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TAIPEI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AIoT?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#AIoTlt;/agt;--COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2019 runs May 28 – June 1, 2019 at the Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, and the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). Business Wire is the official news distribution partner for COMPUTEX. Listed below are exhibitor profiles.   Company: Aeromax Technology Co., Ltd. Booth: S1216 Web: http://www.aeromax.com.tw/ Aeromax, founded in June 2006, aims to be a total solution provider in the Digital STB, Android TV, Audio sound card and Professional/Industrial electronics industry.   Our products are designed and made in Taiwan and many OEM/ODM customers have continuously regarded Aeromax as their partner because of our dedication to creating high quality products.   Recently launched: AW1500_15W Walnut Casing Wireless Fast Charger. It features premium brass construction and polished handmade walnut casing. With excellent quality and safety, we’re sure the AW1500 (made in Taiwan) can bring the best charging experience to our customers.     Company: Artilux Booth: A0917a Web: http://www.artiluxtech.com Artilux is a deep tech startup that focuses on realizing the next revolution in sensor technology and high-speed optical communication devices. With the fundamental physics breakthrough and collaboration with TSMC, Artilux not only develops a one-of-a-kind 3D imaging sensor that acts as a new gateway to many perception AI applications, but also provides a comprehensive and cost-effective solution in the field of high-speed optical communications. Artilux aims to be a vanguard for future applications in mobile, autonomous driving, industry 4.0 and many more.     Company: ATrack Technology Inc. Booth: SmarTEX - S0810a Ticker Symbol & Exchange: TPEX:6465 Web: http://www.atrack.com.tw ATrack (TPEX: 6465) specializes in telematics hardware designing and manufacturing.   Our core R&D team has over 15 years of industry experience, and our products have been deployed in various operating environments worldwide.   ATrack has also been particularly successful at performing user-specific firmware and hardware customizations to help our clients win projects in this dynamic market. Through our continuous commitment to the industry and providing unmatched level of responsiveness, we have been recognized as one of the most reliable hardware partners.     Company: BIN YUANN FIRSTLINE INDUSTRIAL CORP. Booth: Q1334a Web: http://www.binyuann.com Bin Yuann specializes in the exporting of server chassis rails and cabinets.   The company was recognized by ASIG Germany for our outstanding quality and performance.     Company: CERVOZ Booth: K0303a Web: http://www.cervoz.com Cervoz develops, produces, and markets storage and memory products for industrial applications.   Everything we do, from design, product management, and manufacturing, to quality control, sales and service is dedicated to fulfilling the special characteristics of diversified and critical industrial applications.   We are able to offer our high quality embedded products with legacy and mainstream technology, long-term availability, BOM (bill of material) control, high reliability, and top compatibility.     Company: CINCOZE Booth: K0208 Web: http://www.cincoze.com Cincoze is a professional manufacturer of embedded computing platforms.   We design, manufacture, and market rugged fanless computers, industrial panel PCs, and monitors for harsh and demanding environments. With its leading-edge products and application-driven functionalities, Cincoze enables new technologies and solutions for multiple applications, including factory automation, machine automation, machine vision, in-vehicle computing, intelligent transportation, and surveillance.     Company: Clientron Corp. Booth: R0827, Nangang Hall2 Ticker Symbol & Exchange: 8119 Web: http://www.clientron.com Clientron was founded in 1983. The company is dedicated in providing global intelligent solutions to our clients. With design, manufacturing and service abilities, Clientron offers high-quality and high-performance computing platforms including Thin Client, POS, Automotive Electronics and Intelligent Embedded Systems. We commit to continuously provide better IoT client solutions and services for our partners and customers to build an intelligent e-World. Visit us at http://www.clientron.com.     Company: CyberLink Booth: S0704a Ticker Symbol & Exchange: TSE: 5203 Web: http://www.cyberlink.com/faceme Founded in 1996, CyberLink Corp. is the world leader in multimedia software and AI facial recognition technology. CyberLink addresses the demands of consumer, commercial and education markets through a wide range of solutions, covering digital content creation, multimedia playback, video conferencing, live casting, mobile applications and AI facial recognition.   With years of research in the fields of artificial intelligence and facial recognition, CyberLink developed the FaceMe® Facial Recognition Engine. Powered by deep learning algorithms, FaceMe® delivers reliable, high-precision, and real-time facial recognition that is critical to AIoT applications like smart retail, smart security, and surveillance, smart city, and smart home.     Company: Diwei Industrial Co., Ltd. Booth: Nangang Hall 2, 1F Q1016 Web: http://www.diwei.com Diwei Industrial Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of LCD monitor arms and ergonomic TV wall mounting products, including computer monitor arms, healthcare arms, medical trolleys, TV wall mounts, projector mounts, TV stands, mobile TV carts, whiteboard stands, and POS mounts.   ODM & OEM projects are welcome. We can offer you all kinds of ergonomic mounting products with high quality, competitive pricing and the best service.     Company: Fonebud IoT Berhad Booth: A0817a Web: http://www.fonebud.com Mobile Sharing Assistant (MSA) integrates blockchain technology and tourism, provides free language translation, data roaming and travel information services for tourists!   We developed MSA to assist travelers with barrier-free communication and internet services through the collection of data on their travel habits.   Our focus is to provide free roaming data: visitors pays deposit for the device and earn points by viewing short advertisements. Points may then be exchanged for roaming data, airline tickets, accommodation, etc. Travelers may also convert points to cash through the app.   The translation engine of the MSA allows direct live translation, instant photo translation, conference translation.   MSA technologies, Neural Machine Translation (NMT) and e-SIM, have both been tested and confirmed in real world situations, enabling users to have a pleasant language barrier-free journey.     