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	Phil's Blogservations Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Posted by philgomes 3:10 PM "Mom! Phil Has A TV In His Wallet!" "Mom! Phil Has A TV In His Wallet!" This is a really cute out-of-the-mouths-of-babes story that I have to tell. Last night, I had dinner with Richard, Mariya, and Galia. Lyle, Kim, and their kids (Joey and Jacob) live downstairs. It's awesome... I go to one address and get to hang out with so many awesome people. While scrubbing Lyle's PC of adware, I pulled out my leather-case-protected Palm Tungsten C because I wanted to look up a phone number. Kids (In Unison): "Oooooooh! What's that?" Damn... How do you explain something like this to a kid? Phil: "Ummmm... Well, it's kind of a tiny computer." Joey: "Show me." I'm certainly not going to want to explain HotSync, calendars, and AvantGo to a seven-year-old. As it turned out, I had a number of MultiMediaCards based on Matrix 3-D Memory from Matrix Semiconductor. (Disclosure: I work with them by way of Dryden Marketing Group.) At the risk of gross over-simplification, Matrix's advanced technology makes it possible to publish content onto such cards in the most cost-effective way available. Mattel, for example, uses Matrix-based cartridges for the Juice Box personal media player. On one of these cards, I had Kinoma-formatted movie trailers for Ice Age, Monsters Inc., and Matrix: Revolutions. I queued up Ice Age. Jacob: "Ooooooooooooh..." Joey: "Mom! Phil has a TV in his wallet!" Getting down to business, Joey later asked me if this "wallet" had any money. Funny. I eventually decided to show them AvantGo. "This is how I read the newspaper." (C'mon, folks... Cut me some slack. I'm talking to elementary school kids here.) Phil: "See? Here's The New York Times. And here's Computerworld." Jacob: "Newwwww York Tiiiiiiiimez... Compeeyooooturwurlllld..." Anyway... A good time was had by all. I rely on the Palm to manage day-to-day tasks and check in whenever I find a WiFi hotspot, but "the TV in my wallet" is certainly something that evokes very fond George Jetson memories. Maybe even James Bond. HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.