GestureTek Mobile Wins NATPE Mobile ++ Top 12 Award for ‘hot’ mobile application

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      <h1>GestureTek Mobile Wins NATPE Mobile ++ Top 12 Award for &lsquo;hot&rsquo; mobile application</h1>
      <p><strong>Company recognized for its popular gesture-controlled mobile  gaming and navigation software </strong></p>
      <p><img width="160" height="228" src="../images/press/press_jan07_08.jpg" align="left" hspace="12" /><strong>SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA &ndash; (Jan 7th, 2007) &ndash; </strong>GestureTek Inc. - the pioneer and world leader in computer  vision technology and provider of state-of-the-art gesture-based interactive  solutions for nearly twenty years &ndash; today announced that the company&rsquo;s mobile  business unit, GestureTek Mobile, has won a NATPE Mobile++ Top 12 Award for  being one of the hottest mobile applications on the market.</p>
      <p>NATPE Mobile++ is an international mobile content and  technology conference dedicated to connecting all sides of today&rsquo;s rapidly  evolving mobile content marketplace.&nbsp; The conference is affiliated with  the NATPE Conference (National Association of Television Program  Executives).&nbsp; The NATPE Mobile++ Top 12  National Awards recognize innovation and excellence in gaming, social  networking and other hot mobile applications.&nbsp;  As an award winner, GestureTek will share its insights into gesture-based  mobile interfaces to over 800 digital content professionals on January 28th,  2008, at the Mandalay Bay Resort &amp; Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>
      <p>GestureTek&rsquo;s EyeMobile Engine takes mobile gaming  and navigation to new heights. This software-only  solution uses the existing camera on a mobile device to deliver a gesture-based  interface to mobile applications. An entertaining and intuitive alternative to  conventional button interfaces, EyeMobile allows users to do anything they  would normally do with their mobile device, such as play games, answer calls,  make menu selections or scroll, pan and zoom in on photos, simply by shaking,  rocking or rolling their device. With the EyeMobile Engine, handset  manufacturers can offer all the benefits of gesture recognition technology without  the expense and real-estate of adding specialized hardware.&nbsp; The EyeMobile  Engine application programming interface (API) also provides application  developers with the means to integrate motion control into their applications,  much as they do with current analog controls such as keys and buttons.</p>
      <p>&ldquo;This award win is a  significant accomplishment for GestureTek Mobile, and further evidence that the  company&rsquo;s gesture-recognition software is taking the world by storm, both in  the mobile marketplace and with manufacturers of other equipment such as consoles,  pc&rsquo;s and set top boxes,&rdquo; says Bill Leckonby, CEO of GestureTek Inc. </p>
      <p>In addition to NTT DoCoMo and Telefonica, GestureTek&rsquo;s  2000+ clients include Fortune 500 companies <br />
        such as Cingular/AT&amp;T, Verizon, Samsung, Vodaphone, CNN,  BMW, Ford, Oracle, Intel, IBM, Federal <br />
        Express and Panasonic. Leaders such as Microsoft, Sony and  Hasbro have also licensed GestureTek <br />
        software for their gaming products.</p>
      <p><strong><em>About GestureTek Mobile</em></strong><br />
        GestureTek  Mobile is a business unit of GestureTek Inc., the world leader, pioneer and  patent-holder in computer  vision and gesture-recognition technologies for information, presentation and entertainment  systems. The  company&rsquo;s software lets users control interactive content, access information, manipulate special effects or  immerse themselves in an interactive 3D virtual world, simply by moving their hands or body in free space. GestureTek is the inventor of the EyeMobile Engine, the world&rsquo;s first software-only solution that provides cell  phone users with the ability to play games, scroll menus, navigate maps and  browse web pages simply  by shaking, rocking or rolling their cell phone in various ways.&nbsp; GestureTek&rsquo;s video gesture control technology has been licensed by Microsoft, Sony and Hasbro, as well as many  mobile game developers,for their gaming products.&nbsp; Games powered by  the EyeMobile Engine have been recognized by pre-eminent awards  programs, including: LAPTOP Magazine &lsquo;Best of CTIA&rsquo; Awards 2007; BREW 2006 Game Developer  Awards &ldquo;Best Up and Coming Application&rdquo;; 2006 International Mobile  Gaming Awards; IGN Editors  Choice Award for Best Mobile Game, Best Puzzle  Game and Most Innovative Design.&nbsp;  GestureTek Mobile is the first  gesture-recognition software provider to be embedded on DoCoMo, Verizon and  Windows Mobile  6 mobile devices, and the first to deploy a market-ready gesture-controlled  mapping application on a  cell phone.&nbsp; For more information visit <a href="http://www.gesturetekmobile.com/">www.gesturetekmobile.com</a>.</p>
      <p><strong>For more information contact:</strong><br />
        Patti  Jordan <br />
        Director Marketing &amp; Communications<br />
        GestureTek Inc.<br />
        (416)  340-9290 x 274<br />
  <a href="mailto:patti.jordan@gesturetek.com">patti.jordan@gesturetek.com</a></p>
      <p>Liz Nida<br />
        Account Executive<br />
        SSPR<br />
        (719) 634-8055<br />
  <a href="mailto:jmoore@sspr.com">jmoore@sspr.com</a></p>
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