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AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL CES® W e d n e sd a y, Ja n u a ry 8 , 2 0 1 4 ASTRO FIGHTS ZOMBIES OF DRABNESS An interview with Ben Goresky, Founder of Astro. O se r C o m m u n ic a tio n s G ro u p TOO MUCH INNOVATION OFFERS AURANOVA AND TMI STEREO La s Ve g a s STERN PINBALL BRINGS FULL LINE OF GAMES TO CES NEW FLEXIBLE PANEL DISPLAYS BY SMARTSOUND CASE An interview with Austin Oh, CEO, SmartSound Case Incorporation. BG: Astro was born from a decade of boiling in the commerce lava pits of Comic-Con. Years of sweat and frustration dealing with poorly designed point of sale software has made the team at Astro all the wiser in creating a solution that will allow merchants to focus on their customers, products and run- How does a company make $100,000 of pre-sales in two months, with two products? Too Much Innovation (TMI) develops products that blend the latest technology into the daily lifestyle of the user without any compromise. The name is suiting as the company innovates products that surpass competitors on the market. If the sales don't speak for themselves, the products do. AURANOVA is a perfected Bluetooth necklace that can be individually tailored to each woman's style. It Stern Pinball returns to CES boasting an impressive line of high performance pinball machines. Located in South Hall 2 at booth 25112, Stern is showcasing its full line of arcade quality pinball machines, debuting its redesigned The Avengers and Transformers Pins while also unveiling a sneak peak at its soon-to-be released Ford Mustang Pinball game. The world's leading maker of real pinball games will have its newest adrenaline-packed machines all on the AO: SmartSound Case Incorporation specializes in designing and producing innovative accessories for the mobile phone industry. We also specialize in designing innovative flexible panel display for electronic devices. Continued on Page 53 Continued on Page 53 Continued on Page 53 Continued on Page 34 CEDN: What is Astro Payments? MEMS: AN ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCK An interview with Karen Lightman, Executive Director, MEMS Industry Group. BITS LIMITED INTRODUCING MINISQUID AND TRUE SURGE An interview with Russell Barton, President, BITS Limited. AUDYSSEY: AUDIO WITHOUT LIMITS CEDN: Tell our readers about your company. What's your main line of business? FILM LIKE A PRO WITH TABLET, SMART BRACKET ACCESSORIES An interview with Alan Adelstein, President, American Recorder Technologies, Inc. KL: MEMS Industry Group, or MIG, is the global industry association advancing MEMS across commercial markets. We represent the entire MEMS supply chain – from MEMS device manufacturers and RB: My brother Bruce Barton and I founded BITS Limited in 1986 for selling, maintaining and upgrading diagnostic imaging equipment. In 2001, we used our engineering expertise to design a new type of surge protector called the Smart Strip. Explosive growth in mobile has forever changed how, when and where people listen to music and watch movies. This evolution has forced the CE market to rethink mobility, giving birth to a new generation of pocket-sized devices that are quickly becoming the entertainment hub for a growing percentage of the population. While this shift has translated to endless upside for the mobile and CE industries, the listening experience is AA: We are a "boutique manufacturer," concentrating on unique and quality products for audio, video, photo and music. Many of the products we sell to professionals are exactly the same products we offer for consumer use. Our Continued on Page 42 Continued on Page 42 Continued on Page 53 Continued on Page 53 CEDN: What is MEMS Industry Group, and why are you at the 2014 International CES? CEDN: Tell our readers about your company. CEDN: Who is American Recorder Technologies?