Unify4Life™ Announces Availability of a Ground Breaking Universal Remote Application

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unify4Life™, the developers of smart home applications, today announced the availability of the AV|Shadow™, a ground breaking application that enables a BlackBerry® smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to be used as an Audio/Video Universal Remote.

Since the application’s introduction at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in May 2008 there has been tremendous interest in this transformational application that leverages the power of the BlackBerry® platform to create compelling new consumer value.

“Our mission is to create the best universal remote in the world!” said Mike Nykoluk, founder and chairman of Unify4Life™. “BlackBerry smartphones have phenomenal displays, constant network connectivity, and QWERTY keyboards, which when combined with the UnifyGuide™ interactive TV program guide, provide a great and simple user interface that can be offered at a price point at a fraction of typical high performance Universal Remotes.”

“Using your BlackBerry smartphone as a universal remote control is such a great idea. Unify4Life adds another dimension of utility and helps illustrate the limitless possibilities of the BlackBerry platform,” said Jeff McDowell, Vice President, Global Alliances at Research In Motion.

The AV|Shadow™ application for BlackBerry smartphones is fully optimized to provide users with a unique high performance universal remote control of up to 16 electronic devices per room, and works with over 1 million models and over 6,000 brands. The UnifyGuide™ is an interactive TV program guide, which allows users to quickly identify programs and retrieve detailed information on those programs that might be of interest. The applications are available at www.unify4life.com, and work with a wide variety of BlackBerry smartphones, including the BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™, BlackBerry® Pearl™ and BlackBerry® 8800 series today, as well as the BlackBerry® Storm™ beginning February 1, 2009.

About Unify4Life™

Unify4Life is a dynamic growth company, developing lifestyle solutions for consumers and their mobile devices. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Unify4Life is focused on enabling a new level of “Smartphone Intelligence™” by creating applications that will change the way mobile users manage and control their everyday lives. You can visit Unify4Life at CES, The Sands Booth 74834 and also at RIM Booth 36206 in the LVCC.

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