GestureTek's Optical Tracker Powers New Gesture Control Phone


SUNNYVALE, California, September 14 /PRNewswire/ --

GestureTek, world leader in gesture control interfaces for interactive
displays and devices and the 2008 GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Award winner,
announces that its patented EyeMobile optical tracking software will be used
in Sony Ericsson's new Yari mobile phone.

EyeMobile is available on over 100 million mobile devices, enabling
motion-control game play on mobile phones. Many titles have already added
advanced gesture recognition.

"EyeMobile is easy-to-implement, providing touch-free gesture control
functionality without the cost of hardware-based touch screen systems," says
Francis MacDougall, GestureTek's Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer.

Requiring a small processor footprint, EyeMobile is easily added onto
existing handsets and applications. An upgraded java-based mobile sensor API
lets developers create motion control games/applications for camera-enabled
handsets.

Using the mobile device's camera, EyeMobile measures the movement of the
phone, or the user, from one camera frame to the next, allowing for a
'joystick', 'force of motion', 'menu selection' or 'point to control' style
of interaction. Users can do anything on their mobile device without touching
buttons or the screen - menu selection, scrolling, panning, zooming,
shuffling playlists and turning pages. Other applications that can be made
gestural include web browsing, image view, map navigation and text messaging.

Handsets embedded with EyeMobile include the DoCoMo 904i, 905i, 906i and
706i series, with models from Sharp, NEC, Fujitsu, Panasonic and Sony
Ericsson, and the F305 handset. EyeMobile is also accessible for all
post-2006 camera phones supporting the Brew, Symbian and Windows Mobile
platforms.

"Mobile game/application developers, equipment manufacturers and carriers
are all using EyeMobile. Similar solutions are moving to laptops, consoles,
PCs and set top boxes," says Ralph Linsalata, GestureTek CEO. "Clearly,
gesture-based mobile user interfaces are becoming ubiquitous."

See the gesture phone video at http://tinyurl.com/mxy4xs .

GestureTek

The patent-holder in gesture-control interface for interactive
displays/devices. Our optical tracking software uses a mobile device's camera
to enable motion/gestural interaction. By shaking, rocking, rolling or
pointing at the phone users answer calls, play games, scroll menus, navigate
maps, view images/documents, browse the web and text message. Awards include
the 2008 GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Award and the 'Best of CTIA' Award.
Clients: Intel, Samsung, Cingular AT&T Wireless, Nokia, Telefonica and
Panasonic. Licensees: Sony, Microsoft and NTT DoCoMo. Offices: California,
Toronto, Ottawa, Asia. www.gesturetekmobile.com. 1-800-315-1189.

Contact: Patti Jordan, GestureTek, +1-416-340-9290, x 274,
patti.jordan@gesturetek.com

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