Immersion Makes TouchSense Available to Maemo Developers

At the Maemo Summit 2009, Oct. 9 -- 11, in Amsterdam, Immersion will demonstrate various applications of its technology for Maemo on Nokia N900 handsets, including a haptics-enabled version of the popular game Bounce.

"Phones and mobile computers are converging and are increasingly complex, so an intuitive, differentiated user experience is vital," said Craig Vachon, senior vice president and general manager of Immersion's Touch line of business. "Immersion's technology lets Maemo developers design the finest experiences by leveraging the sense of touch through integrating haptic feedback."

Currently in beta, the TouchSense player for Maemo is scheduled to be in production by the end of the year. TouchSense Player can be installed as add-on software by developers who can start designing innovative user experiences that engage the sense of touch on the Nokia N900 by downloading the TouchSense Software Development Kit from Immersion's developer website.

To date, more than 70 million handsets from the top three mobile phone manufacturers have shipped around the world with Immersion's high-fidelity, programmable haptics technology.

About Immersion (www.immersion.com)

Haptic (touch) technology is the future of user experience in digital devices. Founded in 1993, Immersion harnesses human touch to create user experiences that deliver a more compelling sense of the digital world. Using one of Immersion's adaptable high fidelity haptic systems, partners can achieve a competitive advantage and greater revenue opportunities with products that are more intuitive, satisfying, efficient, and safe. With Immersion technology, world-class companies can deliver improved user experiences in products such as widely popular video games, leading video console gaming systems, advanced automotive driver controls, and award-winning mobile phones. Immersion manufactures its own line of medical simulators that incorporate touch technology. These virtual reality training tools, installed around the world, enable practitioners to improve their practice of sophisticated life-saving surgical procedures prior to operating on patients. With over 700 issued or pending patents in the U.S. and other countries, Immersion is the leading innovator in touch-enabled user experiences that bring the digital universe to life.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of Immersion Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

All statements, other than the statements of historical fact, are statements that may be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the statement that Immersion will demonstrate various applications of its technology for Maemo on Nokia N900 handsets at the Maemo Summit 2009 on October 9-11, 2009, the statement that phones and mobile computers are converging and are increasingly complex, so an intuitive, differentiated user experience is vital, the statement that the TouchSense player for Maemo is scheduled to be in production by the end of the year on the N900, and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

Immersion's actual results might differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties associated with Immersion's business, which include, but are not limited to, the effects of the current macroeconomic climate; delay in or failure to achieve commercial demand for Immersion's products; a delay in or failure to achieve the acceptance of force feedback as a critical user experience; unanticipated difficulties and challenges encountered in product development efforts between Nokia and Immersion; those risks resulting from Immersion's ongoing analysis of Immersion's accounting method regarding revenue recognition; other accounting adjustments that may result from review of Immersion's financial statements for the periods in question; Immersion's ability to timely file any required amended periodic reports reflecting any restated financial statements; the ramifications of Immersion's potential inability to timely file required reports; potential and actual claims and proceedings relating to such matters, including stockholder litigation and action by the SEC or other governmental agencies; and negative tax or other implications for Immersion resulting from the accounting adjustments; and other factors. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the control of Immersion.

For a more detailed discussion of these factors, and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially, interested parties should review the risk factors listed in Immersion's most current Form 10-Q which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect Immersion's beliefs and predictions as of the date of this release. Immersion disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of financial, business, or any other developments occurring after the date of this release.

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SOURCE: Immersion Corporation

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