Cybernet Systems and Macmillan USA Sign Distribution Agreement for the Gesture Recognition Software UseYourHead.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)--Dec. 6, 2000 Macmillan USA to be Sole North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Retail Distributor for Industry's First PC Gaming Peripheral Software to Track and Interpret Head Movements Cybernet Systems today announced that it has inked a deal with Macmillan USA, a division of Pearson PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PSO PSO - Oracle Parallel Server ), for the distribution of its PC gaming software UseYourHead(TM) to North American retail outlets. UseYourHead is based on Cybernet's patent-pending 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. and tracking technology and 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. The gaming industry's first peripheral software of its type, UseYourHead is presently available to customers via Internet download. With Macmillan USA's wide distribution channels in 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, consumers can look forward to purchasing the software in most major retail stores before the holidays. "Cybernet's agreement with Macmillan USA will enable widespread distribution of our first-of-a-kind gesture recognition software, which can be used with any first-person shooter  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. games, flight simulation, action, adventure or children's games that accept keyboard input," said Anthony J. Comazzi, Cybernet's vice president of business development and director of marketing for UseYourHead. "Macmillan has the ability to quickly and efficiently expand the retail market for UseYourHead, giving consumers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. access to a unique gaming experience." "UseYourHead is the first opportunity for Macmillan USA to offer gesture recognition software to consumers," noted David Brinkworth, Macmillan USA's VP of Mass Markets and Software Sales. "Our partnership with Cybernet Systems diversifies our product line and furthers our resources, establishing Macmillan in the game category." With this agreement, Macmillan USA has exclusive rights to the distribution of UseYourHead's boxed product in the United States and Canada. Cybernet Systems has retained the right to market UseYourHead internationally and via Internet download through its website, www.useyourheadsw.com. Cybernet Systems expects UseYourHead to be in worldwide distribution by early 2001. About Macmillan USA Macmillan USA is a unit of Pearson Technology Group, the world's largest provider of consumer and professional computer, information technology, engineering and reference content. As one of the industry's leading innovators in both print and digital formats, Macmillan's imprints include Macmillan Software, Que, Sams, BradyGAMES Strategy Guides, Que Learning Systems, and Macmillan Lifestyle, publisher of the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide line of reference books. Pearson Technology Group is an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Pearson Education, the world's leading education publisher. For the latest software from Macmillan USA, visit http://www.macmillansoftware.com. 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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