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Intel Inside the Infiniti #CES2014
Reinforced by its long-running and successful “Intel-Inside” marketing campaign, Intel has long been the heart of personal computers. In this video, filmed at the 2014 International CES Conference, Intel’s Lindsay Sech explains how their technology is now turning the automobile into effectively a mobile computer. In addition to providing safety features like lane departure prevention,…
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Instrument Driving #CES2014
An after-market, four-camera system coupled with an in-dash display effectively turns an old car into a smart car. Rob Haynes demonstrates Rydeen Mobile’s RDV360 and explains how this system works and how it can provide warnings for drivers of objects that are in their blind spots. As he points out, it is possible to park…
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Exchanging Ideas and Content
“We all need content. We all need a platform for that,” said Edward Hinson of the video exchange. The video exchange was created by Skyline Membership Corporation, a North Carolina Communications Service Provider, to address the challenge of providing enough fresh, quality content for its local content channel. The video exchange made its debut at…
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The Behind the Scenes History of the Computer History Museum – Complete Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6YKyzOSJOwC48FOf7G_2qrv_d7KqDP9D The West Coast version of a Smithsonian is one way to characterize the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, CA. This was one of many takeaways from an excellent discussion of this Silicon Valley institution with CHM president and CEO, John Hollar, and CHM chairman, Len Shustek. Organized and moderated by IEEE Silicon Valley Technology History Committee…
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Alan’s Intro, Len Shustek’s Early Computer & Start-up Experiences
Alan introduces the two CHM leaders who exhibit a very rare combination of exceptional competence with modesty and humility. Len relates his experience with computers in junior high and his motivation for starting Nestar Systems in 1979 – a very risky and gutsy initiative. [Description and Title by Alan Weissberger]
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John Hollar’s Education & Career Changes
John describes his education and various career moves prior to joining CHM as CEO/President in 2008. His many careers included: Journalist, FCC Legal Advisor/Chief of Staff, Media Executive at PBS and then Pearson in London, and now CHM President/CEO. “PBS.org was like riding a rocket,” he said. Built international team at Pearson to get “an old media…
