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Hello MoMoers,

It’s November and it’s time to Rock the Vote at this month’s Smartphone SMACKDOWN. Well, at least, an imaginative smackdown, as three esteemed guests sit down to discuss their different viewpoints and perspectives on some recent or new entrants to the Smartphone category of mobile devices. Peter Rojas (Engadget.com) will lead a panel discussion that includes Michael Gartenberg (JupiterResearch) and Scott Weiss (Usable Products).

Also, in keeping with the theme of Election Month, attendees will be able to vote on their favorite phone after the discussion, using WAP-capable phones. The mobile poll will be provided courtesy of Cellufun , and results will be posted on the Mobile Mondays NY site the following day.

But wait…there’s more: the folks at PartyStrands will be providing the music and mobile DJ technology during the mixer portion of the event.

Thanks again to the Samsung Experience for hosting the event and providing snacks/beverages.

Note: Previously, we had also planned for a segment with a panel discussion on dotMobi. This has been tabled, due to time constraints and the fact that the topic deserves an entire event on its own. Apologies for any confusion. Look for us to cover this topic in February.

As always, anyone is welcome. Please just RSVP here so we can get a headcount.

What: Smartphone Smackdown
Who:

When: Monday, November 27th, 6:45-9 PM
Where:
Samsung Experience Center
Time Warner Center – Shops at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle, 3rd floor
New York City, New York 10022
(map)

At the intersection of Broadway, Eighth Avenue, Central Park South and
Central Park West.
Subways to Shops at Columbus Circle: A/C, 1/9, B/D
to 59th Street/Columbus Circle

Cost: Free, as always, but please RSVP

Hope to see you there!
- Steve

Bios

Michael Gartenberg – VP & Research Director
Michael Gartenberg leads Jupiter Research’s team on emerging technology platforms and provides advice that helps clients take advantage of a variety of access technologies, digital information devices and software platforms. Leveraging Jupiter Research’s expertise in these areas, he helped launch Jupiter’s PC & Console Games service, Wi-Fi Mobility service and Jupiter Research’s Analyst Weblogs.

Gartenberg has been quoted extensively about personal, mobile and digital entertainment technologies in industry trade publications online and in print, as well as in leading publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek and the Associated Press. He has also been a guest commentator on network news shows as well as CNN, CNBC and MSNBC. Gartenberg also currently writes a monthly business technology column for Computerworld magazine.

Prior to Jupiter Research, Gartenberg was Managing Director at Hudson Ventures, a Manhattan-based venture capital firm. Prior to Hudson, Gartenberg was Vice President and Research Area Director of Gartner Inc., leading the Personal and Distributed Technologies research area. At Gartner, his research focused on personal and mobile computing. He was also recognized at Gartner and throughout the technology industry as the leading watcher and analyst covering Microsoft Corp.

Gartenberg holds both his B.A. and M.A. from Yeshiva University in New York.

Peter Rojas, Cofounder and Editor-in-chief of Engadget

Peter Rojas is the cofounder and editor-in-chief of Engadget, a weblog with daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, and personal technology, and the cofounder of Joystiq, a weblog covering the world of video games. He is also the Chief Strategy Officer for Weblogs, Inc., the world’s largest blog network, and a Programming Director with AOL, the parent company of Weblogs, Inc. He is a frequent commenter on technology for several radio and television programs, and in 2005 served as a guest host on G4’s Attack of the Show.

Prior to founding Engadget, Rojas served as the editorial director of technology weblog Gizmodo, as a contributing editor at Cargo, as an editor-at-large at Sync, as technology editor of VMan, Visionaire’s men’s fashion magazine, as a columnist on emerging technology for British newspaper The Guardian, as a features and news writer for the original Red Herring, and was a contributor to Wired, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Salon, Slate, Vice, Surface, Food & Wine, Popular Science, Fortune, Fortune Small Business, SCI FI Magazine, Money, and Business 2.0. He was educated at Harvard University and the University of Sussex (U.K.) and resides in New York City.

Scott Weiss, CEO of Usable Products Company
Scott Weiss, CEO of Usable Products Company, is a mobile usability leader. Scott helped Samsung with the usability design of the K5 MP3 player, and Vodafone with its Simply line of mobile phone handsets. Usable Products provides design, usability research, and
training services to clients including Cisco, Google, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sprint, Sun, Verizon, and Vodafone.

About Cellufun:
Cellufun is a rapidly growing mobile community portal focusing on
multiplayer games and entertainment. More than 1.5MM people are playing
our games and the Cellufun WAP site receives more than 1MM unique
visitors a month. Cellufun’s community portal and games are accessible
on any WAP capable phone at http://wap.cellufun.com

About PartyStrands:
partyStrands is the future of interactive bar and club entertainment. partyStrands is an interactive music service for bars and clubs that leverages MyStrands recommender technology to provide partygoers with a fun, dynamic and interactive bar experience.
partyStrands main point of connection with partygoers is their cell phone. Guests walk into a bar and can instantly influence the music just by sending a text message to a short code number provided on the TV in the venue. In addition to joining the party via SMS guests can also send text to the screen in the venue from their cell phones.
Read more at blog.mystrands.com and don’t forget to see how partyStrands works at:
www.partystrands.com/general/how-to-sms.vm
The mobile site is now ready for folks who want to follow partyStrands on their handsets live at mobile.partyStrands.com