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To: Eagle who wrote (56296)	9/14/2006 3:31:01 PM
From: hotlinktuna	Respond to of 59879

Just back Eagle! UWNK hit 1.04 while gone now .99 ask a buck...also added SIMC at 5 sold 5.40-5.44 when I got back...added PRLS 1.67 and still in it...keeping the UWNK for higher pps I hope! tuna

To: Eagle who wrote (56296)	9/15/2006 1:42:45 PM
From: hotlinktuna	Respond to of 59879

Here's more info on UWNK I found today: ***UWNK INFO*** uWink, Inc. (OTCBB: UWNK) is a digital entertainment company based in Los Angeles, California that develops interactive entertainment software and platforms for restaurants, bars, and mobile devices. Led by entertainment and restaurant visionary Nolan Bushnell, founder and former CEO of Atari (NasdaqNM: ATAR) and Chuck E. Cheese (NYSE: CEC), uWink is currently building a new entertainment dining experience called uWink Bistro (working title) which leverages uWink’s proprietary network and entertainment software, including the uWink Game Library. Shares Outstanding: 18.14M Float: 13.59M First restaurant about to open any day of what is to become the next gaming and restaurant chain founded by the legendary Nolan Bushnell, inventor of Pong & founder and ex-CEO of Atari (with only $500 that he turned around and sold four years later for $28 mil) and Chuck E. Cheese (now a billion $ company). He is considered the "Father of the Video Game Industry." Company blogs tease that Hollywood has begun filming. (1) First restaurant to open literally any day. (2) Up to 50 more restaurants (mostly franchises) to open by Xmas 2007. Very futuristic and unique concept. They already have countless parties beating down their doors. Franchise model = a lot of short term profits via franchise fees while passing on the risk to the franchise holders. Chuck E. Cheese the CEO built to 200+ restaurants within 5 years. (3) "This weekend, the first meals were served out of uWink’s kitchen and Hollywood came to film it!" (see company's Aug 13, 2006 blog) (4) CEO's policy as seen with Atari and Chuck E. Cheese is immediate and massive growth. A quote of his from answers.com: "The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer." answers.com (5) Similar but different from Dave & Busters - all games come free with food and drink and are at the table and bar. Food and drink can be ordered directly from the terminals for fast and accurate service. Whole new style of games that allow for a social atmosphere (with games between tables and projectors to flash giant screens on the wall to simulate master games) instead of the anti-social gaming that is more D&Bs which each participant playing more by himself. See the links for the fascinating details. There's also a lot more than games at the terminals - movie trailers (before they even hit the internet), magic tricks, fortunes, and the old-fashioned carnival stuff that tests your whatever by putting your hand on the screen, comedy skits, music videos, etc. (6) Food-wise, the menu was created by one of the pioneers of California Pizza Kitchen and was directly responsible for making it the huge success it is. (John Kaufman, former Vice President of Operations at California Pizza Kitchen, who helped it grow from its very first restaurant to a chain of 68 restaurants and 3,000 employees) freshnews.com (7) Company has no long term debt. (8) "Analyst Eric Wold of Merriman Curhan Ford Co. says that the trick is to distinguish yourself from the other chains serving up predictable dining fare. Bushnell "will bring something to consumers they can't get anywhere else," Wold says. He adds that the tabletop terminals can be remotely managed—unlike arcade games that break down—and that video meal-ordering will allow the company to save on labor costs for servers." (9) Two Atari employees who worked for Nolan -- Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founders of Apple Computer, Inc. (10) In short, this is Chuck E. Cheese meets TGIFriday's of the future IMO. Info on the games and entertainment: investorshub.com uwink.com What's the deal with UWNK and its legendary founder? Click on a few of these links from the media: uwink.com plus this: answers.com I was a member of one of their focus groups and some of the information above was supplied to me at that time and may not be easily found among public info and may contain some inaccuracies as it was supplied from memory. company website (lots of info): uwink.com uWink official blog (a good read with frequent updates): blog.uwink.com CEO (is it really him?) stops by this board to say hi: investorshub.com Copied from the IHUB uWINK board...tuna