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>> you are watching "the communicators." we are on capitol hill with the consumer electronics show. they are here to show the policy makers their wares. here are some of the interviews. >> qualcomm is displaying year what are you displaying? >> focusing on the way is with the global experience we are showing the new capabilities with the gaming capability is in has
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extensively. this video cuts the fios side is in half with our technology. >> host: was that developed in san diego? >> guest: yes. >> host: what are you displaying members of congress and their staff? >> to demonstrate 3g and next generation can improve people's live. we have products in 31 countries. a health care project and education project one is called care beyond wires to allow patients with
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congestive heart failure monitor their health using a mobile application taking blood oxygen level, heart rate and weight to and transmit to doctors why is it -- wirelessly. if the owners sees a decline in the patient's health and will contact them immediately. >> host: is there savings of health care dollars? >> definitely. 1 million people are admitted annually with congestive heart failure and with than 30 days there readmitted. this allows better monitoring and to intervene when the health declines. >> host: is the technology
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in use now? >> guest: launched medical center in arizona for patients and remote areas and native american reservations to coordinate health care. >> host: there is one other technology here mr. gordon? what will you show us? >> i can take a picture so if you push the shutter button with the perfect smile. >> thank you very much.
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with the consumer electronics. >> you may have seen the new commercial and joining us is the vice president of dish network. >> this is the hopper relaunched it march 15 a d.r. to record more than other asian and 30 we are on the market. six recordings at the same time. and it can be shown across the home with the joey.
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>> host: who developed this? >> our sister company of co-star they build our boxes in conjunction with our requirements. >> what is the prime time feature? >> guest: what do consumers want? more shows but between the hours of seven and tennis the broadcast network. what the hopper does it can record all of these channels using a single tuner every night and it stores it eight days you can go to last week's show. to catch up and if i like it
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i can save it. it is like food did come except you get the shows the same day. >> host: what does it retail? >> we typically do not retail it is available to note -- new customers at no charge three with a subscription. >> host: why are you on capitol hill? >> guest: look at consumer features and prime-time we have day demonstration with the application that allows me to watch anywhere i want. we are concerned about energy. the joey is super energy
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efficient. it has passed all of the test for the energy star rating also talking about hulu.com broadband normally they do not have good broadband access. we introduced a product to allow rule of haircut to get the download speeds which is comparable to urban america. >> host: and you were back with the ftc without product -- with that product >> guest: is not pretty looking but it is just one transmitter that transmits to the satellite
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22,000 miles above the year through. >> host: and the equipment manufactured in the united states? >> guest: we do have a lot of distribution and remanufacturing but most of our overseas. >> host: why? cost? >> guest: cost and the supplier base with the component manufacturers are mostly in asia and that makes sense for the overall manufacturing. all call centers are based in the u.s.. if you call the network you will talk to somebody in the u.s. >> host: vice president of dish network we are talking to him on capitol hill.
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>> ms. mcallister what are you demonstrating? >> guest: and operating system like and trade is for the local phone but google sees the is for the smart tv. we are built off of the and dried operating system. >> host: who gets the google tv? >> any consumer can with the sony and logic tech they have the blu-ray player has well as television and logitech as a device as well to stream and we have new
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partners coming out. >> host: what is the advantage of google tv instead of cable or satellite? >> we do not look at it as an alternative but thinks it enhance his your experience. the way mobile phones did not eliminate landlines or cable eliminate broadcast. it enhances the experience. we are built to work with the existing experience. there is no switching if you watch why tv to press the home but 10 -- but in on the
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remote and this is the view of some of the applications that are customizable. you can very quickly go from my tv to web video content. it is about millions of channels of web video to the television. we builds a browser for the google tv not only from what is available from live tv. >> exactly. if you have a subscription
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with comcast and live in a zip code we will show you what is available. if you let us see what you rated we will personalize as well. if you want to watch 30 rock it will navigate directly there. are you can say never show me this show again. >> host: is c-span on her? >> of course. we can search for it. we also have tv and movie content even across
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third-party providers. if you have not seen pulp fiction you can watch that and see it is coming on soon where you can rent it now from amazon. or to watch reservoir dogs it is available for free right now three netflix or rented through amazon. this is integrated through search. looking for c-span, you can do that for credo have to remember what channel.
