Everyone has likely all wondered at one point or another what it would be like to walk through a waterfall but in the middle of New York City? Doing that well, sort of is possible at a recently renovated oasis behind 1221 Avenue of the Americas, owned and managed by The Rockefeller Group. With the help of a crystal clear acrylic tube from Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc. (RPT), pedestrians can walk through the tunnel that bisects a giant waterfall and remain dry to take a shortcut to the next block .

The updated courtyard features a park, a large decorative waterfall, and a seamless acrylic tunnel that lets people cross from 48th to 49th Streets midway through the block. The plaza and passageway were originally built with the building in 1971, but the tunnel at that time was made out of curved metal framing and glass inserts. Over time, parts of the tunnel began to wear out from use from the constant stream of water running over it, leaks appeared around worn gaskets, and the metal framing had sagged to the point where it was nearly irreparable. Thats when the decision was made to scrap the existing tunnel and put in a new R-Cast® acrylic tunnel.

Building the tunnel out of acrylic offered many advantages over glass, explained Matt Houlihan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at RPT. The flexibility, formability, and structural strength of acrylic allowed us to custom design and fabricate this tunnel to be totally seamless – no need for clunky metal supports to block the view and its nearly 17 times stronger than glass while only half the weight.

The minimal amount of framework gives the tunnel a sense of being more open and lets visitors really feel as though theyre walking through the waterfall, while the UV stabilized acrylic ensures a crystal clear tunnel for decades ahead. The new tunnel is just over 12 feet wide, six feet tall and 14 feet long. The acrylic only needed to be half an inch thick for this application.

The waterfall and tunnel are architectural features for people simply to enjoy, said Bill Stoddard, the head engineer for the project. The tube is seamless and looks great. Tourists are out there every day taking pictures in the tube.

This urban refuge is a bit of a hidden gem thats ideal for relaxing, eating lunch, sitting down to talk or crossing the street via the tunnel. In fact, the charm that this plaza offers with its unique pedestrian tunnel has earned it appearances in several movies throughout the years.

About Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc.

Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc. has completed more than 1,600 projects in 53 countries in their nearly 30 years in business. RPT is known as the leading manufacturer, fabricator, designer, and installer of R-Cast® acrylic and resin sheets. In fact, RPT is the only acrylic aquarium panel manufacturer in the U.S. Their products have been used extensively in the architectural, signage, aquarium, water-retaining, and scientific industries worldwide, including major projects in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. RPT is constantly raising the standard for what can be done with acrylic and resins. Headquartered in Grand Junction, Colorado, RPT also has operations in Rayong, Thailand. Visit http://www.reynoldspolymer.com for more information. Proud member of the U.S. Green Building Council.

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My Damn Channel, David Wain (Wanderlust, Role Models, Childrens Hospital, The State, Wet Hot American Summer), Marcus Stansel Productions and Salient Media have released Wainy Days: Seasons 1-4 on DVD, available today at Amazon.

Produced exclusively for My Damn Channel (http://www.MyDamnChannel.com), Wainy Days tells the story of David Wains (slightly) fictionalized adventures looking for love in New York City. Guest stars include: Elizabeth Banks, Lake Bell, Julie Bowen, Saffron Burrows, Rob Corddry, Rashida Jones, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Amanda Peet, Elizabeth Reaser, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis.

“Finally you can watch me bag–and then lose–dozens of babes on one full color stereophonic DVD, said David Wain.

We’ve been Wainy Days producers and distributors since day one, but were holding this brand new DVD like superfans, said My Damn Channel Founder/CEO Rob Barnett, adding, This Valentines Day present thanks everyone who loves this show with never-before-seen footage from our longest-running comedy series.

Wainy Days has been winning large audiences and awards since its 2007 premiere. A 2012 NATPE Digital Luminary Award recipient for Best Original Web Content in a Comedy Series, Wainy Days was also voted Best Comedy Series at the 2008 Webby Awards; Rudd was honored with the 2009 Streamy Award for Best Guest Star; and Wain took home the 2010 Streamy for Best Writing for a Comedy Series. The new Season 5 of Wainy Days, sponsored by FIAT, is now available at http://www.MyDamnChannel.com.

