DES MOINES, IA — It’s about time…MiTime™. Fair-Play has answered the call with its latest handheld control that operates football field timers and basketball shot timers.

On playing fields and in gymnasiums across the country, game officials are taking more control of time operation. And Fair-Play puts that control in the palm of their hands with MiTime.

Operating delay of game and shot clocks have never been this easy. MiTime is suitable for use by referees, coaches and scorekeepers. These handy remotes can be used with stand-alone two-digit countdown timers.

“We like the simplicity of the system itself,” said Al Laubenthal of Ottowa-Glandorf High School in Ohio, who field tested the new control. “We were lucky enough to try out the new hand held remote and found it quite easy to operate and use. Our officials liked its capabilities to help with the order of the game.”

MiTime is a different take on controlling Fair-Play’s field and shot timers. Instead of interlocking with game clocks like our original hand switches, MiTime is an independent system.

MiTime controls are ideal for all football and basketball facilities that utilize Fair-Play’s field and shot timers, and have an operating range of 450 feet for outdoor and 350 for indoor use.

Each MiTime control includes:

• New Fair-Play Wireless G2 System. Our 900 MHz frequency hopping spread spectrum technology provides enhanced immunity to interference.

• Optional low and high power operation by accessing internal switch.

• Two user programmable reset times, which can be used for 25 or 40 second time outs.

• Protective holster that allows MiTime to be operated vertically or horizontally while carried on the user’s belt.

• Two warning indicators. Vibration motor activates when only five seconds are remaining to alert timekeepers that time is about to lapse. Vibration motor pulses every minute when approximately 20 minutes of battery operation remains.

• Ten hours of estimated maximum battery operation using standard 3 AA Alkaline or 2500 mAh Ni-MH battery (on low power).

MiTime controls are compatible with G2 receivers. Upgrading from a G1 field or shot timer requires a new G2 receiver for each MiTime-compatible piece of equipment.

MiTime controls will be available in the first quarter of 2009 and Fair-Play is taking orders now. The list price for each MiTime control is $700.