by sadmin | Jul 15, 2016 | apple, Earbuds, Earphones, Engineers
ELWN FIT Earbuds launch on Kickstarter and answer the question – “How can I work, play, and live my active lifestyle without a thought about charging or adjusting my wireless earbuds?”
SALT LAKE CITY (PRWEB)
ELWN FIT Earbuds tackle the two biggest problems earbud users know all too well: fit and battery life. ELWN launched its
Kickstarter campaign today– intent on setting the wireless audio
industry on its ear with ground breaking new technology.
ELWN is proud to offer the ultimate truely wireless audio solution for the athletic, ambitious, and audiophile on-the-go that features a custom fit and endless battery life.
ELWN Earbuds are designed with a staggering array of fit options and truly wireless technology contained in a stylish, all-weather design. Users can make calls, enjoy music, and workout while enjoying top quality sound with the confidence of a truly wireless perfect fit.
“We’re a manufacturing company and have made millions of headphones for other companies, but we decided to launch our own product to address the two biggest issues with earbuds on the market today, fit and battery life,” said Scott Hinton, co-founder of ELWN. “We think we’ve come up with an amazing product that always fit and you don’t have to remove them in order to charge.”
Charge:
Since ELWN earbuds are truly wireless, they run on a battery. However, with the patent pending Infinity Band charger, users are freed from the need to constantly remove to re-charge. Imagine the inconvenience of running out of juice in the middle of a challenging hike or career making call. The Infinity Band is a first of its kind system that allows the charging of the earbud’s batteries while in use, providing virtually endless battery life.
Fit:
ELWN Earbuds were inspired by the idea that if they don’t fit right then they won’t feel right and then nothing else will matter. Earbud users often suffer because both of their ears are not the same size or shape. The one size fits all model leaves them annoyed as they repeatedly try to keep their painful earbuds in place. Purchasers of the ELWN Earbuds receive an industry leading 48 earth comfort pieces with over 180 fit combinations, guaranteeing a secure, customizable fit for nearly everyone, and every activity on the planet.
“What really sets us apart is our patent pending Infinity Band and our fit for life comfort guarantee,” added Hinton. “Our Infinity Band allows users to charge and listen at the same time, and our fit gives the option of the most custom, comfortable and secure fit possible.”
Other Audio and Design Features include:
- Advanced Bluetooth Chip Set w/ CVC aptX Technology provides the best connectivity and improves battery life
- Resounding 6mm Micro Dynamic Drivers that deliver both pristine calls and rich, full music
- Sweat and water resistant
- Precision tuned microphone for making crystal clear calls
About The ELWN Team:
ELWN is a Salt Lake City entity created by two former Apple engineers collaborating with a top USA based design and marketing firm. Their team consists of some of the world’s best audio innovators that include engineers, athletes, music lovers, and fanatics about design.
by sadmin | May 31, 2016 | Computer, Docking, notebook, vehicles
STEVENS POINT, Wis., Gamber-Johnson, a leading manufacturer of computer docking stations, today unveiled a new docking station designed to mount a Getac S410 notebook in a fleet vehicle. The new dock is thin and light (4.47 lbs/2.03 kg) and features a spring-loaded connector to ensure connectivity even in the roughest terrain.
“Most semi-rugged computers are hefty and thick, but the Getac S410 notebook is a very thin computer for the semi-rugged environment. We created a docking station that is thin and light to compliment the aesthetics of the notebook,” said Brenda Mischnick, product manager at Gamber-Johnson. “It’s an aluminum and composite dock that will hold up in just about any rugged environment. It has all the port replicators a consumer will need, is designed to be used one-handed, and takes up hardly any additional space in a vehicle. It’s the ultimate docking station for Getac S410 users.”
The S410 docking station passed Gamber-Johnson’s grueling quality testing requirements including vibration and shock at MIL-STD 810G 514.5, SAE standard J1455 crash test, and the docking mechanism at 30,000 cycles. The dock also features certifications for RoHS, FCC, C-Tick, and E-Mark.
