Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo Goes Super Sonic
<Jan 07, 04> press release
LONDON, January 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- Sonic back on the move in awesome 16-Bit Sega pack for Gizmondo
Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger
Telematics Inc. (OTC: TGTL; OTC: TGTL.PK), today announced plans for a
thumb-bending Sega Classics arcade pack to be released on Gizmondo, having signed letters of intent with Digital Media Cartridge Ltd ("DMC" in the following).
The games being discussed include Sonic the Hedgehog, Outrun, Golden Axe,
Altered Beast and Shinobi. These arguably form the foundation on which
videogaming was built, and it's true testament that these games are every bit
as entertaining as when they first appeared in the arcades.
Each title plays perfectly on the new handheld multi-entertainment device. The pin-sharp screen of the Gizmondo will give this Sega Classics pack a youthful facelift, but the games themselves will be left as nature intended. The game cartridge will be developed and made at DMC's facility in Taiwan.
Lucky show-goers at the 2005 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show have a surprise in store for them today when Sonic the Hedgehog will be shown on the Gizmondo for the very first time (Stand #70037, Central Plaza).
Brian Moon, Senior VP of Business Development at DMC, offered, "The fact
that these games are every bit as playable today as they were back on 16-bit
machines is a tribute to their heritage and the teams that developed them.
It's great that we can bring them bang up to date by using today's hardware
and introduce an entirely new audience to some of the greatest games ever
devised".
Steven Law, Chief Operating Officer, Gizmondo Europe, said, "The Sega
brand is synonymous with gameplay and quality. These games hold a special
attraction to the traditional early adopter, but equally, represent entirely
new territory for those that missed the 16-bit revolution."
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 graphicsaccelerator. 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 MMC card accessories.
The Gizmondo device and its games are currently launching in the U.K. and
in North American and Continental European markets late in the first quarter
2005. Gizmondo is also on show at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, stand #70037, Central Plaza, from 6th-9th January 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.