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Welcome to Corbin's TechTalk Newsletter, in its eighth year of providing the latest in technology for events, tradeshows and hospitality professionals in more than 60 countries.
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NEW ARTICLE: High Tech Mapping and Way-Finding for Events
Events commonly involve business travelers coming to unfamiliar cities with common questions: Where is my hotel? The convention centre? A particular restaurant? Or other sites of interest? What is that building in front of me? Which way is Hall A?
Questions now commonly asked of the concierge, the bellman or the person on the street will be answered with new technology tools in much more robust ways with significant applications to meeting planners, meeting venues and convention and visitor bureaus. This article covers some of these developments.
NEW PODCASTS: Four New Podcast Clips from Corbin
More clips from the Expo Magazine podcast series at www.expopodcast.com with professionally produced 20-minute programs on tradeshow news and a bi-weekly 4-6 minute technology interviews with Corbin in MP3. The title links below go directly to my recent interviews, while the web link above takes you to a directory of the programs.
 MP3 File: Audience Polling Benefits
MP3 File: EIBTM WWTW Technology Innovation Winners
MP3 File: High Tech Mapping
MP3 File: Kiosks Trends for Meeting Professionals
Simply click on the link and it will launch the media player on your PC or right-click on the link and select "Save Target As..." for a download for your MP3 Player.
UPDATED ARTICLE: Hotel Pet Peeves and Needs from a Road Warrior
Some new additions to this regularly updated file. Hope the hoteliers are reading it.
NEWS
Corbin to Chair EIBTM's World Wide Technology Watch (WWTW) Award for the 5th Year.
WWTW is the events industry's most significant award recognizing technology innovation. I am very pleased to report that I have been asked to chair the judging committee for the fifth consecutive year. The judging will be in September 2007 and the award will be given late November at EIBTM 2007 in Barcelona.
More of Corbin's Articles in Spanish and German
Three more have been translated to other languages with more to come. Thanks to Thomas MacFarlane from Event Planner Spain (www.eventplannerspain.com), for providing the translation services.
23 Web Site Favorites for Business and Fun
4 Meeting Industry Sites:
Jot Messaging
http://www.jotmessaging.com/
Low cost electronic bulletin-board system for events.
InReach
http://www.mra-inreach.com/
Events specifications and tracking.
MultiWebCast.com
http://www.multiwebcast.com
Advanced webcasting and conference recording capabilities with animated slide builds an "laser pointer" movements.
nTAG 2.0
http://www.ntag.com/news_events/ShowPressRelease.php?PRid=23
Real-time Event Data Management onsite.
6 Favorite Utility/Reference Sites:
Excellent Video on Web 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Thanks to Jim Louis for sending in this link.
RF Battery Recharging
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9673092-5.html
Wireless charging of you mobile devices.
Personal Technology Articles
http://www.technologyreview.com/special/personal/index.aspx
Interesting collection of articles from MIT on how technology is changing our lives.
Worldometers
http://www.worldometers.info/
World Statistics updated in real time
WeatherBonk
http://www.weatherbonk.com
Excellent weather mash-up site with live weather, forecasts, webcams and more.
Sizeazy
http://sizeasy.com/
Compare any objects size with everyday objects.
13 Sites for Fun:
Touch-screen "Minority Report" Computing (video)
http://www.flixxy.com/minority-report-interface.htm
Mappr
http://www.mappr.com
Interesting photo-sharing mapping mash-up site.
Pachebel's Canon like you've never heard it before (video)
http://www.flixxy.com/amazing-young-guitarist.htm
Startling Starling Air Show (video)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8761390434094738310
Life Expectancy Calculator
http://www.livingto100.com/
Cool Clock
http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf
Walrus Sit Ups (video)
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/walrus-sit-ups-p1.php
Take A Hike (PowerPoint Viewer)
http://www.corbinball.com/assets/docs/TakeAHike.pps
Not your average stroll in the park. Thanks to Elling Hamso for providing the info.
TSA Screener Training ala Saturday Night Live (video)
http://bestofyt.com/video/snl-tsa-training-video-no-liquids-or-gels
Super-bowl Tech Ads from Years Gone By (video)
http://news.com.com/2300-1024_3-6155937-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg
Steve Balmer Sells Windows 1.0 (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk
Radio controlled helicopter par excellence! (video)
http://www.flixxy.com/rc-helicopter-alan-szabo.htm
Human Glider (video)
http://www.flixxy.com/human-glider.htm
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
"To laugh often and love much... to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self... this is to have succeeded." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
SHORT-SIGHTED TECHNOLOGY QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
"The phonograph has no commercial value at all." -- Thomas Edison
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CORBIN'S SPEAKING CALENDAR
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