Cywee

CyWee Group Limited

Type	Private
Industry	Consumer Electronics, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Video Games
Founded	June 2007
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Key people	Joe Ye, CEO and President
Website	www.cywee.com

CyWee Group Ltd. is a provider of wireless solutions for personal computers, home entertainment and mobile devices.^[1] The company was founded in 2007 to address the need for highly accurate, responsive motion-sensing capabilities. CyWee has developed products that integrate gaming, multimedia, and applications across a wide range of platforms^[2]

History

CyWee is a privately-held company funded in 2007 by SB China Venture Capital^[3] and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Based on research at ITRI that started in 2003, CyWee holds 27 key patents associated with motion-sensing. CyWee’s partners include HP^[4], Fujitsu^[5], Acer^[6], Marvell, China Unicom^[7], and China Telecom^[8].

Technology

CyWee has combined accelerometer, gyroscopic, and magnetic sensors with proprietary, patented motion-sensing algorithms/filters to create the world’s first 9-axis sensor solution. The CyWee Motion Module can track motion with absolute position, sense depth in 3-dimensional space and is suited for location-based, gaming, and gesture recognition appliactions. The CyWee software mapping tool allows developers and users to convert and assign gestures to a corresponding series of keyboard, mouse, and joystick commands. With the mapping tool, any game or application can be quickly transformed into a program that can be interacted with gestures from a CyWee enabled motion device.

Products

CyWee products are geared towards the communication and home entertainment market. These products include motion sensing devices, multimedia streaming devices, motion sensing modules, and mobile devices capable of streaming HD content to the TV. The CyWee Z Wireless 3D controller, a highly precise and responsive wireless controller allows PC gamers to play their favorite sports and action games ^[9]. The CyWee X Wireless Gateway is the first product to wirelessly stream full high definition (1080p) content in real-time from a PC to a HDTV.

References

1. ^ ”CyWee Unveils 3 Products Integrating PC, Digital Home, Mobile Devices.” PR Newswire. Retrieved on January 7, 2010.
2. ^ ”CyWee brings its 3D game controller and streaming media device to CES.” Engadget. Retrieved on January 8, 2009.
3. ^ ”SB China Venture Capital Portfolio Companies” www.sbcvc.com
4. ^ "HP Home Media Desktop." Sina News. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
5. ^ "Fujitsu's Air Command Plus guides PowerPoint, not B-52s (video)" Engadget. Retrieved on February 13, 2010.
6. ^ "Acer goes for a bit of Wii, er, Cywee, er...action" hackingcough.com
7. ^ "CyWee launching gaming bundles for China Telecom, China Unicom broadband packages" Interfax China. Retrieved on October 24, 2008.
8. ^ "CyWee launching gaming bundles for China Telecom, China Unicom broadband packages" Interfax China. Retrieved on October 24, 2008.
9. ^ "CyWee Launches Online Store Powered by Digital River" Digital River Website. Retrieved January 7, 2010.

See also

• List of companies in Taiwan

External links