About David Wain

David Wain is the director, co-writer and producer (with Judd Apatow) of Wanderlust, a movie starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, being released by Universal Pictures on February 24. He also directed and co-wrote three other feature films: Role Models, The Ten and perennial cult summer camp classic Wet Hot American Summer; he serves as executive producer, writer, director and occasional guest star of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim; and he co-created and co-starred in The State on MTV and Stella on Comedy Central. (http://www.davidwain.com)

About Salient Media

Salient Media, the Production, Distribution and Marketing arm of The Collective, is a leading provider of theatrical and home entertainment product with an emphasis in comedy. Founded in 2006, the company has produced some of the highest rated TV comedy specials for HBO, Showtime, Epix and Comedy Central and was recognized with two Emmy® nominations for its critically acclaimed HBO documentary, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Story. Salient Media has successfully engineered the marketing and distribution sales strategies for projects that include multi-platinum selling DVD successes Katt Williams Pimp Chronicles, America Hustle and Its Pimpin Pimpin. In addition, other widely successful titles include: MoNique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate, National Lampoons Spring Break, Mike Epps: Under Rated and Totally Baked. Recent successes include: Fred: The Movie, Night of the Living Fred, High Fructose Adventures of The Annoying Orange. In 2011, CEO Gary Binkow initiated the launch of Bloody Disgusting Selects, a premiere line of Horror and genre titles that has enjoyed great success with movies like YellowBrickRoad, Rammbock: Berlin Undead and 2011 Sundance movie The Woman. The first original horror production, V/H/S made its World Premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival selling to Magnolia Pictures.

About My Damn Channel

My Damn Channel is a leading entertainment studio and distributor of premium content. Since launching in 2007, it has produced thousands of original videos by major stars and emerging artists. The studio has created some of the most successful new comedy series online, including Wainy Days, Horrible People, You Suck at Photoshop and videos by Harry Shearer. My Damn Channel creates premium, branded entertainment and targeted distribution campaigns for major advertisers. In addition to http://www.MyDamnChannel.com one of TIME Magazines Best 50 Websites of 2011 the company operates Blog, Vlog and Talent Networks plus a music channel run by Don Was. March 2012 marks the premiere of a new partnership with YouTube: My Damn Channel: Live, a weekly, 30-minute, hosted series. For more, visit http://bit.ly/yOa2jO.

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Indulge LA, a chocolate festival and pastry show in featuring the most elite chocolate and pastry chefs from the local area, will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Olympic Collection in Los Angeles, CA. This exciting event will be attended by master pastry chefs, confectioners and the worlds top chocolatiers who will create works of art and edible treats made of chocolate and more.

MasterChef Season 2 runner-up Adrien Nieto will be among the ranked individuals to showcase his signature chocolate mole tacos at the event. He will be representing his newest venture Cruda, an exciting new food company that caters to the customers needs. Offering foods created from local, sustainable, seasonal and organic sources, Cruda offers a variety of services including private chef, pop up restaurants, food service deliveries, and onsite caterings, all customized for the clients needs.

Along with these mole tacos, Nieto will be showcasing Slimmies Weight Loss Chocolates, a delicious chocolate that is filled with healthful fiber that actually supports weight loss. The secret to these chocolates is a dietary fiber called LuraLean that expands to help create fullness faster and suppress the appetite. This active ingredient will not only control the appetite and help boost metabolism, but also reduce the fat absorption of the food that is consumed.

Accompanying the tasty tacos and slimming chocolates will be the romantic songs of rock star Anand Bhatt. Bhatt is one of the hottest pop and rock celebrities to be recognized worldwide and the first Indian-American to be inducted into the Latin Grammys and nominated for a Latin Grammy award. Bhatt fuses the classical music traditions of India with a variety of modern influences to create a sultry mix. His music will be played alongside Nieto at Indulge LA.

