PRESS RELEASE - October 3, 2011

SAN DIEGO - Finder Technologies, developer of wireless devices and methodologies for keeping track of our most valuable possessions, today announced that it has finalized an agreement to license it's porfolio of patented technologies with Orbital Laboratories, Inc., of San Diego, California.  Orbital plans to develop at least three products utilizing Finder's innovations, with the first product due to be sold in the second half of 2012.

Finder's patents, filed in the U.S. and internationally, involve wireless techniques that allow handheld devices such as mobile phones and automotive key fobs, to detect and indicate the direction of a small beacon that has been attached to an object or person that the user wants to keep track of and locate without using GPS or other infrastructure-based positional location systems.  These techniques provide close-range directional information in common situations where GPS or cell phone network signals are weak or non-existant such as indoors, around tall buildings or underground.

When the user needs to locate the child, pet, automobile or other important object, Finder's patented RDF methodology establishes a node-to-node wireless Personal Area Network between the user's handheld device and the battery powered beacon attached to the object.  Then utilizing a compact and highly specialized antenna design the handheld device detects and indicates the direction of the beacon from as close as three feet and as far as 1/2 mile away.  No other solution on the market today is more accurate or reliable in that critical last half mile.

Orbital Labs is a designer, manufacturer and importer of electronic devices made primarily in Asia.  Orbital partners with manufacturing and design firms in China and other Asian countries to produce products and bring them to market in the United States. Orbital works with and has a branding agreement for the Orbital name with GreenTech Group Limited, a large manufacturer in China.  Orbital currently has plans for developing three products that utilize Finder's innovations, with the first product due to launch in the second half of 2012.

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September 29, 2010

SAN DIEGO - CONNECT, recognized as the oldest and most successful accelerator in the US, today announced the finalists in eight categories for the 2010 Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Awards. Winners in each category will be announced on December 10th at the MIP Awards Luncheon, held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, to an audience of over 800 of San Diego's top business leaders.

The CONNECT MIP Awards, San Diego's "Oscars" for regional innovation, continue to showcase locally-developed, cutting-edge products covering a wide range of industries. From life-saving medical technologies to the hottest new clean technology solutions to the latest in action sport equipment, the MIP Awards continue to be an indicator of the industries and technologies that drive San Diego's innovation economy.

"This year we received a record number of new product nominations which proves that San Diego's innovative spirit remains strong in spite of the challenging economic climate," said Duane Roth, chief executive officer of CONNECT. "The finalists represent some of the strongest innovations San Diego has produced to date. They also demonstrate the enormous dedication and perseverance it requires to successfully commercialize innovation today."

The MIP Award finalists were selected from over 100 entries representing a broad range of companies within eight categories. Finalists were selected by industry experts and business leaders through a rigorous screening process. The 2010 MIP Award finalists are:

Action and Sport Technologies

• ArtFunction, Inc. for Carabiner Skate Tool
• Cleatskins for Trackskins/Bikeskins/Cleatskins Metal
• ElliptiGO for ElliptiGO 8S

Aerospace and Security Technologies

• Creative Electron, Inc. for TruView nano
• Space Micro Inc. for Proton 400K
• Trex Aviation Systems for FOD Finder

Clean Technology

• Airstream Innovations for Airstream Greenhouse
• EDSA Micro Corporation for EDSA Micro's Paladin SmartGrid and Viridity Energy's VPower
• Multispark, LLC for PowerSTAR Performance Spark Plug
• Seacoast Science for Forston Mini GC

Communications and IT

• Mushroom Networks, Inc. for Teleporter
• On-Ramp Wireless for Ultra-Link Processing (ULP) Wireless Communication System
• PCN Technology, Inc. (PCN) for IP-485™ Networking Platform

Hardware and General Technology

• AgigA Tech, Inc. for AGIGARAM™
• Awarepoint for Awarepoint Real-time Awareness Solution
• Finder Technologies for Auto-Finder

Life Sciences - Diagnostics and Research Tools

• Biomatrica for DNAgard
• NeuroVigil, Inc. for iBrain™
• Organovo, Inc. for NovoGen MMX Bioprinter

Life Sciences - Medical Products

• ResMed for ResMed S9 Series
• Volcano Corporation for Eagle Eye® Platinum RX Digital IVUS Catheter
• Zogenix, Inc. for Sumavel DosePro

Software

• Intuit for TurboTax SnapTax
• Legend3D for Legend3D's proprietary 2D-to-3D conversion technology
• SuperAgent for SuperAgent.com

For more information about CONNECT's MIP Awards and to register to attend, please visit: http://www.connect.org/programs/most-innovative-products-award/

About CONNECT

CONNECT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and life science businesses in San Diego. Since 1985, CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of over 2,000 companies and is widely regarded as the world's most successful regional program linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success. CONNECT focuses on research institution support, business creation and development, entrepreneurial learning, access to capital, public policy advocacy, awards, recognition and networking. There are more than 40 organizations in 18 countries that have adopted the CONNECT model, including New York City, the UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Australia and India.

Contact:

CONNECT – 858-964-1300

Nancy van Dillen (858) 964-1315 nvandillen@connect.org

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May 4, 2010  - (Poway, Calif.) Finder Technologies, the company behind the Auto-Finder(TM), a patented new family safety product that guides you to your parked vehicle from up to a half mile away, announced today that Bill Fields, former president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Division, has joined its executive team as an advisor to business growth.

