HI's "MascotCapsule(R) eruption" Supports Apple's iPhoneTM And iPod(R) Touch

HI CORPORATION (JASDAQ:3846)(ISIN:JP3160860007)(Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuo Kawabata hereinafter “HI”),today announced that its high-performance 3D rendering engine MascotCapsule eruption supports the smart phone iPhoneTM and the portable media player iPod® touch produced by Apple Inc (hereinahter “Apple”).

The eruption enables the same rendering even among different platforms if developers use the same API and input data, allowing them to easily port an application from another device. In addition, since eruption has been developed based on the already widely used MascotCapsule series V3 (*1), it is possible for developers to use their development knowledgewithout learning new techniques.

Supporting the industry-standard OpenGL® ES, eruption has an advantage in high-speed rendering by making the best use of iPhone’s 3D graphic accelerator. It also has many functions for various effects that support the development, enabling effective 3D graphics programming. This allows developers to focus on the development of a 3D application that makes full use of iPhone’s features.

HI has high expectations that the support for iPhone and iPod touch will further accelerate the content development for international platforms, resulting in greater adoption of MascotCapsule.

*1 V3

A light 3D full software rendering engine that does not require a specific hardware.

For more information, please visit our web site (http://www.hicorp.co.jp/product/v3.html).

*iPhone and iPod are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

*MascotCapsule® is a registered trademark of HI CORPORATION in Japan

【About MascotCapsule eruption】

The eruption is a 3D rendering engine that supports OpenGL ES1.0/1.1 (3D graphics API for embedded devices defined by Khronos Group). The engine has dramatically enhanced the process speed compared to the existing 3D rendering engines. By using this engine, users can get the best performance from 3D hardware accelerators whose process speeds are ever increasing in order to enjoy the contents of higher frame rates.

By downloading models and animation data developed using commercial 3D production tools such as XSI and Maya, and by adopting various features and effects of the engine, users can develop high-quality games and contents more easily while reducing the development cost.

For details of specs and features please refer to our web site (http://www.hicorp.co.jp/product/eruption.html).

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