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Not a corrected link. A different link.
Avvo is a site used as an Attorney Directory and review mechanism for potential clients and clients.
It is NOT Peabody's website for his practice, which most reputable attorneys have.
thepeabodylawfirm.com is what Peabody used as is shown in different profiles of his, including this one:
https://www.martindale.com/organization/timothy-p-peabody-14701240/
So, the facts indicate that Peabody currently does not have a website for his practice and he is reviewed very unfavorably by far more clients then favorably.
Would you hire him to be your attorney with those reviews?
Not to mention the complaints listed on other sites.
And this is the Chairman of SRMX??
Can you post the link?
You are correct.
Not reassuring to see when he's the Chairman of SRMX.
I'm sure ATT will probably be the first to roll out 5G, but what that means for SRMX is not known. Any "guarantees" of SRMX being along for the ride is pure speculation and hope at this point.
TIMOTHY PEABODY DD
http://www.nolo.com/lawyers/profile/timothy-p-peabody-esq-3275.html
and when you go to thepeabodylawfirm.com this is what you get:
http://www.thepeabodylawfirm.com/
More wonderful things to read about Peabody:
https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92660-ca-timothy-peabody-279770/reviews.html
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/timothy-peabody-law-office/newport-beach-california/timothy-peabody-law-office-law-offices-of-timothy-peabodytimothy-peabody-attorney-a-ter-1119764
https://local.yahoo.com/info-45064576-peabody-timothy-attorney-the-timothy-peabody-law-firm-newport-beach
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/relevant/timothy-peabody-law-office,-law-offices-of-timothy-peabody,-timothy-peabody,-attorney-timothy-Peabody
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/timothy-peabody-law-office/newport-beach-california-92660/timothy-peabody-attorney-law-office-lawyer-timothy-peabody-newport-beach-attorney-tak-1118003
What "very sharp questions" did you ask Peabody on 5-18?
You show what you asked him on 5-10, and his response, but not what was asked on 5-18.
Please do share so we know what his response on 5-19, was based on.
MAX LI DD
Max Li - CEO of Ricavision
1997 – 2007
10 yrs
Newport Beach, CA
__________________
Julie Jacobson, CE Pro · October 8, 2008
Goodbye Ricavision? Media Center and SideShow Darling Disappears
One of the early darlings of Windows Media Center, and a great hope for Vista SideShow, seems to have disappeared ... with beta tester dollars.
Ricavision, a great hope in the Media Center space, appears to be out of business.
Phones are disconnected at the Irvine, Calif. headquarters of the PC maker, which was one of the most promising purveyors of Windows SideShow technology.
A former employee who answered his cell phone indicated that Ricavision was essentially gone.
Privately held Ricavision International Inc. was founded in 1993 but reinvented itself in 2004, when it focused its operations on Windows Media Center.
Ricavision caused quite a stir at CES 2006, where it launched its Plix brand of high-end Media Center PCs.
That was about the last we heard from the company until one year later when, at CES 2007, the company wowed Vista lovers with a prototype remote control running Windows SideShow.
SideShow was then – and still is—an emerging technology that enables little bits of information grabbed from Vista PCs (e.g., Outlook appointments and electronic programming guides) to be accessed even without booting up. (Read the SideShow White Paper.)
In its first iteration, Ricavision’s product used IR for A/V control and Bluetooth for SideShow communications. It was originally scheduled to ship in April 2006 for about $199 retail.
Not even close.
Beta Tester Loses Out
Our Media Center/SideShow adviser Derek Flickinger of Interactive Homes Inc., beta tested the first version of VAVE. He thought it was pretty cool, despite the usual pre-release bugs, driver issues and tooling. Worst of all, it was not a universal remote.
We never ran that story. Ricavision put the kibosh on it.
The new and improved VAVE100 appeared this past January at CES, improving upon the original design in several areas. Flickinger believes that, based on the specs of the VAVE100, “Ricavision really did listen to input and had incorporated some pretty cool features.”
This one would have universal remote capabilities, among some other niceties.
Being the eternal optimist, SideShow aficionado, and in retrospect a bit of a sucker, Flickinger for some reason forked out $350 (plus shipping!!) for a beta unit of the VAVE100 in June. Ricavision said on June 4 that the units should arrive at their offices “next week!”
