This morning I say down with Matt Lauer from the TODAY show to break down the Apple rumors and hype to talk about what we can expect from Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement. Want to know more? Check out the video above.
Shy and Katherine will be liveblogging the announcement over at Small Biz Go Mobile starting at 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific) today, so be sure to tune into their coverage for all of the latest info.
This Wednesday Sept. 12th, NYC will be buzzing! Specifically an event that we’ve been planning since June will finally be here! We have RSVP’s from celebs, internet stars, media, techies and major social influencers! The general public is also invited BUT for all of you on mobile video app socialcam, you get the VIP experience w/ access to all suites, even JayZ’s main suite!
If you are coming to the event here are my top 6 tips before you get there:
1. Dress to impress! Shorts and t-shirts are out! Flip-flops are for the beach! And sports gear is for Football Sunday! I’m not wearing a tie, but I plan to be in a blazer, sneakers and jeans! Ladies, you don’t need my help – you are smarter than us guys :-) Overall, I’m telling people sophisticated but comfortable. This is an upscale lounge, not your local pub :-)
<<<<<< This is an example of what NOT to look like
2. Be on time! Doors open at 7p. Don’t try to be cute and be fashionably late you might get your fashionably late-ass stuck outside :-) Remember this event is FREE and we already have a ton of RSVP’s, almost more than the capacity. So be in that line by 7p to ensure you get in! It’s a Weds nite, not the weekend and drinks are free starting at 7p. Don’t be that person in the back of the line!
3. Be social & use the official hashtag #PowerHouse4040! Get your Tweet, Instagram, Facebook, 4sq & Socialcam videos on! We’ll have a HUGE social media wall that anyone in the lounge can see, so use social and use that hashtag! Good twitter accounts to also follow that nite are: @TheRoxie @MarioArmstrong @WebGuyShy @NeverPowerless @Skulleeroz @MrMikeStreet @MCHammer @AnthonyQuintano
The best way to follow everything is #PowerHouse4040
4. Download the Socialcam mobile video app before you leave the house or office! This way you can shoot some videos and be enrolled in my tech contest. Those who shoot videos and in the title put the tag #PowerHouse4040 will be in the running for some free technology gadgets including 2 Duracell Powermat systems and more!
5. Have your Duracell Powermat Wireless Case on your phone so you can use the cool technology in the lounge. I’ll have 20% off discount codes soon.
6. Sync your phone! Make room to capture video & photos on your device! You don’t want to have that moment to take that awesome photo or shoot some video and your phone memory is full!
You do these 6 things & you’ll be setup perfectly for an awesome night, with awesome people! See you soon!
Cheers,
Mario
http://socialcam.com/Mario
@MarioArmstrong
In this special episode of the show, Mario Armstrong and Shy Mukerjee take over the Jay-Z suite at his 40/40 Club to announce this week’s blowout party at the club. September 12th, 7pm, the can’t miss event of the year! Click here for all the details, or just watch the video above!
The party is over now, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop rocking out! Duracell Powermat is hooking up my fans with an EXCLUSIVE promo code for 20% off, but it’s available only for a short time and to the first 500 to order the 24-Hour Power System. Just enter the code powerhouse4040 before you check out. They’ve never discounted the product before, so this is huge! If you’ve seen the videos and the tweets from the #PowerHouse4040 party last night, then you know how awesome it is to be able to wirelessly charge your phone! So don’t delay, this is a limited time offer and exclusive for our followers! Get 20% off the Duracell Powermat 24-hour Charging System today with promo code powerhouse4040.
It’s almost here and we HAVE ALL BEEN working our tails off to have one of the most epic events of 2012! Join me, this Weds. Sept. 12th at JayZ’s lounge, that will be completely full of techies, entrepreneurs, internet & social media superstars, celebs and media!
To me the event is about 3 things:
1. A chance for you to use and see 1st hand the only venue in the country that has the Duracell Powermat wireless technology embedded into areas of the lounge. Have you seen the ads all over NYC? (see youtube video below) In the lounge, you lay your phone down with the Duracell Powermat case on it and it starts charging. Soon this will be in airports, restaurants, cars and more!
2. To celebrate the success and the social community of my favorite mobile video app Socialcam! The internet startup has grown phenomenally fast, it’s my main distribution point for sharing online video and we wanted to have a party to celebrate all the socialcammers out there! The socialcam app user base consists of quite a few known and up & coming celebs and influencers as well as some big brands that will be in attendance!
3. To get more dialogue going about the Power of Social Video with a lively panel discussion. Invited media will get to hear about trends from awesome panelists ranging from Facebook, Socialcams CEO Michael Siebel (who recently positioned 18 month old Socialcam to be acquired for $60 million), Socialcam star AJ McClean (Backstreet Boys), Duracell Powermat CEO and more. I’ll be the MC :-)
I hope you can join us! There will be food, drinks and awesome people – what else is there? The event RSVP’s have been pouring in and we have more RSVP’s then the place can hold. ! So if you plan to be there – SHOW UP EARLY – DOORS OPEN at 7pm. Don’t be fashionably late you may not get your fashionably-late-ass in the door! If I were you, be there by 7:15p!
If you have questions just send me a tweet @marioArmstrong – or send an email
Need more reasons to get pumped? Watch this vid!
Mario Armstrong Media is throwing a HUGE party in NYC! Join us on September 12 in New York City at Jay Z’s 40/40 Club, as Duracell Powermat celebrates the future of wireless power with the Socialcam community, internet super stars and social influencers on the leading edge of new technology.
The 40/40 Club is the 1st place in the country to have the DuracellPowermat wireless power embedded in tables and ares within the club.
The 40/40 Club is opening its doors for an exclusive, first-of-its-kind party to highlight the power of social.