"Bill's experience with suppliers and low-cost manufacturers will help us reduce costs, and his retailing expertise will help guide our products to the mass merchant market quickly," said Jim Berntsen, president and CEO of Finder Technologies. "He immediately expressed interest in the Auto-Finder and the future applications of our patented Finder (TM) micro antenna system, and we're pleased he's decided to join our growing team,"

William R. "Bill" Fields is also the former chairman and CEO of Blockbuster Entertainment Group, and former president and CEO of Hudson's Bay Company. He currently sits on the boards of Lexmark and VitaminSpice LLC, and is chairman and founder of Intersource Enterprises, Ltd.

"The Auto-Finder is an exciting product and there is a definite consumer need for this," said Bill Fields. "There are so many uses for this technology and I am delighted to join the Finder Technologies team."

The Auto-Finder is a hand-held key fob size device that helps consumers locate their vehicles in parking lots and multi-story parking structures from up to a half mile away, without needing open sky for GPS signals or having to preset your location every time you park. Finder Technologies, located in Poway, California, envisions a multitude of location assistance products based on their Finder platform, from Child-Finder and Pet-Finder to Asset Trackers and Search & Rescue devices. For more information visit www.findertechnologies.com or www.auto-finder.com.

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Where's My Car?

By ERIC A. TAUB

If there's one thing that's guaranteed to make me feel like a dope, it's when I can't remember where I parked my car. And based on the number of products that are designed to help in this situation, I'm not the only one with the problem.

You can always find your car if you push the alarm button on your key's remote control, which is found on most contemporary vehicles. But that only works if you're within 10 or 20 yards of your car. How do you find your car when you're really far away, and have no idea where you parked?

One solution is the Auto-Finder, which can locate your car up to a half-mile away. Using two transceivers, a push on the included key fob's button activates a beacon you've affixed to your car's windshield. Then that beacon sends a signal back to the fob, causing the fob to beep like a Geiger counter. By sweeping the fob across a parking lot, you can home in on your car's location by following the direction indicated by the fastest and highest-frequency beeps that the fob emits.

Setup and activation is easy — much easier than the company that makes the product seems to think. While a large note included in the package warns that "This device will not work unless you watch the Auto-Finder training video on the DVD," that's not the case. Not only does the DVD replicate most of the information in the included instruction manual, but also most of that can be figured out by someone who's used a TV remote control.

After inserting the included batteries in both key fob and transmitter, you affix the transmitter to the windshield with the included materials. Then standing still, you sweep the scene with the fob while holding the button down. If you can't remember which floor of a multistory garage you're on, point the fob up and down until you get the strongest signal.

The device does work. After parking my car at the far end of two different lots, I was able to home in on its location without problems, although at times it was necessary to hold the fob above my head to avoid some high-roofed vehicles in my car's line of sight.

The manufacturers suggest you take the Auto-Finder with you, so you can use it in rental cars, which are probably easier to lose. In that case, you'll just place the transmitter on the car's dashboard rather than gluing it to the windshield. That's what I did when testing the product, and it worked just fine.

While the product will most likely solve your lost car problems, if you don't want to spend $80 for one, or $100 for a deluxe version that includes a carrying case, there is a cheaper and easier solution: spend $1 for a pen, and write your location down before you walk away.

Finder Technologies and Auto Page Announce Distribution Agreement

Finder Technologies, the company behind the Auto-Finder™, a patented new family safety product that guides you to your parked vehicle from up to ½ mile away, and Auto Page, Inc., one of the most experienced vehicle security companies in the U.S., today announced that the two companies have finalized an agreement for Auto Page to distribute the Auto-Finder to automotive aftermarket accessory retailers and installers through their network of independent sales representatives.

"More than 3,000 distributors and retailers throughout the U.S. to which Auto Page currently markets and sells their automotive security systems is the ideal channel for providing consumers with more retail locations to buy the Auto-Finder," said Jim Berntsen, President and CEO of Finder Technologies, located in Poway, California. "We are very pleased to be working with such a highly respected and well established provider of automotive security products as Auto Page."

Mike Northup, President of Auto Page, of Torrance, California, said, "We expect the Auto-Finder to be an attractive source of new revenue for our sales representatives, distributors, retail stores and installers. We think their customers will be as impressed with the Auto-Finder as we are."

The Auto-Finder is the first of a new category of family safety products featuring Finder Technologies' micro antenna system. The Fynder™ technology platform is superior to GPS because it guides you to your vehicle instantly without the requirement of open sky for satellite signals or having to preset your location every time you park. The Auto-Finder fits on your keychain and helps avoid frustration and embarrassment by indicating the direction of your vehicle in large parking lots or in multi-story parking structures.

Finder Technologies will be featuring the Auto-Finder at ShowStoppers® during CTIA Wireless 2010, March 22, at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Auto Page, Inc. is one of the most experienced vehicle security companies in the U.S. and a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwata Electric Co. of Tokyo, Japan. Iwata has been an industry leader over 50 years, establishing a reputation for ingenuity in its engineering capability and innovative communication products.

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