Toon Boom's Flip Boom Draw bundled on Toshiba Excite Write Tablets

MONTREAL, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Toon Boom Animation Inc., a two-time Emmy® award recipient, announced today that its new app is now bundled with Toshiba's Excite Write tablets, offering users the ability to capture hand-written notes digitally as well as create fun animations in this unique high-resolution display. Excite Write tablets bundled with Flip Boon Draw will be available in Canada and other selected countries in Europe, Middle East, and Asia.

Combining Toshiba's TruPen stylus with its touch screen (1024 levels of pressure sensitivity for natural pen strokes), users can explore several ways to express their ideas within a versatile and responsive app. Starting by creating an animated e-card, users can view it on Flip Boom Draw and upgrade to the Premium version to send and share it with their contacts.

On-the-go, at home or in school, Flip Boom Draw on Toshiba Excite Write offers new generations rightfully called digital natives the best experience possible to express their creativity as well as use animation to demonstrate their understanding of any topic. From a birthday greeting card to animations of a growing plant or the water cycle, Flip Boom Draw delivers loads of edutainment value!

"We are thrilled to have Flip Boom Draw bundled with Toshiba Excite Write tablets and look forward to seeing what users will create. Moving forward, we look forward to see more Toshiba tablets pre-loaded with Flip Boom Draw will be released so that users can express their fun and share it," said Steven Chu, COO of Toon Boon Animation.

About Toon Boom Animation Inc.
Toon Boom Animation Inc. (toonboom.com), a Corus^® Entertainment Inc. company and a 2012 and 2005 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award recipient, is the worldwide leader in digital content and animation creation software, delivering products and services online to its global community. Toon Boom carries user-friendly applications for all, catering to children, home users, creative professionals as well as students, educators and schools. Toon Boom is fully dedicated to education and goes far beyond just developing technology and curriculums that enhance the classroom experience. Toon Boom is an influential advocate of bringing industry and education together, while partnering with value-added partners to help students achieve their goals.

At the high-end studio level, Toon Boom offers a wide product range from powerful pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions. Relying on its extensive expertise in animation production, Toon Boom provides consulting services in the fields of optimization, pipeline integration, production assistance and custom development.

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