C Technologies AB Announces Magic Stick -- A New Pen Sized Concept Product that Combines Text Scanner, Digital Camera, PC Pen and Mouse.Business & Technology Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000, Booth # L341 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 Magic Stick unveiled at Comdex 2000, Booth # L341 C Technologies AB, the leading developer of handheld input devices based on advanced imaging technology, is introducing Magic Stick(TM), a comprehensive multi-purpose pen-sized device at Comdex 2000. Magic Stick is a new concept product, similar in size to a whiteboard marker that combines the functionality of the original C-Pen with digital camera, PC pen and mouse, all communicated via Bluetooth. Magic Stick contains five main computing blocks: processor, memory, battery, camera and a Bluetooth unit. Each one of these five blocks in different combinations, enables a different computing function, such as a portable digital camera, text scanner and PC mouse, all communicated via Bluetooth. "Magic Stick is a broad reaching product and our goal is to launch the Magic Stick via licensing to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and [180]s in order to rapidly gain global market coverage and high volume sales." says Per Nathanaelson, Head of Marketing & Sales, C Technologies AB. With Magic Stick, users can scan names, telephone numbers and other business card details directly into an address book of any cellular phone and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or scan URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. addresses into a WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , which automatically connects to the correct web page. Magic Stick PC applications include the ability to scan text and photos into documents or e-mails, as well as being used as a Bluetooth based PC mouse. For example, users will be able to scan text from a newspaper article, transfer it directly into Word, and scan and add images using the Magic Stick. In addition, Magic Stick could be used as a digital camera to take photos that could be stored in your computer. "C Technologies' goal is to be a market leader within the area of hand held tools for electronic image processing and the development of the Magic Stick proves our leadership position in this market." says Mats Lindoff, President, C Technologies AB. C Technologies plans to develop partnerships in both the computer and telecom industries to promote and expand the worldwide use of Magic Stick. Magic Stick will be ready for mass production in the end of 2001. About C TechC Tech is a leader in the development of handheld input devices with advanced imaging technology. Founded in 1996, the company works with "see technology", a unique method of merging digital camera technology with high speed handheld computing. This technology combines powerful neural network based image processing and OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. techniques. C Technologies is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. on the Swedish Exchange with its headquarters located in the Ideon Research Park, Lund, Sweden. C Technologies US Inc. is located in Stamford, CT. More information is available at the C-Pen web site at www.cpen.com or phone 1-877-ASK-CPEN. |
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