Company: Ganzin Technology Inc. Booth: TWTC Hall 1, A1219 Web: https://ganzin.com/ GANZIN, an award winning Taiwan startup, stirred up the AR/VR scene with an introduction of a breakthrough eye-tracking module – Aurora – that promises to dramatically expand on how eye-tracking can play a beneficial role in our lives.   Ganzin has ingeniously re-designed the necessary algorithms for a highly precise eye-tracking module, and dramatically re-architected its form factor and power requirements.   Ganzin Aurora eye tracking module features seamless integration, simple mechanical design, all-day battery life, and unbound usage scenarios. GANZIN is positioning itself as a key solution provider to help customers to elevate eye tracking user experiences to the next level.     Company: Gosuncnwelink Technology Co., Ltd. Booth: K1223a Web: http://www.gosuncnwelink.com GosuncnWelink Technology is dedicated to the development, production and marketing of cellular M2M Modules, connected car solutions and intelligent broadband products.   GosuncnWelink's high-performance M2M modules deliver wireless connectivity with a variety of air interfaces, covered GSM/GPRS, CDMA 1X/EV-DO, WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+, LTE TDD and LTE FDD, LTE Cat-M1/NB-IoT.   By combining the abundant experience in telecommunication and automotive electronics, GosuncnWelink can provide "device solution" or "device + platform total solution" according to the situation of the customer's platform construction in different countries.   GosuncnWelink's connected car solutions deliver reliable products and services to our partners including AT&T, T-Mobile, Telia Sonera, etc.     Company: HABOOK Information Technology Inc. Booth: S0817 Web: http://www.habook.com.tw/english/ HABOOK Group, founded in 1999, has established more than 50,000 Smarter Classrooms in over 3,000 schools around the world.   Having thousands of Smarter Classrooms is only the first step as we aim to spread our successful models around the world, and help teachers, students, parents, and schools get actual benefits from the awesome experiences   We have developed IoT, Big Data, and AI in education technology, and created a new ecosystem of Smarter Education. Our ultimate goal is to empower teaching and inspire learning.     Company: HKF Technology Co., Ltd. Booth: TNEC 2 S0423 Web: http://www.hkfcom.com HKF Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and exporters of monitors since 1996.   HKF develops: 7”~24” TFT-LCD computer screens; 15”~19” monitor TVs; 15”~19” CCTV monitors for the security market; 26”~52” TFT-LCD LVs; and open frame TFT-LCD modules for various applications in the banking, gaming, amusement, and advertising industries.   HKF is one of the most well reputed and known brands in the world of technology. HKF is able to offer you sustainable pricing, quality, and availability.     Company: ICPDAS Booth: K0316 Ticker Symbol & Exchange: 3577 Web: http://www.icpdas.com ICP DAS, established in 1993, focuses on innovation and improving industrial automation technology. ICP DAS strives to create advanced remote I/O controllers, distributed I/O modules, and I/O data acquisition boards.   To provide a total industrial automation solution, ICP DAS developed a series of programmable automation controller, motion-control systems and web-related products.     Company: JAFCO Taiwan Capital Booth: A0917a Web: http://www.jafcoasia.com/ JAFCO Taiwan Capital was established in Taiwan by JAFCO Asia, which is the subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest venture capital Group (TYO: 8595).   In the past 18 years, JAFCO Taiwan’s operation has invested over 70 companies with 25 successful exits, out of which 20 were successfully listed.   This is the first time JAFCO Taiwan Capital leads 5 of our portfolios - Deluxe Technology, Aeolus Robotics, Artilux Inc., ACT Genomics and Taiwan Advanced Nanotech - to join InnoVEX.   Through the event, we hope to connect with potential buyers and investors. We look forward to building great business with you!     Company: LAN Accessories Co., Ltd. Booth: Q1217 Web: http://www.lanacc.com.tw LAN Accessories Co., Ltd, established in 2001, specializes in USB extenders, USB repeaters & USB extenders via Cat5/5e/6 and a wide range of computer cable assemblies.   Our products are fully compliant with RoHS, CE and FCC regulations which can help extend business opportunities into USA, Europe, Asia and other countries throughout the world.   Excellent quality, stylish design, on time delivery, competitive pricing and value-added services are the main factors for our success in the worldwide market.   As a major supplier in the computer peripherals and cable industry since 2001, LAN Accessories has earned a fine reputation for its quality and reliability. We always honor our commitments and take due responsibility for our products.     Company: Leadtek Research Inc. Booth: S0813 Ticker Symbol & Exchange: TSE:2465 Web: http://www.leadtek.com Established since 1986, Leadtek Research Inc. provides customers with the best quality services.   Leadtek has developed into a multifaceted solution provider with main product ranges covering the zero client and thin client for desktop virtualization, graphic cards for both computer games and workstations, AI solutions, GPS, cloud computing workstations, and others, aiming to serve the global market with innovative technologies and excellent products.     Company: Maxpac Electronics Co., Limited Booth: N0530 Web: http://www.maxpac.com.cn Maxpac is a professional manufacturer of LCD/LED Monitors, AIO and PIO, SKD/CKD parts, and open frames. It is a high-tech private enterprise with its own research, production and marketing services.   In 2009, we began research and production in Dongguan City at Jinxiongda Technology Park, which covers an area of more than 8,000 square meters. We have three production lines of PCB boards, one automatic production line of ABU LCD monitors, and full sets of testing and lab machines for quality control. The yearly production capacity is 300K units.   Based on our research ability, full technical support, high-efficiency management system, and ISO certified production management system, our quality is recognized by clients the world over.   Maxpac is our legal registered trademark. We welcome all OEM and ODM orders.     Company: Prosperity Creativity Inc. Booth: L0018 Web: http://pci.pii.tw/ Prosperity Creativity Inc., established in 2011 with capital of NTD 10,000,000 and located in the World Trade Center of Taiwan, is a company that professionally integrates a virtual studio with an automatic tracking lecture recording system and holographic light board to supplement the teaching experience.   