This is actually a positive move…
“On February 1st, 2012 MicroVision will be closing our online store.”
“We decided to close our online store based on high demand for MicroVision products across the globe and our ability to leverage strategic distribution networks in over 120 countries worldwide.”
http://www.microvision.com/displayground/uncategorized/times-are-a-changin/
(thanks to Tetrimbath, IV MVIS board)
What do you guys think? I’m frankly surprised it didn’t have a good run over the last week given what I’ve seen on the US side of trading. It had that great jump on Jan 20th but that was a full week before the Facebook IPO news.
Would like to hear your feedback.
George
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA and TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 01/30/12 — Intertainment Media Inc. (“Intertainment” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:INT)(OTCQX:ITMTF)(FRANKFURT:I4T) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Ortsbo Inc. (“Ortsbo”), the leader in real time experiential language services, in partnership with Variety, the world’s leading publication for business entertainment news have wrapped up its coverage of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has produced a microsite with The VarietyStudio video interviews and Live & Global programming complete with Ortsbo’s proprietary Language Captioning System, providing real-time subtitling in the user’s selected language. The content can be found at www.liveandglobal.com/sundance and www.variety.com/festivals/sundance/.
The Variety Studio interviews, powered by Ortsbo, feature such notable entertainers as Richard Gere, Kate Bosworth, Sigourney Weaver, Paul Simon, Ice-T, Paul Giamatti, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joshua Jackson, William H. Macy, David Duchovny and many other leading celebrities. The Live & Global platform attracted an audience from around the world with a 45 minute live video discussion with the legendary Stan Lee, hosted by Ortsbo spokesman and business partner, Gene Simmons.
Variety and Ortsbo are planning to partner and present a number of key global entertainment events and conferences in 2012. Additional information will be announced as it becomes available.
Ortsbo’s new proprietary service; multi-lingual closed captioning, or Ortsbo’s Language Captioning System was initially launched at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in early January in partnership with Variety’s Entertainment Summit. The system allows viewers to watch video broadcasts, and also view an accompanying language real time text stream, like closed captioning found on television broadcasts, but in their personally selected choice of over 50 languages. This game-changing proprietary system, which is part of Ortsbo’s Live & Global platform, provides the ability for universal language broadcasting on a global basis, regardless of the native language of the broadcaster, potentially changing the face of ethnic, cultural, sports, entertainment, business and other forms of online, video and television live and pre-recorded broadcast programming.
Once a user reaches the web broadcast page, the Language Captioning System will default to the user’s pre-set system language. Along with video content, users can also select the language of their choice from an on-page drop down menu. The system will automatically deliver a “real time” effective stream of “closed captioning” in the user’s chosen language.
“The Sundance Film Festival was a resounding success for Ortsbo as our partnership with Variety took on a whole new level as we helped create and archive exceptional content with the Festival’s leading celebrities along with our Language Captioning System,” said David Lucatch, CEO of Intertainment Media Inc & Ortsbo Inc. “Our Live & Global event with Stan Lee and Gene Simmons was an amazing event, showcasing real-time “on the fly” closed captioning translation capabilities in over 50 languages.”
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble on Twitter – International Fans Powered by Ortsbo.com
Marvel Studios announced that they will be sponsoring a Global Twitter Chat on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. PST with cast members and the director of their highly anticipated action-adventure “Marvel’s The Avengers,” opening in theaters on May 4, 2012. The 30-minute live tweeting event features writer/director Joss Whedon and cast members Tom Hiddleston and Clark Gregg.
Fans around the world will be able to participate in the Q&A on Twitter by using the @Avengers handle and the #Avengers hashtag. Participating fans will have the opportunity to see a 10-second tease of the 30-second Super Bowl spot that will air during Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 on NBC. They will also have a chance to answer “Avengers” trivia for a chance to win “Avengers” prize packs.
International fans will be able to submit questions for the talent in their native language through a global translation tool provided by Ortsbo.com. The chat will be moderated by Marvel’s @Agent_M.
Follow @Avengers on Twitter for more details.
More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/18016/marvels_the_avengers_assemble_on_twitter#ixzz1krfSrapf.
