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Warthog Looking to the future !!! (WHOG)     

SueHelen - 23 Dec 2003 17:29

http://www.warthog.co.uk
Daily Execution Price and Volume
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Major Shareholders
( 4 Nov 04) 367.48m 1p Ords - Evo Noms Ltd 9.12%, Broughton Ltd 8.16%, Chase Nominees Ltd 4.76%, Barclayshare Noms Ltd 4.71%, Goldman Sachs Secs (Noms) 4.18%, HSBC Global Cust Noms (UK) 3.81%, Gartmore Inv Ltd 3.09%, A J Hall 2.05%, Other Dirs 1.34%.
http://www.hemscott.com/internet/custom/whog/
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03 November 2004
WARTHOG PLC
DISPOSAL OF SUBSIDIARIES

The board of Warthog plc (the 'Company') announces that it has today completed
the sale of all of the Company's subsidiaries to Tiger Telematics, Inc ('TGTL')
together with the transfer to TGTL of certain intra-group indebtedness due to
the Company. The total consideration including assumed indebtedness is $8.11
million of which $1,113,000 will be paid in cash and $7 million satisfied by way
of an allotment of 497,866 shares of common stock in TGTL at $14.06 per share,
being the average mid market closing price of a TGTL common share over the 14
days preceding completion. These shares are restricted stock and as such can
only be traded on or after the first anniversary of completion (the
'Anniversary') in accordance with U.S. securities laws. Up to the Anniversary,
these shares will be held in escrow against any claim arising under certain
warranties, tax indemnities and completion account net asset value adjustments
set out in the sale and purchase agreement. 150,000 of the cash consideration
will also be held in escrow until the Anniversary, pending specific warranties.
The Company has waived the balance of all other amounts due to it by its former
subsidiaries.

Upon completion of the transaction, the executive directors Ashley Hall, Steven
Law and Simon Elms together with one other remaining employee of the Company
will transfer employment to TGTL leaving Ian Templeton FCA and David Robinson as
non-executive Directors of the Company. The Company has also undertaken to
change its name and will be calling an EGM to effect such a change in due course
and will at that time update shareholders further.

The board of Warthog plc has sought to complete this transaction as rapidly as
possible (and therefore did not elect to seek shareholder approval) because the
group has continued to face difficult trading conditions within the games
development industry, as reported in the Company's Final Results on 28 September
2004, which has put the group under ongoing financial pressure. In addition,
TGTL required the transaction to be consummated as expeditiously as possible, in
conjunction with the commencement of shipping of its Gizmondo product into the
UK. The transaction leaves the Company having discharged substantially all of
its liabilities and with a valuable shareholding in TGTL which will be capable
of realisation in a year's time. The realisable value of this shareholding
depends entirely upon the commercial success of TGTL and the performance of the
TGTL shares on the financial market.

The board considers, in conjunction with its advisers, that this transaction
represents the best available outcome for the Company and its shareholders.

Tiger Telematics, Inc is listed on the 'NASDAQ Other OTC Market' under symbol
'TGTL'. TGTL's publicly stated intention is to apply for a listing on the
'NASDAQ National Market' in December 2004. TGTL is a designer, developer and
marketer of mobile telematics systems and services that combine global GPS
functions and voice recognition technology to locate and track vehicles and
people down to street level in countries throughout the world. The systems are
designed to operate on GPS and are currently being marketed to GSM current and
potential subscribers, primarily by the company's United Kingdom based
subsidiary, Gizmondo Europe Limited ('GEL'). GEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of
TGTL and is the maker of the Gizmondo, a next-generation mobile entertainment
device which includes games, built-in music, video, messaging and picture
functions and GPS. On 29 October, TGTL began shipping its first generation
product as part of a strategic retail roll out in the UK.

The transaction gives GEL access to existing games content and porting
technology to enable the transfer of titles developed for use on other platforms
on to the Gizmondo handheld device. Warthog plc shareholders will therefore
benefit from continued investment in TGTL as it seeks to exploit the games
content and technical capabilities that the Company has developed over the past
few years.

As previously announced on 12 October 2004, GEL is interested in 8.62 per cent.
of the Company's current total issued ordinary share capital.

About the Gizmondo device
The Gizmondo is powered by a Microsoft Windows CE.net platform, boasts a
2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates
the GoForce 3D 4500 Nvidia graphics accelerator. It provides cutting-edge
gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3 music player, MPEG4 movie playing
capability, a digital camera and a GPRS network link to allow wide-area network
gaming. Additionally, it contains a GPS chip for location based services, is
equipped with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming and accepts MMC card
accessories.

The Gizmondo device and its games are due for launch in the UK in the fourth
quarter 2004 and in North American markets from the first quarter 2005.

