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An interview with James Hymel, CEO, Mera Software Services Inc. CEDN: What has the high tech industry all excited about avocados? JH: Let's talk about our client – Avocados from Mexico – or AFM for short. They run a thriving multi-million dollar industry. AFM predicts that Mexico will export around 1.3 billion pounds of avocados to United States in 2014 and again in 2015 – more than 70 DIGITAL GUACAMOLE FROM MERA SOFTWARE SERVICES An interview with Stanley Kinsey, President, Martian Watches. CEDN: The word around International CES ® is that we're all going to be talk- ing to our wrists next year, and the face that's going to be look- ing back at us is going to be a smart- watch. Tell us more about Martian's approach to the smartwatch. SK: Yes, we were a CES Best of Show finalist two years ago with the world's A TV mount that can be i n s t a l l e d easily? See it and believe it at the Hangman booth, but don't be fooled by the product's simplicity. Hangman Products has brought its oxymoronic design genius – light but strong, innovative but simple, complex- enough-for-a-patent but outrageously-user- friendly, to the award-winning No Stud TV Hanger ® . This little mount, the world's first low profile TV mount to use only nails for installation, earned a UL rating of 80 pounds after holding 320 pounds of sheer force. It has been called by reviewers "a An interview with John Martinez, Vice President of International Sales, iShieldz. CEDN: What exactly is iShieldz? JM: iShieldz is the original patented, screen protection systems for electronic devices. We manufacture protective films for everything from your personal smart- phone to medical monitoring machines and even military weapon optics. CEDN: How long has iShieldz been Bem Wireless has cre- ated its newest audio line called Range. The products are made for country music fans, whose demographic continues to outpace all other music genres in the U.S.A. Country music is the new mainstream, and its music fans make up more than 42 percent of the United States population. With more than 100 million consumers in the U.S.A. calling themselves "country fans," it sees great potential for creating a long term heritage brand, one that's uniquely "Tuned For Country." Continued on Page 29 Lowe's recently announced the latest addition to its Iris smart home system with the introduction of an affordable water shut off valve that can be controlled over the Internet to pro- tect homes from flooding and potentially costly repairs. The Smart Valve is the first of its kind to link to water leak detectors and temperature sensors to automatically shut off the water supply if there is a leak detected or the temperature is too low, which may cause a pipe to freeze when Continued on Page 29 Continued on Page 29 MARTIAN WATCHES AND GUESS WATCHES DEBUT NEW SMARTWATCH LINE HANGMAN PRODUCTS NAILS IT WITH THE NO STUD TV HANGER RANGE AUDIO PRODUCTS CREATED FOR COUNTRY FANS PROTECT YOUR PHONE WITH ISHIELDZ LOWE'S INTRODUCES SMART VALVE FOR IRIS Continued on Page 29 Continued on Page 23 Continued on Page 23 O s e r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s G ro u p La s V e g a s Th u r s d a y, J a n u a r y 8 , 2 0 1 5 An interview with Troy Ontko, Founder and CEO, Skipstone, LLC. CEDN: What does Skipstone do? TO: Skipstone fixes the universal problem faced by consumers while researching products and services: inefficient product videos that leave questions unanswered. Skipstone is web- based software that allows brands to cre- ate and showcase videos that respond to consumers' questions. An interview with Yi Liang, CEO, Ankuoo Electronics Inc. CEDN: Tell our read- ers about your com- pany. What's your main line of business? YL: Ankuoo Electronics Inc. designs and manufactures smart home products. Our easy-to-use NEO Wi-Fi switches make life easy and smart. CEDN: What distinguishes your prod- ucts from the competition? Continued on Page 23 SKIPSTONE LAUNCHES VOICE-ACTIVATED VIDEO TECHNOLOGY SMART HOME SOLUTIONS FROM ANKUOO ELECTRONICS INC. Continued on Page 23 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL CES ®