We enable such smart campus features as MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), remote learning, classroom lecture recording, and multimedia immersion classrooms with environmental controls built in.   Our products include 3D 4K virtual studio work stations, portable green/blue chroma key boards, LED lights, large holographic light boards, multi-point TV screens, on-air broadcast systems, encoder/decoders, media storage systems, and customized video website platform design.     Company: SECO Booth: Hall 1 - K1015a Web: http://www.seco.com SECO Group excels in the electronic embedded field, offering cutting-edge solutions for a variety of applications, through standard modules (Qseven®, COM ExpressTM, SMARC, ETX®), SBCs systems and full-custom solutions.   With 40+ years of experience and more than 300 employees, SECO is constantly growing and operates globally with offices in Italy, Germany, USA, India and Taiwan. SECO manages the entire production cycle in-house, from the development and design stage to manufacturing and mass distribution.   Creativity, innovation and collaborations with the most important technological partners are the foundation of SECO's ability to meet the ever-changing challenges of the embedded market.     Company: Silicon Line GmbH Booth: Hall 1 L0901a Web: http://www.silicon-line.com Silicon Line GmbH (www.silicon-line.com), headquartered in Munich, the global leader in developing and providing innovative optical link technology, will be showcasing and demonstrating (in Hall 1 #L0901a) its newest technology supporting HDMI, DisplayPort, USB and VirtualLink standards at Computex.   It will feature the first demonstration in Asia of active optical cables with embedded technology supporting all features of the recently released HDMI 2.1 specification.     Company: Smith Booth: J0403a Web: http://www.smithweb.com Founded in 1984, Smith sources, manages, and distributes the electronic components that go into everything from mobile phones and computers to appliances and directional drilling systems.   Smith is always moving: helping manufacturers navigate market shifts; customizing supply chain solutions; testing components using cutting-edge technology.   Offering unrivaled customer support, Smith is the leading independent distributor of electronic components and ranks 9th among all global distributors.     Company: Supermicro Booth: Hall 1 N0206 Ticker Symbol & Exchange: SMCI (OTC) Web: https://www.supermicro.com Supermicro is the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology.   We are a premier provider of advanced Server Building Block Solutions® with the broadest and deepest portfolio of server and storage solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide.   Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through our “We Keep IT Green®” initiative. Our Resource-Saving Architecture reduces TCO and environmental impact through design innovation and efficiency to provide customers with the most energy-efficient, earth-friendly solutions available on the market.     Company: Synergies Intelligent Systems, Inc. Booth: S0734 Web: http://synergies.ai/ Founded in 2016 in Boston, Synergies Intelligent Systems, Inc. devotes to developing an AI-powered augmented decision-making system.   Through data insight, behavior forecasting, and process automation, Synergies assists enterprises to accelerate business decision-making process 10 times faster.   Currently, Synergies' services have been wildly recognized and adopted, and Synergies has achieved strategic cooperation with many leading enterprises, including Foxconn Industrial Internet, SF Express, and Stark Technology, Inc. Synergies has been delivering excellent performances in different fields such as manufacturing, finance, and retail.     Company: TASHI Smartech Co., Ltd. Booth: S1220 Web: http://www.tashi.ute.com/ TASHI spirit is serving Home, Medical Institutes, School, and Office with intelligent smart solutions including Access Control, Elderly Care, Nursing Care, Home Automation, Intercom and Security. The goal of TASHI not only provides all customers considerate applications and management platforms, but also provides the integrated service of state-of-the-art technology through innovative design building with advanced AI as well as Cloud solutions.     Company: TVO PTE. LTD. (Tecware) Booth: L0802 Web: http://www.tecware.co For the first time, Tecware, a PC Case and Peripheral brand, will be exhibiting at COMPUTEX 2019.   Visit their booth and get a hands-on experience as they introduce the brand and its latest products to the public.   Tecware sets itself apart with a commitment to high quality standards and meaningful designs while balancing the price-performance ratio of its products, so consumers understand what they’re paying for and the value they are getting.   Where: Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, 4F, Booth No. L0802 When: May 28 - June 1, 2019     Company: Unitek International Group Ltd Booth: Q0104 Web: http://www.unitek-products.com UNITEK is a professional computer and mobile accessories brand established in Hong Kong since 2006.   Being one of the top consumer electronic and accessories brands in Asia, UNITEK is expanding globally and has established sales channels in more than 30 countries around the world. UNITEK aims to build new tech products to cover the many dimensions of human experience, and strives to make the world more friendly each day.     Company: Wentai Technology Corporation Booth: I1307 Web: http://www.wentailighting.com/ As one of the leading manufacturers of power supplies and LED lighting, Wentai Technology will debut the Aidan series Titanium PC Power at 2019 Computex, and announce its entry into the gaming and cryptocurrency mining markets.   Wentai has developed cutting-edge patented technology, using MCU microcontrollers as the Aidan series of titanium power adjustment and control platform, implementing true AI digital power control to achieve the highest power efficiency among all 80 PLUS Titanium certified products.   Wentai is committed to providing products and services that are energy efficient, highly reliable and customized, and looks forward to working together with more brand manufacturers.     Company: WiBASE Industrial Solutions Booth: Nang Gang Hall1 K1116 Web: http://www.wibase.com WiBASE is a piloting solution provider in AIoT applications headquartered in Taiwan.   As a pioneering startup in AIoT, we’ve delivered many successful projects to major IIoT adopters of competitive and demanding industries such as retail, law enforcement, utilities and logistics.   WiBASE is a strategic subsidiary of Wistron, a TSP (Technical Service Provider) ranked within the Fortune 500. WiBASE enjoys the advantages of manufacturing support from Wistron while playing the role of developing IIoT business for the Wistron group.   