If they did arrive, then Ricavision never let on. Months passed and Flickinger wondered when the darn thing would arrive. His emails and calls went unanswered.
After reaching several disconnected phone numbers at the Ricavision office, and calling unanswered cell phones of every related contact in his database, Flickinger finally reached a human being who was about as happy as Flickinger: not very.
Ricavision had gone underground.
Ricavision was a Media Center darling for a year or so, and many geeks were counting on its VAVE100– seemingly the only SideShow remote in development.
So why do I seem to be the first one to report on the disappearance of the company? Was Flickinger the only would-be beta tester to get burned?
We hear elsewhere that a Microsoft developer recently ordered one of Ricavision’s SideShow development modules. It arrived disheveled and the display was reportedly broken.
Whither SideShow?
What will happen to SideShow now?
After a strong showing at CES 2007, SideShow disappointed at CES 2008.
“Windows SideShow still is alive and kicking,” says Flickinger. “In our opinion, the VAVE100 would have been the device that made Windows SideShow take off. “
He notes that there are now “quite a few” Windows SideShow Gadgets available for accessing applications on a Vista PC. The solutions, he says, are particularly compelling for mobile phone applications.
Still, Flickinger is disheartened by the Ricavision fiasco.
“This whole thing is a shame,” he says.. “It could have been the right product at the right time. The concept of Windows SideShow still is a great idea, especially with the Windows SideShow Gadgets for Windows Media Center.”
Flickinger (available for hire, by the way), offers a word of advice for developers: “From a usability perspective, having both [A/V control and SideShow] in the same remote was confusing. I think a separate Windows SideShow device almost would be more effective.”
Flickinger remains optimistic. Recently, he picked up a cute PicoLCD for Windows SideShow for a paltry $50.
“It’s not nearly as usable as the Ricavision remote and only supports Glance Data (four scrolling lines),” he says, “but it’s a lot less money.”
And, um, at least the company shipped the product.
UPDATE - 10/8
I just heard from another beta tester who did receive the VAVE100 but returned it for “a lot of reasons.” He never got a refund. He has heard similar things from the other would-be beta testers “and they all said the same: no contact what so ever with Ricavision.”
____________________________________________________________
Julie Jacobson, recipient of the 2014 CEA TechHome Leadership Award, is co-founder of EH Publishing, producer of CE Pro, Electronic House, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales and other leading technology publications. She currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. She's a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player currently residing in Carlsbad, Calif. Email Julie at jjacobson@ehpub.com
https://www.cepro.com/article/goodbye_ricavision_media_center_and_sideshow_darling_disappears/
CAUTION: FALLING STOCK PRICE AHEAD
Who sees this as a good sign the day before the conference begins???????
Where is the source of this claim?
If you believe that over a 10 year period, Max is the only one who put money in, then that explains a lot.
If Max had put every cent in, do you think the company would just disappear one day?
Do you think the suppliers got paid every cent they were owed?
The article says customers and beta testers paid for units they did not receive or received and were defective with no refund issued.
Again, you do not have facts on your side so you have no option but to shoot the messenger. I get it.
Not going back and forth with you on this topic anymore. I'll just let you keep going.
So because Rica was a private company, in business for at least 10 years, I'm sure the investors, suppliers, and beta testers who lost their cash feel better about it since it wasn't a pubic company. Makes sense now.
Not spin. Facts.
If Max already had such great connections, then why post on Indeed?
Anyone on here who knows anything about the hiring process for major positons in a company knows how long of a process it is, and that's with a structured company with actual HR departments. You don't hire the best candidates from start to finish within 2 weeks of starting the process, especially when Max is the ONLY person who could have been involved.
Get real Jimmy.
Hey, let's spin Max's Ricavision experience of making that company disappear without a trace as practice to be like David Copperfield. What a great student he was!
You have more spin on things then a washing machine.
Not defending anyone here, but if you and others think it is okay to spew lies to get the pps up, why do you have a problem with the other side of the coin?
Anyone can say what they want, and everyone else can determine what they want to believe. It's the American way.......
Is this really good news??
IF three key positions were filled, all within 2-3 weeks of the positions being posted, and Max is the ONLY SRMX employee who could have received resume's, called candidates, done interviews, called references, made offers, and all in between the start to finish process of hiring a candidate, then how thorough of a vetting process was done and what percent chance is there that all 3 hires work out?
