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February 25, 2004 11:52

Torbay Holdings Inc: Launches 'Gesture' Technology in its Nib Click-Less Software for PC and adds a Macintosh Version called McNib
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NEW YORK, Feb 25, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Torbay Holdings Inc (OTC:BB:TRBY.OB) announces the launch of "Gesture" technology in its "click-less" software product now called Nib-Gestures. It also announces an entry into the Macintosh Software market with the launch of McNib-Gestures. Software products will now be sold as standalone items to all mouse users and not only to those who purchase a Quill Mouse, as in the past, so creating a separate software revenue stream.

Adding Gesture technology to Nib click-less software, in TRBY's opinion, makes it the most advanced "Dwell Time" click software on the market. Dwell time software clicks mouse buttons for the user when they pause over an active part of the computer screen. Nib software interrogates the graphics environment of the computer, recognizing when the cursor is over an interactive zone. The left button click (Quill Mouse upper button) is the default Nib click as left clicks are probably in excess of 80% of those employed by most mouse users. When clicking manually the index finger is likely to perform in excess of 1,000,000 clicks a year, with Internet users typically using many more.

When a right click is required (opens a sub-menu) or a double click (opens a file/application) the user selects their choice from a menu on Nib's toolbar by pausing over the options displayed. The cursor is then moved to where the right or double click is desired.

Nib tracks the number of clicks performed by the user and the software itself. To quote from one user in our website "Hall of Pain" testimony page (http://www.quillmouse.com/testimonials/).

"I depend on this (Nib Click-less) software to make it through the
day. For example, in the first 45 minutes today, I clicked 19 times
and the nib clicked 534 times. Pro-rate that to a day and you can see
why my hand gave out.

Fred Kurtz
Rexnord Industries
Indianapolis, IN

Additionally Nib features Hyperlink making web surfing entirely click-less, an intelligent break timer to remind people to take aerobic breaks and Nib also has a "disable mouse and keyboard" option during the break for those who require extra "motivation". It also helps meet with an increasing desire and in certain geographies, a requirement by employers that employees take regular breaks and use affirmative methods to ensure that they do.

Gesture technology means that it is no longer necessary to move out of the working area of the screen to the toolbar to select an alternative click type. The user can now "Gesture" with the mouse cursor to do so, moving to the right and back to activate a right click, to the left and back for a double click and down then back to actuate highlight, drag or scroll functions.

Gestures Technology adds a further uniqueness to our software products, which already are the only ones, to our knowledge, that provide visual feedback at the cursor so that users know exactly what the system is doing without having to look away from the area of the screen they are working in.

The company believes that Nib and McNib are especially beneficial to the many who experience pain as a consequence of the accumulated effect of gripping mice over long periods. They are also perceived as beneficial to the Assistive Technology market as clicking may not be easy or can cause severe pain in those with Arthritis and other degenerative joint disease.

Another significant application was identified following a request to help a Parkinson's disease patient who, due to finger tremors, could not avoid accidental clicking of conventional mouse buttons. The hand positioning in a Quill Mouse is such that contact with mouse buttons (required to grip ordinary mice) is not necessary so patients with any form of hand tremor can move their cursor and avoid accidental clicking. Nib software then allows tremor sufferers to click by placing the cursor where desired using a Quill Mouse that employs their upper arm muscles, which are not usually subject to tremor.

Tom Large, President & CEO stated. "We have listened, learnt and responded to the feedback received from users with computer related injuries and those with clinically derived impairments. The feedback as to Nib software has been excellent and sales of the Quill and Nib Software, bundled as the Virtually Hands Free Mousing System, have seen a measurable increase this year. The word appears to be getting out, assisted by the availability of the Video Professor sponsored 30-day demo version available from quillmouse.com website. Our investment in "Gestures" is hoped to make us the premier product in this, relatively, unpopulated but potential growth sector of the software market."

"The McNib product adds a new dimension in keeping with Macintosh's extremely supportive attention to the Assitive Tech sector and Macintosh users with impairment. It may also increase our product presence on the Apple website as the Quill Mouse is already referenced in two locations. The Macintosh version will also be added to our product listing on the US Governments Section 508 website."

"The decision to sell our software products as standalone items was taken so as to make them easily accessible by those that might gain benefits from their use in the hope that their experience of these products may encourage them to purchase a Quill Mouse as well. The price for both PC and Macintosh standalone versions will be $75 with a rebate of $25 on a Quill Mouse purchased separately. Likewise those who purchase a Quill Mouse receive a $25 rebate off a later purchase of software. This means that whether bought separately or as the VHF System bundle the net purchase price will be $149.95. Consequently this offer should not impact revenues or margins negatively and is hoped to stimulate an aftermarket in our growing user base."

"February 29th is International RSI awareness day and we are on track, so far, for making the alterations to our website so as to make these products available by that day."

Corporate Website www.trby.com
Product Website www.quillmouse.com

Section 508 web links: -
Quill Mouse
http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ProductDetails&id=844

VHF System
http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ProductDetails&id=845

Apple.com Web links: -

Made4Mac
http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_
detail&-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=59671&-search (Due to
the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this
hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field)

Mac Disability Link (Scroll down page to Designer Appliances Inc)
http://www.apple.com/disability/links.html

SOURCE: Torbay Holdings Inc.

Torbay Holdings Inc.
Tom Large, 516-747-5955
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