Qualified members of the press please note the following important information. Exhibitor News:http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/computex-taipei-2019/ Press Information:https://www.computex-press.com.tw/ About Business Wire: Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Investor relations, public relations, public policy and marketing professionals rely on Business Wire to accurately distribute market-moving news and multimedia, host online newsrooms and IR websites, build content marketing platforms, generate social engagements and provide audience analysis that improves interaction with specified target markets. 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CHENGDU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dearmobgiveaway?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#dearmobgiveawaylt;/agt;--DearMob, during this Memorial Day weekend, continues to offer a big sale and giveaway on its professional iOS data Management software – DearMob iPhone Manager, to help short-trip travel buffs & iPhone shutterbugs get digitally prepared for the 3-day gateway outdoor activities with their iOS devices. By participating in the campaign, any iPhone/iPad/iPod touch holders can fully enjoy DearMob’s featured service of one-click and selective data backup, while in the meantime obtain the convenience of two-way differential transfer without syncing. No matter purchased movies, songs or local photos, contacts, e-books, podcasts, apps… all covered in the management service for free! Enter DearMob Memorial Day Sales & Giveaway now at: https://www.5kplayer.com/iphone-manager/backup-iphone-without-itunes.htm Memorial Day weekend resembles the real coming of the summer 2019. To ensure users truly bask in the passionate summer activities in the open, DearMob also presents useful Memorial Day outdoor mobile tips paired with this promo campaign for all iOS device users ahead of time: Tip 1: Taking a full backup of your devices in case of getting lost, drawn, or broken; People cannot forecast accidents under the sun, but they can do some precautions and lessen the possible tragic impacts. Always giving iOS devices a full backup with DearMob iPhone Manager before taking them out for swimming, hiking, motorcycling, can efficiently prevent data loss due to any misfortunes that might happen to the handhold devices. Or, at least do a selective backup of the most important data like photos and contacts when a full backup might waste too much time. Tip 2: Clearing up iPhone storages in advance for more photo-takings and video recordings; What frustrates a well-posed friend the most in the middle of a photo taking? The iPhone/iPad storage almost full alert. To avoid that embarrassing moment, DearMob iPhone Manager kindly notifies iPhone photographers to give their device a weight loss exercise. Taking good care of storage space for apps, photos, songs, videos etc using this professional iPhone storage manager will only bring seamless joy to the already hyped group-fie atmosphere. Tip 3: Remember to bring along TV shows, animated movies, e-books, music for not just grownups but kids. Taking babies out together? And they cry for Peggie Pig on the road or during meals when there’s no access to internet? Parents should get prepared for kid’s visual entertainment too, and DearMob iPhone Manager can do hell lots of assistance. Shipped with a powerful conversion engine, it efficiently converts and transfers any MP4 movies and videos in iOS-incompatible formats/codecs, including DVDs to iPhone/iPad without hassle. DearMob iPhone Manager aims to bring openness and flexibility to iOS data management against aged limitations of iTunes account, Apple ID, app sandbox etc. By endowing users with the maximum freedom of iOS data manipulation, DearMob has groundbreakingly realized not only one-click full & selective iPhone data backup/restore utility, but two-way data transfer feature between multiple devices to one PC and one device to multiple PCs. DearMob Memorial Day Sales & Giveaway Campaign Join DearMob iPhone Manager promotional campaign to get the biggest discount and life-time free version: https://www.5kplayer.com/iphone-manager/backup-iphone-without-itunes.htm About DearMob Inc. DearMob is a dedicated and professional software provider with forefront developing outlook. It strives to create cross-platform software for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android to offers users one-stop mobile and desktop solutions. The star products of DearMob at present include DearMob iPhone Manager and 5KPlayer. In 2019, this brand is ready to enable more dynamic growth with new compact and competitive products. For more information about the company, please visit: https://www.5kplayer.com/iphone-manager/. Contacts DearMobViola Nee, +86-28-85134884media@5kplayer.comhttps://www.5kplayer.com/

Technical, Art Papers Programs to Present a Combined 157 Projects CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACMSIGGRAPH?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#ACMSIGGRAPHlt;/agt;--Known for pushing the boundaries of computer science, SIGGRAPH 2019 announces its Technical Papers and Art Papers research programming. SIGGRAPH 2019 will run 28 July–1 August in downtown Los Angeles. Known in its 46-year history to deliver cutting-edge, global research, this year’s innovations are sure inspire the computer science community. “Each year, the Technical Papers program sets the pace for what’s next in visual computing and the adjacent subfields of computer science. I am excited to be part of presenting the amazing work of researchers who drive the industry and look forward to how this work ignites memorable discussions,” said SIGGRAPH 2019 Technical Papers Chair Olga Sorkine-Hornung. “This is the kind of content you’ll reflect on, and refer to, throughout the year to come.” Along with new research from various academic labs, Facebook Reality Labs, NVIDIA, and Disney Research, highlights from the 2019 Technical Papers program include: Semantic Photo Manipulation With a Generative Image Prior Authors: David Bau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab; Hendrik Strobelt, IBM Research and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab; William Peebles, Jonas Wulff, Jun-Yan Zhu, and Antonio Torralba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and, Bolei Zhou, The Chinese University of Hong Kong We use GANs to make semantic edits on a user's image. Our method maintains fidelity to the original image while allowing the user to manipulate the semantics of the image. MeshCNN: A Network With an Edge Authors: Rana Hanocka, Amir Hertz, Noa Fish, Raja Giryes, and Daniel Cohen-Or, Tel Aviv University; and, Shachar Fleishman, Amazon MeshCNN is a deep neural network for triangular meshes, which applies