Archive for December, 2009

Nicolas Steeghann from Stupeflix Gives GREAT Demo #tg09

Tuesday, 29 December, 2009

I’m looking forward to doing a custom project with the guys at Stupeflix. The Traveling Geeks met with them in London over the summer; I learned about new features and functionality from him in Paris earlier this month at one of the five incubators housing start-ups in the city.

Parrot’s Henri Seydoux Paints a Picture of His Vision #tg09

Tuesday, 29 December, 2009

At their offices in Paris earlier this month. We started with what is current but also had a peak of what’s coming in Q1 under embargo. No phones. No cameras. No video. And yes, there was a back channel joke about the deep dark secret unveiling and the NDA.

The Greek Too Know How to Sing and Dance

Thursday, 24 December, 2009

In Mythos Resaurant in Paris’ Latin Quarter.

Think Orange is all Phones? Think Again #tg09

Thursday, 24 December, 2009

The Traveling Geeks learn about Orange’s latest developments – Lionel Fumado and Stephanie Hospital tell us more.

Music on the Streets of Montmartre

Thursday, 24 December, 2009

Even though its only 33 degrees, music warms the heart and soul on a cold December day on the streets of Montmartre.

Behind the Scenes with Pearltrees #tg09

Thursday, 17 December, 2009

The video clips take a deeper look at Pearltrees from behind the scenes with Patrice Lamothe at their Paris office last week. The second video is with Francois Rocaboy about how and why they got started.

Below is a shot taken of some of the engineers and product masters behind the machine.

The Pearltrees team in Paris (11)

MobileGlobe’s Yoann Valensi on Cheap Calls #tg09

Thursday, 17 December, 2009

MobileGlobe’s CEO Yoann Valensi hosted Traveling Geeks for a dinner last week in Paris in the Marais. His mission is to make mobile calls cheap and easy from anywhere in the world. Listen to why you should care.

Stribe’s Kamel Zeroual on Embedded Community #tg09

Wednesday, 16 December, 2009

This past week in Paris, we spent time with Stribe’s Kamel Zeroual who won an award at TechCrunch 50 this past fall. Listen to why he thinks embedding community into your existing environment is so important. On stage at LeWeb last week, they showed a white label version that ToysRUs had implemented.

Bloggers In From Around the World

Tuesday, 15 December, 2009

The Traveling Geeks mashup video by Mashcast. Thanks team.

Chris Pirillo on Mobile Speech Recognition: It’s So Accurate Man #tg09, #leweb

Monday, 14 December, 2009

Imagine hearing this Dragon stuff from Nuance works so well ten years after we launched it in 1997, at a VIP speaker dinner in Paris. Well, last week, I did. Take a look.