Further information on TGTL, GEL and the Gizmondo device can be found at:
www.tigertelematics.com
www.gizmondo.com
Enquiries:
Ian Templeton
Chairman - Warthog plc
Tel: 0870 122 5420

6 November 2004.
Daily Mail Newspaper : Page 80.

DEALERS believe that Warthog, 0.11p dearer, could be a good recovery punt. More than 52m shares in the computer games developer changed hands on hopes that the worst is over. Tiger Telematics, a leading European games console maker grabbed it by the tusks in October when it bought its subsidaries, intellectual properties and assests. In return Warhog acquired a stake in TT which is now worth at least 3p per share.

iturama - 07 Apr 2005 14:57 - 897 of 1449

Tiger moving up again after yesterdays pause.

iturama - 07 Apr 2005 15:40 - 898 of 1449

2005-04-07 10:15 ET - News Release

Also News Release (U-TGTL.PK)



LONDON, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - 21 Flagship Store Openings to Enthrall Customers From New York to Beijing With the Ultimate Entertainment Experience

Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. (other OTC, TGTL), is to open more of its crowd-stopping, technology packed flagship stores to support the global roll out of the unique Gizmondo multi-entertainment device.

Following on from the hugely successful opening and retail launch from its store at 175 Regent Street, in London's busy West End shopping district, the company has confirmed it will open a further 21 stores around the world in premium, high-footfall retail locations of major cities.

Following an identical design concept to the first store in London, the stylized, high-tech Gizmondo experience will have dedicated areas to each of the Gizmondo's six core functions of gaming, movies, music, camera applications, messaging, and GPS technology, allowing customers to explore and experience what the amazing convergence device can do. The new store locations are; New York's Times Square, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Paris, Monte Carlo, Milan, Hamburg, Barcelona, Luxemburg, Dubai, Capetown, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, Birmingham, Liverpool, Beijing, Shanghai and Moscow.

Carl Freer, Co-founder and Chairman of Tiger Telematics, says: "The performance of the London store has far exceeded our expectations, so much so that it's no wonder other gaming platforms have followed our lead. The new Gizmondo stores will be opening over the next 12 months, starting with New York's Times Square, which is one of the most highly-prized retail locations in the world."

accord - 07 Apr 2005 20:05 - 899 of 1449

Nice one iturama
these must start to go up soon, im running out of patience

hlyeo98 - 08 Apr 2005 07:16 - 900 of 1449

Apr 8, 2005
Fathammer fattens up Gizmondo games catalogue

Fathammer want to offer you more than a Classics Pack when you buy a Gizmondo. We've just announced five more Fathammer titles, designed to be "pocket-sized" and instantly addictive.

Soon to appear are Pocket Ping Pong 2005, Toy Golf, Hockey Rage 2005, Virtual Squash, and the super-fast, dirt bike-based Gizmondo Motocross 2005. They're sexy, dirty, fast, furious and essential for any Gizmondo fan. Some of these new titles will also have Bluetooth multiplayer gaming built in, so you can share the fun with your friends.

"These games in particular are designed to be easily accessible and immediately gratifying, in both single and multiplayer scenarios," commented Eric Petersen, CEO Gizmondo Studios, while Tiger Telematics Co-founder and Chairman Carl Freer added, "Each title broadens the appeal of the Gizmondo as a gaming handheld, as our internal development schedule gathers pace."

iturama - 08 Apr 2005 07:51 - 901 of 1449

Tiger finished up a dollar (5.5%) yesterday. I expect more good news.

Received an e-mail saying I can now buy the Giz's that I have on order. Delivery 5 - 7 working days. So they are working through the back orders quite quickly.
Paulo, was that your posting on the Tiger BB? Do you have the software for the GPS?

paul30661 - 08 Apr 2005 10:47 - 902 of 1449

Is there a technical analysis theory that quite often a share that falls by 50%, i.e. from $30 to $15 will then retrace 50 % of that fall, i.e. back up to $ 22.50 ?

Will that be where, (all other things being equal, I.e. no further trading news from TGTL), this rally peters out ? just a thought.

iturama - 08 Apr 2005 14:25 - 903 of 1449

LONDON, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - SCi Games to develop latest A-list line-up internally for multi-entertainment handheld

Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. , confirmed today that four new eagerly anticipated titles announced earlier in the week will be developed in house by top British publisher of entertainment software, SCi Games.

Brand new blockbusters Battlestations: Midway and Total Overdose, will be releasing in the third quarter of this year, and the highly acclaimed Carmageddon and Conflict: Vietnam titles will follow suit this winter, after being carefully crafted for the Gizmondo's unique feature list.

