Doug Dimon: 6 Things

My colleague and panelist, Doug Dimon, speaking at our “Augmented Reality” posted a fascinating article today entitled “6 THINGS” that I thought you’d find of interest.
“6 Things” is a list of things I have recently come across that I find interesting, inspiring, adventurous, or just plain cool. I’ll be publishing these fairly regularly, so keep [...]

Just An Online Minute… Augmented Reality: The Heidi Montag Of New Media?

Another packed house at Samsung this morning for our event at Samsung (photo courtesy of Tim Dwight). Nice story about the event by Kelly Samardak of MediaPost/Just An Online Minute
I can’t believe I am energized from a 7:30 a.m. panel. But I guess that’s what augmented reality does to you. It began painfully, as the [...]

Mobile DTV – Game Changer or Too Late?

 
Receiving a big send-off from manufacturers at last week’s CES, free mobile digital television could either be part of broadcast TV’s salvation, or a non-starter. With under-30’s used to watching on their computers or downloading to their portable devices, mobile DTV could be either a revenue generator for local stations or just a big hit [...]

Wrap of CES Wrap-Ups

CES 2010 was as upbeat as Wall Street. For those of us who were not there, here are some links to the best show wrap-ups:
Text Links:CnetThe New York TimesAgence France-Presse: “Useful, Useless and Unusual“

Videos:CNET News (Best of Show)Associated Press Technology Writer Peter Svensson
Podcasts:Engadget Podcast

 

Samsung may drop Windows Mobile for Android

When it comes to smartphone operating systems it doesn’t take a genius to see that Android is the hottest OS on the market. Android devices are starting to flood the market and except for AT&T, all major wireless carriers in the US offer Android phones.
Reports are coming in that Samsung will be moving away from [...]

Fandom for Mark Schubin

Thank to Dan Ochiva, who blogged about our Mark Schubin event last week at Samsung in NYC Production & Post News
Over the years, journalists and tech geeks have learned to turn an avid ear whenever Mark Schubin rises to ask a question. At the trade shows, his target usually includes those in upper management of [...]

Samsung and Yahoo to bring the web to television

Interesting announcement from our friends at Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced a new Internet-based service to Samsung televisions available in the spring of 2009. Select models in Samsung’s 2009 flat-panel HDTV line-up will be powered by the [...]

Special Thanks to Juliette Powell the guest at our recent “Author in Residence” program

A special thanks to my dear friend Juliette Powell for a great job this past week at our annual “Author in Residence” program at The Samsung Experience at Time Warner Center.
We will be taking off for the rest of the Summer and will be back in September with two exciting program:

September 16th in Melville, Long [...]