Nextwave has been featuring in some of the leading newspapers in India of late. The recent press reports are given below. Please click on the images for an enlarged view.
The Hindu, September.
Times of India, November.
Business Standard, November.
As a part of the Intel AppUp Store’s promotional campaign, the first volume of Nextwave’s ‘Panchatantra Tales’ is offered free to users who download Intel AppUp from http://www.cromaretail.com/apps/ and register with it. We are proud that Intel AppUp Store has chosen one of our apps for their promotional campaign.
‘Panchatantra Tales’ is a selected collection of the ancient Indian fables strikingly retold in the comic format with rich visuals and lucid language. The five volume series, priced at US $ 1.99 each, can be downloaded at: http://www.appup.com/applications/publisher-Nextwave.
Rama, the story of Ramayana, will soon be available on Nokia OVI store.
There is no other story that has enthralled and enlightened the people of India for generations as the saga of Lord Rama. Through beautiful visuals and lucid language, the legendary story of Lord Rama is now retold in the mobile comic format. Enjoy reading the sacred epic, and revel in the glory of the ancient Indian culture and wisdom.
The one line brief from Ashok Leyland, a leading commercial vehicles manufacturers in India, to Showspace, one of India’s top event management companies, was “make it dramatic!”. Showspace considered various options, including stereoscopic 3D, the ‘Avatar’ kind, where you need 3D glasses to view.
The one line question from Showspace to Nextwave was, “can you people do it?”
In line with our philosophy of always accepting challenges, we took on the project, although it was an unknown technology for us. The other challenge was to execute it in a tight timeframe.
The major part of the script required a mix of video and 3D animation, where the Executive Director-Marketing of Ashok Leyland, interacts with Mr. U, a 3D animated character. The rest of the presentation was more technical in nature – of engines, gearboxes, and other aggregates.
At every stage of the execution, newer technical challenges sprang in our way, but we overcame them through ingenuity and hard work. The 3D animation was entirely done using Blender, the open-source 3D animation software.
The product launch of the U-Truck vehicles was held on 02 November, 2010. The audience, mostly consisting of Ashok Leyland Dealers, was thrilled as they watched the aggregates of the vehicles popping out of the screen and coming right onto their faces.
As far as we know, this is the first time in India a product launch video has been made using stereoscopic 3D technology.
Below is a short clip from the launch video in the anaglyph format. So, 3D red-blue glasses are required for viewing.
Nextwave Multimedia has launched four illustrated stories - Rama(The story of Ramayana), The story of Gandhi, Panchatantra and Thomas Alva Edison - on www.appup.com, the Intel’s App Store. With colourful visuals and lucid language, the stories are retold in the comic format. Specially customised for the digital medium, the stories can be best enjoyed on your PCs, netbooks, and tablets.
The stories, priced at US $ 1.99 each, can be downloaded at: http://www.appup.com/applications/publisher-Nextwave
Happy reading!
Rambow Ramu, India’s first mobile comic series, has now become the second most downloaded content on Samsung India’s Java App Store.
Rambow Ramu is a comic series about the misadventures (read ‘dreams’) of a village lad, who lives, breathes, eats and sleeps to be the next ‘King Of Bollywood’. Since its launch, the comic series has been receiving an overwhelming response from readers across the world.
We are glad to announce that our mobile apps have seen over 1 million downloads on Nokia’s OVI Store.
Our mobile apps have been critically reviewed and appreciated on the Nokia’s OVI Daily App blog. The blog, which reviews smart Nokia OVI apps, has featured ‘Express, the proximity communicator’, and the grand prize winning ‘Comics Creator’.
“With ‘Express’ on Your Nokia, You’ll Never Be at a Loss for Words” says Jason Black, the reviewer of Express, the proximity communicator.
To read the complete review, click: http://blog.ovi.com/dailyapp/global/2010/09/with-express-on-your-nokia-youll-never-be-at-a-loss-for-words/
“Let me just come right out and say it. I love this app!” admits Martin Marshall, the reviewer of Comics Creator.
To read the complete review, click: http://blog.ovi.com/dailyapp/global/2010/09/create-your-own-mobile-comics-easily-with-comics-creator/
We are delighted to announce that Nextwave Multimedia’s ‘Comics Creator’ has won the first prize in ‘Nokia’s 2010 Calling All Innovators’ contest in the Entertainment Category. The winners and runner-ups were declared on 15 September, 2010 at the ‘Nokia Developer Summit 2010′ held in London.
‘Nokia’s Calling All Innovators’ is a global app development contest presenting developers with the task of creating apps that make a difference in people’s everyday lives, and enhance the use of Nokia mobile devices in real-world scenarios.
For its third consecutive year, Nokia challenged developers worldwide to create mobile apps in any of four categories: Life Improvement, Eco/Being Green, Productivity and Entertainment.
More than 1,500 developers from all over the world responded to Nokia’s challenges. In all, Nokia received over 7,700 submissions.
The winners and finalists were adjudged based on the following criteria: Quality/Functionality, Uniqueness, Novelty Value and Innovativeness, Usability/Creativity, and Commercial Viability/Market Potential.
All the shortlisted developers were invited to London for the ‘Nokia Developer Summit 2010.’ The grand event saw some big-name guest speakers, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.
‘Comics Creator’ is an easy-to-use mobile application that allows you to create your own comics, cartoon strips, photo journals, etc — even if you’re not an artist. With this application, you can turn your ideas into a comic format that you like, and share it with your friends.
If you haven’t tried it out yet, download the application from: http://store.ovi.com/content/42786
The links below have more information about the event:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS175361+15-Sep-2010+HUG20100915
Creating a comic story, a cartoon strip or a photo journal can never get this simpler and easier. ‘Nextwave’s Mobile Comics Creator’ allows you to do them all and much more— even if you are not an artist!
With this easy-to-use application, you too can create your own comics/photo journals. No matter where you are, you can turn your ideas into a comic format that you like, and share it with the world.
Features include:
# A library of backgrounds, characters in various emotive states, dialog bubbles, etc., for you to choose from.
# You can share your creations through Email & MMS.
‘Nextwave’s Mobile Comics Creator’ will be the first of its kind to be available on Nokia’s OVI Store. The application will also be launched on Android Market Place and Samsung’s App Store, shortly.