Indulge LA attendees will enjoy sweets and taste many of the most highly ranked wines, spirits, and champagnes from around the world. There will be interactive chocolate demonstrations showcasing how to make desserts for everyone to enjoy. Not only will attendees learn more about confections and how to make them, they will be awed by the live demonstrations from celebrity chefs showing off their chocolate and dessert skills.

Held by Barcelona Enterprises, Indulge LA will be attended by chocolatier Jean-Marie Auboine, Cupcake Wars winner Annette Starbuck, Sarah Lady Chocolatier, Joan Vieweger, Alicia Boada of the Chocolate Academy, Master Chef runner-up Adrien Nieto, a renowned corporate pastry chef Michael Gillet, executive pastry chef Lee Smith, Mea Montanez, and The Chocolate Doctor. Entertainment to be provided by international rock star Anand Bhatt.

Indulge LA will donate their net proceeds from this amazing chocolate and pastry show to the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.

About Adrien Nieto:

Adrien Nieto is best known for being runner-up on Season 2 of MasterChef, FOXs reality cooking competition show. He is now promoting his newest venture Cruda, an exciting new food company that caters to the customers needs. Offering foods created from local, sustainable, seasonal and organic sources, Cruda offers a variety of services including private chef, pop up restaurants, food service deliveries, and onsite caterings, all customized for the clients needs. For more information, visit the Cruda Facebook page at facebook.com/events/292616020786694/?ref=ts.

About Slimmies Weight Loss Chocolates:

Slimmies Weight Loss Chocolates are a delicious chocolate that is filled with healthful fiber that actually supports weight loss. Slimmies contain a unique dietary fiber called LuraLean that expands to create a feeling of fullness faster and suppress the appetite. This active ingredient will not only control the appetite and help boost metabolism, but also reduce the fat absorption of the food that is consumed. Slimmies can be purchased in Walgreens, Rite-Aid, and major GNC stores, as well as online at MySlimmies.com and Drugstore.com.

About Anand Bhatt:

Celebrity rock star Anand Bhatt is famous for both his music and his acting. He is recognized worldwide as a solo artist, frontman of hardcore band Anand Clique, and a major TV and movie personality. He was the first Indian-American to be inducted into the Latin Grammys as a voting member. He has recently been busy with the opportunities from a successful year which include endorsements, an animated music video premiere, hitting international radio charts, around the globe travel, supporting the Simply Smiles Charity, and doing song collaborations with stars worldwide. For more information, go to his official website (sonicwaveintl.com/anand/) or visit his Facebook at facebook.com/anandbhattrock.

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Locked up for a decade on drugs charges and immersed in both philosophical tomes and modern pulp thrillers, Langohr penned Lock Up Diaries Vol 2 of A California Pelican Bay Prison Story. Langohr strives in his writing “to show that by incarcerating low level drug criminals, we are breeding an addiction into an affliction much harder to escape.”

“Lock Up Diaries” is a depiction of life inside of prison and a look at the political landscape between races who are segregated by cell after being released from the Pelican Bay SHU in California. The amazing details of prison life – code words that prisoners use, explanations of how they communicate from cell to cell – really make readers feel as though they have entered a different world or like they are watching a movie about prison life. The story shows how race riots that can kill prisoners can be started for very small and seemingly unimportant reasons, and how violence permeates every aspect of prison life.

Langohr writes prisoners to inspire them to turn what they’ve been through into a blessing through writing and art. See his YouTube video for more.

Additional books by Glenn Langohr on Amazon Kindle include: Roll Call Volume 1, Upon Release Volume 2, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot Volume 1, and Volume 3, Gladiator.

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00571NY5A

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The section devoted to George Lucas is now available on Alltopics. George-lucas.alltopics.com is a vital source for anybody out there interested in the world of movies, or wanting to know more about the latest news and interesting details on the life and career of George Lucas himself. Whether the reader is a ‘Star Wars’ fan, or George’s enthusiast, neither one of those guys can afford to be without the incredible source of news, videos and images avaliable on George-lucas.alltopics.com.