Bill Ennis, Commercial Director, SCi says: "We're delighted to be providing our development know-how for these titles, and to be part of Gizmondo's growing catalogue."

Carl Freer, Co-founder and Chairman, Tiger Telematics, says: "SCi's expertise, development record, and attention to the finest of detail will ensure these outstanding titles drive home our commitment to delivering top-of-the-line entertainment on the Gizmondo."

About the games
Total Overdose

Deep in the heart of the Mexican jungle, undercover agent Ernesto Cruz blasts his way through an armed militia to board a DEA plane bound for home. He never made it, the victim of an alleged 'overdose'. Years later, after uncovering new evidence, Ernesto's son, Ramiro is set free from jail to join his twin brother Tommy, on the trail of their father's killer as they go on a super-cool, tequila fuelled rampage through Mexico's gun-toting, drug-pushing underworld.

Conflict: Vietnam

The latest game in a series that has now sold over 6 million copies worldwide follows the progress of four US soldiers, cut off from their unit and behind enemy lines during the 1968 Tet Offensive. Tasked with fighting their way back to friendly lines, they are faced with day-to-day survival in a hostile environment where the enemy could be hiding anywhere and everywhere. They are un-concerned with the course of the war but brutally aware as to the presence of the Viet Cong and of finding any way they can to survive.

Carmageddon

Pit you wits against manic drivers on a formidable line up of race circuits in your quest to become the King of Carnage and the Prince of the Pile-Up! Carmageddon has reinvented the driving game; your position doesn't count and it doesn't matter one iota who gets across the line first. All that counts is the amount of damage you inflict and organs you liberate on the way.

Battlestations: Midway

Experience every aspect of fierce WWII naval combat as you command a host of US and Allied air, sea and underwater units through intense, action-packed missions in hotspots across the Pacific. At your disposal are legendary war-machines of the period, including huge aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, land and carrier based bombers and even submarines, all equipped with authentic weaponry

0057659 - 08 Apr 2005 15:03 - 904 of 1449

More news and no rise!!!!
Gizmondo's Got The Power



LONDON, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- New 'Power Plus' battery giving 6 HOURS active gameplay and over 150 HOURS standby tops industry standards

Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. (OTC:TGTL , OTC:TGTL.PK), announces the addition of the 'Power Plus' battery to an already expanding accessory list, that will almost double the operational time of the go-anywhere, multi-entertainment Gizmondo(TM).

Whether playing games, listening to music, watching a movie, sending messages, taking pictures, tracking via satellite, or using the GPS, the Power Plus battery will go on and on and on and on and on, and on.

Carl Freer, Co-founder and Chairman, Tiger Telematics, says: "With three hours gaming as standard and six hours from this Power Plus battery, the Gizmondo can do more for longer, which is precisely what the end consumer wants."

The Gizmondo is powered by Microsoft Windows CE advanced real-time operating system, boasting a 2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates the GoForce 3D 4500 NVIDIA graphics accelerator. It provides cutting-edge gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3 music player, Mpeg4 movie playing capability, a digital camera and a GPRS network link to allow wide-area network gaming. Additionally, it contains a GPS chip for location-based services, is equipped with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming and accepts SD and MMC card accessories.

The Gizmondo device and its games are in retail stores now in the UK, and in North American and Continental Europe markets from Spring 2005

About Tiger Telematics and Gizmondo

Gizmondo Europe Ltd. is an owned subsidiary of Tiger Telematics Inc (TGTL) and is the maker of Gizmondo, a next-generation mobile entertainment device. Launched in 2004, the gaming device includes built-in music, video, messaging and picture functions and GPS.


news and no rise!!!

deancroft - 08 Apr 2005 15:09 - 905 of 1449

TGTL seem to have found first gear. Anyone noticed how we have had almost daily news this week just as if it is being paced out. Good news for investors, keeps the momentum going but where will our end users hear about all this nice info??

iturama - 08 Apr 2005 16:07 - 906 of 1449

Tiger almost back to $20.

hlyeo98 - 10 Apr 2005 09:20 - 907 of 1449

why is WHOG not rising?

deancroft - 11 Apr 2005 08:47 - 908 of 1449

Looks like the UK could be just a testing ground before going to the rest of the world. This is the first article I've seen that gives constructive criticism albeit some of it fails to point out that some of the "problems" mentioned apply equally well to devices offering the same functions especially in relation to GPS and GPRS.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/08/review_gizmondo/

jemadi - 11 Apr 2005 08:50 - 909 of 1449

Cycle race in SW Surrey yesterday sponsored by Gizmondo - plenty of advertising etc.Anyone else see it?