As previously announced, Intertainment Media Inc. continues to initiate the process to “spin out” Ortsbo Inc. as an independent structure for listing on senior Exchanges in Canada and the United States. This transaction will be subject to all applicable board, shareholder and regulatory approvals.
To become a Facebook Fan of Ortsbo, sign up at www.facebook.com/ortsbo.
Follow Ortsbo on Twitter.
For the Company’s corporate blog, please visit www.intertainmentmedia.com/blog.
About Variety www.variety.com
Variety is the leading publication for business entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group – Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety and Variety.com – are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:RUK)(NYSE:ENL).
About Ortsbo Inc. www.ortsbo.com
With over 40 Million monthly users in over 170 countries and territories, Ortsbo (www.ortsbo.com) enables real-time conversational translation in over 50 languages and seamlessly integrates with today’s most popular social media platforms.
Ortsbo’s flagship product for social media (www.ortsbo.com) supports global communications with instant translation capability, real time multi-lingual social media chat connects to PC and Mac computers, mobile browsers as well as all major chat platforms including MSN, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo! and others.
Ortsbo allows users to communicate with family, friends and colleagues around the world, providing users with the ability to break down language and cultural barriers through its easy to use, language centric interface.
Ortsbo also provides plug-in email translation capabilities for Microsoft Outlook.
Ortsbo’s Live & Global platform offers a unique solution for broadcasting events to a global audience, with video and real time, multi-lingual chat. Ortsbo currently hold the Guinness World Record for the most nationalities in an online chat.
International rock legend, accomplished global entrepreneur and one of the world’s most recognized personalities, Gene Simmons has endorsed Ortsbo.com, having signed on as a business partner and to serve as Ortsbo’s official spokesperson.
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash to become an official spokesperson for Ortsbo. Leading Ortsbo’s global sports fan program, Nash will present and participate in a number of online fan chats with international athletes from a number of sports disciplines.
With headquarters in Los Angeles, CA and Toronto, Canada region, with offices in New York and San Mateo, CA, Ortsbo Inc. is a subsidiary of Intertainment Media Inc. a publicly listed company on the Toronto Venture Exchange under the symbol “INT” (TSX VENTURE:INT) and traded in the US on the OTCQX under the symbol “ITMTF”. Intertainment is also traded in Europe, on the Frankfurt Exchange on the XETRA trading platform under the symbol “I4T”.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.
Patent firm Wi-LAN sues Research In Motion
Ottawa-based Wi-LAN Inc. (WIN-T) has launched a patent suit against Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM-T), adding to the challenges facing the troubled BlackBerry maker.
The suit, filed in a U.S. district court in Florida, claims that the BlackBerry maker is infringing on two patents belonging to Wi-LAN — U.S. Patent No. 5,515,369 and U.S. Patent No. 6,232,969.
The “369” patent relates to the way BlackBerry smartphones and the PlayBook tablet use Bluetooth, a means of short-distance data transmission between devices. Wi-LAN says about 60 models of RIM devices infringe on that patent.
The “969” patent relates to the “sym” key on several of the more recent families of BlackBerry smartphones, including the Bold, Torch, Curve and Pearl.
The claim against RIM says Wi-LAN has been “irreparably harmed and monetarily harmed” but doesn’t provide a financial amount. It does say that, if the claim is upheld, RIM should pay triple the damages if it’s found to have willfully infringed on the patent.
Wi-LAN’s suit also asserts RIM should have known that it was infringing on the Bluetooth patent since it is the subject of litigation between the Ottawa-based patent house and one of RIM’s suppliers — Texas Instruments.
Patents can be incredibly valuable because they provide the legal right to use certain unique technology.
Wi-LAN specializes in licensing out rights to the patents in its portfolio and has a record of exacting multi-year licence agreements with companies after fighting successful legal battles that sometimes take years to resolve.
A spokeswoman for Wi-LAN said Monday the patent suit against Research In Motion was part of a normal course of business and unrelated to the weekend announcement that RIM’s co-CEOs were stepping aside.
Wi-LAN doesn’t comment on the cases when they’re before the courts, she said.