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here you can see all of the booktv episode all the wine comes on soon because we're searching across the web also on the youtube channel to go there as well. >> host: is there a cost to buy a google tv? >> no cost for the operating system. we offer this for fried to our partners but no ongoing fee to the consumers. >> host: what type of tv do you need? >> guest: and dtv that has
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any hdmi in point* 51 to get internet to enter connectivity you can buy a a peripheral the vice from one of our partners. >> host: you are playing c-span right now. you have said apps barr you had google chrome. >> we have the full browser to type and any you are all and check on the tv. and talking with a.g. and
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mcallister we're on capitol hill. >> motorola mobility has a display on capitol hill. what are you showing? >> our latest and hottest devices our hottest device it fits right in your hand but the best thing is the battery life. not a single smart device that can compete for value can talk on the phone 20 hours a illustrate without
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products about the same time we launched our razr from world's first gps and fitness tracker that can track all of your fitness performance. how many calories you burned you can only imagine. what i love about the product is the mp3 music player. the workout better to some songs they and others. this product tracks which songs to work out better to with a custom playlist.
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>> host: what else do you have? >> guest: we have been talking as an industry now we make it simple. this is a platform with verizon. now you can stay connected to your home. verizon is offering different packages, cameras, wireless sensors, to put those in your home and load is the software. you can see what is going on in your home.
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lower your energy consumption if you are on vacation and turn off the air-conditioner you can do that to with a click of the button. [inaudible] >> host: looking at some of the new products from motorola of ability talking to jeanne russo at the consumer electronics show on capitol hill. >> the founder and ceo of the organization of notify
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you give us survey responses to discuss issues and debates the issue. >> host: what type of technology? >> whether it is an e-mail three black-tie up or html or the iphone. we'd generate survey data bank debt content to give you a well-rounded view of the news and a cluster you with other individuals and so we have that symmetry based on your activity you rage what is most important. >> host: if we were led signup for votifi what type of information?
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>> guest: go to the website or download the apps through iphone is being developed for the android market. or through facebook or e-mail. answer a series of questions to formulate your profile. you will read the articles and start discussions or join one that goes on at the time. last month national meet all day. it was not political but a lot of activity. the more you participate the more refined the profile gets. then it shows where you
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breakdown. >> host: what do you do with the information? do you sell it to campaigns? >> weird gathering fed database. since june of last year we've had over 1 million questions answered we are a sentral communication point* to talk about politics and civil discourse. the challenge is polling is tied to the landline phone and they are being abandoned at 72,000 per month. how do you have a realistic data capture? we can sell big blocks data with trends and issues by sending questions to the cellphone. >> host: what is your
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background? >> guest: a practicing lawyer. i am a political junkie with my first campaign in 1970 to handing out leaflets. george mcgovern. in a family with one nixon voter and one mcgovern voter. of great time to come of it age with carter and iran contra and then i had my own off firm 14 years then in 2008 putting our kids on the bus and everybody was complaining about the robocalls. one dae said he had no landline. i have a cellphone and nobody knows what i think.
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i thought i needed to start a company. i stopped in november we have the startup company we were a of finalist than the south by southwest competition and it has been a great. >> host: and people want to sign of what is the website? votifi.com. >> host: founder and ceo of votifi, louis aronson. >> another company on display rehab the seattle. what is your company?
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[inaudible] we have a camera that can see like the electronic by to help you avoid accidents and with cars and pedestrians and bicyclists m&a thain to help the driver >> host: where did the idea come from? ninety-three% of accidents are because of the driver. 80% is due to intervention. [inaudible] how can we help the driver? replacing the driver is impossible.
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like a human being we use our eyes this is behind the idea. >> host: you have a video playing. >> this is what happens inside the camera. when you drive, and the mobileye seems very quiet to detect everything around. we have a system to watch over your back. >> host: is this what the user sees? >> no. that would be a distraction. they just give a warning.
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