convolution and pooling layers directly on the mesh edges. MeshCNN learns to exploit the irregular and unique mesh properties. Text-Based Editing of Talking-Head Video Authors: Ohad Fried, Michael Zollhöfer, and Maneesh Agrawala, a Stanford University; Ayush Tewari and Christian Theobalt, Max Planck Institute for Informatics; Adam Finkelstein and Kyle Genova, Princeton University; Eli Shechtman and Zeyu Jin, Adobe; and, Dan B. Goldman, Google Text-based editing of talking-head video supports adding, removing, and modifying words in the transcript, and automatically produces video with lip synchronization that matches the modified script. SurfaceBrush: From Virtual Reality Drawings to Manifold Surfaces Authors: Enrique Rosales, University of British Columbia and Universidad Panamericana; Jafet Rodriguez, Universidad Panamericana; and, Alla Sheffer, University of British Columbia VR tools enable users to depict 3D shapes using virtual brush strokes. SurfaceBrush converts such VR drawings into user-intended manifold 3D surfaces, providing a novel approach for modeling 3D shapes. Puppet Master: Robotic Animation of Marionettes Authors: Simon Zimmermann, James Bern, and Stelian Coros, ETH Zurich; and, Roi Poranne, ETH Zurich and University of Haifa We present a computational framework for robotic animation of real-world string puppets, based on a predictive control model that accounts for the puppet dynamics the kinematics of the robot puppeteer. For even more highlights, check out the Technical Papers Preview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EhDr3Rs5fTU. In addition, the Art Papers program offers a platform to explore and interrogate research that focuses, specifically, on scientific and technological applications in art, design, and humanities. Highlights for 2019 include: CAVE: Making Collective Virtual Narrative Authors: Kris Layng, Ken Perlin, and Sebastian Herscher, New York University / Courant and Parallux; Corrine Brenner, New York University; and, Thomas Meduri, New York University/ Courant and VRNOVO CAVE is a shared narrative virtual reality experience. Thirty participants at a time each saw and heard the same narrative from their own unique location in the room, as they would when attending live theater. CAVE set out to disruptively change how audiences collectively experience immersive art and entertainment. Learning to See: You Are What You See Authors: Memo Akten and Rebecca Fiebrink, Goldsmiths, University of London; and, Mick Grierson, University of the Arts, London “Learning to See" utilizes a novel method in "performing" visual, animated content — with an almost photographic visual style — using deep learning. It demonstrates both the collaborative potential of AI, as well as the inherent biases reflected and amplified in artificial neural networks, and perhaps even our own neural networks. To discover more highlights, check out the Art Papers Preview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6uhyhW58A2M. Technical Papers programming is open to participants at the Full Conference Platinum and Full Conference registration levels only. Art Papers programming is open to the Experiences level and above. Learn more about SIGGRAPH 2019 and register here: s2019.SIGGRAPH.org/register. About ACM, ACM SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH 2019 ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. ACM SIGGRAPH is a special interest group within ACM that serves as an interdisciplinary community where researchers, artists, and technologists collide to progress applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. The SIGGRAPH conference is the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational experience for inspiring transformative advancements across the disciplines of computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2019, the 46th annual conference hosted by ACM SIGGRAPH, will take place from 28 July–1 August at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Contacts Media Contact:Emily DrakeMedia Relations Manager+ 1.312.673.4758emily_drake@SIGGRAPH.org

Results include contributions from Kasco acquisition, completed December 31, 2018 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iGo, Inc. (OTC PINK: IGOI) today announced operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. On December 31, 2018, iGo completed the acquisition of Kasco, LLC in a share contribution transaction under which Kasco became a wholly owned subsidiary of iGo. Revenue for iGo for the first quarter of 2019 was $15,623,000, reflecting the Kasco acquisition. iGo had no revenue in the same period of the prior year. Net income, also reflecting contributions from Kasco, was $58,000, or $0.01 per share, for the first quarter of 2019, compared with a net loss of $267,000, or $0.09 per share, in the same quarter of the prior year. Kasco transaction As part of the Kasco transaction, Steel Partners Holdings L.P. contributed all of its issued and outstanding ownership interests in Kasco to iGo in exchange for 5,000,000 shares of iGo common stock, at a value of $3.20 per share, and iGo assumed $15 million of Kasco indebtedness, with access to a total of $18.5 million in borrowing capacity as part of a revolving credit sub-facility under Steel Partners' existing credit line. The preliminary purchase price allocation for the Kasco acquisition is subject to finalization of valuations of acquired assets and liabilities. Prior to the transaction, Steel Partners owned 100 percent of Kasco and 45.8 percent of all outstanding iGo stock. Steel Partners currently owns 80.2 percent of iGo's common stock. About iGo iGo, Inc. has been a provider of mobile accessories since 1995, offering power management solutions and accessories for laptop computers and electronic mobile devices, and has been evaluating alternative strategies for uses of its capital and the iGo brand. iGo's recently acquired Kasco subsidiary provides metallic blade products for the meat cutting, food cutting and wood cutting industries to the global market. Its route distribution unit provides the U.S. and Canada retail grocery and retail food industries with quality butcher supplies, resupply products and seasonings. Headquartered in St. Louis and founded in 1901, Kasco has manufacturing and warehouse operations in St. Louis, Canada, Mexico, Wales and Germany. Forward-looking statements Certain information in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated. Such forward-looking statements do not guaranty future performance and are subject to various factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements. iGo undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, or any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that may bear upon forward-looking statements. Additionally, iGo does not undertake any responsibility to provide updates on the occurrence of unanticipated events which may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.   