Check Out This Real Life Jarvis From Iron Man Dan Koelsch, April 7, 2010April 7, 2010 The Boston Globe has a story about a 27 year old tech support worker named Chad Barraford who created a “digital life assistant”. What’s interesting about the story is that the assistant is a computer program that communicates with Chad and is integrated with his home, similar to the JARVIS (Just a Rather Very Intelligent System) program in Iron Man. In fact, that’s where Chad got the idea for what he calls “Project Jarvis”. Check out a video of Jarvis in action after the jump. The program can’t do everything Jarvis does in Iron Man, but it’s not too far off. Here’s how Chad describes the system on his Project Jarvis blog:Project Jarvis is a digital life assistant (DLA). He uses mainly human communications means such as Twitter, instant message, and voice to create a two way connection between me and my apartment, controlling lights and appliances, notify me of breaking news, Facebook notifications, personal finances, package tracking, netflix, bittorrenting, assist in cooking, check stock quotes, weather, and more. Not bad for a software running on a Mac Mini. You can read more about Project Jarvis at Boston.com or at Chad’s Project Jarvis blog, where he also has more videos of Jarvis at work. Viral Marketing Iron ManIron Man 2Jarvis
Watson Reviews Violin Online On Behalf of “Sherlock” March 20, 2013The BBC’s Sherlock has had a strong viral presence since debuting in 2010, as we’ve talked about before. The modern day retelling of Sherlock Holmes has a huge fanbase, including on Reddit, where someone recently found a review on the Cardiff Violin website done by John Watson on behave of… Read More
“Transformers: Age Of Extinction” Viral Marketing Wants To ‘Keep Earth Human’ May 22, 2014May 22, 2014Following the explosive second trailer for Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction, Paramount Pictures has unveiled their latest push for the Transformers Are Dangerous viral marketing campaign. The first aspects of the Transformers Are Dangerous viral marketing campaign was actually revealed in the first trailer back in March, when a… Read More
See “Abduction” Along With a Live Stream of the Hollywood Premiere September 12, 2011Lionsgate has teamed up with theater chains across 20 states to offer you a VIP fan experience: see a live stream of the red carpet premiere of Abduction in Hollywood followed by an advance screening of the movie! Plus you’ll receive some cool swag. Check out the details after the… Read More