subsidiaries.
http://www.gizmondo.com
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'Gizmondo', 'Smart Adds', 'Supernaturals', 'Johnny Whatever', 'Chicane',
'Hit and Myth', 'Sticky Balls', 'Agaju: The Sacred Path', 'Colors',
'TrailBlazer', 'Gizmondo Motocross 2005' 'Tiger Telecom', 'Tiger Telematics',
'Gizmondo Games' and the 'Gizmondo' logos and devices are trademarks of
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Except for historical matters contained herein, the matters discussed in
this press release are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe
harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements reflect
numerous assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect
Tiger Telematics, Inc. and its subsidiary businesses and prospects and cause
actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ are Tiger
Telematics Inc.'s operating history; competition; low barriers to entry;
reliance on strategic relationships; rapid technological changes; inability
to complete transactions on favourable terms; the schedule and sell-through
for new software release; consumer demand for video game hardware and
software; the timing of the introduction of new generation competitive
hardware systems, pricing changes by key vendors for hardware and software
and the timing of any such changes, and the adequacy of supplies of new
software product and those risks discussed in the Company's filings with the
SEC.
In light of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking
statements, these statements should not be regarded as a representation by
Tiger Telematics, Inc. or any other person that the projected results,
objectives or plans will be achieved. Tiger Telematics, Inc. undertakes no
obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof
SOURCE Tiger Telematics Inc
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