iGo, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) (in thousands, except common stock)     March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,653 $ 1,885 Accounts receivable, net 9,557 9,005 Inventories 5,365 5,552 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 976   832   Total current assets 17,551 17,274 Property, plant and equipment, net 10,523 10,368 Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,918 — Intangible assets, net 1,189 1,227 Deferred tax assets, net 1,899   1,929   Total Assets $ 33,080   $ 30,798   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 3,826 $ 2,979 Short-term debt 578 441 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 5,618   3,591   Total current liabilities 10,022 7,011 Long-term debt 7,900 10,000 Long-term operating lease liabilities 1,120 — Deferred tax liabilities 197 197 Other non-current liabilities 1,929   1,929   Total Liabilities 21,168 19,137 Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 10,000,000 shares; 7,877,278 shares issued and outstanding 79 79 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 98 (95 ) Additional paid-in capital 181,817 181,817 Accumulated deficit (170,082 ) (170,140 ) Total Stockholders' Equity 11,912   11,661   Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 33,080   $ 30,798       iGo, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (in thousands, except common shares and per common share data)   Three Months Ended March 31, 2019   2018 Revenue $ 15,623   $ —   Costs and expenses Cost of goods sold (7,934 ) — Selling, general and administrative expenses (7,535 ) (273 ) Interest expense (121 ) — Gain from asset dispositions 77 — Other (expense) income, net (22 ) 6   Total costs and expenses (15,535 ) (267 ) Income (loss) before income taxes 88 (267 ) Income tax provision 30   —   Net income (loss) $ 58   $ (267 ) Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted $ 0.01   $ (0.09 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted 7,877,278   2,924,208   Contacts Investor contactJennifer Golembeske212-520-2300jgolembeske@steelpartners.com

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global technology media and purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services company TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT) announced the winners of the Best of Citrix Synergy 2019 Awards at the Citrix Synergy 2019 conference being held this week in Atlanta and sponsored by Citrix, Inc. TechTarget’s SearchVirtualDesktop.com™ and BrianMadden.com staff appointed a team of experts and editors that selected winning products from all those that entered. The team judged the products according to their innovation, value, performance, functionality and ease of use. The awards cover the following categories: Digital Workspace; Application, Access and Content Security; Storage; Networking and Infrastructure; and New Technology. The judges also awarded Best of Show to Veridium, VeridiumID 1.6.1. The full list of winners were announced on SearchVirtualDesktop.com along with extensive conference coverage. Only products currently available for purchase were considered for categories other than the New Technology category. Products being demonstrated, that have not yet shipped but will ship by the end of 2019, were considered only for the New Technology category. The Winners Digital WorkspaceWinner: ControlUp, ControlUp 7.4 & ControlUp InsightsFinalist: eG Innovations, Inc., eG Enterprise version 6.3.7 Application, Access and Content SecurityWinner: Veridium, VeridiumID 1.6.1 Storage, Networking and InfrastructureWinner: Forward Networks, Forward Enterprise 2.27 New TechnologyWinner: ThinPrint, ezeep (Version for Windows Virtual Desktop) Best of ShowWinner: Veridium, VeridiumID 1.6.1 About SearchVirtualDesktop.com SearchVirtualDesktop.com is the premier source for information on desktop virtualization, application virtualization, and VDI. The site provides in-depth technical advice and information on the products, services and business strategies that can lead to successful implementations of desktop virtualization technologies in your organization. Access unbiased news analysis, a library of essential tips, informative learning guides, white papers and more -- all created in an effort to arm you with the tools and tactics you need to do your job successfully and make the right desktop virtualization technology decisions. About TechTarget TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) is the global leader in purchase intent-driven marketing and sales services that deliver business impact for enterprise technology companies. By creating abundant, high-quality editorial content across more than 140 highly targeted technology-specific websites, TechTarget attracts and nurtures communities of technology buyers researching their companies’ information technology needs. By understanding these buyers’ content consumption behaviors, TechTarget creates the purchase intent insights that fuel efficient and effective marketing and sales activities for clients around the world. TechTarget has offices in Boston, London, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore and Sydney. For more information, visit techtarget.com and follow us on Twitter @TechTarget. (C) 2019 TechTarget, Inc. All rights reserved. TechTarget and the TechTarget logo are registered trademarks and Citrix is a registered trademark of Citrix Systems, Inc. SearchVirtualDesktop.com and BrianMadden.com are trademarks of TechTarget. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Contacts Garrett MannDirector of MarketingTechTarget617-431-9371gmann@techtarget.com

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has authorized the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on July 5, 2019, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 13, 2019. The company had 267,452,462 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 4, 2019. Contacts Investor Contact:Mollie O’Brien(612) 291-7735 or mollie.obrien@bestbuy.com Media Contact:Jeff Shelman(612) 291-6114 or jeffrey.shelman@bestbuy.com

