Today, Samsung and Hannah Teter, the reigning women’s halfpipe Olympic gold medalist announced the 10 Samsung Mobile Explorers representing the USA at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Mo-Exers were selected after a month-long nationwide competition, during which consumers submitted video applications showcasing their creativity, personalities, social media and communication skills, and excitement for the Winter Games.
During their stay in Vancouver, the Mo-Ex teams will have firsthand access at the 2010 Olympic Games and will compete in various challenges—visiting Vancouver sites, exploring with fans, and discovering the Olympic spirit along Hannah – Samsung’s Olympic Ambassador. Throughout the competition, they will blog, vlog and tweet about their experiences for the world to see at: www.facebook.com/samsungusa
Samsung’s USA Mobile Explorer Roster includes:
- Team Kinetic: Karl and Jeremiah - a pair of creative professionals from Sacramento who are experiential by nature, hardwired for fun, omnivorous with media and ambidextrous with their noggins.
- Team Amy and Samia - friends from Los Angeles who seek to be the source of entertainment, whether it is impersonating a celebrity, singing really bad karaoke songs or just goofing around. The team is part journalism, part improve comedy and ready for adventure in Vancouver.
- Team NYC: DeStorm and Jessica - a New York City couple built to compete and travel to Canada. Both were college athletes and performers, and DeStorm, thanks to his three million video views, calls YouTube for a paycheck.
- Team Cool Kids: Ethan and Lindsay - a pair of comedy lovers brought together in Los Angeles via Seattle and Indianapolis. They have made their passion for laughing into their day jobs and are willing to do whatever it takes to win in Vancouver.
- David and Freddie! - two college buddies who first connected in film school in Los Angeles. The team credits making movies, gaming and one-upping each other in social network followers for keeping their friendship strong.
21 school finalists have been announced by Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope philanthropic initiative, along with partner and football star Eli Manning, in a competition to win a portion of the $1 million in technology products from Samsung and partners Best Buy, Microsoft and DIRECTV.
It’s time to vote for your favorite school or essay online at www.fourseasonsofhope.com/education because your vote will help determine what winning school will be awarded the top incentive worth more than $200K of the prize package. In addition, A Samsung GO Netbook will be given away every day during the voting period to a randomly-selected voter. Voting is open now through February 1, 2010.
Finalists were chosen based on 100-word essay submissions on how consumer electronics, computer equipment and software awarded through the program could benefit their schools.
Simplicity is important. Simplicity lasts. Simplicity is necessary in order to properly convey any idea. As such, Samsung Electronics’ Customer Satisfaction Division announced the launch of its Samsung Product Support TV (SPSTV) initiative -- an Internet-based, live streaming television “channel” produced and hosted by Samsung (and their team of enthusiastic product experts) that will feature a lineup of live shows, how-to videos, and interactive chat sessions that will offer customers a way to improve their understanding of their Samsung products. The initial pilot episodes titled, “Keep it Simple” is a live show covering topics from Samsung Digital Televisions to Samsung Mobile Phones. In addition, it offers viewers a chance to ask questions through a real-time chat session, which the hosts answer toward the end of the show.
SPSTV officially launched on January 7, 2010, broadcasting from the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV. Viewers can currently tune in to SPSTV at http://www.samsung.com/spstv to view pilot episodes of “Keep it Simple” as well as their library of how-to videos.
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The Consumer Electronics Show may be over, however the announcements Samsung made last week in Las Vegas was just a glimpse for consumers to see where technology and innovation are headed in 2010. Some of the highlights include:
• Announcement of Samsung, DreamWorks and Technicolor global strategic alliance for the delivery of a complete 3-D home entertainment solution in 2010.
• Samsung’s 3D television product line introduction. A number of screen sizes on a variety of display technology platforms, including LED, LCD and plasma.
• 3D was the biggest story at CES 2010 and Samsung’s BD-C6900 will be part of the first crop of Blu-ray players to support the cutting edge technology.
• In addition, Samsung's premium HDTV line, the slim and sleek 9000 series includes a 3-inch touch-screen remote with Wi-Fi integration. This touch-screen remote not only controls the TV and other AV devices, but also doubles as a secondary display for watching broadcast content on the palm of your hand or displaying music, photos, and video files from the remote onto the television.
• E-Readers: Samsung unveiled a pair of wireless e-readers and a partnership with Google Books. Consumers will be able to write directly on the screen, making annotations with an electromagnetic resonance stylus pen so that they can write and share information wirelessly.