The docking stations will be available for purchase June 2016 at all Gamber-Johnson resellers. To see a full list of features or to get a quote, please visit gamberjohnson.com/S410.
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by sadmin | May 30, 2016 | Advertise, Gameloft, games, mobile
Paris, Gameloft, a leading digital and social game publisher, once again announces a solid performance for its mobile advertising network, Gameloft Advertising Solutions.
- 648% increase in advertising revenue, at constant scope
The agency generated monthly advertising revenue of more than €1.2 million for April 2016, compared to €164,000 for the same month last year acknowledging a rapidly growing reputation.
- 305% increase in the number of campaigns, at constant scope
166 campaigns were signed in April 2016, compared to 41 in April 2015. Gameloft Advertising Solutions now covers 10% of the Fortune 500, showing its potential for growth.
“Since the start of 2016, we have considerably strengthened our presence in the programmatic advertising field, our strategic partners, and our sales in rich-media and native advertising formats. Thanks to these successful results, Gameloft yet again demonstrates the ability of its mobile advertising agency, Gameloft Advertising Solutions, to perform,“ states Gonzague de Vallois, Senior Vice President Publishing at Gameloft.
About Gameloft Advertising Solutions
With a monthly audience of more than 157 million unique players and an inventory of 8 billion impressions, Gameloft Advertising Solutions offers advertisers a unique level of visibility and engagement. To date, Gameloft Advertising Solutions has delivered more than 1000 campaigns for prestigious brands such as Air France, Coca-Cola®, Ford, FOX™, Kellogg’s®, McDonalds, ©Netflix, Procter & Gamble, Samsung and Unilever, in over 40 countries around the world (North America, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, etc.).
All trademarks referenced above are owned by their respective trademark owners.
by sadmin | May 28, 2016 | Acquire, music accessories, Universal
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced the acquisition of Fame House, an award-winning, innovative digital marketing agency whose clients include artists, brands and festivals including Eminem, Pearl Jam, Mitchell & Ness and Electric Zoo.
Fame House will remain based in Philadelphia and continue to provide and expand on their world-class services as an agency for Universal Music as well as third-party clients. Mike Fiebach, CEO and founder, and Eric Hahn, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, will continue to lead the agency. Fiebach and Hahn will report to Boyd Muir, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Michele Anthony, Executive Vice President of UMG.
The acquisition of Fame House will advance UMG’s strategy to create unique commercial opportunities for its artists and labels through social media, consumer engagement, direct-to-consumer and direct-to-fan initiatives, as well as activations for brands, sponsors and live events.
“At Universal Music, we have created artist and label services that are unrivaled in our industry,” Anthony said. “Fame House will provide digital marketing services and social media expertise for our artists and labels to build fan engagement and reach new audiences through compelling direct-to-consumer and merchandising experiences, as well as create activation opportunities for brands and sponsors and for our live events.”
Muir added, “UMG’s acquisition of Fame House is further evidence of our evolution into a multifaceted entertainment company that can provide a broad range of services for artists beyond recorded music, publishing and merchandising. I’m looking forward to working with Mike, Eric and the entire Fame House team on unlocking new creative and commercial opportunities for our artists and labels.”
“We are eager and excited to continue to build Fame House as a part of Universal Music Group,” Fiebach said. “We believe that we can build a game-changing business with UMG. I am thankful to Boyd, Michele, Mike Tunnicliffe, Peter Sinclair and the rest of the UMG management team for recognizing the potential of Fame House and for giving us this incredible opportunity. With the resources and support of the world’s leading music company, the sky is now the limit.”
Added Hahn, “As someone who has only wanted to build a career in the music industry, the opportunity to work in the UMG family is an absolute dream come true. We believe that the UMG leadership is at the forefront of innovating positive evolution in the industry and for them to recognize a company that we built as a key ingredient in their strategy is something we are very proud and appreciative to be a part of.”
