<s>
Swinxs	B-Application
is	O
a	O
portable	O
game	O
console	B-Device
for	O
children	O
between	O
the	O
ages	O
of	O
4	O
and	O
12	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen-free	O
console	B-Device
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
suitable	O
for	O
in-and-outdoor	O
play	O
and	O
used	O
RFID	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
light	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
a	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
for	O
the	O
console	B-Device
typically	O
have	O
users	O
engage	O
in	O
physical	O
or	O
educational	O
play	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
synthesized	O
voice	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
other	O
sounds	O
and	O
a	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Khodi	O
Feiz	O
of	O
Feiz	O
Design	O
before	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dutch	O
company	O
Swinxs	B-Application
BV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swinxs	B-Application
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
that	O
spring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Swinxs	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2008	O
Swinxs	B-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
Portugal	O
,	O
and	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
Swinxs	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swinxs	B-Application
works	O
via	O
either	O
a	O
tangible	O
user	O
interface	O
or	O
a	O
simple	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
input	O
is	O
generated	O
by	O
three	O
buttons	O
(	O
white	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
red	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
RFID-reader	O
,	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
a	O
microphone	O
and	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
on	O
the	O
system	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
or	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
allowed	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
permits	O
scores	O
to	O
be	O
uploaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
recharge	O
the	O
internal	O
battery	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
fully	O
charged	O
could	O
run	O
for	O
approximately	O
four	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Software	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
developer	O
population	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
cost	O
money	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
Swinxs	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
source	O
codes	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Swinxs	B-Application
 '	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
program	O
and	O
test	O
new	O
games	O
the	O
SDK	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
emulator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Swinxs	B-Application
Talk	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
Industrial	O
robots	O
(	O
programmable	B-Architecture
Logic	I-Architecture
controllers	I-Architecture
)	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
finite	B-Architecture
State	I-Architecture
Machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wristbands	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
XS	O
tags	O
,	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
RFID	B-Application
chips	I-Application
that	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
Swinxs	B-Application
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wristbands	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
Swinxs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
objects	O
could	O
also	O
have	O
RFID	B-Application
chips	I-Application
embedded	O
in	O
them	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
game	O
controllers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
frisbee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Swinxs	B-Application
launched	O
card	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
linking	O
Swinxs	B-Application
to	O
a	O
computer	O
using	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
upload	O
gamescores	O
to	O
a	O
personal	O
homepage	O
on	O
the	O
Swinxs	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
Swinxs	B-Application
won	O
the	O
third	O
prize	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
Innovation	O
Game	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
Swinxs	B-Application
won	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fall	O
2009	O
Swinxs	B-Application
won	O
a	O
Parents	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
Swinxs	B-Application
won	O
the	O
National	O
Parenting	O
Publications	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
just	O
before	O
their	O
USA	O
launch	O
Swinxs	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Seal	O
of	O
Approval	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Parenting	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
