Week in Review: What Happened in Vegas? CES Gave PixelOptics Rave Reviews!
Posted by | January 13, 2012
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference wasn’t the only event on our radar this week. The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, took over Las Vegas from January 10th to the 13th. About 140,000 attendees traveled to “sin city” to see the latest devices, services, and apps.
CES typically hosts previews of gadgets and new product announcements, and each year some big trends emerge—last year was dominated by tablets and 3-D TVs. In 2012, CES-goers had their fill of faster and bigger smartphones, ultra-thin laptops, and Web-connected TVs. As more and more of our content streams from the web to our TVs and mobile devices, video content will continue to explode. As a result, streaming video to personal devices is expected to create completely new advertising opportunities, which many of our partner companies are capitalizing on.
Last but not least, a pair of revolutionary eyeglasses were all-the-craze at this tech megaconvention. Attendees were surprised to find eyeglasses in the maze of gadgets, but the confusion soon turned to amazement as CES attendees tried on a pair of PixelOptics’ next-generation spectacles—emPower!. Featuring the most significant technological advance in prescription eyewear in the last 50 years, there was tremendous media coverage about emPower! and PixelOptics—New York Times, The Street, Computerworld,VentureBeat, Los Angeles Times… and Connected Magazine listed emPower! as one of the top 5 freshest gadgets. Prior to CES, PixelOptics named Brett H. Craig President and CEO, marking an evolution of PixelOptics and the emPower! brand. Brett’s 14 years of experience and expertise in the optical industry will be invaluable for future success of the company.
In other partner company news:
- Becker’s ASC Review featured a timely report from AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions about the extensions of the 2011 physician payment rates and other policies that affect physicians in 2012.
- New partner company Crimson Informatics was recently listed as one of 5 insurance startups to watch by Business Insider. By bringing its UBI software to the auto insurance market, Crimson’s goal is to give insurance carriers metrics based on drivers’ measurable behavior behind the wheel.
- New technology partner company Hoopla Software was featured in a Philadelphia Tech News story about apps that complement and work with the Force.com platform, and can be sold through Salesforce.com’s AppExchange.
- Putney‘s CEO Jean Hoffman held the spotlight as a Women to Watch alumna with much to toast to in 2011 and the year ahead. Both Mass High Tech and Maine Ahead featured stories on Putney’s success. In addition, Putney announced that it hired a Chief Operating Officer and a Senior Director of Marketing to augment the rapidly growing pet pharmaceutical company, which focuses on the development and sale of generic prescription medicines for pets.
- Fortune interviewed Joe Zawadzki, MediaMath CEO, and highlighted MediaMath as the preferred platform for marketers who want to buy ad space through several suppliers, including Google and AppNexus.
- NovaSom‘s AccuSom® Home Sleep Test for Sleep Apnea was featured as part of Verizon Wireless’s booth at CES.
- Swap.com was listed as an effective tool under the top 15 tips for saving money in 2012. A Fidelity Investments survey found that 46 percent of respondents wanted to save more money as their New Year’s resolution, and swapping is one way to do it.
- This week ThingWorx announced a partnership with Sensei Solutions for smart grid management, which positions ThingWorx in industrial automation. There, the ThingWorx platform will monitor assets for smart grid solutions.
Safeguard and our partner companies are off to a great start in 2012. To read more of our Week in Review series featuring recent news and updates, please use the following feed: safeguardscientifics.com/WeekInReview. Enjoy your weekend!