The suit, which filed late Friday in the U.S. district court for the Southern District of Florida and announced Monday, is the latest challenge for RIM, which is in the midst of a major shakeup of its senior management.
RIM has a new chief executive officer, who will replace Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.
They are being replaced by Thorsten Heins, a little-known RIM executive who has the job of trying to pull Research in Motion out of a big slump.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/business-technology/patent-firm-wi-lan-sues-research-in-motion/article2311578/
NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA AND TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jan 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Intertainment Media Inc. (“Intertainment” or the “Company”) (tsx venture:INT)(otcqx:ITMTF)(frankfurt:I4T) announces that its social media, real time, experiential communications platform, Ortsbo.com is teaming up with two of pop culture’s legendary names Stan Lee and Gene Simmons for “Ortsbo Live and Global at the Sundance Film Festival”. The event will be live to audiences worldwide on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from the Canyons Grand Summit Resort in Park City, Utah. For people wanting to watch or join the conversation they can do so via www.Ortsbo.com , details below.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:45 p.m. MT (2:45 p.m. EST)(7:45 p.m. GMT)(8:45 p.m. CET) Log on to www.ortsbo.com
As part of Ortsbo’s new platform viewers can watch the Q and A live via an online broadcast video stream with multi-lingual closed captioning in the broadcast language of their choice. Fans and media alike can be a part of this worldwide event by logging on at Ortsbo.com and submitting questions to Lee and Simmons. Available in more than 50 languages, the live Q and A will be instantly translated by the Ortsbo service, to enable users from around the world to send and receive messages in their native language.
“I’m delighted to know that people around the world will be able to participate in this live discussion in their native language,” said Stan Lee, Chief Creative Officer and Chairman of POW! Entertainment. “Comics have been translated into numerous other languages and it will be great to communicate with those readers directly. I haven’t ever been a part of something quite like this before, it’s going to be sensational!”
“Stan Lee is one of today’s most iconic creators, the characters and comic books he has been involved with are known around the world and have had a huge impact on society, he will make a perfect guest for our global event,” said Simmons. “Ortsbo is amazing technology, it breaks down the language barriers and allows us to chat with our families, business contacts and anyone we need to around the world without delay.”
“We’re excited to host this event from Sundance Film Festival, it provides even further proof of concept of the Live and Global platform,” said David Lucatch, CEO of Ortsbo Inc. “We are thrilled to have this powerful combination of Gene Simmons and Stan Lee and certain that it will be a spectacular event.”
Lee and Simmons will be on hand to tell stories, take questions from fans and discuss Lee’s documentary, “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story,” which will premiere during the festival. The documentary uncovers Lee’s journey from the early days of his Depression-era upbringing through the Marvel Age of Comics to his current company POW! Entertainment. The story is told through the words of Lee himself, accompanied by numerous interviews with comic book creators, actors, film producers, family and friends.
Simmons is fluent in five languages, including English, Hebrew, Hungarian and German, some Japanese, and he’s working to add Mandarin to his repertoire. The global entertainer and entrepreneur has lent his legendary personality to help spread the word about Ortsbo’s unique translator experience.
Ortsbo has over 40 Million monthly users in over 170 countries and territories. Ortsbo ( www.ortsbo.com ) enables real-time conversational translation in over 50 languages and seamlessly integrates with today’s most popular social media platforms. Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV Ortsbo successful premiered the Language Captioning System, which allows viewers to watch video broadcasts, and also view an accompanying language real time text stream, like closed captioning found on television broadcasts, but in their personally selected choice of over 50 languages.
About Stan Lee
Stan Lee, Founder of the Company, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Creative Officer Stan Lee is the Founder of POW! Entertainment and has served as its Chairman and Chief Creative Officer since inception. Known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes propelled Marvel to its preeminent position in the comic book industry, Stan Lee’s co-creations include Spider-Man(TM), The Incredible Hulk(TM), X-Men(TM), The Fantastic Four(TM), Iron Man(TM), Daredevil(TM), Silver Surfer(TM) and Dr. Strange(TM). Now the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Media, Lee first became publisher of Marvel Comics in 1972. He is recognized as the creative force that brought Marvel to the forefront of the comic publishing industry. In 1977, he introduced Spider-Man as a syndicated newspaper strip that became the most successful of all syndicated adventure strips and now appears in more than 500 newspapers worldwide — making it the longest-running of all Super Hero strips. From June 2001 until the formal creation of POW in November 2001 Stan Lee worked to form POW and to create intellectual property for POW and start the development of various POW projects.
