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2006 DEMO Conference

by Victoria Murphy Barret, Forbes Magazine

BURLINGAME, CALIF. - At a resort outside Phoenix, Ariz., this week, 68 companies and some 700 industry-watchers gathered to agree on a familiar premise: Tech is back and roaring.

At the annual DEMO conference, where budding technologists strut their stuff in front of would-be investors and buzzmakers, there was no talk of the recent bust. But there was lots of chatter about consumers eager to get more out of computers, networks and cellular phones.

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MovieBeam

MovieBeam, Inc. is a leader in digital entertainment that is changing the way people rent movies.  The MovieBeam movies-on-demand service provides instant access to an ever-changing lineup of New Releases and Popular Pics from virtually every major Hollywood studio – 100 movies are always available, with 10 new titles automatically delivered each week.

More info: http://www.moviebeam.com/

Riya

Riya is a company using face recognition and automated text-reading techniques to classify people's digital photo collections.  Its software uses image-analysis to index or "tag" photos on the fly. It tries to recognize faces and automatically label them.

More info: http://www.riya.com/

nTAG Interactive

nTAG Interactive provides a complete event communications system for forward-thinking business and social gatherings. The system is built around our groundbreaking interactive name badge – the nTAG. nTAGs are wearable computers that improve networking among event participants while streamlining event management.

More info: http://www.ntag.com/

iStockphoto.com

iStockphoto™ is the world's fastest growing collection of royalty-free images, at the world's best prices. There are no subscription fees or extra costs. Just the best Stock Photography, Vector illustrations, and Flash files online, at prices for everyone.

More info: http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php

Nanosys

Nanosys is an industry leading nanotechnology company developing products based on a technology platform incorporating high performance inorganic nanostructures. Our technology is covered by over 400 patent and patent applications and is currently being applied to address opportunities in multiple industries including energy, defense, electronics, computing and life science. Some current application areas of our technology include flexible electronics, lightweight and conformal solar cells, memory, and novel nanostructured surface coatings

More info: http://www.nanosysinc.com/

karmaONE

"karmaONE finds exceptional candidates because we deliver referral rewards to the people who uncover the "gems" for us. Instead of hiring a headhunter, hire 1,000 of them through karmaONE."

More info: http://www.karmaone.org/

Networks in Motion

"Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Networks In Motion provides award-winning wireless navigation solutions for today’s GPS-enabled mobile phones. Our exceptionally reliable platforms deliver location-centric information to people on the go, offering continuous access to local directories, maps, driving directions, and more. "

More info: http://www.networksinmotion.com

Moonstorm

"Moonstorm is dedicated to enabling people to save money at their favorite stores and restaurants, using their mobile phones.  Everyone loves a deal but no one loves to carry paper coupons. Cellfire is free, easy to use, and has amazing deals from great stores and restaurants."

More info: http://www.moonstorm.com/