Tapwave Zodiac Timeline

May 2001: Tapwave was founded in May 2001 by former Palm executives
May 2002: Tapwave closed initial Series-A funding
May 2002: Tapwave signed Palm OS licensing agreement with PalmSource
May 2003: Company was formally launched at Palm Developers Conference & E3
September 2003: Zodiac entertainment console launched at DEMO conference
October 2003: Zodiac console began shipping to customers directly from livescribe.com
November 2003: Tapwave announced that “over 1200 game developers” signed up for the Tapwave developer program
February 2004: PalmGear & Tapwave announced partnership to launch an online store to feature the best applications, game titles and ebooks available on the Palm OS platform
April 2004: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 available for Zodiac
April 2004: Synchronization between Zodiac & Mac OS X desktops enabled by MarkSpace
June 2004: Zodiac launched into U.S. retail distribution with CompUSA
October 2004: Zodiac launched in United Kingdom and sold through PC World, Dixons, Dixons Tax Free Stores, and Currys.
October 2004: Zodiac launched in Singapore and distributed by ECS
November 2004: Zodiac launched in South Korea and co-branded with Sonokong (OEM)
November 2004: Madden NFL 2005 available for Zodiac
December 2004: Audible announces audio book support for Zodiac
December 2004: Tapwave announce Wi-Fi SD card for the Zodiac with “enhanced mail application and web browser”.
January 2005: Tapwave and Virgin Digital announced strategic alliance for audio download and subscription services.
July 2005: Due to strong competitive pressures from the Sony PSP, Tapwave discontinued the sale of the Zodiac mobile entertainment console and sold substantially all of its assets to an undisclosed multi-billion dollar corporation in Asia and wound down operations.