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Photos: Scanning brain waves

Upstart EmSense reads people's brain waves to gauge their emotional response to advertisements and video games.Hans Lee, chief technology officer of EmSense, wearing the company''s wireless headband, which includes a dry EEG electroencephalogram sensor to measure the electrical activity of the brain without the use of gels; an accelerometer, which...

Tags: Mice, Games, photograph, Upstart EmSense, Lee, rabbit, mouse, sensor, video game company, cage, gel, Monterey, THQ Inc., Santa Monica, Super Bowl, game company, headset, chief technology officer, video, sales, video game, gamer, advertiser, Hollywood, California, monitor, photogra

Image galleries 2007-08-21

Photos: The all-electric Javlon car

The sedan from Miles Automotive is being built in China. It's due to arrive in the U.S. sometime in 2008.This is the look of the Javlon, an all-electric car coming next year from newcomer Miles Automotive Group. The prototype is being finished up in a factory in China. So how...

Tags: photograph, Javlon, Chinese company, Santa Monica, China, sedan, newcomer, U.S. Department of Defense, California, U.S.

Image galleries 2007-08-10

Photos: Tesla's electric sports car

Tesla Motors showcased its upcoming Tesla Roadster to oohs and aahs this week in Santa Monica, Calif.

Tags: Santa Monica, California

Image galleries 2006-07-20

Photos: Tesla's electric sports car

Tesla Motors showcased its upcoming Tesla Roadster to oohs and aahs this week in Santa Monica, Calif.

Tags: Santa Monica, California

Image galleries 2006-07-20

Photos: Tesla's electric sports car

Tesla Motors showcased its upcoming Tesla Roadster to oohs and aahs this week in Santa Monica, Calif.

Tags: Santa Monica, California

Image galleries 2006-07-20

Additional Resources

Lionsgate Produces One-Minute Reports With IBM Systems Solution for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Accelerator

Lionsgate, in Santa Monica, CA, is one of the leading independent producer and distributors of motion pictures, television programming, entertainment, video-on-demand and digitally delivered content. The IT department was concerned that the demand for information could easily outgrow the ability of their technology to deliver reports. Since information is the...

Tags: SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Lionsgate, Video On Demand (VoD), Web Services, Blade Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Servers, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software, Hardware, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Case studies 2009-07-01

Question Of The Day 1.0 (Mobile)

Question Of The Day features all of the questions from the book, additional comments for most questions, prompters for several, highlighted in blue. Hitting these will activate a popup screen, with potential answers, designed to jump start ideas and conversation. The Heavy/Light bar which is featured in the book is...

Tags: Mobile, Question, Sporkfly Media, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-03-12

Microsoft: It’s not just a store, it’s a branding experience

Microsoft: It’s not just a store, it’s a branding experienceBut it has to be first and foremost a storeThey have to move product to stay open. This is basic common sense. They can't expect store operations to be underwritten as a kind of marketing device.Whether the move will work for...

Tags: Corporate communications, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., branding

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

Citizen journalism and traditional news

I've been experimenting recently with CNN's site for "citizen journalism" named iReport.  I created a few video posts of myself in response to requests for questions targeted at future visitors to Wolf Blitzer's "The Situation Room" (you can see my iReport site here - http://www.ireport.com/people/JohnCarroll). There are a few kinks in...

Tags: Video Camera, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-07-21

The Apprentice Los Angeles 1 (Windows)

Compete for the opportunity of a lifetime with the legendary Donald Trump and his children, Ivanka and Don Jr. Play against 12 of your favorite contestants. Battle it out in the boardroom. Combine Action and Strategy to Win! Serve customers efficiently. Oversee a team of helpers. Manage your time and...

Tags: Legacy Interactive, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2008-06-20

California's Green Guru Speaks Out

The clean-tech industry of today is in its early stages, about where Microsoft was in 1980, says Terry Tamminen, an adviser at Pegasus Capital Advisors and the former director of California's Environmental Protection Agency. Now a main force behind the state's rise to the top as a climate change policy...

Tags: California, News, Green, climate change, microsoft, environment, Terry Tamminen

Videos 2008-04-16

Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough

Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...

Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-04

Off the grid: energy independence in the real world

Courtesy: Builidng With Awareness and Ted Owens. Forget the campaign year political slogans. "Energy independence." Out in the real world, designers and engineers are making real headway in building homes and work spaces that are off the grid, and in some cases water...

Tags: Grid, Energy, Home, Ted Owens, BWA, Colorado Court, Corporate Communications, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-02-21

Ex-porn star PAs and the lonely engineers of 2nd Street

I popped into the MySpace Developer platform launch the other day and picked up a couple of interesting nuggets about MySpace. A lot of the execs in the Santa Monica headquarters have personal assistants, and most are very good looking. My source tells me that at least...

Tags: MySpace, Web 2.0, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-02-07

The iPhone form factor is the future

The iPhone form factor is the futureiPhone sales disappointhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19903371/Doesn't change my analysis in the least. The iPhone is a great form factor and device, irrespective of whether it attracts the number of customers analysts expect it should. That will inform future designs, which is as it should be...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, iPhone form factor, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-07-24

Nintendo wants you to get fit with new game

New Nintendo Wii title encourages exerciseAt E3 in Santa Monica, Calif., Nintendo executives show off Wii Fit, an upcoming game that will get gamers on their feet and measure their exercise. The game will come with a new accessory, the 'Wii balance board,' which will measure a player's movements.

Tags: Games, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., game

Videos 2007-07-12

Indie 103.1 FM (KDLD) Radio 2 (Windows)

Listen to the Indie 103.1 FM radio KDLD from Santa Monica using this small handy Widget. An adaptation from Radio One Widget, copyright 2005 John Hinds. (Indie 103.1 FM KDLD Radio requires Windows Media Player to be installed to operate.) This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. ...

Tags: Radio, Steve Ross, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2007-07-12

'Rock Band,' 'Halo 3' and Disney movies on Xbox 360

Microsoft announces big titles at E3From E3 in Santa Monica, Calif.: Microsoft shows off 'Rock Band,' 'Halo 3,' Disney movies available in the Xbox Marketplace and more.

Tags: Game players, Xbox 360, Rock Band, Halo 3, Disney Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.

Videos 2007-07-11

Sony is / is not slashing the PS3 price

Corporate approaches to media relations never cease to amaze me. Just last week, Sony's president, Ryoji Chubachi, claimed that no price cut on the PS3 was in the works. This morning, however, news from Reuters reported that the PS3 price WILL be slashed by $100.00...at least in the United States.That's...

Tags: XBOX 360, XBOX, Wii, Sony, PS3, Nintendo, Microsoft, Games

Blog posts 2007-07-09

Google pushes more 'Google In Your Classroom': Education rules?

Google proudly touts it supports “teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge.” How so? “Google Tools for Your Classroom”Google Education Initiatives announces Google Teacher Academy “goes Hollywood”:Googles FREE training program for K-12 educators is an intensive, one-day event where participants get hands-on...

Tags: Culture, Google, Google Software Applications

Blog posts 2007-04-27