Founded in January 2011 by Fiebach, Fame House is a digital strategy agency with offices in Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles that’s built to uniquely serve the needs of the modern music industry. Fame House’s early foresight into crafting services around the new opportunities of connecting artists and fans online led them to help establish a new key role within the music ecosystem serving artists alongside labels, management companies, event companies and agents.
About Universal Music Group:Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company. Find out more at:
http://www.universalmusic.com
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by sadmin | May 27, 2016 | Big Data, China, Data, event, silicon valley
GUIYANG, China, The 2016 Guiyang International Big Data Expo officially opened at Guiyang International Eco-Conference Center on May 25. The Expo is jointly organized by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China,the Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the People’s Government of Guizhou Province, with Huanqiu.com acting as the event’s official overseas PR partner.
Premier Li Keqiang, officers from relevant government departments and other guests, adding up to more than 3,000 people, participated in the opening ceremony, with official statistics counting 17,244 visitors to the expo that afternoon. The expo forms part of the 2016 Guiyang Big Data Industry Summit and China’s E-commerce and Innovation Development Summit.
According to Premier Li, big data and other new internet technologies have already changed the world profoundly, which has lead to all countries standing on the same starting line of scientific and technical revolution. “We should develop a sharing economy,” said Li, “so as to let more people have equal opportunities to work and start their own business, and let people better enjoy the harvest of reform and development.”
While Silicon Valley in the U.S. has been the pioneer of Hi-Tech innovation in the IT era, Guiyang is regarded as ‘China’s Digital Valley’ and is expected to be the pioneer of big data in the DT era.
The city has established the first key laboratory for big data strategy and launched the first all-domain public free WiFi in China. It has cultivated the big data development theory with block data and is an enthusiastic promoter for establishing China’s first big data public platform based on block data aggregation.
Guiyang is also dedicated to creating China’s first model city for opening government data. The city has opened China’s first big data exchange center and is now focusing on constructing China’s first big data industry development cluster.
SOURCE Huanqiu.com Via PRNewswire
by sadmin | May 27, 2016 | facebook, live, Mark Zuckerberg, NASA
WASHINGTON, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 1. The Earth-to-space call will be seen live on NASA’s Facebook page.
During the 20-minute Facebook Live video call with NASA astronauts Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams, and ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) Tim Peake, Zuckerberg will ask questions submitted on NASA’s Facebook page. To ask a question and watch the call, visit NASA’s Facebook page at:
The International Space Station serves as the world’s leading laboratory for conducting cutting-edge microgravity research, and is the primary platform for technology development and testing in space to enable human and robotic exploration of destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including asteroids and Mars.
For more information about the crew and research on the International Space Station, visit:
by sadmin | May 26, 2016 | Automobiles, Cars, online, U.S., vehicles, web
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Edmunds.com, the leading car information and shopping network, forecasts that 1,537,436
new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in May for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.5 million. The projected sales will be a 2.3 percent increase from
April 2016, but a 5.8 percent decrease from
May 2015. While sales appear to be slowing, Edmunds says that 2016 is still on track to break last year’s record of 17.47 million new car sales.
“It’s easy to look at May’s sales and conclude that the retail car market is losing steam, but it’s too soon to say for sure that auto sales are leveling off,” says Edmunds.com Director of Industry Analysis Jessica Caldwell. “As in previous years, the summer months will flush out more incentives from automakers and the urgency that shoppers show in responding to these incentives will give the industry a much better sense of how the market is trending.”