The best George Lucas news and gossips are gathered in one place. With George-lucas.alltopics.com users can search all over the globe and the web to find the best stories, gossips and breaking news concerning this successful director, all to help the reader to stay abreast of the conditions and situations that might might be useful in the world of american filming industry. Alltopics rates the articles, garnered from social networks like Facebook, Google and Twitter, by popular demand. George-lucas.alltopics.com is the number one stop on the Internet that helps to find all the latest events, breaking news, gossips and news flashes that might be a useful source for George’s biography.

Browse Peter Jackson news now. ‘King Kong’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, ‘Hobbit’, ‘District 9′ these are just a few of Peter’s directed works. After browsing Peter-jackson.alltopics.com, the reader will be bowled over by the abundance of Peter Jackson news and gossips. How did Peter’s beginnings as a director look like? To what extent did Jackson’s life change after becoming a famous director and producer? Which movie was the most difficult to direct? And which actors in Jackson’s opinion are the most difficult to co-operate with? All the answers are at Peter-jackson.alltopics.com, the number one news source thats constantly updated, constantly changing and is always free.

The Alltopics Search becomes faster and more effective. Steven-spielberg.alltopics.com gives readers the world of ‘Jurassic Park’ and Steven Spielberg himself at a moments touch. Users can browse literally dozens of articles about the famous director and screenwriter, but also Steven Spielberg’s career, biography and interests, as well as videos and images of the successful director that Steven Spielberg is. The more people search and click on the piece of information, the faster Alltopics chooses and saves the news. That is why the website is a database that’s forever evolving and giving out information that is brand new.

Alltopics.com is a smoking hot composite story, article, news and information website that offers, among many other topics, the best section devoted to Steven Spielberg. Steven is a directing genious who rocked and shaked the world of filming. All Steven Spielberg news are now avaliable on Steven-spielberg.alltopics.com. Its all arranged by topic and popularity on Alltopics.com.

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Xtranormal, the revolutionary online approach to movie-making, is pleased to announce that the growing trend of using Xtranormal videos for education is already creating a lasting impression in classrooms across the country. Cari Parr, a special education teacher at Barfield Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, uses Xtranormal videos to capture her students attention, making the learning process fun and engaging. Caris movies introduce various social skills to her third through fifth grade students.

I was at an in-service [workshop for teachers] this school year and we were working on hooks, attention-getters teachers can use before a lesson to grab students attention, recalls Cari. I was sitting there trying to think of something different, a technology my students would enjoy, and it just came to me I thought if I made an Xtranormal movie with characters that could literally speak to the students and address our specific subject matter, it would make it more personal. When I first showed it to them, they couldnt believe that a robot knew what was happening at school. It certainly got their attention.

Sophia Kim, Xtranormals CEO, comments, We couldnt be more thrilled that teachers like Cari are using Xtranormal in simple yet powerful ways to a make a difference in the lives of students. We expanded our focus into the realm of education because we saw the need for interactive tools in the classroom, and we are amazed at how creatively teachers are using Xtranormal to integrate technology into their curriculums. Were constantly learning and incorporating feedback from our users to continuously evolve and create innovative ways to use Xtranormal in the classroom and our everyday lives.

Parr, whos been teaching special needs students since 1997, reported that, while shes used a variety of digital media tools with her students, shes never used anything as dynamic as Xtranormal, which allows her to change content frequently and customize it to her class and their needs.

My kids dont always feel comfortable talking to adults or even real people sometimes. I knew if I found something they could latch on to, it might make a difference. Theyre so drawn to the Xtranormal characters Ive created, Parr explains. Im putting good dialogue into their brains that will help them outside the classroom. My students remembered every word the robot characters said! It usually takes three to four days of repetition to get an idea to stick with my students. With Xtranormal videos it only takes one to two days!

For press related inquiries, please contact Megan Linebarger at megan(at)zazilmediagroup(dot)com.

About Xtranormal

Xtranormal brings movie-making magic to the masses with a storytelling platform that instantly makes stories come alive. Their motto, if you can type, you can make movies, inspires creativity and transcends generations – from a 4th grade student completing a video project to an advertising firm creating a private label movie for a client. Xtranormals contagious technology has made it a viral sensation with millions of users playing out their movie-making dreams through the simple act of typing. To learn more, visit http://www.xtranormal.com.

