Category, Technology

(This is being typed on a MacBook Pro, researched via its Safari browser on a FIOS by Verizon fibre optic line. It will be read on Macs, iPhones, iPads as well as many other desktop, laptop, and hand-held devices that try to keep up with the pace-setters in Cupertino, Calif). The worldwide impact made by Steve Jobs is unimaginable. Quite simply, he is a legend. There has never been a human being who has changed the world in so many different ways. There has never been a CEO/businessman who has made world class and industry-leading contributions to so many different aspects of the way we...

In an article in the Friday November 4th edition of the NY Daily News, the media critic took on the topic of news organizations beginning to do "mobile" live remotes for their newscasts. The angle the writer took was this new technology  was useless because there was essentially no difference from what could be presented from a non-mobile traditional "live" report." On that isolated level, he is correct. From what the viewer sees, in most cases it doesn't look all that different but that's not the primary function and benefit of this engaging this new technology. New mobile IP (Internet...

The next big thing? It’s Video! I know what you’re thinking, but what’s going to happen over the next few years will be as life changing as the mobile phone itself. The ability to receive video instantly on mobile devices without buffering or waiting for the media to load is the game changer. Over the next few years video is going to become the primary currency on the web, used interchangeably with written text. By 2014, it’s estimated that 200 million mobile devices will be video enabled in the USA. With that comes the demand to produce all types of video, long and short, m...

High Definition TV has changed the way we enjoy sports games, events and programs. The screen resolution is so dramatically improved it makes the traditional Standard Definition look like mud when compared. While the clarity of the image is greatly improved, broadcasters have been slow to change the way they produce "live" games fearing backlash from SD viewers. For example, they place all graphics inside the 4X3 "safe zone" and the additional real estate on both sides of the screen often goes unused. This fall, Fox Sports was the first to take the leap into producing content for a true HD ...

Ace Marketing & Promotions, Inc. (OTC.BB:AMKT.ob - News) announced their Location-Based Mobile Marketing Network (known as Mobiquity Networks) has completed its initial expansion to an additional 50 malls in the third quarter of 2011, bringing the total to 67 malls across the US. Ace has also completed the testing phase on the 50 new malls and has begun generating revenue over the network. Mobiquity Networks (a wholly owned subsidiary of Ace) is a leading provider of location-based mobile marketing solutions. Ace is building one of the Nation's largest location-based Proximity Marketing...