Since we currently have no way of knowing for sure whether positions were filled or whether they were just removed, I'll hope all positions were not filled this quickly.
Timothy Peabody - This is interesting
http://www.nolo.com/lawyers/profile/timothy-p-peabody-esq-3275.html
and when you go to thepeabodylawfirm.com this is what you get:
http://www.thepeabodylawfirm.com/
More wonderful things to read about Peabody:
https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/92660-ca-timothy-peabody-279770/reviews.html
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/timothy-peabody-law-office/newport-beach-california/timothy-peabody-law-office-law-offices-of-timothy-peabodytimothy-peabody-attorney-a-ter-1119764
https://local.yahoo.com/info-45064576-peabody-timothy-attorney-the-timothy-peabody-law-firm-newport-beach
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/relevant/timothy-peabody-law-office,-law-offices-of-timothy-peabody,-timothy-peabody,-attorney-timothy-Peabody
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/timothy-peabody-law-office/newport-beach-california-92660/timothy-peabody-attorney-law-office-lawyer-timothy-peabody-newport-beach-attorney-tak-1118003
Acting like a Mom and Pop show.
I just called the number listed for Tricascade, 949-296-7501 and it just rings and rings. No voicemail, nothing.
Then I called the number listed for SkyFidelity, 949-296-7004 and it appears to be the cell number for Peabody as it first says "Listen to this Verizon ring back tone while your party is reached",
then it plays classical music, then Peabody has a greeting which says. "Hi, you have reached Timothy Peabody, I'm unavailable now, please leave a message or send an email to me at peabodylaw@aol.com and I'll get back to you."
So, if Sprint, Verizon, Tmobile, ATT, Amazon, Apple, etc, call and get this message, do you think they will hang up without leaving a message or sending an email?????????????????????????????
Not that I believe any of these companies are calling, but just in case they did, shouldn't SRMX give the appearance of being a big boy??
A cutting edge company with products which will change the world has a phone number that only rings and another number that belongs to someone at a law firm.
I'm sure not many people on this board feel this is anything to even address, but why???
If you called a company phone number, as listed on their website, and you got the cell phone of an attorney you never heard of and were not intending to reach, hung up and called back thinking you dialed the wrong number, only to get the same message again, what would you think???
As a shareholder, this is pretty sad in my opinion and very disappointing to know that the public or other companies who may try to contact SRMX by phone will not be impressed with what they get.
Is Peabody even affiliated with SRMX?
Does he have a legitimate role with SRMX, which allows him to answer emails about the company?
If you say for a fact he has a role or title please provide proof of your claim.
And it should be noted that he is receiving and replying to emails sent to his "law" email address, not from any SRMX company email account.
Tricascade "Contact Us" (at your own risk)
First of all, there is no phone number listed so it's not very customer friendly.
Who wants to send an email inquiring about product(s) functionality, availability, etc, to a black hole and sit around hoping for a reply?
On top of that, the Tricascade web site is not even a secure site, so emailing personal information to Tricascade puts that information at risk.
http://tricascadeinc.com/contact-us/
What "very sharp questions" did you ask Peabody on 5-18?
You show what you asked him on 5-10, and his response, but not what was asked on 5-18.
Please do share so we know what his response on 5-19, was based on.
QUICK REMINDER: MAX LI
Max Li - CEO of Ricavision
1997 – 2007
10 yrs
Newport Beach, CA
__________________
Julie Jacobson, CE Pro · October 8, 2008
Goodbye Ricavision? Media Center and SideShow Darling Disappears
One of the early darlings of Windows Media Center, and a great hope for Vista SideShow, seems to have disappeared ... with beta tester dollars.
Ricavision, a great hope in the Media Center space, appears to be out of business.
Phones are disconnected at the Irvine, Calif. headquarters of the PC maker, which was one of the most promising purveyors of Windows SideShow technology.
A former employee who answered his cell phone indicated that Ricavision was essentially gone.
Privately held Ricavision International Inc. was founded in 1993 but reinvented itself in 2004, when it focused its operations on Windows Media Center.
Ricavision caused quite a stir at CES 2006, where it launched its Plix brand of high-end Media Center PCs.