Apple has given the MacBook Pro even more power with the Mid-2019 update, adding options with eight-core processors. The new 8th- and 9th-generation Intel® Core™ processors will dramatically speed up all types of power-intensive tasks. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apple?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#Applelt;/agt;--B&H is pleased to share news that will be welcome by all those who count on the power of MacBook Pro. As the need for packing more power into increasingly smaller form factors continues to grow, Apple has refreshed its MacBook Pro lineup with 8th- and 9th-generation Intel® Core™ processors, and the top-tier model is equipped with eight cores, which is a first for the MacBook Pro. The MacBook Pro has long been a tool for media and content creators, including music producers, 3D designers, photographers, developers, scientists, researchers, and video editors, and this update delivers up to twice the performance of a quad-core MacBook Pro and up to 40% more performance than a six-core MacBook Pro. Behind these updated processors is the same framework that has helped shape the MacBook Pro into the mobile powerhouse that it is—powerful graphics, a Retina display with 500 nits of brightness and the P3 wide color gamut, fast NVMe PCIe M.2 SSDs, Thunderbolt™ 3, the T2 security chip, long battery life, and macOS. Apple 13.3" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1480939-REG/apple_mv972ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.html Silver https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1480940-REG/apple_mv9a2ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.html Product Highlights 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad-Core 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 512GB SSD 13.3" 2560 x 1600 IPS Retina Display Integrated Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 True Tone Technology Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 5.0 Touch Bar | Touch ID Sensor 4 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) Ports Force Touch Trackpad macOS The eight-core processors are only available on the 15.4" models, which also feature faster six-core processors and Turbo Boost speeds of up to 5.0 GHz, while the 13.3" Touch Bar models feature improved quad-core processors and Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.7 GHz. These speeds will allow users to play back multi-track projects with up to twice the Alchemy plug-ins in Logic Pro X, render scenes up to twice as fast in Maya Arnold, apply complex edits and filters up to 75% faster in Photoshop, compile code up to 65% faster in Xcode, compute complex fluid dymanics and simulations up to 50% faster in TetrUSS, and edit up to 11 simultaneous streams of 4K video in Final Cut Pro X. Apple 15.4" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1480944-REG/apple_mv932ll_a_15_4_macbook_pro_with.html Space Gray Color https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1480943-REG/apple_mv912ll_a_15_4_macbook_pro_with.html Product Highlights 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 Eight-Core 16GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM | 512GB SSD 15.4" 2880 x 1800 Retina Display AMD Radeon Pro 560X GPU (4GB GDDR5) True Tone Technology Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 5.0 Touch Bar | Touch ID Sensor 4 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) Ports Force Touch Trackpad macOS About B&H Photo Video As the world's largest source of photography, video, and audio equipment, as well as computers, drones, and home and portable entertainment, B&H is known worldwide for its attentive, knowledgeable sales force and excellent customer service, including fast, reliable shipping. B&H has been satisfying customers worldwide for 40 years. Visitors to the website can access a variety of educational videos and enlightening articles. The B and H YouTube Channel has an unmatched wealth of educational content. Our entertaining and informative videos feature product overviews from our in-house specialists. You can view the B&H Event Space presentations from many of the world's foremost experts and interviews with some of technology's most dynamic characters. Tap into this exciting resource by subscribing to the B&H YouTube Channel here. In addition to videos, the B&H Explora blog presents new product announcements, gear reviews, helpful guides, and tech news written by product experts and industry professionals. When you’re in Manhattan, take a tour of the B&H Photo SuperStore, located at 420 Ninth Avenue. The techno-carousel spins all year round at the counters and kiosks at B&H. With hundreds of products on display, the B&H Photo SuperStore is the place to test-drive and compare all the latest gear. Contacts John-Paul Palescandolo212-615-8820https://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Anime-style role-playing game set to arrive this summer, YOOZOO Games opens up on details and pre-registration for the much-anticipated collaboration SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ErenYeager?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#ErenYeagerlt;/agt;--Alongside developer Tencent and renowned Japanese manga artist and writer Masami Kurumada, YOOZOO Games is publishing the forthcoming mobile RPG Saint Seiya: Awakening. Mostly known for his work on fighting manga; featuring bishonen and magical boy, Masami Kurumada is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions. Saint Seiya: Awakening will look to recreate the classic Japanese comic featuring a group of mystical warriors known as ‘Saints’. It will play out with high definition 3D graphics and, much along the lines of the comics, the narrative lets you play through your favorite Saint Seiya moments. Gameplay will feature combat-based exchanges with other characters. With a roster of hundreds of fighters to choose from, players will have the freedom to create a unique team with a tailored strategy. With a striking art style that perfectly reflects Kurumada’s original work, characters and their respective skills are all based on the original animation. Some of Japan’s finest character voice artists, from Jun Fukuyama (voice of Lelouch in Code Geass) to Yuki Kaji (Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan), help to complete a package dedicated to doing justice to the original series. Check out the Saint Seiya: Awakening game introduction and video here:https://sssea.gtarcade.com/. Android users, pre-register for the game here:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.tmgp.ssksea iOS users, pre-register for the game here:https://itunes.apple.com/app/saint-seiya-awakening/id1460638219?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 YOOZOO GamesOfficial Site http://www.yoozoo.com/Global Game Portal https://www.gtarcade.com/ Contacts Sean YoungOverseas PR Manager at Yoozoo GamesSeanAY@yoozoo.com