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Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) today announced the availability of the new iO Italian package, which includes the newly added Italian-language channel, Mediaset Italia (channel 1195) as well as Rai Italia (channel 279 / 1194). Customers can now get more news, entertainment and sports programming directly from Italy.

iO Italian features the Italian networks Mediaset Italia and Rai Italia together in one cohesive television package for customers who want to stay connected to Italy. Mediaset Italia brings audiences the latest news, dramas, reality, talent and talk shows from Italy, as well as excites fans with the best Italian soccer. Audiences can also find a unique blend of programming from Italys renowned Rai Italia television broadcasting in the iO Italian package.

We are committed to delivering valuable, relevant programming that meets the specific interests and needs of our customers, and Mediaset Italia is a strong addition to our line-up. We continue to grow and expand iO International. Mediaset Italia and the new iO Italian package are just the latest additions to our extensive iO International line-up, said Bradley Feldman, Cablevisions vice president, video product management.

“Mediaset Italia is very excited to have our network available on the largest cable system in the New York metropolitan area and available to one of the nations oldest and most established Italian communities,” said Patricio Teubal, Mediaset Italia head of sales. “We are eager to partner with Cablevision to provide top quality Italian programming to customers in the Tri-State area.”

iO Italian is available starting at $ 14.95 per month to residential and commercial customers with a digital cable set-top box and who subscribe to Broadcast Basic service and above. All channels in iO Italian — Mediaset Italia and Rai Italia — can also be purchased on an a la carte basis for an additional $ 9.95 each per month. Customers interested in iO Italian can call 877-980-7636 to order or go to http://www.optimum.com/digital-cable-tv/international/ for additional information.

Cablevisions award-winning digital cable service, iO TV, offers customers access to hundreds of channels, including more than 50 premium movie channels, 46 channels of commercial-free digital music, thousands of titles available on demand at all times, an interactive programming guide, more than 120 free high-definition programming services and uniquely valuable and relevant local content through News 12, MSG Varsity and their companion interactive television applications.

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) is one of the nation’s leading media and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations provide a full suite of advanced communications services that include iO TV® digital television, Optimum Online® high-speed Internet, and Optimum Voice® digital voice, all over state-of-the-art cable systems that pass nearly 6 million households and businesses across the New York tri-state area and throughout four Western states. Cablevisions telecommunications properties also include its Optimum WiFi® wireless Internet, and its Optimum Lightpath® integrated business communications solutions. Cablevision serves the New York area with compelling local content through News 12 Networks, a local news leader; MSG Varsity, a suite of television and online services covering high school activities; and, Newsday Media Group, a business unit that includes Newsday, Long Island’s leading daily newspaper, and amNewYork, the nation’s most widely circulated free daily serving New York City. The company also owns and operates Clearview Cinemas throughout the New York tri-state area including the famed Ziegfeld Theatre, a frequent and historic venue for film premieres and events. Additional information about Cablevision is available on the Web at http://www.cablevision.com.

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Nearly 1,200 revelers gathered in the atrium of New Roc City to Ring in the New Year at Noon on Saturday, December 31. Emceed by Jimmy Fink of 107.1 The Peak, New Roc City hosted the end-of-the-year celebration in a Times-Square simulated atmosphere complete with fun-filled family activities and an indoor balloon release at the stroke of noon. Ring in the New Year at Noon was held in association with CB Richard Ellis, the New Rochelle Business Improvement District and their BID Family Day event series.

Ring in the New Year at Noon kicked-off at 10:30 a.m. with non-stop, fun-filled family activities including arts and crafts, face painters, magicians, music, martial arts demonstrations, games and more. Families also received special offers ranging from game cards to movie tickets to discounts on meals from New Roc Citys restaurants and retail establishments. Participating tenants include Regal IMAX Theater, Fun Fuzion Games and Rides, Modells Sporting Goods, Monroe College, LAZ Parking, Planet Fitness, Applebees, Premier Martial Arts and Gamestop.

