Wireless Wednesday for 2/11/15: Companies to Watch in 2015

Rick and Mitch look into the crystal ball and talk about some companies that utilize technology in what they do, and why you should be familair with them...

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1.  SpaceX
www.spacex.com

Owned by entreprenuer, Elon Musk, SpaceX is about to launch a 14-story tall rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

If all goes according to plan, Falcon 9 will launch into space, jettison its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, and return to Earth to land on a 300-by-100-foot barge off the coast of Florida. DSCOVR will orbit the Earth for 110 days to monitor the planet's solar winds, which are capable of disrupting power grids, aviation, and GPS.
SpaceX wants to revolutionize space tachnology and travel, with a goal of going to other planets.
 


2.  Tesla Motors  - also owned by Musk
www.teslamotors.com

Tesla designs and manufactures premium electric vehicles. Tesla currently produces the Model S sedan and is taking reservations for the Model X SUV.
Tesla prices start at $35,000

 

3. Epson

Epson is branching out.  It's not just printers and projectors anymore.

Epson is getting into golf with their new swing analysis monitor-  coming out in over a month.

Epson Smart glasses are being used by Android developers to create augmented reality business apps

·        Epson Robots are being used by business from big pharma (e.g., airborne drug testing) to big agra (e.g., stuffing jalapenos into olives), and in hundreds of other industrial applications

·        Epson is working with fashion designers around the world to print never-before-seen designs on fabric – check out its plans for NYC’s Fashion Week

 
4.  GoPro

Yes, the action camera company.

GoPro is at the very early stages of becoming a media and publishing engine.
GoPro will be a media company.
GoPro wants to be a media company. That transformation—physical goods to digital media—is one that many companies are making these days, and it's an intuitive next step for GoPro.

The convergence of social and mobile publishing has created all kinds of well-defined channels for content distribution, and audiences already congregate around those channels. So why wouldn't a retailer or manufacturer want to put its product in front of them? For GoPro, becoming a media company means tapping into a distribution network with content that makes people want to buy GoPro cameras.

 

5. Apple

No big surprise here, but Apple Watch will sell at least 30 million devices and increase Apple’s market share of the app market where they will continue to see higher monetization than Android.

6.  WeChat and Line

As WeChat and Line have demonstrated, you can build an entire computing ecosystem around chat, allowing people to book taxis, bank, chat, exchange goods, and play games.  We will be chatting and using message and text features even more.
 


App of the week  

TVSofa 2 - Track your favorite shows and movies

.99 app

TVSofa is the best tool for tracking series and movies on your iPhone and iPad. With this universal app you will discover new shows and movies and save then in your favorites list to access then later.

WONDERFUL DESIGN
• TVSofa has been designed for iOS7, but it is also works great with iOS6.
• Easy to use. With just a tap you can find all popular, best rated and playing now movies and shows, access to your favorites, open the series calendar, etc…
• Customize the interface with one of the beautiful themes we provide you.

BEST SERVICES FOR BEST MEDIA INFO
• TVSofa uses great services like TheMovieDB, TheTVDb, Trakt.tv or Series.ly for finding the best media info.
• Use the filters to find the movie or show you are interested looking for.
• Access all the actors info, including their filmography.
• Access all the users comments and watch the trailer in your language.
• View and download all the movie and serie artwork.
• Get the media info localized in your language (just open the settings menu and change it).
• Full Series.ly data synchronization (a series.ly account is necessary).

TRACK YOUR FAVORITES SERIES
• Now you can track your favorites shows in a really easy way.
• Use the built-in daily calendar to know when is your favorite show aired.
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WORKS GREAT WITH OTHER DEVICES
• TVSofa is an universal app, that means that works great with iPhone and iPad. Only one app for all devices.
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• TVSofa is compatible with "Video Web Downloader" *(available on the App Store).