About POW! Entertainment
POW! Entertainment, Inc., a multi-media and entertainment company, was founded by noted comic book and entertainment figure Stan Lee, together with award-winning producer Gill Champion and intellectual property specialist Arthur Lieberman. POW!’s principals have extensive backgrounds in the entertainment industry encompassing the creation, production and licensing of original intellectual properties, including some of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. POW! is capitalizing on this combined expertise to create and develop both the legacy and digital media components of the entertainment industry. This includes animation and live-action feature films, plus television, DVDs, multi-media, merchandising and related ancillary markets. POW! has established partnerships across the entertainment industry, including studios and networks, for the creation, licensing and distribution of new POW! character franchises. For further information visit www.powentertainment.com .
About Gene Simmons
Rock legend, TV star, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, writer, lecturer, and guest of financial and news programs, Gene Simmons is one of the world’s most recognized personalities. With millions of fans on Twitter and Facebook and fluent in five languages, Simmons is the personification of today’s globally connected citizen. Simmons co-founded the legendary KISS over 38 years ago. The band has sold over 100 million CDs and DVDs worldwide, and continues to sell out stadiums and arenas around the world, breaking box-office records set by Elvis and the Beatles, and boasting over 3,000 licensed/merchandise items. In addition to performing, Simmons has his own record company, and is known internationally as the star the longest running celebrity reality show of all time, A&E’s Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels. In addition to his work on television and movies, Simmons is a Co-Founding Partner in Cool Springs Life.com, a venture that provides estate planning for high net worth individuals exceeding $20 Million. His book imprint, Simmons/Phoenix books, published his NY Times Best Seller, SEX MONEY KISS, the LA Times Best Seller, LADIES OF THE NIGHT and the upcoming new book, GENE SIMMONS ART OF WAR. Simmons tours internationally on the lecture circuit. For more information visit www.genesimmons.com .
About Ortsbo Inc. www.ortsbo.com
With over 40 Million monthly users in over 170 countries and territories, Ortsbo ( www.ortsbo.com ) enables real-time conversational translation in over 50 languages and seamlessly integrates with today’s most popular social media platforms.
Ortsbo’s flagship product for social media ( www.ortsbo.com ) supports global communications with instant translation capability, real time multi-lingual social media chat connects to PC and Mac computers, mobile browsers as well as all major chat platforms including MSN, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo! and others.
Ortsbo allows users to communicate with family, friends and colleagues around the world, providing users with the ability to break down language and cultural barriers through its easy to use, language centric interface.
Ortsbo also provides plug-in email translation capabilities for Microsoft Outlook.
Ortsbo’s Live & Global platform offers a unique solution for broadcasting events to a global audience, with video and real time, multi-lingual chat. Ortsbo currently hold the Guinness World Record for the most nationalities in an online chat.
International rock legend, accomplished global entrepreneur and one of the world’s most recognized personalities, Gene Simmons has endorsed Ortsbo.com, having signed on as a business partner and to serve as Ortsbo’s official spokesperson.
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash to become an official spokesperson for Ortsbo. Leading Ortsbo’s global sports fan program, Nash will present and participate in a number of online fan chats with international athletes from a number of sports disciplines.
With headquarters in Los Angeles, CA and Toronto, Canada region, with offices in New York and San Mateo, CA, Ortsbo Inc. is a subsidiary of Intertainment Media Inc. a publicly listed company on the Toronto Venture Exchange under the symbol “INT” (INT) and traded in the US on the OTCQX under the symbol “ITMTF”. Intertainment is also traded in Europe, on the Frankfurt Exchange on the XETRA trading platform under the symbol “I4T”.