The Tapwave Zodiac Now In Compusa Stores Nationwide

THE TAPWAVE ZODIAC NOW IN COMPUSA
STORES NATIONWIDE

Mountain View, CA (June 24, 2004) —
The Tapwave® Zodiac mobile entertainment console, its accessories and games were
rolled out in all 227 CompUSA stores today. The Zodiac will be placed in the
mobile computing section of the CompUSA stores. Along with the Tapwave Zodiac
being available at retail, it will also be available on CompUSA’s website (
http://www.compusa.com/  ). According
to David Wenning, VP of Sales for Tapwave, “CompUSA’s focus on mobile computing
technologies made them a great partner to bring this exciting new Palm-Powered
entertainment system to consumers across the country. Now consumers will be able
to experience first hand the brilliant high-resolution display, amazing half-VGA
graphics performance, rich stereo sound, and the multimedia power of the Zodiac
mobile entertainment console.”

“This is a new and exciting
technology merging the benefits of the Palm-based PDA with an extremely well
presented gaming platform that is sure to please the PDA user and avid portable
gamer as well,” commented Nate Mallad, buyer for CompUSA. “Gaming on a handheld
device has just taken a giant leap forward, and movie watchers will love the
Zodiac’s ability to present full-motion video and stereo sound."

Beyond purchasing the Tapwave Zodiac
at CompUSA, consumers can now pick up the latest Zodiac accessories and popular
Zodiac game cards, such as Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater® 4 and Midway’s
SpyHunter®. Along with premiere titles, Tapwave is also offering two game packs
– Z:Pak: Adventure, which will include Galactic Realms and Legacy; and the Z:Pak:
Fun featuring Paintball, MegaBowling and Kickoo’s Breakout. In a few weeks, id
Software’s DOOM II® and 3D Realms/MachineWorks Northwest’s Duke Nukem Mobile
will also be joining other Zodiac games on CompUSA’s shelves.

The Zodiac accessories available
today at retail include the Zodiac Sport Case, Zodiac Cradle and a Zodiac Stylus
3-pack. Other accessories for the Zodiac will also be available in coming weeks.
These include a Zodiac Deluxe Leather Case and the Zodiac Universal Travel Kit.

In addition to launching at retail,
this year Tapwave expects to offer a total of 60 to 75 Tapwave Certified titles,
such as Tiger Team : Apache vs. Hind (helicopter combat game), Orbz (action
arcade) and Acedior (RPG). Some of the Zodiac premiere titles for this year will
include Activision’s MTX: Mototrax and Street Hoops, Eidos’ Tomb Raider and
Atari’s Neverwinter Nights.

To ensure the continued success of
the Zodiac, Tapwave is partnering with leading game publishers to bring other
well-known premiere titles to Zodiac console users. Since launch, Tapwave has
licensed premiere property titles originally created by Activision, id Software,
Eidos, Atari, Midway, 3D Realms, Fathammer, Sega and Epyx.

The Zodiac console was designed from
the ground up to work hard and play even harder. The new retail model comes with
the latest Zodiac 1.1 software suite, which includes many new enhancements like
background music playback (e.g., listen to music while you play games, view a
photo slideshow or read an e-book) and the ability to sync your personal
organizer data with Microsoft® Outlook® using Chapura® PocketMirror®. Housed in
a sleek and ergonomic 6.3 ounce, anodized-aluminum design, the Zodiac console
not only provides an unparalleled mobile gaming device with analog control, 3D
graphics, stereo sound, vibration effects, and wireless multiplayer gaming, but
also everything required for a rich multimedia experience including music,
pictures and video. From a work perspective, the Zodiac offers the added benefit
of running a Tapwave-enhanced version of the Palm Operating System (5.2T) and
provides immediate access to thousands of existing applications and games
already available on the operating system.

The console is offered in two models
– the Zodiac 1 for $299 (32MB RAM) and the Zodiac 2 for $399 (128MB RAM). Both
models, as well as other game titles and accessories, are currently available at
www.tapwave.com 

About Tapwave, Inc.

Pioneers of a new product category
called mobile entertainment gear, Tapwave is changing the way people manage
their lives, play and interact on the go. Founded in May 2001, Tapwave is a
privately funded company in Mountain View, CA. Through a wealth of consumer
electronic experience and strong partnerships, Tapwave is developing a portfolio
of innovative, media-centric products that combine the power and function of
advanced handheld computing with the fun of a console-quality entertainment
experience.

Since officially launching the
company less than a year ago, Tapwave has garnered numerous accolades and
industry awards for its first product – the Zodiac, including: 1st place in PC
Magazine’s “Last Gadget Standing” competition at CES 2004, Handheld Computing’s
“Most Innovative PDA for 2003”, Mobiletrax’s Mobility Award, CNET’s Editor’s
Choice Award, PC World’s 2004 Next Gear Innovations Award, and Popular Science
BOWN (Best of What’s New) Award. More information about the company can be found
at www.tapwave.com

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