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Vicon Revue wins Popular Scie
Vicon Revue wins Popular Scie.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 3036W OMG PLC 17 November 2010 \n \n\n17 November 2010\n \nOMG plc\n \nVicon Revue wins Popular Science 'Best of What's New' Award\nTool for memory research wins in gadget category\n \n \nOMG plc, (LSE: OMG) (\"OMG\" or the \"Group\"), the technology group providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries, announces today that the newest camera from Vicon, Vicon Revue, has won Popular Science's 'Best of What's New' Award in the Gadgets category.\n \nRevue, launched in April this year, is a wearable digital camera that takes photographs automatically, without user intervention. The technology was developed in 1999 by Microsoft Research Cambridge as SenseCam. Vicon signed a license agreement with Microsoft Corp. last year to manufacture and sell the technology worldwide. \n \nThe Revue is most commonly used by medical researchers as an aid for people with memory impairment, but has great potential in a number of different application areas such as market research, documentaries and art projects. \n \n\"For 23 years, Popular Science has honored the innovations that surprise and amaze us − those that make a positive impact on our world today and challenge our views of what's possible in the future.\" said Mark Jannot, Editor-in-Chief of Popular Science. \"The Best of What's New Award is the magazine's top honor, and the 100 winners − chosen from among thousands of entrants − represent the highest level of achievement in their fields.\"\n \n\"In a year where we've seen the release of some truly amazing products, I'm absolutely delighted that Revue has won 'Best of What's New' in the Gadgets category,\" said Douglas Reinke, CEO and President at Vicon. \"Winning this award is a great honour. It's great to see a device that was created for the medical community, be so widely accepted in this area!\"\n \nFor further information on Vicon Revue please visit the website or YouTube page.\n \n-Ends-\n \nFor further information please contact:\n \n \n\n\n\n\nOMG plc\n\n\n+44 1865 261 800\n\n\n\n\nNick Bolton, Group CEO\nDavid Deacon, Group CFO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHayley Roberts, PR Executive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial Dynamics\n\n\n+44 20 7831 3113\n\n\n\n\nJuliet Clarke / M...