January 18th, 2012
Well, we survived Vegas!
International CES is now the biggest electronics show in the world having developed over 40 years. CES was fantastic this year, attracting a record number of attendees and exhibitors alike. This year, over 150,000 people attended CES and over 3,000 companies exhibited, demonstrating more than 20,000 products. There were launches from Intel, LG Electronics, Nokia, Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung and Sony to name just a few.
With the vast number of attendees and products on show, there was a real buzz at the four day event and it was a great atmosphere within which to show off Golden-i. We joined Kopin on the Verizon stand, the largest mobile phone carrier in the US, demonstrating the Golden-i headset. Ikanos, along with one of the Kopin engineers, developed a suite of demonstration software specifically for CES, showing a few exciting use-case examples of Golden-i in action.
With the power of Verizon’s 4G LTE, we demonstrated how Golden-i can help with public safety, part of a wider Verizon demonstration showing an entire public safety infrastructure. In our demonstration, a security guard at a large public venue could utilise Golden-i to respond to a missing child alert, and could bring up all relevant information relating to the alert. Additionally, the security agent could access the security feeds from the venue (we demonstrated this by accessing the feed from a camera attached to the Verizon booth and controlling the camera’s tilt, pan and zoom via voice control).
Golden-i had a fantastic impact at the conference, and everyone was impressed how advanced the system is. We are eagerly anticipating working on Golden-i over the coming months ready for release!
January 6th, 2012
Well…. Christmas and New Year has flown by, and it’s back to work. Feeling a little heavier than before all the Christmas turkey, we’re now in full swing preparing for one of the key trips of the year- International CES, Las Vegas.
Next week, James (our Managing Director), Dave (our Technical Director) and Sean (our Project Coordinator) will be travelling to the US to visit International CES, the annual Consumer Electronics Show. This event attracts key businesses and personnel from all around the world and has over four decades of success. It is a great opportunity for us to network with key businesses in our industry and we will also be supporting Golden-i at the show. Of course, if there’s a chance for a good Vegas-style steak, our guys will take it!
We hope to see you there!
December 9th, 2011
Golden-i is the world’s first headset computer utilising full voice control and head-tracking, while also allowing the user to connect a mouse and keyboard via USB or Bluetooth. Invented and being produced by Kopin Corporation, Ikanos is intimately involved in the development of core software components for the device.
We believe that this will be a real game-changer, and there is worldwide interest in the product backed up by a development programme including a range of Tier 1 enterprise businesses. It seems that Scientific American, the popular science magazine also think that this is an exciting product- Golden-i has been included in the Annual Gadget Guide!
Check the piece out here!
November 28th, 2011
Golden-i, the world’s first hands-free, fully voice-controlled headset computer now has a Facebook page! As the Golden-i section of our website shows, Ikanos is involved in the development of this exciting product on a number of levels. In addition to developing bespoke software solutions for the device, we also handle customer support and host the three main sites; www.mygoldeni.com, developer.mygoldeni.com and ideas.mygoldeni.com.
The new Facebook page is designed to be a meeting point for Golden-i developers and interested parties worldwide. The administrators: Nicole Tricoukes of Motorola Solutions and our very own Sean Hennelly update the page with the latest news reports, updates on development and other information. Please join Golden-i’s hub, and ‘like’ the page!
Check it out here.
November 17th, 2011
This week we have been blogging and tweeting about the build up to the Golden-i Partner Conference 2011, held in New York at the deSeversky Mansion on the Old Westbury Long Island campus of NYIT (New York Institute of Technology). Additionally, Emma has been tweeting about various parts of the event live from the conference itself.
What a success it’s been! The various presentations at the conference were fascinating, and everyone took knowledge and insight away with them! The conference included a humbling and inspiring talk from John C.C. Fan, CEO and Founder of Kopin Corporation (the company behind Golden-i). Talking about the history behind Kopin, John shared a very appropriate message to those gathered, all people who have invested in Golden-i: “Those who just play safe are just playing”.
As this blog covered earlier in the week, Ikanos had the opportunity to present at the conference, alongside the other prestigious speakers and leaders in industry. James and Dave presented on “Integration and Engineering Strategies for Golden-i”, talking about our involvement in the project and also what we can, and are bringing to Golden-i that is unique. Additionally, James and Dave took a Q&A session with Chris Parkinson, Software Manager for Golden-i, where delegates at the conference had the chance to ask questions about the unit from a technical perspective.
In addition to the daytime conference events, delegates were invited to the conference dinner. This was a wonderful event, and the winners of Golden-idea (the competition to find the greatest Golden-i use-case) were announced. The winner, a submission from Texas A&M, won $10,000! Second and third place were awarded a free Golden-i developer kit each!
The event was fantastic, and a resounding success all round. Now is the time to get involved in Golden-i… it really is the future of computing! Stay tuned to find out if Emma got everything she wanted in her New York shopping spree!
November 14th, 2011
Our Technical Director, David Hollick (or Dave as he’s affectionately known!), paid a visit to our Nottingham office today to iron out the last minute details in preparation for our visit to New York, and also to act as a model for our new line of Ikanos-branded t-shirts! You can see James (our Managing Director), Dave and Sean (Project Coordinator) wearing them above!
James, Dave and Emma (our Executive Assistant) will be travelling tomorrow to New York to take part in the Golden-i Partner Conference. James and Dave will be presenting as part of the conference programme, giving a talk on building a basic voice-controlled application for Golden-i. As part of this, James will build a simple application including voice control for the live audience!
We’re certain that James, Dave and Emma will treat themselves to a juicy steak following a successful presentation!
Please watch out for our live Tweets throughout the conference (@ikanosc)!
November 9th, 2011
Business East Midlands (BEM) today carried a feature about Ikanos’ move into our new offices in Nottingham. Read the piece here!
October 27th, 2011
James Woodall, our Managing Director had the pleasure this week of joining the Kopin Golden-i development team at Technology Services World in Las Vegas. TSW is a conference series run by the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), an organisation focussed on research and development into new technology services.
In Vegas, Golden-i was demonstrated to conference attendees and the feedback was great. To learn more about Golden-i, please visit http://www.mygoldeni.com.
August 23rd, 2011
Ikanos today featured in This is Nottingham, our local newspaper resource online. The piece focussed on our Managing Director, James Woodall, and his experiences in building Ikanos into the business it is today. Read the piece here!
July 21st, 2011
Ikanos has set up its first permanent offices in the UK! Now based in Nottingham, Ikanos have chosen to set up their offices at The Point, an exciting new development near to the city centre.
James Woodall, our Managing Director, is excited about the move:
“We have clients across the globe, and I have spent the last four years moving around, building up our client base. Now we have taken on more employees and we have established some huge clients, I felt we needed to put down roots. Nottingham is centrally based and is home to some huge companies, it seemed like the ideal choice”.
