Gemini Technologies Is Named Innovations 2007 Design And Engineering Award Honoree

Gemini Technologies Is Named Innovations 2007 Design And Engineering Award Honoree

Gemini Technologies’ Gemtek Personal Tracking Device Powered by Teydo’s MobiSPOT Location Aggregation Service

POTOMAC FALLS, VA November 13, 2006 The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) announced Gemini Technologies as an International CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for its Gemtek Personal Tracking Device at the International CES New York Press Preview. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade press to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products.

Gemtek is a personal and portable tracking device unlike anything available. The Gemtek allows consumers to remotely track the position of a loved one, pet, asset or any other important item that the person would like to locate in real-time through the Internet or by placing a phone call. The Gemtek utilizes existing GPS (global positioning satellite) technology, SMS (standard messaging system) and GSM (global system for mobile communications) to give the end-user a complete solution.

Through advanced engineering and design, the Gemtek revolutionizes the personal tracking industry, allowing consumers worldwide to know the precise location of the device with a few Internet key strokes or simply by placing a phone call. In addition to the tracking capability, in most countries the unit also functions as a cellular telephone. A key component to the Gemtek is the website control panel. (www.geminitracking.com). Through this password protected user interface, the customer can locate their tracking device, down to street level detail or zoom out to get a more wide angle of the device’s location. Users can define a territory, known as a Geofence in which the device can travel freely. When the device travels outside the geofence territory, an alert is immediately sent to the user’s computer or cell phone with the location of the device. Through the website, the customer can also manage the notification of the alert functions and determine which phone numbers are set up to receive alert notifications for when the SOS button is pressed or when the battery of the device is low.

The success of the Gemtek Personal Tracking Device is made possible by Teydo’s MobiSPOT location aggregation platform. This highly advanced platform gives the Gemtek global reach, wireless integration, messaging, maps and addresses matching and a state-of-the-art web tracking service integrated with Gemini’s GLS personal tracking.

“Teydo technology supports many leading GPS devices, and adding Gemini Technologies’ product to our growing list of partners is a true breakthrough for our company,” said Jaap Groot, CEO of Teydo.

As a widely renowned consumer technology awards program that began in 1989, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize achievements in product design and engineering. It is sponsored by CEA, the producer of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.

The Gemtek Personal Tracking Device will be displayed at the 2007 International CES, which runs January 8-11, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada in the Teydo booth (booth 1037 North hall LVCC).

About Teydo

Teydo is a leading Location Based Service provider that owns and operates the MobiSPOT™ Location Based Service aggregator platform with global reach for Tracking, Messaging and Billing. MobiSPOT™ provides partners like Microsoft and Trimble access to more then 100.000.000 GSM subscribers enabling them to position Mobile Phones and GPS enabled devices on Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Orange, E-Plus, Telenor, Netcom, Sprint and many other GSM operator networks. The platform can be accessed through an open API for third party application integration. Teydo’s own LBS based service LocationXS™ helps tracking resources and recovering assets based on Mobile Phone tracking and GPS. LocationXS™ is available for everyone who has an internet connection and a GSM subscription at no additional cost or investment. Today LocationXS™ has over 15.000 subscribers tracking over 200.000 mobile phones and GPS devices on a daily basis. For more information about Teydo BV, MobiSPOT™ or LocationXS™, visit http://www.teydo.com. Website: http://www.teydo.com