That was about the last we heard from the company until one year later when, at CES 2007, the company wowed Vista lovers with a prototype remote control running Windows SideShow.
SideShow was then – and still is—an emerging technology that enables little bits of information grabbed from Vista PCs (e.g., Outlook appointments and electronic programming guides) to be accessed even without booting up. (Read the SideShow White Paper.)
In its first iteration, Ricavision’s product used IR for A/V control and Bluetooth for SideShow communications. It was originally scheduled to ship in April 2006 for about $199 retail.
Not even close.
Beta Tester Loses Out
Our Media Center/SideShow adviser Derek Flickinger of Interactive Homes Inc., beta tested the first version of VAVE. He thought it was pretty cool, despite the usual pre-release bugs, driver issues and tooling. Worst of all, it was not a universal remote.
We never ran that story. Ricavision put the kibosh on it.
The new and improved VAVE100 appeared this past January at CES, improving upon the original design in several areas. Flickinger believes that, based on the specs of the VAVE100, “Ricavision really did listen to input and had incorporated some pretty cool features.”
This one would have universal remote capabilities, among some other niceties.
Being the eternal optimist, SideShow aficionado, and in retrospect a bit of a sucker, Flickinger for some reason forked out $350 (plus shipping!!) for a beta unit of the VAVE100 in June. Ricavision said on June 4 that the units should arrive at their offices “next week!”
If they did arrive, then Ricavision never let on. Months passed and Flickinger wondered when the darn thing would arrive. His emails and calls went unanswered.
After reaching several disconnected phone numbers at the Ricavision office, and calling unanswered cell phones of every related contact in his database, Flickinger finally reached a human being who was about as happy as Flickinger: not very.
Ricavision had gone underground.
Ricavision was a Media Center darling for a year or so, and many geeks were counting on its VAVE100– seemingly the only SideShow remote in development.
So why do I seem to be the first one to report on the disappearance of the company? Was Flickinger the only would-be beta tester to get burned?
We hear elsewhere that a Microsoft developer recently ordered one of Ricavision’s SideShow development modules. It arrived disheveled and the display was reportedly broken.
Whither SideShow?
What will happen to SideShow now?
After a strong showing at CES 2007, SideShow disappointed at CES 2008.
“Windows SideShow still is alive and kicking,” says Flickinger. “In our opinion, the VAVE100 would have been the device that made Windows SideShow take off. “
He notes that there are now “quite a few” Windows SideShow Gadgets available for accessing applications on a Vista PC. The solutions, he says, are particularly compelling for mobile phone applications.
Still, Flickinger is disheartened by the Ricavision fiasco.
“This whole thing is a shame,” he says.. “It could have been the right product at the right time. The concept of Windows SideShow still is a great idea, especially with the Windows SideShow Gadgets for Windows Media Center.”
Flickinger (available for hire, by the way), offers a word of advice for developers: “From a usability perspective, having both [A/V control and SideShow] in the same remote was confusing. I think a separate Windows SideShow device almost would be more effective.”
Flickinger remains optimistic. Recently, he picked up a cute PicoLCD for Windows SideShow for a paltry $50.
“It’s not nearly as usable as the Ricavision remote and only supports Glance Data (four scrolling lines),” he says, “but it’s a lot less money.”
And, um, at least the company shipped the product.
UPDATE - 10/8
I just heard from another beta tester who did receive the VAVE100 but returned it for “a lot of reasons.” He never got a refund. He has heard similar things from the other would-be beta testers “and they all said the same: no contact what so ever with Ricavision.”
____________________________________________________________
Julie Jacobson, recipient of the 2014 CEA TechHome Leadership Award, is co-founder of EH Publishing, producer of CE Pro, Electronic House, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales and other leading technology publications. She currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. She's a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player currently residing in Carlsbad, Calif. Email Julie at jjacobson@ehpub.com
https://www.cepro.com/article/goodbye_ricavision_media_center_and_sideshow_darling_disappears/
Of course you do and agreeing with someone who is wrong, verifiably so, makes you wrong too.
Are you, decom, stock predictor, chaka, all the same??
Wrong. Not trying to get lower. Have all I want at an average of .003.
Wrong. Showing up out of nowhere? Check the dates of my posts.
