All of the apocalyptic headlines screaming at me that the world is falling apart remind me of the hype of Y2K. But while that stunt ended up being little more than an innocuous exercise in hysterical fear mongering, this crisis de jour isn’t just exponentially more historic, it will prove to be a catalyst that increases the value of premium content. (more…)

This month’s Wired magazine has a nice feature on Jury Hahn, the founder of MegaPhone, one of Safran Digital’s technology ventures. Jury is the creative force behind MegaPhone, a unique software that turns digital billboards from cluttering eye-sores into elegant, multi-player, video game battlefields, where gamers control their players by pushing buttons on their everyday cell phone.

This is MegaPhone ’s second round of kudos from Wired. In late 2007, the company was identified as one of the faces of innovation to look out for in 2008. Watch for them at a screen near you. (more…)

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But if you figure something out please let me know. Just thought I’d send some pics out from day one of the Int’l Auto Show here in Lisbon. It was set-up in the morning and press only in the afternoon. Pretty light crowd, but I had a good view. Take a look. If you make it to the end of the slideshow you’ll see a few shots of the Megaphone screen. (more…)