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SALES VOLUME FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER
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Sales Volume
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May 2016
Forecast
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May 2015
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April 2016
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Change May
2015
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Change April
2016
|
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GM
|
254,643
|
293,097
|
259,557
|
-13.1%
|
-1.9%
|
|
Ford
|
242,771
|
250,086
|
229,739
|
-2.9%
|
5.7%
|
|
Toyota
|
220,006
|
242,579
|
211,125
|
-9.3%
|
4.2%
|
|
Fiat Chrysler
|
202,198
|
202,227
|
199,631
|
0.0%
|
1.3%
|
|
Honda
|
148,918
|
154,593
|
148,829
|
-3.7%
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0.1%
|
|
Nissan
|
132,443
|
134,779
|
123,861
|
-1.7%
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6.9%
|
|
Hyundai/Kia
|
123,529
|
126,043
|
118,721
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-2.0%
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4.0%
|
|
VW/Audi
|
43,244
|
53,186
|
44,913
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-18.7%
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-3.7%
|
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Industry
|
1,537,436
|
1,631,260
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1,502,527
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-5.8%
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2.3%
|
|
*NOTE: May 2016 had 24 selling days, May 2015 had 26 and April 2016 had 27.
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Edmunds.com estimates that retail SAAR will come in at 14.3 million vehicles in May, with fleet transactions accounting for 18.5 percent of total sales. An estimated 3.2 million used cars will be sold in May, for a SAAR of 38.5 million (compared to 3.4 million – or a SAAR of 38.5 million – used car sales in April).
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MARKET SHARE FORECAST, BY MANUFACTURER
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Market Share
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May 2016
Forecast
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May 2015
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April 2016
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Change May
2015
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Change
April 2016
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GM
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16.6%
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18.0%
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17.3%
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-1.4%
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-0.7%
|
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Ford
|
15.8%
|
15.3%
|
15.3%
|
0.5%
|
0.5%
|
|
Toyota
|
14.3%
|
14.9%
|
14.1%
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-0.6%
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0.3%
|
|
Fiat Chrysler
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13.2%
|
12.4%
|
13.3%
|
0.8%
|
-0.1%
|
|
Honda
|
9.7%
|
9.5%
|
9.9%
|
0.2%
|
-0.2%
|
|
Nissan
|
8.6%
|
8.3%
|
8.2%
|
0.4%
|
0.4%
|
|
Hyundai/Kia
|
8.0%
|
7.7%
|
7.9%
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
|
VW/Audi
|
2.8%
|
3.3%
|
3.0%
|
-0.4%
|
-0.2%
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Related Links
http://www.edmunds.com
by sadmin | May 26, 2016 | microsoft, Smartphones
REDMOND, Wash., Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to streamline the company’s smartphone hardware business, which will impact up to 1,850 jobs. As a result, the company will record an impairment and restructuring charge of approximately $950 million, of which approximately $200 million will relate to severance payments.
“We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation — with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same,” said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We will continue to innovate across devices and on our cloud services across all mobile platforms.”
Microsoft anticipates this will result in the reduction of up to 1,350 jobs at Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, as well as up to 500 additional jobs globally. Employees working for Microsoft Oy, a separate Microsoft sales subsidiary based in Espoo, are not in scope for the planned reductions.
As a result of the action, Microsoft will record a charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 for the impairment of assets in its More Personal Computing segment, related to these phone decisions.
The actions associated with today’s announcement are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the calendar year and fully completed by July 2017, the end of the company’s next fiscal year.
More information about these charges will be provided in Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings announcement on July 19, 2016, and in the company’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Related Links
http://www.microsoft.com
by sadmin | May 22, 2016 | Digicel, Huawei, Jamaica
KINGSTON , Jamaica, Digicel Group and Huawei Technologies have successfully demonstrated the true strength of the single true fiber-optic network with home port in Jamaica, in which what is known as XG-PON technology in the new fiber-optic network, the transmission rate a of up to 10,000 megabits per second provides, shall apply.
XG-PON stands for “10Gbps Passive Optical Network” (10 Gb / s Passive Optical Network) and heralds a new age in the over ultra-broadband connections transmitted speeds, -. For the Caribbean an absolute novelty The test was in Digicel laboratory in central Kingston performed, the new fiber-optic network for home Digicel was used. with the speeds reached thereby Jamaica takes things broadband transmission at par with leading countries such as Korea and Singapore.