Wrong. Fake walls and trigger panic sells? Wow, appreciate all that credit and you flatter me, but I don't think me holding 3 mil shares with no sell or buy orders submitted is capable of doing that.
You don't like the news that is 10 years old, of what Li did at his last company, which he was at for 10 years.
If his credibility is assaulted, then you made that determination based on the facts of his past.
If you posted an article about Li winning a spelling bee trophy when he was 12 years old, the hypers on this board would post all day saying how he was destined to be a star at an early age and how he was a genius from the start, but why pay attention to his results from 10 years ago when he was with a company for 10 years, and as CEO the company failed.
The spelling bee trophy means much more to the success of SRMX then anything Li has done in his business life. Smart investing strategy.
Wrong again, go figure.
Are you, decom, stock predictor, chaka, all the same??
Wrong. Not trying to get lower. Have all I want at an average of .003.
Wrong. Showing up out of nowhere? Check the dates of my posts.
Wrong. Fake walls and trigger panic sells? Wow, appreciate all that credit and you flatter me, but I don't think me holding 3 mil shares with no sell or buy orders submitted is capable of doing that.
You don't like the news that is 10 years old, of what Li did at his last company, which he was at for 10 years.
If his credibility is assaulted, then you made that determination based on the facts of his past.
If you posted an article about Li winning a spelling bee trophy when he was 12 years old, the hypers on this board would post all day saying how he was destined to be a star at an early age and how he was a genius from the start, but why pay attention to his results from 10 years ago when he was with a company for 10 years, and as CEO the company failed.
The spelling bee trophy means much more to the success of SRMX then anything Li has done in his business life. Smart investing strategy.
You forgot about ticker change not happening.
I'm fairly certain that even Chaka can verify this has not been done yet............. wait, maybe not.
Can YOU GUARNATEE Best Buy and ATT are soon to be?
NO.
You hope, as do many, that this is true but it is not a FACT at this point.
And that is a FACT.
"Mr. Li has extensive experience with Microsoft’s SideShow and Media Center and WinCE Embedded technologies."
HA!! Why boast about this when the product turned out to be crap and the company disappeared??
It was billed as the right product at the right time, but turned out to be the wrong product, wrong company, and possibly wrong leadership.
And as far as a LinkedIn profile of any individual, most look great on paper, but results speak much louder whether they are good or bad results.
Some of the facts about Sideshow include missing deadlines for shipping out units and appearances at CES shows. Sound familiar??
__________________________________________________
Media Center and SideShow Darling Disappears
One of the early darlings of Windows Media Center, and a great hope for Vista SideShow, seems to have disappeared ... with beta tester dollars.
Ricavision, a great hope in the Media Center space, appears to be out of business.
Phones are disconnected at the Irvine, Calif. headquarters of the PC maker, which was one of the most promising purveyors of Windows SideShow technology.
SideShow was then – and still is—an emerging technology that enables little bits of information grabbed from Vista PCs (e.g., Outlook appointments and electronic programming guides) to be accessed even without booting up. (Read the SideShow White Paper.)
In its first iteration, Ricavision’s product used IR for A/V control and Bluetooth for SideShow communications. It was originally scheduled to ship in April 2006 for about $199 retail.
Not even close.
Beta Tester Loses Out
Our Media Center/SideShow adviser Derek Flickinger of Interactive Homes Inc., beta tested the first version of VAVE. He thought it was pretty cool, despite the usual pre-release bugs, driver issues and tooling. Worst of all, it was not a universal remote.
We never ran that story. Ricavision put the kibosh on it.
Being the eternal optimist, SideShow aficionado, and in retrospect a bit of a sucker, Flickinger for some reason forked out $350 (plus shipping!!) for a beta unit of the VAVE100 in June. Ricavision said on June 4 that the units should arrive at their offices “next week!”
If they did arrive, then Ricavision never let on. Months passed and Flickinger wondered when the darn thing would arrive. His emails and calls went unanswered.
After reaching several disconnected phone numbers at the Ricavision office, and calling unanswered cell phones of every related contact in his database, Flickinger finally reached a human being who was about as happy as Flickinger: not very.
Ricavision had gone underground.
Ricavision was a Media Center darling for a year or so, and many geeks were counting on its VAVE100– seemingly the only SideShow remote in development.
We hear elsewhere that a Microsoft developer recently ordered one of Ricavision’s SideShow development modules. It arrived disheveled and the display was reportedly broken.
