Most industries are harnessing the internet, social media and mobile tools to build their brand image and increase sales. But the luxury jewellery and watch industries have been slow to adapt. ...
“The majority of these brands are run by [baby] boomers and are family controlled, which can result in an unhealthy level of insularity. And since most are privately owned, there are no financial analysts breathing down their necks to answer difficult questions about their lack of digital strategy,” says Prof Galloway. ...
Jonathan Chippindale, chief executive at Holition, a UK-based company that specialises in 3D augmented reality, says that, ultimately, it is the consumer, not the luxury brands, who will decide what he or she is willing to purchase online. ...
During a presentation at the 2010 FT Business of Luxury Summit, he challenged luxury executives to get more involved with digital media, in particular social media, saying: “If you decide not to be there, you are totally losing what can be said about you and therefore I think you’re not facing your responsibilities as a brand manager.” ...
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[Philip Lelyveld comment: the current show at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, CA. includes anaglyph 3D imagery, both in the gallery and on the website. ]
from the Annenberg website:
"Use the free 3D glasses you receive when you visit "Digital Darkroom" to enjoy content from the exhibit on our website - just look for the image above. Click here to view 3D images on our blog andhere to see the 3D images from our print show."
See the website for more information and gallery hours here:
"Despite the fact that UFB is technologically superior to broadband, at this point its advantages in terms of new services and applications appear rather limited, and the ultra-fast products currently marketed by providers offer very few additional services over existing high-end broadband products."
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"At a time when information and communication technologies are playing an increasing role in all sectors of the economy, and in people's daily lives, the advantages of UFB depend on chiefly on the scale of consumption...Ultra-fast broadband makes for easier consumption and enables the development of a number of existing services, including: over-the-top access to TV services through connected televisions; emerging formats such as ultra high definition and 3D, and those that are becoming ubiquitous (HD); - cloud computing services and applications."
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For French speakers the 150 page study is available here.
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[Philip Lelyeld comment: but Blizzard has the best ratio of uniques to produced video. Where would you put your money?]
If you’re not into video games, chances are you’ve never heard of Machinima. Maybe it’s time to change that: The L.A.-based content producer clocked close to 350 million domestic video views on YouTube in January alone, according to new data from comScore.
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... When my dad bought us anApple IIe back in 1983, I enjoyed making stuff on that too. I had no idea what I was doing, but when I was 13, a blank screen and a blinking green cursor didn't represent frustration: It meant possibility. That's why I'm excited to get my hands on a Raspberry Pi -- a diminutive, $35 computer with no apps, no programs, no monitor/keyboard, no Facebook and endless possibilities. ...
Today's gadgets, however, aren't very condusive to tinkering. Laptops are pretty well sealed up; cracking open your iPad or smartphone means voiding the warranty and trying to monkey with the tiniest ribbon cables you've ever seen. Raspberry Pi is a neat project looking to bring a little bit of that creativitity and "let's see what's under the hood" chutzpah back to computing. ...
The initial Model B version -- a credit card-sized board with two USB ports, an Ethernet port, audio port, HDMI port, 700 Mhz CPU and 256 MB RAM -- went on sale March 1 and sold out within hours. ...
The lightning-fast growth of technology over the past decade has irrevocably altered how pornography is produced, distributed and consumed. The interwebs certainly put a stake in the heart of dead-tree porn periodicals, but now there’s a new twist: a dirty mag for your iPad.
Launching this month, Adult magazine is the brainchild of 3D-porn director/producer Dominic Ford, who serves as editor-in-chief of the new venture. ...
Beyond the porn content, though, Ford says monthly issues will also include erotic fiction, horoscopes, advice columns and other lifestyle content. He intends for the magazine to pay for itself with advertising. (For now, its free and available only on the iPad.) ...
The first issue includes an interview with French porn god Francois Sagat (above) but Ford is clear that Adult is more than just a skin mag. “We’ll be interviewing RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants and talking about music and other topics that appeal to any gay man,” he says. ...
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3D International makes the Chromatic Light Deflector, a patent-pending optical element that dramatically improves the brightness, clarity, and transitioned viewing angle of displaying 3D images – glasses free. Chromatic Light Deflector enables consistent high quality images over an extended time, as it is able to absorb heat without changing its optical properties – unlike some competing plastic lenses. It’s now available for the first time in a detachable filter, called Visuz, so that the user can switch between 2D and 3D by simply lifting the filter that is secured to the LCD/LED screen with a magnet. 3D International is based in Singapore.
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Tapit is a global Near Field Communications company that wants to simplify the way people access information on their mobile phone. The company is based in Australia.
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Wildfire has developed InfluencerForce, an service that identifies and engages social influencers, alerts them to conversations, and recognizes their contributions through virtual badges. The platform continuously scans for relevant conversations and matches them with the most passionate respondents in real-time, people who genuinely care about a subject or brand, and have something to say. The company is based in Singapore.
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The acceptance for the concept of an all-virtual convention was marked by the 8000 recorded attendees, all of whom logged in online to pass through the virtual doors over the span of the three-day event. The adult entertainment industry has always been a pioneer of technology, so it may not be long before we see other kinds of businesses experimenting with conventions on a virtual platform.
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...But the promises of the cloud should be undertaken with caution Paramount CIO Abe Wong said, considering tech innovations advance with lightening speed and the cloud systems are relatively new. "You have to look at possible vendor lock-in and what happens with your data once it is [on the cloud]," he said. ...
While the cloud offers anytime-anywhere access to studio content, Antonellis said there is a disconnect between the services and experience Warner Bros. wants to offer consumers and the ability of network infrastructure to support those innovations. ...
The recent media attention on Wikileaks and hacktavists org Anonymous, which have become a threat to the studios data and bottome by advocating total Internet freedom by any means necessary, might galvanize Hollywood's IT honchos to beef up their security. "Things like Wikileaks have really changed the game. Just because it is on our side of the firewall does not mean it is safe" Leo Collins, a customer advisor to Oracle and the moderator of the studio CIO panel said.
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So much on the Internet appears to be free. What do you tell people who think there's no harm done?
The product doesn't make itself. You only have to sit around until the end — the credits sometimes take as long as the movie! Those are hardworking people; the average salary is about $55,000 a year; 90% of the jobs are blue collar, from that person selling popcorn to that truck driver, that makeup artist.
We bring back more money to the United States than aerospace, automobiles or agriculture. [But] it isn't just economics. It's an accessible, democratic form of culture, and people need to understand how critical this is.
“The Hurt Locker” is a great example of a great film about an important issue. By the time that film went to DVD, it had been stolen so many times it was a money-loser, despite having won the Academy Award. [You can't] get people to invest in the “Hurt Lockers” of the future [if] you can't get back the investment you make.
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Most industries are harnessing the internet, social media and mobile tools to build their brand image and increase sales. But the luxury jewellery and watch industries have been slow to adapt. ...
[Philip Lelyveld comment: the current show at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, CA. includes anaglyph 3D imagery, both in the gallery and on the website. ]
The lightning-fast growth of technology over the past decade has irrevocably altered how pornography is produced, distributed and consumed. The interwebs certainly put a stake in the heart of dead-tree porn periodicals, but now there’s a new twist: a dirty mag for your iPad.