Fuugo TV and Fuugo Video Applications released to consumers

Axel Technologies has today released two new Fuugo products directly to consumers. Fuugo Video 1.0 and Fuugo TV are now available through the fuugo.tv website and selected App stores. The award-winning Fuugo content aggregation software has already gained a reputation for its revolutionary user experience for TV and video consumption on mobile devices.

Turku, Finland, 9 November 2011 – Axel Technologies, a pioneer in mobile television and video technologies, has announced today that its TV and video content aggregation application Fuugo has finally been released to consumers in the form of two products: Fuugo Video 1.0 aggregates online video content from various sources into one application. It also utilizes social media in content discovery and recommendations. The second product, Fuugo TV, is a broadcast digital TV application for mobile and portable devices, for use alongside TV receiver accessories.

“We are extremely excited about our new products” states Petri Kalske, CEO of Axel Technologies. “The Fuugo concept is unique in its content aggregation and discovery functionalities. It took us a long time to get here but now we are proud to release the first two products from our wider Fuugo product portfolio. Fuugo is about to change the face of TV and video consumption on tablets, smartphones and other rapidly-evolving portable devices.”

Fuugo Video 1.0 will be available globally from Android Market and fuugo.tv for free. It aggregates various content services, such as Break.com and YouTube, making it easy to find and enjoy content that interests you. iOS versions are coming shortly. Fuugo Video will soon support additional social media features, and more content sources. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7fZaae2wMA

Fuugo TV is a broadcast digital TV application for mobile and portable devices, for use alongside most popular TV receiver accessories. It will be available first for Windows devices, to be followed soon after by Mac OSX and iOS versions. Evaluation software is available for free from fuugo.tv, and a fully-functional version is available, priced at €19.90. Fuugo TV initially supports the DVB-T standard used mainly in Europe, but will soon support the ISDB-T standard used in Japan and Latin American markets as well. Fuugo TV will also be available embedded in known TV accessory brand products in the coming months. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFK5oN3hWEM

For further information on Fuugo or Axel Technologies, please visit http://fuugo.tv and http://www.axel.fi 

About Axel Technologies
Axel Technologies is a pioneer in mobile television and video technologies and the inventor of Fuugo, the new way to watch TV and video. Axel offers software applications for mobile, handheld and portable devices. The company is headquartered in Finland and has sales support offices in Hong Kong, Taipei, and Saratoga, CA, USA. www.axel.fi

About Fuugo
Fuugo is a unique TV and video concept for mobile, portable and handheld devices. The approach for all Fuugo-branded products is an easy and intuitive user interface, which makes it easy to find and enjoy the video or TV content. The Fuugo product portfolio is constantly updating with new product variants suitable for different markets. Fuugo and the Fuugo graphical character are trademarks of Axel Technologies. http://www.fuugo.tv

Note to Editors:
Fuugo Product Videos to support this story are available online at http://www.youtube.com/user/FuugoVideo
Fuugo application screenshots and the Fuugo logo are available at http://fuugo.tv/press

For more information:
Petri Kalske, CEO, Axel Technologies
Tel +358 2 512 8810
contact@axel.fi

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