There was no need for kids to stay up until midnight as Jimmy Fink rang in the New Year early with the countdown to noon complete with a thrilling balloon release that covered all three floors with festive, brightly-colored balloons. Families were invited to spend the rest of the afternoon at New Rocs complex to complete their fun-filled New Years celebration.

Ring in the New Year is the first of what promises to become an annual tradition at New Roc City. New Roc City is located at 33 Le Count Place in downtown New Rochelle. For more information, please visit http://www.newrochelledowntown.com.

About New Roc City: New Roc City is a 450,000-square-foot entertainment/residential/retail complex located in the heart of downtown New Rochelle. A family destination, New Roc City features such tenants as Regal IMAX Theater, Fun Fuzion Games and Rides, Planet Fitness, Stop n Shop, LAZ Parking, Monroe College, Modells Sporting Goods, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebees, Authentic Café, Jani Chinese and Japanese Restaurant and Premier Martial Arts. CB Richard Ellis is managing the property. New Roc City has served for many years as an active partner in the New Rochelle business community and a member of the New Rochelle Business Improvement District.

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Developments in the entertainment sector have largely been a scheme of simplified access, multi application and usage, centralization of system, instant activation and up gradation, social interactivity, and knowledge sharing. The need of the present and focus on the future is the driving factor for the global smart TV market.

The overall smart TV market was worth $ 86 billion in 2010 and is expected to reach $ 265 billion by the end of 2016 with a CAGR of 17%. By 2016, smart TV unit shipment is expected to reach 153.2 million units with a CAGR of 19%.

New market research report “Global Smart/Connected/Hybrid TV Market Forecast by Accessories, Platforms, Middleware, Application & Geography Analysis 2011 – 2016″ designed by MarketsandMarkets has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.

Report Details:

Title: Global Smart/Connected/Hybrid TV Market Forecast by Accessories, Platforms, Middleware, Application & Geography Analysis 2011 – 2016

Published: January, 2012

Pages: 311

Price: US$ 4,650

http://marketpublishers.com/report/technologies_electronics/semiconductors/global_smartconnectedhybrid_tv_market_forecast_by_accessories_platforms_middleware_application_geography_analysis_2011_2016.html

The report examines the current market of smart TVs that provide consumers with the possibility to search, chat, browser, share, update, download, etc. in face of the emphasis of experience design over the next five years. The study also offers an insight into the following issues:

    changing psychological consumer behavior and its impact on the commercial sector;
    feasibility of potential applications for smart TV in the consumer electronics market;
    integration of smart TV platforms with IC technology solutions.
In-depth information on the market statistics, market drivers, trends and opportunities, key players, and competitive outlook is in the focus of the study.

Report Contents:

