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The Growing Need for Rules on Teen Mobile Usage (Infographic)

Christina Jones — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:50:56 +0000

With new technology released what seems like everyday, it can sometimes be challenging for parents to manage their children’s online activity and phone use. The following infographic by CTIA takes a look at today’s wireless family, and how mobile device use is introduced to children at an earlier age than ever before. For example, 39% more »

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Google Opens Registration for I/O 2013 Event

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:50:44 +0000

Remember last week when Google’s I/O site had those cool, hidden Easter eggs on it’s landing page? Well, if you hadn’t had a chance to check it out, your time’s up. I’m sorry. But on the bright side, the I/O site now features a registration opportunity for its annual Google I/O developer conference. If you more »

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CES Round-Up: Eureka Park Edition (Apps)

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:42:34 +0000

By far, beyond and away my favorite spot to hangout at CES this year was not the main Las Vegas Convention Center — where the majority of the buzz went down — but instead, inside the gorgeous Venetian hotel. It’s massive third floor ballrooms became known as ‘Eureka Park’ — a line show within the colossal line show, comprised of small, startup tech and gadget companies from around the world. Here, these early-stage companies had an opportunity to display their innovations and express their passion to viewers.

Perusing and chatting with company representatives at the Eureka Park tech zone was inspiring and profound. That’s because many of these teams, on average no greater than three people in a given booth, were the designers, CEOs and founders of these companies. No one else could be so enthusiastic and heartfelt about a specific product than these individuals. These are our modern grass-roots innovators and I have to say, their excitement was contagious.

Although I saw so much, its impossible to have seen everything. But of what I was enlightened on, I’ve arranged a list of my favorite mobile applications to emerge from ‘startup nation.’ Have a look after the jump.

Pictured is company representative Tatyana Semirog.

LiveTalk is a new solution for companies in need of interacting directly with their clients. The application provides an environment where customers can connect with a company in real time via video calls (think Skype,) text chat (think chatrooms) and even exchange custom messages and forms or transfer files. Made with intuition in mind, the app requires little IT knowledge — just register and get started.

Culling from social media sites: Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, customers can use their already existing accounts to connect with enrolled businesses. Using the ‘click-to-talk’ tool, making the call has never been simpler.

“Change the way people communicate with your business. Connect with your website visitors face-to-face,” professes an information flyer passed out at the LiveTalk booth. At the time of CES, the company was a week old and already attracting clients.

Perfect for small businesses, company representative Tatyana Semirog explained, the service is free for up to two accounts. For more information about the app and to try it out for free, visit http://www.joinlivetalk.com/.

Pictured is company representatives, Co-founder Paul Grossinger (center.)

Pervasive Group Inc. is a new company that creates mobile software to help parents be good parents. Today’s parents know that monitoring a child’s…

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Point is Augmented Reality for a New Generation of Advertisers

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:14:13 +0000

Pictured is company representative Mishri Bhatia.

Funded by Intel, Point is a visual recognition software developed by Telibrahma. Using its dedicated app, Point augments reality by means of viewing specially-created images, namely advertisements, editorials, logos or QR codes through your smart device, unlocking hidden content like related videos, music,…

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Keeping it Simple with Lazy-Hands

Matthew Marchesano — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:26:03 +0000

Simplicity is key. We expect our device accessories to make our lives easier, right? So as simple as it is, I have to spotlight one item seen at CES that has effectively impacted my everyday life for the absolute best. Lazy-Hands is an attachable hand grip for any and all of your hand-held gear. The more »

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Let’s Talk About 4K Televisions

Jeremy Hill — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:27:21 +0000

Every CES has an unofficial theme. These themes are born from companies that want to prove their cutting edge products are better than the competition. This year, 4K televisions were a central part of the show. Sony couldn’t stop gloating about its 4K TVs during its press conference, and Samsung took much pride in unveiling its 110-inch Ultra HD television. While seeing these televisions in person is a sight to behold, I can’t help but feel televisions like these are dead on arrival.

I’m looking at this from a consumer perspective. Last year, these companies tried to sell us on how great 3D…

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CES Product Round-Up: Home Design Edition

Matthew Marchesano — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:24:15 +0000

Not all products showcased at CES were created equal. And despite my rough estimate of a greater half or so companies providing smart-accessories for on-the-go, it was also exciting to spot some non-mobility devices.

I’ve kept track of some innovations, from big companies and startups alike, that were made specifically for the home. As you’ll see, these products will help make the user’s experience at home more convenient, more integrated and frankly, spiffier.

Pictured with the Collage is company representative Gerry Holman.

In2uit is an audio company that shares solutions with audiophiles who have requests for systems that provide top-notch sound and classy styling. As a lover of good sound and an appreciator of aesthetics, their ElectroStatz flat-panel speakers caught both my eye and ear. I had to stop and say hello.

Their Collage model can be the centerpiece of anyone’s living room. It’s large red with black overlaid rectangles make for a clean design and its crisp high range — definitely its most distinctive sound trait — too, was inviting. Barely off the wall the depth of a picture frame, this simplistic sound piece is clearly unobtrusive, other than its big sound. Bluetooth compatible, there’s no need for pressing any buttons to navigate your sound; as a matter of fact, I didn’t notice any buttons at all.

Described by the company as ‘Audio Art,’ which I couldn’t disagree, their flat ES speaker systems will provide desirable sound, while simply looking beautiful. Their Filo is a portable version, equipped with a kick-stand. Again, simple and classy, you’ll agree that In2uit stands out positively in the audio world.

Pictured is brand manager Brian…

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Sphero and Fans ‘Have A Ball’ At CES (Video)

Matthew Marchesano — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:35:51 +0000

The folks over at the Sphero booth had the ball rolling all week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. Demonstrating their unique spherical game controller on a closed track, attendees were able to race the cute little guys around and round, controlling the device’s motion with iPads and iPhones. Now with twenty-plus more »

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Samsung President Dr. Woo Announces New Processing Chip, Exonys 5 Octa

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:19:09 +0000

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Stephen Woo, President at Samsung addressed a packed house at the Las Vegas Venetian Palazzo ballroom. In the last large-stage keynote presentation of CES 2013, Dr. Woo talked the future for the massive tech company and his focus was its product’s new components

“The question that keeps me up at night is ‘how can we increase processor power while decreasing energy consumption,” Woo stated. Don’t worry, he has been sleeping quite well as of late.

Enter the Exonys 5 Octa processing chip; a…

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Quick CES Product Round-Up

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:19:27 +0000

Pictured is founder and CEO, June Lai.

Boy, oh boy, oh boy — CES is quite overwhelming. Thousands of products, over a hundred thousand people in attendance and only a week to see it all? Today was my first day at the international tech gathering and I’ve gathered a few gadgets that caught my eye:

Hong Kong- based Catalyst Lifestyle Limited is going deep-sea diving and taking their iPhone with them. Their new case, fully water-proof and fully-partnered with Griffin Technologies enables you to be an underwater photographer while still retaining iPhone 5′s fully-responsive touch screen capability.

Engineered to work with precision for 30 minutes while submerged under two meters of water, the Catalyst case is made for a day at the beach and so much more….

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