deancroft - 11 Apr 2005 09:20 - 910 of 1449

Hyleo98, I guess WHOG is not rising because there is simply no value in the share as yet. Until TGTL release sales figures or their own share value dramatically travels north, WHOG share will languish IMHO. According to the web link in my previous post, only two games are currently available making the Gizmondo a tiny minority interest in the handheld market. At the moment, everything about the Gizmondo is yet to come i.e. the shops, improved battery, the additional games and most of all, feed back from the public who have yet to have their forward orders fulfilled.

iturama - 11 Apr 2005 09:25 - 911 of 1449

DC
Forward orders are now being dealt with. I have received an e-mail for mine. The Heavy duty battery is on sale also.

deancroft - 11 Apr 2005 13:32 - 912 of 1449

Iturama, hope you can pour cold water on the review (my post 907) when you get your Gizmondo. My colleague has a new PDA with GPS/GPRS, he says his is not instantaneous for positioning, it needs time to get the satellite locations. He has Tom Tom loaded onto it although I'm not sure if he has the software loaded on RAM or on an SD card, the maps are definitely on an SD card. He changes the card according to which regional maps he wants. He also states that his battery life is about 4 hours so certainly no shame with Gizmondo's 24 hours. It's the games scenario holding things back IMHO, at least the review had good points on that as far as useability if not availability. 5-7 working days puts your delivery about 20th April by my reckoning.

deancroft - 12 Apr 2005 14:52 - 913 of 1449

Iturama, thought you would beat me to this one. This is something I never dreamt they would come up with. To long a story to post so here's the link.
http://www.pinksheets.com/quote/news.jsp?url=fis_story.asp%3Ftextpath%3DCOMTEX%5Ccn%5C2005%5C04%5C12%5C30927521.html%26clientid%3D168%26provider%3DCANADA_NEWSWIRE&symbol=TGTL

mtwallit - 12 Apr 2005 16:08 - 914 of 1449

crikey - talk about push technology! some excerpts from the story - all cracking stuff :-0 gasps in amazement

Smart Adds are a groundbreaking method of delivering TV-quality promotions via this mobile device, made possible by the Gizmondo's GPRS connectivity, remarkable processing power, and graphical capabilities. Not available on any other device, Smart Adds are packaged free of charge to an enabled Gizmondo according to the owner's personally selected areas of interest, their gender, age, and location. They come with a massive list of benefits like 20 free music downloads for the first 12 months, video downloads, films, games, and other exclusive content.

Nina Faust, Head of Media, Warner Music, says: "Warner Music is excited at the prospect of being involved with a thrilling media opportunity such as Smart Adds."

Danny Murray, UK Media Controller, Warner Bros. Entertainment UK, says: "We are very excited by the prospect of Gizmondo and look forward to seeing how the product develops from an advertising perspective."

Nicola Owens of Richmond Research, offered: "The results of our March questionnaire prove that within our panel of over 200 of the country's most senior marketers, 90% of all relevant advertisers are interested in Smart Adds."

Peter Lilley, Head of Smart Adds, says: "Imagine the emotional power of TV combined with the accountability of direct marketing, the accuracy of direct mail and the mobile interactivity of SMS; that's what a Smart Add is. A Smart Adds-enabled Gizmondo is effectively being subsidized by the marketing budgets of major youth and product brands in return for showing the consumer their latest ads." He continued, "The brands will have to be relevant and interesting to our demographic to be allowed on Smart Adds, and we believe they in turn will look forward to receiving them."

The Smart Add-enabled device will come in two guises; a standard pack containing the enabled Gizmondo, battery, charger, earbud headphones, USB lead, and a contract free SIM card with GBP5 of credit, and a Value pack containing all the above and plus an extra GBP90 worth of accessories and games. These include Hifi stereo headphones instead of the earbuds, a recordable 128MB recordable SD card containing demos of games, films and music, a free copy of Trailblazer, and a voucher for the first ever GPS game, Colors.

The standard Smart Adds Gizmondo pack will retail at an amazing RRP of GBP129 ($245, EUR189) and the Extra Value pack at GBP199 ($375, EUR289), releasing on 22nd April in the UK, and will be available at launch in each territory as the global roll out continues. Final focus testing is being conducted until the end of April, with the full roll out of Smart Adds planned for 2nd May 2005.

Any customer who buys, or has bought, the non-Smart Adds Gizmondo can choose to upgrade their device, and ...

etc

akel44 - 12 Apr 2005 16:35 - 915 of 1449

there is something on tiger here 9.56 american time
not in your shares but thought i would pass it on
http://www.prnewswire.com/

akel44 - 12 Apr 2005 16:44 - 916 of 1449

better still here 1300hours
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/
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