Whither SideShow?
What will happen to SideShow now?
After a strong showing at CES 2007, SideShow disappointed at CES 2008.
He notes that there are now “quite a few” Windows SideShow Gadgets available for accessing applications on a Vista PC. The solutions, he says, are particularly compelling for mobile phone applications.
Still, Flickinger is disheartened by the Ricavision fiasco.
“This whole thing is a shame,” he says.. “It could have been the right product at the right time. The concept of Windows SideShow still is a great idea, especially with the Windows SideShow Gadgets for Windows Media Center.”
UPDATE - 10/8
I just heard from another beta tester who did receive the VAVE100 but returned it for “a lot of reasons.” He never got a refund. He has heard similar things from the other would-be beta testers “and they all said the same: no contact what so ever with Ricavision.”
You should have the same questions.
The major difference between you and I is that you HAVE concluded at least one major company will want this (SkiQ), while I HOPE at least one major company will want SkiQ.
Do you own a SkiQ?
Have you seen any independent reviews of SkiQ?
Do you know anyone who owns a SkiQ and thinks it's the greatest device ever?
So, how can you conclude major companies will want something that is only talk at this point?
We agree that the future can't be predicted, yet 98% of this board is statement of fact to what will happen in the future, none of which is certain.
If you don't want to see that there is good and bad in every company and choose to ignore every fact that is not positive, then maybe you're investing strategy should be questioned.
March sadness is now supposed to be May's happiness. Guaranteed by many on this board. I hope it happens. I don't know for sure that it will. But, I'm sure you do.
Max Li past:
Max Li - CEO of Ricavision
1997 – 2007
10 yrs
Newport Beach, CA
__________________
Julie Jacobson, CE Pro · October 8, 2008
Goodbye Ricavision? Media Center and SideShow Darling Disappears
One of the early darlings of Windows Media Center, and a great hope for Vista SideShow, seems to have disappeared ... with beta tester dollars.
Ricavision, a great hope in the Media Center space, appears to be out of business.
Phones are disconnected at the Irvine, Calif. headquarters of the PC maker, which was one of the most promising purveyors of Windows SideShow technology.
A former employee who answered his cell phone indicated that Ricavision was essentially gone.
Privately held Ricavision International Inc. was founded in 1993 but reinvented itself in 2004, when it focused its operations on Windows Media Center.
Ricavision caused quite a stir at CES 2006, where it launched its Plix brand of high-end Media Center PCs.
That was about the last we heard from the company until one year later when, at CES 2007, the company wowed Vista lovers with a prototype remote control running Windows SideShow.
SideShow was then – and still is—an emerging technology that enables little bits of information grabbed from Vista PCs (e.g., Outlook appointments and electronic programming guides) to be accessed even without booting up. (Read the SideShow White Paper.)
In its first iteration, Ricavision’s product used IR for A/V control and Bluetooth for SideShow communications. It was originally scheduled to ship in April 2006 for about $199 retail.
Not even close.
Beta Tester Loses Out
Our Media Center/SideShow adviser Derek Flickinger of Interactive Homes Inc., beta tested the first version of VAVE. He thought it was pretty cool, despite the usual pre-release bugs, driver issues and tooling. Worst of all, it was not a universal remote.
We never ran that story. Ricavision put the kibosh on it.
The new and improved VAVE100 appeared this past January at CES, improving upon the original design in several areas. Flickinger believes that, based on the specs of the VAVE100, “Ricavision really did listen to input and had incorporated some pretty cool features.”
This one would have universal remote capabilities, among some other niceties.
Being the eternal optimist, SideShow aficionado, and in retrospect a bit of a sucker, Flickinger for some reason forked out $350 (plus shipping!!) for a beta unit of the VAVE100 in June. Ricavision said on June 4 that the units should arrive at their offices “next week!”
If they did arrive, then Ricavision never let on. Months passed and Flickinger wondered when the darn thing would arrive. His emails and calls went unanswered.
After reaching several disconnected phone numbers at the Ricavision office, and calling unanswered cell phones of every related contact in his database, Flickinger finally reached a human being who was about as happy as Flickinger: not very.
Ricavision had gone underground.
Ricavision was a Media Center darling for a year or so, and many geeks were counting on its VAVE100– seemingly the only SideShow remote in development.
