wraggster
December 5th, 2012, 22:22
Green Throttle gets backing for mobile app/tv dashboard, controllers, and more
Green Throttle, a start-up that believes mobile phones are the console of the future, has raised $6 million in Series A funding.
While this may not be the first company to make this argument, Green Throttle takes things a bit more literally.
With a mobile app that acts as a TB dashboard, a few adapters, and a set of controlers, the Santa Clara start-up plans to use mobile phones as consoles.
The Ouya is similar in approach, but Green Throttle is going a good deal further. By removing the console entirely from the equation, users can play the same game on their TV and on the move.
“We believe a large percentage of consumers will use their phones or tablets to play games on a TV, and mobile-to-TV gaming could quickly grow to surpass the console market,” said Green Throttle CEO and founder Charles Huang.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42694/Start-up-raises-6m-to-turn-mobiles-into-consoles
Green Throttle, a start-up that believes mobile phones are the console of the future, has raised $6 million in Series A funding.
While this may not be the first company to make this argument, Green Throttle takes things a bit more literally.
With a mobile app that acts as a TB dashboard, a few adapters, and a set of controlers, the Santa Clara start-up plans to use mobile phones as consoles.
The Ouya is similar in approach, but Green Throttle is going a good deal further. By removing the console entirely from the equation, users can play the same game on their TV and on the move.
“We believe a large percentage of consumers will use their phones or tablets to play games on a TV, and mobile-to-TV gaming could quickly grow to surpass the console market,” said Green Throttle CEO and founder Charles Huang.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42694/Start-up-raises-6m-to-turn-mobiles-into-consoles