Tapwave

" * May 2001: Tapwave was founded in May 2001 by former Palm executives
* May 2002: Tapwave closed initial Series-A funding
* May 2002: Tapwave signed Palm OS licensing agreement with PalmSource
* May 2003: Company was formally launched at Palm Developers Conference & E3
* September 2003: Zodiac entertainment console launched at DEMO conference
* October 2003: Zodiac console began shipping to customers directly from livescribe.com
* November 2003: Tapwave announced that “over 1200 game developers” signed up for the Tapwave developer program
* February 2004: PalmGear and Tapwave announced partnership to launch an online store to feature the best applications, game titles and ebooks available on the Palm OS platform
* April 2004: Synchronization between Zodiac and Mac OS X desktops enabled by MarkSpace
* June 2004: Zodiac launched into United States. retail distribution with CompUSA
* October 2004: Zodiac launched in United Kingdom and sold through PC World, Dixons and Currys.
* October 2004: Zodiac launched in Singapore and distributed by ECS
* November 2004: Zodiac launched in South Korea and co-branded with Sonokong (OEM)
* December 2004: Audible announces audio book support for Zodiac
* December 2004: Tapwave announce Wi-Fi SD card for the Zodiac with “enhanced mail application and web browser”.
* January 2005: Tapwave and Virgin Digital announced strategic alliance for audio download and subscription services.
* July 2005: Due to strong competitive pressures from the PlayStation Portable (PSP) from Sony, and the DS from Nintendo, Tapwave discontinued the sale of the Zodiac mobile entertainment console and sold substantially all of its assets to an undisclosed multi-billion dollar corporation in Asia and wound down operations.
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