SOURCE: Zeemote, Inc.
October 21, 2008 06:01 ET
Zeemote Ready Games Coming Soon to BlackBerry Smartphones
CHELMSFORD, MA--(Marketwire - October 21, 2008) - Zeemote™, Inc.
(http://www.zeemote.com), the makers of intelligent wireless controllers
for mobile devices, announced the forthcoming availability of the Zeemote SDK (software development kit)
for BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)
(TSX: RIM), which includes the BlackBerry® Curve™ and the
BlackBerry® Pearl™ series smartphones. The Zeemote SDK will allow BlackBerry
developers to create mobile games that are compatible with Zeemote's award-winning JS1 Controller,
a wireless, analog joystick for mobile phones that connects via
Bluetooth®. Already launched in European markets, the JS1 Controller has
proven that mobile game play is dramatically enhanced by the portable
thumbstick.
The new Zeemote SDK for BlackBerry
smartphones includes a set of standards, simple testing procedures and
support that make it easier for developers to bring games to market that
function with the JS1 Controller. This initiative builds on the successful
Zeemote Ready™ developer program, a design protocol that ensures an
exciting and consistent consumer experience with the JS1 Controller.
"By adding RIM's cutting-edge BlackBerry smartphones to the list of
handsets that already work with the JS1 Controller, we are able to bring
the Zeemote experience to even more
people," said Jim Adams, vice president of worldwide marketing, sales and
business development for Zeemote.
"The JS1 Controller is truly game-changing, allowing customers to play
mobile games like never before, and in the process creating countless new
opportunities for manufacturers, developers and operators."
With a thumbstick and four assignable trigger buttons, the ergonomically
designed Zeemote JS1 Controller
(weighing just 47g/1.7oz) offers real analog control via Bluetooth,
enabling users to truly engage with mobile games on the handset.
For more information, please visit Zeemote at the BlackBerry® Developer
Conference, Booth 105, Oct. 21-22, in Santa Clara, Calif. or on the Web at
www.zeemote.com. Developers can pre-register for Zeemote's SDK for BlackBerry smartphones
by sending inquiries to bizdev@zeemote.com.
About Zeemote
Zeemote™, Inc. makes intelligent wireless controllers for mobile
devices. The company's debut product, the patented Zeemote JS1 controller,
is the first and only wireless controller for mobile gaming. Small, fast,
ergonomic and wireless, the Zeemote controller delivers the world's best
game playing experience with true analogue thumbstick control. Zeemote's
first application, the Zeemote Zeekey™, allows the JS1 Controller to
replicate the actions performed by the handset keypad to enhance a range of
phone functionality such as internet browsing, cueing up media or playing
games.
The Zeemote JS1 has already launched as part of handset bundles with Sony
Ericsson and Nokia. Recognizing the large market potential, major game
developers and publishers including EA Mobile, Gameloft, Glu Mobile,
Digital Chocolate, Eidos, Namco Bandai Europe Ltd, Finblade, FISHLABS,
iPlay, Gamelion Inc., HandyGames™, IUGO, JUMPGames, Oasys Mobile, Orange
Pixel, Player One, Player X, Reaxion Corp., SEGA® of America, Super Happy
Fun Fun, Capricom Mobile and Tag Games have already adapted popular games
to become "Zeemote Ready."
Zeemote was founded in 2005 by Beth Marcus, Ph.D., one of the creators of
the first force feedback joystick for PC games, and is based in Chelmsford,
Mass.
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