So why do I seem to be the first one to report on the disappearance of the company? Was Flickinger the only would-be beta tester to get burned?
We hear elsewhere that a Microsoft developer recently ordered one of Ricavision’s SideShow development modules. It arrived disheveled and the display was reportedly broken.
Whither SideShow?
What will happen to SideShow now?
After a strong showing at CES 2007, SideShow disappointed at CES 2008.
“Windows SideShow still is alive and kicking,” says Flickinger. “In our opinion, the VAVE100 would have been the device that made Windows SideShow take off. “
He notes that there are now “quite a few” Windows SideShow Gadgets available for accessing applications on a Vista PC. The solutions, he says, are particularly compelling for mobile phone applications.
Still, Flickinger is disheartened by the Ricavision fiasco.
“This whole thing is a shame,” he says.. “It could have been the right product at the right time. The concept of Windows SideShow still is a great idea, especially with the Windows SideShow Gadgets for Windows Media Center.”
Flickinger (available for hire, by the way), offers a word of advice for developers: “From a usability perspective, having both [A/V control and SideShow] in the same remote was confusing. I think a separate Windows SideShow device almost would be more effective.”
Flickinger remains optimistic. Recently, he picked up a cute PicoLCD for Windows SideShow for a paltry $50.
“It’s not nearly as usable as the Ricavision remote and only supports Glance Data (four scrolling lines),” he says, “but it’s a lot less money.”
And, um, at least the company shipped the product.
UPDATE - 10/8
I just heard from another beta tester who did receive the VAVE100 but returned it for “a lot of reasons.” He never got a refund. He has heard similar things from the other would-be beta testers “and they all said the same: no contact what so ever with Ricavision.”
____________________________________________________________
Julie Jacobson, recipient of the 2014 CEA TechHome Leadership Award, is co-founder of EH Publishing, producer of CE Pro, Electronic House, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales and other leading technology publications. She currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. She's a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player currently residing in Carlsbad, Calif. Email Julie at jjacobson@ehpub.com
https://www.cepro.com/article/goodbye_ricavision_media_center_and_sideshow_darling_disappears/
Simple as that.
Your statement of fact is that both a Business Development Manager for Seattle AND a Business Development Manager for Newport Beach, were filled by 5-17, after being posted on 5-2. Li's LinkedIn page shows he posted the jobs 2 weeks ago on Indeed.
From submitting applications to accepting offers, and all steps in between, Max was able to hire these 2 individuals in a matter of 2 weeks, right?
If you are right, which is possible but not probable, then this is not a good sign.
I hope the positions have not been filled yet, as it should take way more then 2 weeks to fill these 2 key positions with qualified people, and that there is a different reason for the job postings being removed.
Not a fact that the positions were filled as has been claimed to be the case.
Simple as that.
Then explain why the Newport Beach position, which you posted on 5-2, is listed on Indeed today, 5-17, and says it was posted 6 days ago? See last line of job posting below.
So, it is possible that they take down job postings and re-post them in order to keep them fresh and higher up on the chain since jobs posted on Indeed for long periods of time drop further down and become less viewed.
If this is the case, it could mean the Seattle position was filled OR it means the old posting was removed and a new one is/will be posted.
Bottom line is that the Seattle posting not being there does not mean the position was filled as you state to be the gospel.
Senior Sales and Marketing Manager
Newport Beach, CA
Full-time
Opportunity
Tri Cascade is an energy conservation Internet of Things company in Southern California designing, developing and manufacturing a broad spectrum of precision energy efficiency IoT solutions for residential and commercial applications for smart home and smart city. We are seeking an active Sales and Marketing Manager to brand our product and grow our network of national clients. In this role your primary function will be to drive our strategic channel message and meet or exceed production targets, supporting an overall growth plan. You will require to have some experience within consumer electronics and retail fulfillment.
Working directly with major retailers stores/amazon.com and partners for marketing and business supports such as major telecom, Microsoft, Intel and others. You will have accountability for ensuring production targets are obtained, relationships are developed and maintained and ongoing solutions and strategies are implemented.
Sales & Strategy
Identify long term business partnerships and implement into our business network.
Develop a comprehensive sales plan, with an emphasis on scalable growth, VIP objectives, and added value programs.
