| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Video: yes that's a DLP projector in my tablet; here's how it looks | | | by Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOm | | | How much can an integrated projector enhance tablet usage? More than I expected as the Texas Instruments DLP chip in a 7-inch slate makes for a big screen experience when it comes to viewing videos, pictures or the web. More»
Why This Matters: BYOProjector. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | RealD's LUXE: Will exhibitors be willing to walk away from their own brand? | | | by Carolyn Giardina, Hollywood Reporter | | | Speaking of RealD's announced plans to ask all exhibitors to brand their Premium Large Format theaters as "LUXE: A RealD Experience," Dolby's senior worldwide technical marketing manager Stuart Bowling told The Hollywood Reporter. "It will be interesting to see how exhibition reacts. … Will they be willing to walk away from their own brands? Because obviously they have invested a lot in building these brands." More»
Why This Matters: Yes I'm sure Dolby's senior worldwide technical market manager does find it interesting—Dolby has a top line credit at Dolby Theater in Hollywood (formerly Kodak) but that's not a cinema theater (yet). Will technical branding spread as a way to define an experience for the public—as it did with IMAX—and how far can that go? Should you brand your technology or product as an experience, rather than a thing? –Cynthia Wisehart
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| | #3 | Groupon founder Andrew Mason's album hilariously, pitifully, magically bad | | | by John Koetsier, VentureBeat | | | Former Groupon CEO Andew Mason's album debuted on iTunes yesterday. Predictably, it sucks. More»
Why This Matters: The author stole my headline. I heard a clip in the car on the school run this morning and I knew I had to share this even though it's barely relevant. Many of you are musicians and those I've heard play, truly are musicians. But get this: this is not just bad vanity music, it's actually seriously intended as career advice album, with "valuable takeaways" for executives and mid-level management." That's a quote. Next time you want to provide a valuable takeaway, don't write it, sing it! –Cynthia Wisehart |
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