1 Introduction

1.1 Key Take-Aways

1.2 Report Description

1.3 Markets Covered

1.4 Stakeholders

1.5 Research Methodology

2 Summary

3 Market Overview

3.1 Evolution Of Television

3.1.1 Pictorial Representation

3.1.2 Introduction Of Internet To TV

3.1.3 Overview Of Global TV Market

3.2 Overview Of Smart TV Industry

3.3 Overview Of Connected Devices Market, 2010 16

3.4 Industry Life Cycle

3.5 Value Chain Analysis

3.5.1 Content Creators

3.5.2 Aggregators

3.5.3 Distributors

3.5.4 Integrator

3.6 Market Dynamics

3.6.1 Market Drivers

    3.6.1.1 Expected high demand in future

    3.6.1.2 Industry leaders investing high on technology

    3.6.1.3 Industry leaders joining together

    3.6.1.4 Growing pool of internet users

3.6.2 Market Restraints

    3.6.2.1 Fear, uncertainty, and doubt of customer

    3.6.2.2 TV vs PC

3.6.3 Opportunities

    3.6.3.1 Wide open Western Europe, U.S. & China markets

    3.6.3.2 Technology shift from internet TV to smart TV

    3.6.3.3 Opening advertising platform

3.7 Accessories Market Analysis For Smart TV

3.7.1 Keypads

    3.7.1.1 Comparison matrix

3.7.2 3D Glasses

    3.7.2.1 Comparison matrix

3.7.3 Gaming Devices/Play Stations

    3.7.3.1 Comparison matrix

3.7.4 TV Camera

    3.7.4.1 Comparison matrix

3.7.5 Wireless Lan Adaptor

    3.7.5.1 Comparison matrix

3.8 Market Share Analysis

3.8.1 Market Share Of Key Players In Smart TV Market

3.9 Winning Imperative

3.1 Burning Issue

3.11 Patent Analysis

4 CRITICAL CAPABILITIES OF SMART TV

4.1 Critical Capabilities

4.1.1 Normal TV Broadcasting

4.1.2 Internet Connectable & WEB Browsing

4.1.3 Online Video

4.1.4 Social Networking

4.1.5 Video On Demand(VOD)

4.1.6 Program Recording

4.1.7 Online Movies & Music

4.1.8 Built In Applications With Ability For Enhancement

4.2 USE Cases

5 SMART TV PLATFORMS DEVELOPED, BY TV VENDORS

5.1 Platforms

5.1.1 LG Netcast

5.1.2 Panasonic Viera Cast

5.1.3 Philips Nettv

5.1.4 Samsung Smart TV

5.1.5 Sharp Aquos NET+

5.1.6 Toshiba Places

5.2 Comparison Matrix

6 MIDDLEWARE PROVIDERS FOR TV SETS

6.1 Middleware Providers

6.1.1 GOOGLE TV

6.1.2 APPLE TV

6.1.3 YAHOO CONNECTED TV

6.1.4 BOXEE

6.1.5 HYBRID BROADCAST BROADBAND TV (HBBTV)

6.1.6 MEDIAROOM

6.1.7 MEEGO

6.1.8 TRU2WAY

6.1.9 TVBLOB

6.1.10 XBMC Media Center

6.2 Comparison Matrix

7 SMART TV MARKET

7.1 By Application

7.1.1 Home Entertainment

7.1.2 Office Purpose

7.1.3 Educational Purpose

7.2 By Products

7.2.1 TV Vendor Platform

7.2.2 Applications

7.3 By Technology

7.3.1 Operating System

7.3.2 Interface Design

More new market research reports by the publisher can be found at MarketsandMarkets page.

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The beginning of a new year also means the highly-anticipated Oscar nominations are just weeks away. Movie fans on Filmbuffet, a new online movie community, have been speculating for months the movies most-likely to earn a 2012 Oscar Nomination for Best Picture.

As a social network dedicated to movie fans, Filmbuffet serves as a gathering place where movie fans are the film critics, content creators and editors. “The site is designed so every movie fans opinion matters. They are free to highlight the movies most likely to earn an Oscar nomination based on their own personal opinion, states Timothy Stevens, CEO of Filmbuffet. Several of the movies highlighted in September as possible Oscar contenders remain in our final list.

Earlier this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the way nominations for the coveted Best Picture award is determined. The new voting format promises at least five nominations for Best Picture and a maximum of 10 nominations. Allowing for the maximum number of nominations, the 10 movies predicted by Filmbuffet members to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture include:

1. The Artist

2. The Descendants

3. Hugo

4. The Help

5. Midnight in Paris

6. War Horse

7. Moneyball

8. The Tree of Life

9. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

10. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Movie fans are invited to join the Oscar Buzz discussion and share their Oscar predictions by signing up for a free membership using their Facebook ID or creating a unique member ID on Filmbuffet. Once signed up members can keep track of the movies theyve seen and plan to see, meet other movie fans, rate and review movies.

About Filmbuffet

Headquartered in New Vernon, New Jersey, Filmbuffet brings movie lovers the first social networking and movie cataloging site of its kind. With a blend of talent, ingenuity and business savvy, founders Timothy Stevens and Juan Carlos Martinez brought their creativity and expertise together to bring a new experience to movie fans everywhere. Filmbuffet serves as an online movie community where movie lovers connect to review movies, discuss films and discover new movies to watch. To learn more, visit Filmbuffet.

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