D-Box Technologies

"D-Box" redirects here. For other uses, see D-Box (disambiguation).

D-BOX Technologies Inc.

Type	Public (TSX: DBO)
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Website	www.d-box.com

A D-Box seat at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

D-BOX Technologies is a Canadian company which designs, manufactures and markets motion systems intended mainly for the entertainment and industrial simulation markets.^[1]

D-BOX Technologies is based in Longueuil, Quebec.

Products and services

Movie theatre

Selected movie theatres in North America and internationally are equipped with D-BOX motion systems. The first feature film to have been encoded with D-BOX was Fast & Furious released on April 3, 2009.Since then, there have been many releases that have ranked number 1 at the box-office.^[2] The Renfrew Street, Glasgow branch of the UK cinema Cineworld was the first cinema in the UK to introduce D-Box technology.^[3]

In the home

D-BOX Technologies first introduced its motion generating systems in 2001 to the home theatre and PC gaming markets. The company provides a consumer version for the home. The D-BOX system can be integrated within certain manufacturer’s seating models, including the following: Acoustic Innovations, AcousticSmart Home Theatre Interiors, CDGI, Cineak, Cinematech, Continental Seating®, Design NS, Fortress Seating, Front Row Seating, Jaymar, Oray, TK Living, United Leather and VIP Cinema Seating. And for existing seating, motion can be added with the help of a D-BOX Motion Platform. Currently^[when?] the system supports a library of over 1,000 movies.^[4] Gaming products are also available through one of their gaming partners.

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