DEMO - Demo 06 to launch 68 startups

07.02.2006

A presentation is built by importing audio, video, Web site URLs, and PDFs, for example, in addition to the typical Word and Excel files.

By dragging and dropping file windows, a presenter can also change the order of a presentation on the fly. The length of video files is determined by clicking on the beginning of the file and clicking again to determine the endpoint of the video.

Presentation software on a small scale was demoed by Digislide, a company headquartered in Sydney, Australia. They offer a miniaturized projection system that can be used to project files from a mobile device onto any surface with an 11-by-17-inch image. Scheduled for release late in 2006, the beta version hardware measures 1.5 inches by .5-inch square, with a 20 percent size reduction expected by its release date so it can fit inside most handheld devices. No peripheral devices are required. Images are projected from the mobile unit in which it is installed.

Profits, not presentations, was the main topic from Multiverse Networks, an online, gaming development platform for the MMOG [massively multi-player online game] market.

According to Robin McCollum, a co-founder at Multiverse Networks, the most popular MMOG at present is World of Warcraft, with 5.5 million subscribers paying US$15 each to play, bringing in revenues of approximately $1 billion.