Tao intent Powers MyOrigo First Motion-Controlled Smartphone

6/18/2003 - An entirely new usability concept for smartphones was unveiled that will radically shake-up the mobile device market. MyDevice, designed by Finnish company MyOrigo, and powered with intent®, the multimedia software platform from Tao Group, makes use of unique motion control and ‘touch & feel’ technologies. Consumers can make calls, search the web, schedule meetings, take pictures, send emails, view & edit documents and much more in a completely intuitive way.

MyDevice Functionality
Suitable for both business and consumer use the device incorporates the latest mobile phone functionality, including multi-network support (Triband, GSM, GPRS), texting (SMS, MMS, full QWERTY keyboard), Web browsing, contacts book, scheduling & alerts, email, document reader, VGA camera and an MP3 player. However, it is the user interface and the accessibility of the services that will really set MyDevice apart from other smartphones:

    MyDevice Key Differentiators
  • Motion Control - Dominated by a 176 x 320 full colour display, the screen adjusts as the user moves their hand to allow for tilting, scrolling and zooming. Turning the device through ninety degrees allows the user to choose portrait or landscape views depending on what suits the content better. Motion control is used by all applications.
  • Book User Interface – Using the motion of flicking the corner of a page, users of MyDevice can leaf their way through documents and windows - one of the most intuitive ways available to access data
  • Mirroring – viewing web pages in full is easy on the MyDevice. Imagine yourself looking at your own face in a pocket mirror. To see your left eye you tilt the mirror to the left, to see your mouth you would tilt the mirror down. The principle is the same for web browsing. Imagine that a virtual web page is projected in front of your face to see each corner simply tip the device.
  • Haptic Touch & Feel Sensitive – Touchscreens can be awkward on mobile devices so the MyDevice has a touch & feel screen. The device actually responds as you touch the screen making it more like touching a real key than a virtual one. The full QWERTY keyboard makes writing an SMS or email easy. And the MyDevice has done away with the fiddly stylus stick operation, opting instead for the simplicity of finger touch.

"The network operators and branded handset manufacturers that have already seen the device were blown away by its ‘wow’ factors. MyOrigo already has a strong relationship with the Spanish operator Telefónica and we are expecting to make some big announcements in other European territories in the coming months." Commented Johan Granholm, VP Sales & Marketing at MyOrigo.

Tao’s intent® multimedia platform gives MyOrigo access to an unrivalled breadth of multimedia and application execution features, such as audio, video, media plug-ins and JavaTM technology, enabling user interface and application suite customisation.

Francis Charig, Chairman and Chief Executive of Tao Group commented: "Platform technologies that have evolved from the convergence between phone and PC have serious limitations – particularly when delivering the quality of multimedia content that consumers demand. Through the revolutionary advances from MyOrigo and Tao, network operators can deliver the calibre of services required to attract the size of user base needed to generate revenue and grow the operator’s brand."

Pricing and Availability
The MyDevice will be competitively priced, dependant on retail outlets and network subsidies. Volume high street sales will commence in the UK in the autumn with other territories to follow.

About MyOrigo Ltd
MyOrigo Ltd develops and markets next generation smartphone devices and technologies with a unique emphasis on innovative user interface solutions. Established in 2000, MyOrigo works closely with Microcell, a market leader in the mobile communications device ODM market. The company is based in Finland with offices in London. http://www.myorigo.com

About Tao Group
Tao has developed intent®, a binary portable, language independent, high performance, multimedia platform that is now used by many of the world’s leading OEMs in their client products for home and mobile networks. The technology allows these companies to have a single strategy across all of their platforms, irrespective of operating system, hardware and function. intent is now being used in products including smart mobile appliances and digital television. The Company was founded in 1992, has offices in the United States, Europe and Japan and counts Motorola, Mitsubishi, Sony, NEC, Kyocera, and Sharp among its investors. Tao has a growing and high value, global patent portfolio and is the recipient of multiple industry awards, both for its technologies and for the rate of corporate growth.

intent® is a registered trademark of Tao Group Ltd.

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