Ingenius Innovations Group, Inc., a company owned by Los Angeles-based scientist and philanthropist Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, has donated its patented image recognition technology for use at MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN (VMAJ), MTV Japan's June 25 event to benefit the Japanese Red Cross.
Hosted by Japanese pop sensation AKB48, the staging of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN is the culmination of MTV Japan's MUSIC OF HOPE campaign, the channel's multiplatform response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Live performances at MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN include Lady Gaga, Tokio Hotel, Namie Amuro, Girls' Generation, SHINee, Exile, Kana Nishino, One Night Only and Monkey Majik and confirmed presenters include AI, AK-69, Thelma Aoyama, Beni, MiChi, Naoto Inti Raymi, Anna Tsuchiya, w-inds, Verbal and Marie, Shion, Sun Wei and Kozue from "Shibuhara Girls", MTV's new Japanese reality drama.
Users of MTV's iPhone or Android apps will be able to use the Shalink branded technology from Ingenius to snap a picture of the MTV event logos or any of the logos of the various event sponsors and receive artist-specific content on their phones, participate in special drawings and events as part of the Flea Market for Tohoku and donate to the Japanese Red Cross directly through the Red Cross website ( www.jrc.or.jp ).
The MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will be broadcast live to more than 30 million households on MTV Japan, MTV Korea, MTV SEA and MTV China on Saturday June 25 at 1800 Tokyo & Seoul/1700 Singapore & Beijing. A special one-hour version of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will air to over half a billion homes globally on MTV channels worldwide as a special instalment of MTV's weekly live music series, MTV WORLD STAGE Friday, July 29 (check local listings for airtimes). For more information, please visit http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/en/ .
"We are honored to be a part of this exciting event," says Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. "This is an ideal application of our image recognition technology and we are delighted to be able to help in these crucial relief efforts."
Powered by Shalink, the MTV VMAJ app is available for free from Apple's App Store at www.itunes.com/appstore or the Android Market at www.market.android.com .
For more information about MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN, please visit: http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/en/ .
About Ingenius Innovations Group, Inc.
Ingenius Innovations Group, Inc., based in Los Angeles, California, is the global leader in mobile search technology with operations in the US, UK, Canada and Japan. With Ingenius' patented image recognition technology, users can get product information, compare prices and make purchases directly through their mobile phones simply by taking a photo of the items they see. Ingenius holds 9 issued US patents with 24 pending globally in the area of mobile search.
Hosted by Japanese pop sensation AKB48, the staging of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN is the culmination of MTV Japan's MUSIC OF HOPE campaign, the channel's multiplatform response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Live performances at MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN include Lady Gaga, Tokio Hotel, Namie Amuro, Girls' Generation, SHINee, Exile, Kana Nishino, One Night Only and Monkey Majik and confirmed presenters include AI, AK-69, Thelma Aoyama, Beni, MiChi, Naoto Inti Raymi, Anna Tsuchiya, w-inds, Verbal and Marie, Shion, Sun Wei and Kozue from "Shibuhara Girls", MTV's new Japanese reality drama.
Users of MTV's iPhone or Android apps will be able to use the Shalink branded technology from Ingenius to snap a picture of the MTV event logos or any of the logos of the various event sponsors and receive artist-specific content on their phones, participate in special drawings and events as part of the Flea Market for Tohoku and donate to the Japanese Red Cross directly through the Red Cross website ( www.jrc.or.jp ).
The MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will be broadcast live to more than 30 million households on MTV Japan, MTV Korea, MTV SEA and MTV China on Saturday June 25 at 1800 Tokyo & Seoul/1700 Singapore & Beijing. A special one-hour version of MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN will air to over half a billion homes globally on MTV channels worldwide as a special instalment of MTV's weekly live music series, MTV WORLD STAGE Friday, July 29 (check local listings for airtimes). For more information, please visit http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/en/ .
Powered by Shalink, the MTV VMAJ app is available for free from Apple's App Store at www.itunes.com/appstore or the Android Market at www.market.android.com .
For more information about MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN, please visit: http://www.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/en/ .
About Ingenius Innovations Group, Inc.
Ingenius Innovations Group, Inc., based in Los Angeles, California, is the global leader in mobile search technology with operations in the US, UK, Canada and Japan. With Ingenius' patented image recognition technology, users can get product information, compare prices and make purchases directly through their mobile phones simply by taking a photo of the items they see. Ingenius holds 9 issued US patents with 24 pending globally in the area of mobile search.
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