Jenson Button Wins British Grand Prix...on New Tiger Telematics Gizmondo Gaming Device!
09 Juli 2004 - 3:14PM
PR Newswire (US)
Jenson Button Wins British Grand Prix...on New Tiger Telematics
Gizmondo Gaming Device! - The Black Eyed Peas will produce the
original score in racing game endorsed by the hottest property in
Formula One LONDON, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fasten your
seatbelts, Britain's leading Formula One star Jenson Button is set
to launch the world's fastest ever racing game along with Gizmondo,
the world's highest ever performance handheld gaming device! Like
the Grand Prix races Jenson competes in, Chicane will be a
high-speed, high-impact racing experience that will squeeze every
last drop out of Gizmondo's outstanding performance capabilities.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040709/LNF004 )
Button, who is lining up for BAR Honda in this weekend's British
Grand Prix at Silverstone, said: "Anyone who has ever wondered what
it feels like to be behind the wheel of a racing car will love
Chicane. It's as close as you'll get to the real thing and matched
with Gizmondo's gaming performance, it will certainly get the
adrenalin pumping!" This exclusive collaboration will allow gaming
enthusiasts to race either as or against Button in this
ultra-realistic, 3D game based on arcade style racing. The
much-anticipated Gizmondo will bring the speed and graphics of
Chicane to life, and as it is Bluetooth(TM) enabled, it will allow
up to four players to pit their skills against each other with
unparalleled ease. Both novices and experts alike will be able to
custom-build cars to suit their needs so each individual can enjoy
the ultimate racing experience. Three modes of game play will push
the car and driver to their limits, and original circuits have been
specifically designed to maximise the performance of the Gizmondo
device. "Jenson's new game, mixed with the unrivalled performance
of the Gizmondo device, offers a pure 3D driving experience to the
on-the-go gamer. This will completely revolutionise the way people
view portable entertainment," says Thomas Fessler, CEO, Handheld
Games, who is developing Chicane drawing on Button's trackside
experience. In another world exclusive for Gizmondo, Will.I.Am of
The Black Eyed Peas, along with the Will.I.Am Music Group, is to
produce the original score for Chicane. "The way in which Jenson
Button has fought off fierce competition so far this season has
been amazing and we at Gizmondo would like to follow suit. Just as
Jenson and Will.I.Am are at the very top of their fields, Gizmondo
soon hopes to join them," said Carl Freer, MD of Gizmondo Europe
Ltd. Gizmondo is a powerful wireless handheld mobile
multi-entertainment device due to hit UK stores this autumn. As
well as being a cutting edge gaming facility, the device, built on
the Microsoft Windows CE.NET, also acts as an MP3 player, video
player, multimedia messaging unit, digital camera and has a GPRS
connection. Notes to editors: A high resolution photograph of
Jenson Button is available via ISDN with Newscast
(http://www.newscast.co.uk/ Tel: (0)20-7608-1000) and also via
Newscom (http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040709/LNF004) About
Tiger: Gizmondo Europe Ltd is a series of owned subsidiaries of
Tiger Telematics Inc (NASDAQ:TIGR.PK) and is the maker of Gizmondo,
a next-generation mobile entertainment device. Set to launch in the
UK in 2004, the gaming device includes in-built music, video,
messaging and picture functions. http://www.gizmondo.com/
http://www.tigertelematics.com/ Tiger is a designer, developer and
marketer of mobile telematics systems and services that combine
global GPS functions and voice recognition technology to locate and
track vehicles and people down to street level in countries
throughout the world. The systems are designed to operate on GPS
and are currently being marketed to GSM current and potential
subscribers, primarily by the company's United Kingdom based
subsidiaries. About Handheld Games: Handheld Games, founded by
Thomas Fessler in 1998, is a leader in the Next-Generation of
development for Portable Entertainment. Based in Mill Creek
Washington, Handheld Games studio focuses their development efforts
on the creation of Award Winning "AAA" licensed content for the
on-the-go gamer. http://www.handheldgames.com/ Except for
historical matters contained herein, the matters discussed in this
press release are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe
harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking
statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve risks and
uncertainties that may affect Tiger Telematics, Inc. and its
subsidiary businesses and prospects and cause actual results to
differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Among the
factors that could cause actual results to differ are Tiger
Telematics, Inc.'s operating history; competition; low barriers to
entry; reliance on strategic relationships; rapid technological
changes; inability to complete transactions on favourable terms;
and those risks discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040709/LNF004 DATASOURCE:
Tiger Telematics, Inc. CONTACT: UK Media: Joss Hastings or George
Warren, +44-20-8741-1123, ; or Patrik Wallgren, Head of Global
Public Relations, ; +44-7813-64-77-52; or Mike Carrender, CEO,
Tiger Telematics, Inc., +1-904-279-9240 Web site:
http://www.gizmondo.com/ http://www.tigertelematics.com/
http://www.handheldgames.com/
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