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the Computex 2019 show, The Posiflex Group is featuring leading solution technology from the family of brands as a fully Serviced IoT Ecosystem. Solution end points include: Connected Modular Kiosks, POS Terminals, and Digital Signage solutions from Posiflex and KIOSK Information Systems Smart Medical Displays with gesture controls from Portwell Connected Gaming Solutions with Player Tracking Technology from Portwell subsidiary, Ganlot The booth display is based on common field service endpoints represented in a European Manor Destination Resort setting. Field solutions for an array of vertical market applications include QSR ordering, cinema ticketing, fashion retail customer loyalty, interactive signage, hotel / medical center check-in and bill pay, as well as casino gaming technology. This year, in addition to their renowned POS product suite, Posiflex will be featuring newly introduced Modular Kiosk platforms (co-designed by KIOSK and Posiflex), which are configure-to-order standard models available through Global Distribution Channel. The Modular Kiosks leverage The Posiflex Group’s in-house supply chain capabilities, including self-sourced computing and peripherals like scanners, printers, and PCAP displays as well as optional transaction components common across multiple configurations and use cases – ultimately, delivering shorter lead times and reduced cost with longevity support. Owen Chen, CEO of Posiflex notes, “Our brand family portfolio has grown to include a highly strategic blend of POS, Kiosk, and Embedded Computing Technology. This year at Computex, The Group will proudly feature the addition of a powerful Remote Management System (RMS).” This robust tool, as showcased in a Command Center, enables real-time alerting and dashboard management of any smart device within the Field Edge Network, including kiosks, POS terminals, transaction peripherals, computers, gateways, and more. This RMS solution adds actionable IoT insights to realize the best day-to-day network up-time while reducing field service costs. Mr. Chen adds, “IoT communication capabilities have profoundly elevated Field Management standards and The Posiflex Group is very pleased to offer this state-of-the-art RMS tool, coupled with its versatile Modular Kiosk offerings for the Global Channel Market.” Real-time RMS component-level alerting puts actions in motion that prevent costly down-time. Acting on routine alerts (low-paper printer sensor / bill acceptor capacity limit sensor) stimulate daily maintenance actions that prevent outages from happening in the first place. IoT component and sensor alert monitoring provide real-time automated insights organizing Service Personnel to resolve preventative maintenance issues - while enabling customer-facing associates to focus on more pressing and profitable sales demands. Within the Group, KIOSK Information Systems has a strong track record of providing comprehensive Field Managed Services (FMS) to an elite fleet of high-volume and mission-critical clients. This service bundle consists of: Remote Management System, paired with: Turnkey Managed Services, with knowledgeable Information Technology professionals to perform proactive remote monitoring and remediation. Partner-enabled Global Field Services, including Site Survey and Installation, Advanced Exchange Warranty and Field Service deployment. KIOSK will champion the gradual global implementation of the FMS model, adding IoT and Managed Service insights across Posiflex Group’s regional service capabilities. To learn more, please join the Team at: Exhibition Hall: 4F, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall Two Booth Number: R0314 About Posiflex Group: Posiflex has designed and manufactured world-class POS solutions for more than 30 years. Since 2016, the company has acquired KIOSK and Portwell, further expanding into self-service and embedded PC offerings. The global Posiflex group is in place to provide world-class B2B Serviced IoT solutions. Contacts Posiflex Group Press Contact: Brad Chou, marketing@posiflex.com.tw

Readers around the world can now enjoy a growing selection of more than 20,000 Traditional Chinese language books with the free Kindle app and on Kindle devices Authors can now publish Kindle books in Traditional Chinese with Kindle Direct Publishing SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(Nasdaq:AMZN)—Amazon announced today that Kindle customers around the globe can now enjoy reading from a growing selection of more than 20,000 Traditional Chinese language Kindle books with the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and on Kindle devices. Starting today, readers will find a new selection of popular titles in the Kindle store including books from leading authors like Ni Kuang 倪匡, Qiong Yao 瓊瑤, Liu Cixin 劉慈欣 and Pai Hsien-Yung 白先勇, best-sellers like The World Between Us 我們與惡的距離 and You Are The Best 誰說一百分的妳,才是最好的自己, classics like Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 and Louis Cha Jing-yong Collections 金庸全集 as well as translated bestsellers like Dan Brown’s 丹布朗 Origin 起源, Keigo Higashino’s 東野圭吾 Masquerade Hotel 假面飯店, Hans Rosling’s 漢斯 羅斯林 Factfulness 真確 and George R. R. Martin’s 喬治馬丁 A Song of Ice and Fire Series 冰與火之歌系列. Customers can shop for Traditional Chinese language Kindle books on existing Amazon websites including http://www.amazon.com/TCBOOKS and http://www.amazon.ca/TCBOOKS. “Bringing Traditional Chinese language books to Kindle is a step forward on our journey to provide more choice and selection to readers around the world,” said David Naggar, Vice President of Books. "Our launch today makes 20,000 titles instantly available to the tens of millions of Traditional Chinese readers.” Kindle customers can enjoy several features designed especially for a Traditional Chinese horizontal reading experience, including custom fonts and the ability to search in Traditional Chinese on your Kindle device. Customers using the free Kindle app can also select their menu options to be displayed in Traditional Chinese. Amazon has also brought the same Kindle features that customers around the world love to Traditional Chinese books, such as adjustable text size and margin settings, sampling books prior to purchase, searching text inside a book, and Whispersync so that you can seamlessly switch from reading in the Kindle app to reading on your Kindle device. “We are thrilled to offer our leading book selection to Kindle customers around the world,” said Fei-Peng Ho, CEO of Cite Publishing Group and a best-selling author himself. “We’ve already seen great interest from our finest authors, writers, and scholars, to offer their Traditional Chinese titles on Kindle.” Publish Your Traditional Chinese Books with Kindle Direct Publishing The support of Traditional Chinese language books on Kindle also creates new opportunities for authors, who can now self-publish their books in Traditional Chinese with Kindle Direct Publishing. This means authors can easily upload their eBooks and reach millions of readers around the world. To learn more about Kindle Direct Publishing please visit: http://kdp.amazon.com. About Amazon Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews. Contacts Amazon.com, Inc.Media HotlineAmazon-pr@amazon.comwww.amazon.com/pr