Commenting on the incredibly fast technology said John Suranyi , CEO of Digicel Play in the Caribbean and in Central America: “That was a very exciting experiment and reached speeds have surprised us right, and we were floored to see how easy it be is likely to come to these speeds as soon as it is needed in this region. This shows how we can continue to develop in the direction of multi-gigabit speeds as and when our customers want it, but not just so Digicel has the edge in the competition in Jamaica the front but also to the region on an equal footing to bring the world’s leading countries in terms of broadband technology, Singapore and Korea. “
He continued: “It is widely accepted that there is a direct relationship between the level of broadband penetration and an increase in GDP, and against this background it can be expected that this put directly investments and will drive economic growth. To date, we have over 100 million US dollars in our FTTH fiber program invested in Jamaica and our customers are starting to realize the real benefits of our investment. “
Stephen Ma , CEO of the Caribbean branch of Huawei Technologies, commented, “Digicel and Huawei have achieved with this common test something incredible. Thanks to the skill and experience of Digicel in telecommunications and multi-service single-FAN platform of Huawei Technologies, we have achieved multi-gigabit speeds in the Caribbean region for the first time. This is a great success and both companies will look back on this day with pride. Our partnership brings together the respective strengths and we are very excited about what the future will bring even more. “
About Digicel Group:The Digicel Group is a provider of comprehensive communications and entertainment services with a presence in 33 markets in the Caribbean, in Central America and in the Asia-Pacific region. Digicel is past 15 years in the business and has invested worldwide to date over 5 billion US dollars. The company is known for providing the best value proposition, its high-quality services and its impressive network.
Digicel is the leading sponsor of sports teams in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific region, where the company employs in these regions especially in promoting Special Olympics teams. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and also acts as a partner of the Caribbean to the Premier League. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several rugby teams and also supports Cricket Team Vanuatu .
In addition, Digicel maintains in the regions where it is present as a company, a variety of local initiatives and has Digicel Foundations in Haiti , Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago established. These foundations focus on development programs in the fields of education, culture and social affairs.
SOURCE Digicel Group Via PRNewswire
by sadmin | May 22, 2016 | Money, Moneygram, transfer
DALLAS , Customers in Germany is now the award-winning website moneygram.de of MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI ) and the mobile application for sending and receiving money. (For Apple ® and Android ™ devices)
The innovative digital products have a clear design, interactive and attractive platforms and improved navigation that facilitate the transfer of funds for customers and more convenient.
The updated site of MoneyGram is the first online service of its kind that allows you to send money for unregistered customers to their families or friends in approximately 200 countries and territories. One of the functions is the “track cash transfer” tool, with which the customer can check the status of online and offline transactions.
“The online and mobile offering is the next evolutionary step in money transfer and we are proud that we are now able to offer in Europe this digital services,” said
Alex Hoffmann , Executive Vice President, Business Development and Global Products of MoneyGram. “The updated website ,
moneygram.de , and the new mobile app developed with the customer in mind and they are in the UK and in the United States already very popular. We plan to now extend this new experience even to additional countries. “
According to the World Bank carried out in 2015 remittances worth $ 20.8 billion from Germany and about $ 15 billion has been received. Estimated $ 2.1 billion were in Poland, $ 1 , 9 billion to France and sent $ 1.3 billion to Italy.
The cutting-edge site of MoneyGram in the US available since 2015 and was recently honored at the Innovation Awards celebration of PYMTS for “Best Comeback Story” in the payments industry.
ELWN Earbuds were inspired by the idea that if they don’t fit right then they won’t feel right and then nothing else will matter. Earbud users often suffer because both of their ears are not the same size or shape. The one size fits all model leaves them annoyed as they repeatedly try to keep their painful earbuds in place. Purchasers of the ELWN Earbuds receive an industry leading 48 earth comfort pieces with over 180 fit combinations, guaranteeing a secure, customizable fit for nearly everyone, and every activity on the planet.
