iGames to Showcase New 22" Widescreen 3D iZ3D Monitors
Leading Game Center Organization to Provide Gamers with Hands-On of Next-Generation Widescreen 3D Monitors at Select iGames Locations Across North America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOUNTAIN VIEW & SAN DIEGO, CA, October 2, 2007--iGames, the world's leading game center organization, today announced that it will be hosting a six-month showcase to provide gamers with a first-hand experience of iZ3D's first 22" widescreen 3D monitor.
WHEN:
The showcase, which will be exclusive to iGames, will be held at 20 iGames member centers across North America from October 6, 2007 through March 28, 2008.
WHERE:
Participating iGames centers, each with two 22" demonstrational iZ3D units, which are all available for purchase, include:
New Media Arena - Marietta, GA
Sin City PC - Las Vegas, NV
Euphnet Cyber Café v3 - San Jose, CA
X3O Gaming Center - Rockville, MD
Xtreme Gaming Cybercafe - San Antonio, TX
Gigabits LAN Center - Orlando, FL
The Digital Nexus - Brick, NJ
CyberConxion - Wayne, NJ
Combatx - Houston, TX
eBash - Terra Haute, IN
Twisted Zen - Sachse, TX
Holo-Dek - Hampton, NH
GAMEBREAKERZ - Kent, WA
Pittsburgh CyberConXion - Pittsburgh, PA
Gamestation Sector19 - St. Louis, MO
LanLizards, Inc. - Mishawaka, IN
Tek Republic - Austin, TX
Scorpico Multiplayers - Miami, FL
Strike Zone Gaming - Fenton, MI
nXLevL Game Center - El Dorado Hills, CA
WHY YOU SHOULD GO:
As with iGames games showcases, this campaign will allow gamers over the course of the series to experience their favorite games not only in 3D, but in the lush widescreen format that iZ3D's new 22" monitors have to offer.
ABOUT THE PRODUCT:
22" iZ3D is an advanced video monitor capable of displaying impressive into-screen and out-of-screen 3D images with passive polarized glasses. iZ3D is designed to replace standard two-dimensional monitors while maintaining commercial image quality and display brightness. iZ3D supports long-time viewing without causing fatigue or eyestrain. This advanced technology takes three dimensional applications already on today's market; such as PC games, 3D entertainment and professional stereo applications, and it allows users to experience their favorite 3D animation in a way they never could with a standard two-dimensional ("2D") monitor.
The new 22" widescreen monitor offers 1680 x 1050 resolution, up to a 170-degree 3D viewing angle, 5 ms response time, 600:1 contrast ratio, 16.7-million colors, and requires a video card with two connectors. The new monitor was introduced in May and is priced at $999.00.
For more information about the product, visit www.iZ3D.com. And to find out more about this event and other upcoming iGames showcases and launch parties, contact the iGames events team at events@igames.org or visit www.igames.org.
About iZ3D, LLC
Headquartered in San Diego, iZ3D, LLC, develops and markets iZ3D brand products for the electronic entertainment market as well as for commercial and professional visualization applications. Three-dimensional imaging is gaining appreciable attention in the display market, and interest in the various iZ3D visualization technologies is rapidly increasing.
Due to the popularity of the initial iZ3D monitor product from Neurok Optics LLC, a US-based 3D technology developer and marketing company, a new joint venture has formed with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), a Taiwan-based leading worldwide TFT-LCD manufacturing company.
The newly formed company specializes in the design and engineering of advanced 3D visualization products, and specifically targets Game and Entertainment as its initial markets. For more information, visit http://www.iz3d.com.
About iGames
iGames, Inc. offers a wide range of services to help independent and franchised game centers. iGames' mission is to promote and develop the growth of the game center industry. Its services unite game centers with the goal of establishing them as the driving force enabling the interactive entertainment industry to become the number one form of entertainment around the world. iGames has established strong relationships with industry leaders to provide a wide variety of products, services and programs to member game centers and gamers including software licensing, hardware discounts, exclusive game premieres, tournaments, and game nights. Today the company counts well over 500 centers and 1.2 million gamers, initiating and co-organizing more than 200 events a year. To learn more about iGames, go to www.igames.org.
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Media Contact:
Bill Lessard
iGames
(914) 476-6089
wlessard@igames.org
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