New Product to Help the Visually Impaired from IVisit

Dear Lists=20

iVisit LLC Named Finalist in CTIA WIRELESS 2008(R)

2008-04-01 02:30:00 -=20

- iVisit LLC Orang Dialameh, 310-428-2228 iVisit LLC announced today that i=
ts iVisit SeeStar & SeeScan mobile applications were selected as finalists =
in the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Awards.=20

The E-Tech Awards program gives industry recognition and acknowledges the b=
est wireless products and services in the areas of Mobile CE (consumer elec=
tronics); Consumer Mobile Applications; Enterprise Solutions; Network Infra=
structure; Mobile Widgets; and 4G. CTIA WIRELESS 2008(R), takes place April=
 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The E-Tech Award Ceremony will tak=
e place on the Fashion in Motion stage in the Mobile Entertainment eXpo pav=
ilion of the Las Vegas Convention Center on Wednesday, April 2 at 3:00 PM.=
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iVisit SeeStar offers persons who are visually impaired access to a remote =
sighted assistant. Using a camera enabled PDA phone visually impaired users=
 can transmit live video to remote assistants on a desktop computer who can=
 in turn provide audio guidance to describe the user's surroundings, pointi=
ng the location of salient landmarks, pathways to destinations, or locating=
 and recognizing objects and signs. The live GPS position of the visually i=
mpaired user is also displayed on Google Maps, enabling the remote assistan=
t to offer navigation guidance to points of interest or other location base=
d information that can be overlaid on such GIS databases.=20

iVisit SeeScan increases the functional independence of visually impaired u=
sers by enabling them to access a state-of-the-art object recognition syste=
m to easily and quickly detect and recognize specific objects such as packa=
ged goods, money, CDs, etc.=20

There are approximately 11.4 million people with vision loss in the United =
States, ten percent of who are legally blind. (Goodrich, 1997; De l' Aune, =
2002) The inability to perform indoor or outdoor way-finding, and to easily=
 search and recognize specific objects and signs in the surrounding environ=
ment is a problem for people with severe vision loss and for people who hav=
e enough vision to move around independently without a cane or other assist=
ance, but who do not have sufficient vision to easily read signs, product p=
ackaging or search for and recognize specific objects.=20

"We are very excited with the prospect of having developed a technology tha=
t we believe will positively impact the quality of life for many visually i=
mpaired individuals and empower them with greater mobility and increased fu=
nctional independence. Sponsored through National Eye Institute (NEI) resea=
rch grants the design and testing of SeeStar and SeeScan has been end user =
driven from the onset. After testing the prototypes with over 30 visually i=
mpaired users, they all confirmed that these applications even in prototype=
 stage will significantly improve their quality of life," said Orang Dialam=
eh, iVisit CEO and Founder.=20

Later this year iVisit will release beta versions of iVisit SeeStar and See=
Scan services to users in the US over all major 3G networks and windows mob=
ile pda phones including HTC 6800 (Mogul), HTC Flip, HTC Touch, HTC 6700, S=
amsung i760, Treo 700 Wx and LG Dominator. Symbian, iPhone and BREW version=
s are also in the pipeline or on the drawing board.=20

iVisit sees great potential for SeeStar and SeeScan beyond visually impaire=
d assistance. Some other possible applications are elderly care, remote hea=
lth monitoring, occupational safety, first responder applications and even =
commercial applications such as dispatch services, field workforce manageme=
nt, remote inspection and technical assistance and more... "All such users =
can benefit from our converged fixed mobile applications. Our goal is to ma=
ke life enhancing services and innovative commercial application affordable=
 for users and in the process create a new set of 3G subscribers for the ca=
rriers with minimal impact to their networks," added Orang.=20

iVisit SeeStar/SeeScan demo videos can be downloaded on the following link.=
 www.ivisit.com/images/video/ivisit_mobile_seestar_seescan.wmv=20

About iVisit LLC=20

iVisit is a Santa Monica based technology company focused on delivering hig=
h fidelity unified communication and collaboration solutions for businesses=
 and individuals. iVisit technology is developed by a highly capable and ex=
perienced team with a strong track record of innovation, including iVisit C=
EO, Orang Dialameh who co-founded Eyematic Interfaces Inc., a leader in fac=
e recognition and rich media communication part of which became NevenVision=
 Inc. later acquired by Google in 2006; and Tim Dorcey, iVisit CTO who is t=
he creator of CU-SeeMe, the first video conferencing solution for PC's and =
MAC's. iVisit's peer-to-peer architecture is highly scalable and offers a l=
ow-cost solution that does not require dedicated servers offering highest q=
uality and best performance for audio/video conferencing and collaboration =
of groups of 2 to 16 people.=20

iVisit's complete unified communication and collaboration platform integrat=
es presence, multi-party conferencing, push to talk, desktop sharing and co=
nnected navigation over wireless (2.5G, 3G) and fixed IP networks and devic=
es.=20

For all press inquiries please contact us at [email protected].=20

www.ivisit.com=20

To meet us at CTIA SMS contact us at 310-962-2174.=20

Please stop by the Emerging Technology Awards Display in the Central Hall L=
obby to see our entry!=20

Vote for iVisit SeeStar/SeeScan as your favorite entry by texting code 315 =
to 868464.=20

About CTIA WIRELESS 2008(R)=20

As the premier global event representing the $500 billion global wireless i=
ndustry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 brin=
gs together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days o=
f intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless.=20

CTIA-The Wireless Association is the international association for the wire=
less telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and =
wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premiere produc=
er of two annual technology events representing the complete wireless, mobi=
le and Internet industries: CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place in Las Vegas Apr=
il 1-3; CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008 takes place in San Francisc=
o September 10-12. Visit www.ctia.org.=20

=C2=B6 E-Tech Award for Innovation in Consumer Applications - Healthcare/
Public Safety/ Transportation/ Public Services=20




Sincerely,=20



Christopher McMillan
Rehabilitation Engineer
[email protected]=20
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