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Interlink Electronics' Revolutionary Remote Control Enables Gesture and
Telephony Control
Over Interactive TV Applications
Business Editors
The Western Show 99 (Booth 3254)
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1999--Interlink
Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ:LINK), a world leader in the development of
intuitive interface controls, will unveil a revolutionary new
Interactive TV remote control solution at the California Cable
Television Association's Western Convention and Exhibition (Los
Angeles Convention Center, Dec. 15th -17th Booth 3254).
Using Interlink Electronics' new Interactive Remote Control
(IRC(TM)) technologies, Multiple Services Operators (MSOs) and content
providers can offer subscribers an intuitive, single-handed remote
control that will serve as the user's primary interface to the
spectrum of digital TV services. The new solution, utilizing
Interlink's patented VersaPad(R) input technologies and patented
RemoteLink(TM) wireless communication scheme, enables new capabilities
including remote gesture control of home electronic devices,
keyboard-less text entry and wireless telephony.
"The number of U.S. digital cable and satellite TV subscribers is
projected to increase from 13.7 million in 1999 to more than 40
million by the year 2005," said Steve Branton, Home Entertainment
Market Manager, Interlink Electronics. "Driving this growth are
interactive TV services such as movies-on-demand, electronic-shopping,
e-mail messaging and TV-based Internet access. To achieve mass market
acceptance of these services, MSOs will need to offer their
subscribers an intuitive remote control interface: one that supports
easy on-screen navigation, text entry and telephony functions --
features not found on traditional 'button-cluttered' home remote
controls."
The Gesture-based Remote Control Interface
Perhaps the most intuitive way to operate on-screen TV controls
such as Electronic Program Guides (EPGs) would be to reach out and
touch them. The finger-activated pad on the Interactive Remote Control
lets you do this from the comfort of your couch. Simply touch the pad
in the same relative location as the control appearing on your screen
and repetitive arrow keying is eliminated.
Channel selection, volume level and media transport controls such
as "Pause" and "Play" typically require a multitude of buttons on home
remotes. The IRC concept replaces these with a single finger input
pad. Simply swipe your fingertip right or left across the pad to
control VCR or DVD transport functions, or up or down to change
channels. Need to change channels in the dark? Just write the channel
number directly on the pad with your fingertip. The IRC
finger-activated input pad replaces as many as 25 control
buttons -- eliminating the "button-clutter" common to home remote
controls.
In addition, some interactive TV services such as e-mail,
Internet browsing and e-shopping require text entry. Unfortunately,
existing wireless keyboard solutions add unacceptable complexity,
clutter and cost to the home interactive TV use model. Remote control
text entry using the IRC is accomplished by finger-activated character
recognition. Alternatively, text may be entered using an advanced
on-screen keyboard.
RemoteLink(TM) Enables Telephony
Emerging telephony applications such as e-mail voice clips and
audio postcards require a home remote control capable of audio capture
and transmission. Interlink Electronics' Interactive Remote Control
pairs an integrated microphone with the company's patented optical
communications link, RemoteLink Technology. RemoteLink boasts a data
bandwidth wide enough to carry stereo quality sound -- paving the way
for integration of telephony into interactive television services.
About Interlink Electronics
Interlink Electronics Inc. is an international leader in the
development of intuitive interface technologies and solutions.
Products include interactive remote controls, pen input pads, wireless
keyboards and integrated mouse pointing devices. With OEM customers
including Mitsubishi, SONY, InFocus Systems, SHARP, IBM, Microsoft,
and NEC, the Company maintains offices in Camarillo, Calif. and Tokyo.
Additional information is available online at
interlinkelectronics.com.
All registrations and trademarks are the properties of their
respective owners.
From time to time the Companies may issue forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The
following are among the factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements: business
conditions and growth in the electronics industry and general
economies, both domestic and international; lower than expected
customer orders; delays in receipt of orders or cancellation of
orders; competitive factors, including increased competition, new
product offerings by competitors and price pressures; the availability
of third party parts and supplies at reasonable prices; changes in
product mix; significant quarterly performance fluctuations due to the
receipt of a significant portion of customer orders and product
shipments in the last month of each quarter; and product shipment
interruptions due to manufacturing problems. The forward looking
statements contained in this document regarding industry and revenue
trends, new product acceptance and future business activities should
be considered in light of these factors.
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CONTACT: Interlink Electronics Inc.
Keith M. Roberts, 805/484-8855 ext. 130
Michelle Lockard, 805/484-1356 ext. 114 (investors)
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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