Cybernet Systems Awards Japanese Distribution License for UseYourHead PC Game Enhancement Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2001 act2 to be Exclusive Distributor in Japan for Industry's First PC Game Peripheral Software to Turn Head Movements Into Game Commands Cybernet Systems today announced a strategic distribution partnership with act2 Inc. of Japan for its popular gesture recognition (1) The ability to interpret simple handwritten symbols such as check marks and slashes. See PDA and tablet PC. (2) The ability to recognize hand signals. In 1998, Toshiba introduced a device that uses infrared light reflected from a user's hand to sense its motion. PC gaming peripheral software, UseYourHead(TM). Under the terms of this agreement, act2, an established software distribution company with offices in Tokyo and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden will be responsible for managing UseYourHead's placement in retail outlets through Japan's complex distribution channels. UseYourHead, to be known as HeadHunter headhunter A popular term for a person–or employment agency who recruits physicians, upper echelon executives or other professionals, matching potential employees with employers in Japan, is based on Cybernet's patent-pending gesture recognition and tracking technology. It works in conjunction with a USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. PC camera (such as cameras by 3Com(TM) and Intel(R)) to detect players' head movements and translate them into game commands, augmenting mouse clicks and keystrokes. "Our distribution agreement with act2 is the first step toward reaching the magnitude of gamers in the Asian market," stated Anthony Comazzi, vice president of business development at Cybernet Systems. "The Japanese gaming market is a substantial contributor to the rapid growth of innovative PC games and peripheral devices, so it is a natural progression to find a partner to introduce our product into this market." The product has been completely localized for the Japanese market to include new packaging and the name change to HeadHunter. "This name has a clearer translation into the Japanese language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. , making the product more appealing to the target audience," explained Mikiya Kato, president of act2 in Japan. Kato also points out that "distributing innovative American products, especially those from reputable R&D companies, strengthens the American foothold in the Japanese gaming market, the second largest in the world." This is Cybernet's second distribution deal, its first being with Macmillan USA, a division of Pearson PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server ), for retail distribution within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. UseYourHead is available via download from the Cybernet web site and through retail stores in North America for a street price of $29.99. UseYourHead Plus, which includes a camera bundled with the software, is also available in retail outlets in the U.S. at a price of $59.99 after rebate. About Cybernet Cybernet Systems Corp. is a profitable, rapidly growing technology-based company focused on developing products that combine software and Internet intelligence with human-machine interaction. Cybernet has successfully leveraged its wealth of intellectual property to bring force feedback technology to market in the form of game controllers and joysticks, and introduced the first Linux-based Internet appliance software. The company continues to innovate in the areas of Internet medical systems, large-scale distributed network training and gaming and gesture control interface technology. Additional information on Cybernet Systems is available on the web at www.cybernet.com. Additional information about UseYourHead can be found at www.useyourheadsw.com. |
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