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The iMo controller has won the award for the best presentation at the 2009 edition of the prestigious TechCrunch 50‘s final showdown. The company, based in Gurgaon,India was founded in June, 2009 by the trio of Himanshu Baweja, Pankaj Meena (co-founders) and Gaurav Bhatia (advisor).

Himanshu Baweja (BTech (CSE), IIT-Kharagpur – Batch of 2006) with his award-winning presentation

iMo essentially transforms your iPhone/iPod touch into a PC game controller. It uses an application on your iPhone to packet data from the embedded accelerometer and touch-screen sensory devices. These quanta of information are then parceled to the iMo installation on your computer which forwards the processed instructions to the linked game server. With an effective simulation of a joystick in your handset, iMo offers relief from the customary keyboard/ mouse controls and thus, promises to take gaming action to the next level.