Friday, January 7, 2011

CES 2011: Brass Monkey® Joins ng Connect Program; Showcases Immersive Interactivity Mobile Technology at CES

WorldWideTech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.


“Through our membership, we will bring Brass Monkey controller technology to content providers, game companies and digital agencies by offering immersive interactivity between smart phones, online games and digital marketing campaigns”

Brass Monkey®, today announced it has joined the ng Connect program and will showcase its new immersive mobile technology in a new solution concept from the program, the Gametime Media Table demonstration in the Alcatel-Lucent booth #35469, South Hall Upper during the Consumer Electronics Show from January 6th- 9th, 2011.
   
ng Connect is the telecom industry’s leading ecosystem for the creation of next-generation fixed and mobile broadband services based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other high bandwidth technologies.

Brass Monkey® enables smartphones to become game controllers similar to the Nintendo Wii.

"Through our membership, we will bring Brass Monkey controller technology to content providers, game companies and digital agencies by offering immersive interactivity between smart phones, online games and digital marketing campaigns,” said Jim Bull, CEO of Brass Monkey.

The Gametime Media Table is a network-connected table which provides advertisements and media in a variety of retail and hospitality environments, enticing customers to “try before you buy”.

In this showcase demo at CES 2011, the user can play the Suzuki Kizashi™ Ring of Fire racing game using a smartphone as a controller, as well as a head-to-head Android versus iPhone Boat Racing game. Additionally, the demonstration will highlight how potential advertising opportunities can be integrated into the service with a featured Suzuki advertisement.

”We’re pleased to have Brass Monkey join the ng Connect Program and bring their expertise in software development, mobile applications and immersive experiences to our collaborative work,” stated Steve West, Vice President, Emerging Technology and Media Group, Alcatel-Lucent and founding member, ng Connect Program. “Brass Monkey was instrumental in helping us connect devices to the Gametime Media Table to simulate the ease and convenience this retail solution for next generation networks can deliver to consumers, retailers, and content providers.”

About Brass Monkey

Brass Monkey's patent pending technology transforms an iPhone or other smart device into an intuitive controller for web-based single or multi-player games. Through Brass Monkey software, experiences previously available on game consoles like Nintendo Wii are now possible using WiFi enabled electronics. Brass Monkey provides fully immersive experiences of all kinds with displays ranging from personal computers, Internet enabled TVs, kiosks and large billboards. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Brass Monkey's mission is to build and deploy developer tools that will become the worldwide standard for use in connecting mobile devices and displays. Further information can be found at http://brassmonkeysdk.com.

About The ng Connect Program

The ng Connect Program is a multi-industry organization committed to the development and rapid deployment of the next generation of broadband services based on Long Term Evolution (LTE) and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. Founded in 2009, the ng Connect Program is supported by leading network, consumer electronics, application and content providers including 4DK, Alcatel-Lucent, Atlantic Records, BlogRadio, Brass Monkey, BUZZMEDIA, chumby, Connect2Media, CoolSign, Creative Technology Ltd., Desktone, Ecrio, Inc., EON Reality, FISHLABS, GameStreamer, Inc., Gemalto, Genetec, HFMUS, HP, IMS, Infrared5, Intamac Systems Ltd., IVOX, K12, Inc., Kabillion, Kyocera Communications Inc., LearningMate, LiveCast, MediaTile, mental images, Mobideo, Movial, NCR Corporation, Netsweeper, Neusoft Corporation, Nuance Communications, Optical Crime Prevention, Inc., QNX, R360, RebelVox LLC., Samsung, SIGNEXX, Skymeter 

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