Neko
Supreme Overlord
Jul 8, 2004, 12:57 PM
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Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless handsets and telemetry modules, and Superscape Group plc (LSE: SPS), leaders in revolutionary entertainment for mobile phones, today announced a partnership to optimize Superscape's Swerve Client software engine for Kyocera's KoiTM 1.2 megapixel camera phone. Koi's oversized 262,000-color screen, ample onboard memory, intuitive keypad and QUALCOMM’s MSM6100 chip set powered by the ARM® 9 processor make it a platform that is ideal for downloading and playing 3D games and multimedia content delivered over the air using QUALCOMM’s BREW® solution. The collaborative partnership will make Koi one of the first 3D-capable mobile phones in North America when it becomes available this summer.
“As Kyocera continues to appeal to a broad customer base, we recognize that both the casual and prolific gamer are looking for a better mobile gaming experience on their phones,” said Don McGuire, vice president of global marketing, Kyocera Wireless Corp. “Koi offers an ideal gaming platform for next-generation 3D games, combining robust hardware with a large, colorful screen and an easy to use keypad. Superscape's Swerve engine will further help us take this new gaming experience to our customers by leveraging Kois strengths and capitalizing on Kyocera's history with the BREW solution.”
Superscape's Swerve Client, developed in collaboration with ARM, is a fast and efficient software solution that, when running on the wireless device and driven by application code, generates and manages the interactive 3D scenes on the screen using model description data. Swerve Client abstracts the more complex requirements for building interactive 3D applications, making it both easy and fast for designers and programmers to create content without the need for detailed knowledge of such techniques as 3D rendering. Optimized for ARM processor design, Swerve Client runs as part of the actual operating system of the handset and runs games that can either come pre-installed on a mobile device or can be downloaded over the air using the BREW system or JavaTM.
"The BREW solution has significantly expanded the options available to mobile phone users regarding the types of content they can to download to their phones," said Kevin Roberts, chief executive officer at Superscape. "Kyocera launched the first BREW-enabled phone in North America and is aggressively marketing to the types of users who want the 3D gaming capabilities that the Swerve engine can enable. We're proud to work with Kyocera in optimizing our product and look forward to enriching the mobile phone experience for their customers around the world."
Koi, Kyocera Wireless’ first megapixel camera phone, features a 1.2 megapixel digital camera with four times the resolution of existing VGA camera phones and a unique “swivel” form factor. The phone offers easy one-button operation of the camera and can be used swiveled open or closed. Koi has a built-in flash and 5X digital zoom to expand picture-taking options, MPEG-4 video record and playback, and 16 megabytes of onboard memory for images, photo caller ID entries, multimedia files and downloaded games. Koi also features an exceptionally large 262,000-color external display for easy viewing of the Internet, images, videos and games.
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