Ogden First is a non-profit (501c3) corporation established to create and deliver arts programming, in all forms, in the context of adaptive reuse of historic or iconic spaces, organizing venues where artists can create, learn, perform and exhibit, amplified by our city’s architectural legacy.
PLATFORMS
Formerly a vacant lot, now a vibrant, community-oriented performance and exhibition venue
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PANES
Converting vacant storefronts into temporary galleries, revitalizing pedestrian thoroughfares into vibrant cultural hubs ... MORE
WALLS
Uniting artists and neighborhoods through a collaborative process of creating art that transforms public spaces and lives. ... MORE
XIBIT
Coming Spring 2019, a 4000+ square foot “flexhibition” space for contemporary visual and performing art... MORE
BEBOP SENSORS WINS RED HERRING’S
TOP 100 NORTH AMERICA 2019 AWARD
BeBop Sensors is Leader in Smart Fabric Sensor Technology
with Over Four Million State-of-the-art Wearable Smart Fabric Sensors Shipped
BeBop Sensors are Available for a Wide Variety of Applications, Including Industrial, Medical, Human Factors, Virtual Reality, Gaming, Design, Automotive, Sports, & More
Press Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/bebop/bebopsensorsredherringawardrelease.html
May 21, 2019, Pasadena, CA – BeBop Sensors www.bebopsensors.com, the leader in smart fabric sensor technology, announced today that it has won Red Herring’s Top 100 North America 2019 Award. BeBop Sensors uses smart fabrics to create elegant sensor solutions for OEMs. BeBop’s sensors comprehend force, location, size, weight, bend, twist, and presence across any size, resolution, and geometry. The sensors are available for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, medical, human factors, virtual reality, gaming, design, automotive, sports, and more. BeBop Sensors’ products include the award-winning Forte Wireless Data Glove, the first fully featured affordable one-size-fits-all ultra-comfortable wireless data glove that incorporates haptics and super accurate rapid sensing for over 15 hours of wireless use.
The Red Herring Award is one of the technology industry’s most prestigious prizes. BeBop Sensors was chosen from among thousands of North America’s tech elite by Red Herring’s editorial team during a months-long process with criteria including disruptive impact, proof of concept, financial performance, market footprint, and quality of management. Winners are among the continent’s brightest and most innovative. For over two decades, Red Herring’s team has selected brands that have become industry benchmarks, with winners and finalists including Alibaba, Facebook, Google, Skype, SuperCell, Spotify, Twitter, and YouTube.
“We believe BeBop Sensors embodies the drive, skill and passion on which tech thrives. BeBop Sensors should be proud of its achievement - the competition was incredibly strong.” said Alex Vieux, Chairman, Red Herring.
“We are honored to win the prestigious Red Herring Award for our innovative fabric sensors. BeBop’s sensors are based on smart fabric technology that has been under development for over ten years and there are now over four million smart fabric sensors in regular daily use,” said Keith McMillen, Founder and CEO, BeBop Sensors. In addition to the Red Herring Award, BeBop Sensors has also won numerous other awards, including the TIME Magazine Best Inventions Award, IDTechEx Wearable Award, Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation Award, and Gartner Cool Vendor Award. For more information on BeBop Sensors, see www.bebopsensors.com. For more information on the Red Herring Award, see www.redherring.com.
About BeBop Sensors
BeBop Sensors uses smart fabrics to create elegant sensor solutions for OEMs. Where things or people interact, BeBop Sensors comprehends force, location, size, weight, bend, twist and presence across any size, resolution and geometry. BeBop’s technology is robust and proven with over four million sensors in daily use. Based in Berkeley, California, BeBop Sensors makes things knowable for product designers and visionaries. For more information and demonstrations, see the BeBop Sensors website: www.bebopsensors.com.
Press Contact:
Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani
Thomas PR Emails: kthomas@thomaspr.com, eyutani@thomaspr.com
(631) 549-7575 Website: www.thomaspr.com www.thomasprsocial.com
BeBop Sensors Photos:
Red Herring Award Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebop2019redherringnorthamericaaward.html
BeBop Sensors glove: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensorsdataglovehighres1.html
OCS Car Seat: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensorsoccupantcarseat.html
Smart Helmet Sensor System Photos: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensorssmarthelmet.html
BeBop Sensors: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensors.html
Pressure Map: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensorsmap.html
Sensor Family Photo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensorsfamily.html
Skullcap Sensor: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopskullcapsensor.html
Foot Pressure: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/bebopsensorfootpressure.html
BeBop Sensors Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/beboplogo.html
BeBop Sensors Videos:
Glove: https://youtu.be/ircKkheMUOM
Sensors: https://youtu.be/UBakV63xi64
BeBop YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmv9Arx_LvLmO2UViR76pHA/videos
Facebook’s Privacy Crisis is Apple’s Privacy Opportunity
By Michael Levin
Pull Quote: “Facebook might just become the next Myspace”
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Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, says it best: "Privacy in itself has become a crisis."
Our tech giants know too much about each of us and continue to gobble up vast amounts of information; creating a bizarre world where our cellphones may know more about us than our closest friends. And people are increasingly unhappy about it, both on Main Street and on Capital Hill.
‘Techlash” refers to the growing sense of anger at Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple, which can buy their way out of trouble and never face real consequences for their antisocial behavior.
Even Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook, said a few days ago, "It is time to break up Facebook." He advocates using the tools of government to "check the domination of Facebook." But are those tools, conceived in the pre-Internet era, really effective for managing powerful billion dollar tech firms? Or do social media sites sometimes just self-destruct when members move on?
Time for a quick history lesson: Once upon a time, there was a popular social media site called Myspace, which started as a hangout for musicians and turned into a proto-Facebook, where all the world went.
Rupert Murdoch, who wanted to get in the social media game, bought Myspace at the peak of its popularity for $580 million, only to dump it in a fire sale five years later…for pennies on the dollar.
Like the rest of us at the time, Murdoch thought Myspace was here to stay, but Facebook was the competition to which everybody switched, and now they're worth an unbelievable $500 billion.
If any of the other tech giants offered a social network that did not collect insidious amounts of information about all of its users, Facebook might just become the next Myspace.
"We think we're the competition with a better social experience," says Scott Relf, founder of PikMobile, a social media app. “We’ve eliminated all of the ads and data snooping to reinvent the art of social storytelling, for a world that wants its privacy respected.”
PikMobile claims to have the best features of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and because there is no advertising, there is no reason to collect data, or manipulate the user's experience with algorithms.
"We offer responsible data privacy, which isn't available on Facebook or Instagram," Relf said.
According to Relf, Pikmobile replaced unpopular ads with the option to add exclusive Premium content from sports, news, celebrities, and creators of all types for a small additional charge. Some users buy Premium content, while many users only use the free social storytelling. And no one has to look at ads or have their privacy violated.
"Congress is trying to use an outdated regulation framework from the mid-20th century to deal with privacy issues online," Relf says. "We can't wait years for that to happen, we need to fix things right now."