Hosted by Mario Armstrong – co-host of the SoCam Show (a web show on Socialcam), the 5th most followed person on Socialcam, and on-air tech contributor for HLN, CNN, and NBC’s Today Show – we hope you’ll join us for what promises, simply, to be an awesome party.
ATTN MEDIA:
You need to be there at 6pm in the JayZ suite for a special VIP media meetup! In the suite you can meet and interview the CEO of Socialcam, CEO of DuracellPowermat & other celebs and internet stars that are attending.
GENERAL PUBLIC: Doors open at 7p – DONT BE LATE this event WILL BE PACKED, GET IN LINE EARLY!
Hope to see you in NYC on September 12!
What: Power House @ 40/40 — an exclusive party at the 40/40 Club in Manhattan with Duracell Powermat, Socialcam, and Mario Armstrong
Where:
The 40/40 Club NYC
6 West 25th Street, 25th & Broadway
New York, NY 10010
When: September 12, 2012.
Time: 6pm for the Media, General Public doors open at 7pm ET
Cost: FREE but you must RSVP! 1st come, 1st served
General RSVP: Email your full name to PowerHouseGuestList@gmail.com
I’m media, how do I RSVP: Send a tweet to @MarioArmstrong and he will make sure to get your VIP access!
**Passed cocktails sponsored by D’usse 7pm-9pm, plus enjoy happy hour priced specialty “Power House” cocktails all night
**First come, first serve
I appeared on WBAL radio in Baltimore this morning to talk about how to get college tech on the cheap. Want to save on textbooks? Keep a laptop safe? Listen to the piece above, and then head on over to my complete guide to College Tech on a Budget for links to everything I talk about. Want even more? I’ve got additional guides available:
– The hottest college tech: Want to know what the hottest tech for college this year is, from battery-powered portable speakers to the flyest headphones for under $30? Then check this guide out!
– Back to School 2012: My complete guide on the hottest tech, apps, gadgets and more to help your child be the best in school this year! My guide is broken down by grade level, with separate recommendations for preschool, middle school, high school, and college!
On the TODAY show this morning, I discussed the landmark $1 billion verdict awarded to Apple in their lawsuit against Samsung over patents. Check out the video above!
The #SocamShow airs weekly on my Socialcam channel, so be sure to subscribe for the latest! http://socialcam.com/mario
This week, Shy and I point at golden statues in front of 30 Rock and then boil to death in a hotel room. We showcase three videos: one of drunk golfers, another of a kazoo-playing maniac, and the third of the world’s scariest sandwich artist. You read that right. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
On the TODAY show this morning, I talked to Al Roker about some ways that college students can save money while still having the latest and greatest tech. From smartphones to ultrabooks and everything in between, today’s students know what’s up. But college budgets don’t usually let you to splurge on every gadget that comes along. I’ve got some great tips on tech’ing out your dorm room and saving money along the way.
The biggest hit to the college student’s wallet always comes at the start of the semester. Maybe they’ve saved up a bit over the summer washing dishes, but those savings are quickly wiped out at the campus bookstore. Textbook prices are outrageous, but the greatest indignity always comes at the end of the semester when you’re faced with the choice of either selling your book back for a fraction of what you paid or keeping a 10 pound tome around that you never want to see again.
Enter Chegg, a new service that allows you to rent textbooks for a fraction of what you’d pay to buy them. We found that rental prices were often way, way less than what you’d pay to buy the textbook new, with discounts between 50-75% throughout the site.
Budget TelevisionsLet’s face it, college students are the last people on earth who need top of the line television sets. But that doesn’t mean they have to suffer either. One very affordable set I like is the 24″ Toshiba 24SL410U. It’s an 1080p LED TV, so it’s got the latest tech inside, it’s ultra-thin so it should be able to find a home in even the most cramped of dorm room, but because it’s a slightly older model it’s selling for only $179 at Wal-Mart.
Wanna know one of the greatest dorm offenses? Thinking everyone in your building likes the same music you do. Don’t be that guy or gal who insists on blasting their music as loud as possible just because mom and dad aren’t around! A cheap pair of headphones can be a lifesaver at college. Need some tunes to help you stay up while working late at the library? Just want to drown out the sounds of a noisy dorm? Need something to relax on the way to class?
The Zumreed Headphones are a steal—they sound decent for the price, come in a bunch of styling colors, and while they normally retail for almost $70 you can pick up a pair for only $29 at fab.com during the next week. But be warned, this sale won’t last!
Organize Your Dorm RoomHaving the techiest dorm room might mean your place is a hotspot for people who want to come over and play the latest games, listen to music, or even just steal your iPad, but unless you keep it organized you’re going to have people tripping over charging cables and unplugging your devices. I’ve got two products recommendations, both from Quirky.com, that should help you keep those cables under wrap.
The first is the Plug Hub, a deceptively simple little box that keeps your power strip out of site and your cables all neatly tied together. For just $24, it’s a great way to hide that unruly mess of wires behind your desk.
The second is the PowerCurl, a $12 device that attaches to your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro’s MagSafe power adaptor. If you’re constantly moving your Mac between your dorm room, the classroom, a coffee shop, and the library, you know what a pain it can be to constantly be wrapping and unwrapping those cables. The PowerCurl gives you quick and easy access to both ends of the cable, allowing you to quickly unwrap just as much cable as you need, and then makes it easy to tie things back together when you’re done. As an added bonus, it elevates the MagSafe from the ground, which helps keep it cooler to the touch.
College is all about having the right tech. Whether you’re partying with friends or pulling an all nighter, the right laptop, phone, speakers, and even backpack can make a huge difference. Here’s my top five picks for what to bring back to school this year.