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Wearables Were Hot At MobileBeat 2013!!!!

At MobileBeat 2013 wearable technology was the first thing up and all anyone could talk about all conference long. Whether it was the Pebble Watch, Google Glass the Oculus Rift, or what is new & next.

Wearables & What's Next:

In just a few years, Samsung went from a smartphone novice to a monetization machine. Hear how Samsung’s Chief Strategy Officer, Young Sohn, sees the future of mobile and the newest mobile trend, wearable technology.

Speaker

Young Sohn, President & Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung

Moderator

John China, Head of Relationship Management, Private Equity and Venture Capital Division, SVB

Wearables by Design:

Smartphones paved the way for tablets to dominate media consumption and “m-shopping,” and this evolutionary diversification continues. New form factors have emerged and now matured to reclaim specific features from the all-converging phone, by blending in more naturally with our lifestyle. Bracelets, watches, heads-up displays and smart fabrics are now sharing the landscape with our phones to collect or display streams, from fitness to location to health signals data.

Panelists

Jef Holove, CEO, Basis Point
Gary Clayton, Chief Creative Officer, Nuance

Moderator

Redg Snodgrass, Founder, StainedGlass Labs

Samsung Opens It's Accelerator!!!!!!!

On July 11th, 2013 Samsung opened the doors of its latest digs: a startup and entrepreneurship incubator/accelerator located on University Avenue in Palo Alto, the incubator is housed in the historic Varsity movie theatre.  That's right Samsung has an Accelerator!!!


As part of Samsung’s Open Innovation Center division. There will also be a New York incubator come September. Next, the company may open incubators in other tech hubs such as Austin, Boston, Russia, and Israel.


The Samsung Ventures America Fund is a $1 billion fund separate from Samsung’s $1 billion in assets under management through Samsung Ventures investments. The company also established a separate $100 million Samsung Catalyst Fund to invest in global innovation.

Samsung announced, it would be opening a new Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center in Menlo Park, a relative stone’s throw away from the accelerator in Palo Alto.

Here are some pictures from the night:

Here are a  few Vine videos from the night: