The Wavecam(TM) Never Blinks

The Wavecam(TM) Never Blinks

Capturing Sports Action in New, Never-Before-Seen Ways

Penn State Football and Villanova Basketball Have Signed on

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Just when sports fans -- and coaches -- thought they had seen it all (in high-definition-slow-motion-reverse-camera angles, no less), along comes the Wavecam(TM). And for the first time, the action speaks louder than the play by play announcers.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090113/NE58037 )

That's because this aerial robotic camera system is built to pan, tilt and zoom all while "flying" vertically and horizontally over football fields, basketball courts or hockey rinks (to name just a few potential venues).

The results? For people watching via broadcast television or Internet streaming, they'll see new and different angles, as well as the traditional views. According to Gary Giegerich, Wavecam Media's chief executive officer and co-founder, "The Wavecam enables audiences and coaches to see any view imaginable -- in the play, over the play -- it's all right there."

For coaches, it's a whole new ballgame. Just ask Penn State's Joe Paterno. After having the Wavecam installed at the team's practice facility, the Nittany Lions went on to win a Big Ten championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

"The Wavecam is a great asset for us," says PSU's head football coach. "The camera can get behind the quarterback in the center, it can get sideways when the offensive line lines up or they're up on the ball. We can get just about anything we want -- and get it better with the Wavecam."

That's exactly what Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder Edmund Dougherty had in mind when he started designing the Wavecam in 2006. A member of the Emmy Award-winning team that designed and built the Skycam, Dougherty says the Wavecam is in a different universe.

"First of all," he explains, "the Wavecam is permanently installed, which means it will be available for all events (for example, men's and women's basketball games, practices, concerts, graduations) held at a particular venue. Every broadcaster who has seen the Wavecam loves what it can do. In addition, it's affordable and safe and easy to operate."

The camera itself is mounted to a trolley that "flies" along thin Dura-tech(TM) suspension lines. Installation takes just about a week as the crew utilizes the facility's existing infrastructure (walls, poles, ceilings and scoreboards). The flip of a switch turns it on; from there, it takes only one or two "pilots," depending on the event, to operate the Wavecam system.

In 2008 Wavecam Media made its debut with two high profile customers -- Villanova University basketball and Penn State football. According to Giegerich, talks are underway with a number of NFL, NBA and NHL teams, as well as with prominent college football and basketball programs.

"What makes Wavecam even more attractive to both professional and college sports is that revenue can be generated by selling on-trolley advertising and Wavecam sponsorship and naming rights. It's definitely a win-win situation."

Paterno agrees, "Once people see what the Wavecam is like, it's obviously going to be something they want," he says. "And it's just not for football, it's for all sports."

Wavecam Stats
-- Stabilized camera motion in 3-D space
-- Horizontal travel speed: up to 20 mph
-- Vertical travel speed: up to 5 fps (feet per second)
-- Camera pan: 360 degrees
-- Camera tilt: 110 degrees
-- Fiber optic transmission of video and audio signals
-- Compatible with major camera brands in SD and HD
-- Single or dual operator configurations
-- Camera module size: approximately 2-feet x 1-foot x 1-foot

Click wavecam.com to see the camera in action. For more information call 1-610-526-WAVE (9283). Wavecam: Get the W!

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Source: Wavecam Media

CONTACT: Saul Markowitz of Markowitz Communications for Wavecam Media,
+1-412-577-5140

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