Current Press Releases:

March 25, 2002 -- Announcing "Accupan Image Capture System for 360 -degree Panoramas and Objects

Feb. 11, 2002 -- Accupan Debuts at Quicktime Live in Beverly Hills

Announcing “Accupan Image Capture System” for 360-degree Panoramas and Objects

SACRAMENTO, CA -- MAR 25, 2002 – BLS Designs, Inc. debuted The “Accupan Image Capture System,” a new solution for creating both QTVR Panoramas and QTVR Objects, at Apple’s Quicktime Live Conference in February. The Accupan is now available from www.blsdesigns.com and through authorized resellers. Quick Time Virtual Reality is a technology created by Apple, who recently added this unique product to their QuickTime tools web page. (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/tools/qtvr.html).

The Accupan Image Capture System is a tool targeted at consumers who want to produce panorama photographs, QTVR panorama movies and QTVR object movies. QTVR is currently being used by e-tailers, real estate agents, attorneys, educators, law enforcement, and others to show products or locations from 360 degrees.

Accupan’s unique, patent pending features include the ability to support 35 mm, digital still, or consumer video cameras on tripods or any flat surface for panorama image capture. The Accupan System’s rotation control unit quickly converts from a camera support to a turntable to capture images for QTVR object movies. Precision machined of aircraft grade aluminum, brass and stainless steel, the Accupan is extremely durable and simple enough to be used by amateur photographers of any age.

Please visit the web site at www.blsdesigns.com for examples of panoramas and object movies taken with the Accupan, and additional product or corporate information. High-resolution product images suitable for print are available for download at www.blsdesigns.com/press/.

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Announcing a new solution for 360-degree Panoramas and Objects

BLS Designs, Inc. will be debuting a new product at Quicktime Live on Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This new product, the Accupan Image Capture System, uses a single mechanism to take 360-degree panorama images and QTVR movies as well as QTVR Object movies.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- FEB. 11, 2002 -- BLS Designs, Inc. will introduce the Accupan Image Capture System at Quicktime Live Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Accupan Image Capture System is a tool for professionals and advanced amateurs who produce panorama photographs, QTVR (Quick Time Virtual Reality) panorama movies, and QTVR object movies.

Accupan's unique, patent pending features include the ability to support 35 mm, digital still, or consumer video cameras on tripods or tabletops for panorama image capture. The unit quickly converts to a turntable to capture images for QTVR object movies. BLS Designs, Inc. originally developed the Accupan Image Capture System for its own use, when a search of commercial panorama and QTVR devices did not identify a single unit that met all requirements.

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