Adhere to sales and marketing annual budget & strategies to meet our corporate prospect’s specific needs in coordination with the company business plan.
Support the training and development for sales and marketing requirement
Accountable for meeting and exceeding established sales, production, recruitment, retention objectives and results.
Leadership
Cultivate a sales performance and service environment, coaching staff toward desired results leveraging our business philosophies.
Lead and establish Sales and Marketing Department personnel using sourcing, attracting, hiring, and retaining “A” players for each of sales and marketing functions, and redeploying or replacing B and C players.
Generate and deliver formal status and communication to partners on pertinent and timely sales information and results.
Position Requirements:
minimum 5-7 years progressive Sales/National Key Account experience a must
Passion for green or sustainable energy
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and PPT applications required
Ability to develop training content and sales solution materials and concepts.
Outstanding communication rapport with solid presentation skills
high integrity level with assertive and sales driven nature with strong leadership and motivational skills
The ability to work in a fast paced, multi-functional focused position with potentially competing priorities.
Accountable in carrying out both routine and complex tasks (strategic and tactical elements of the role).
Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills, responding accurately and timely to all inquiries.
Domestic and International of travel expected.
Only those with these qualifications will be considered
Posted 6 days ago
Try answering the question. Oh wait, you can't.
Where is your proof of the date?
And even if we use 5-1, you mean to tell me that someone for this important role can go through a serious interview process from applying to accepting an offer, and all steps in between, in 2 weeks?
That would instill confidence in our success. Not.
So you've talked to Max and he told you he learned from his mistakes?
Not everything is clear at all.
A serious company? What does this even mean?
At .50 you will hear questions about why it's not at .75
Position in Seattle was filled in 5 days?
The Seattle position and the Newport Beach position, which is still listed on Indeed, were both posted 6 days ago. (This can be seen at the bottom of the job posting).
On 5-16, they both said they were posted 5 days ago.
So, either the job posting was removed because they are not filling the position, or because they posted the position 5 days earlier, received resumes, scheduled an interview, did background checks, and made an accepted offer all within 5 days. This seems unlikely and hopefully it is not what happened.
Is it possible they filled the position through a different posting that had been in place much longer then 5 days? YES
Is it possible they pulled the posting without filling the position for an unknown reason? YES
To claim the position was filled without knowing for sure that it was is misleading.
Facts matter and the fact is that we don't know if the position was filled and since SRMX does not put out PR's to announce major hirings in new markets, there is no telling when we will know for sure.
Public companies, large, small, NYSE, NASDQ, and OTC, do put out PR's when the enter new markets to draw attention and spark interest. Why didn't SRMX announce a new Sales Manager in Spain and talk about the amazing opportunities for it's cutting edge products in that market?
Better hope history doesn't repeat itself.
Max Li - CEO of Ricavision
1997 – 2007
10 yrs
Newport Beach, CA
__________________
Julie Jacobson, CE Pro · October 8, 2008
Goodbye Ricavision? Media Center and SideShow Darling Disappears
One of the early darlings of Windows Media Center, and a great hope for Vista SideShow, seems to have disappeared ... with beta tester dollars.
Ricavision, a great hope in the Media Center space, appears to be out of business.
Phones are disconnected at the Irvine, Calif. headquarters of the PC maker, which was one of the most promising purveyors of Windows SideShow technology.
A former employee who answered his cell phone indicated that Ricavision was essentially gone.
Privately held Ricavision International Inc. was founded in 1993 but reinvented itself in 2004, when it focused its operations on Windows Media Center.
Ricavision caused quite a stir at CES 2006, where it launched its Plix brand of high-end Media Center PCs.
That was about the last we heard from the company until one year later when, at CES 2007, the company wowed Vista lovers with a prototype remote control running Windows SideShow.
SideShow was then – and still is—an emerging technology that enables little bits of information grabbed from Vista PCs (e.g., Outlook appointments and electronic programming guides) to be accessed even without booting up. (Read the SideShow White Paper.)
In its first iteration, Ricavision’s product used IR for A/V control and Bluetooth for SideShow communications. It was originally scheduled to ship in April 2006 for about $199 retail.
Not even close.
Beta Tester Loses Out
Our Media Center/SideShow adviser Derek Flickinger of Interactive Homes Inc., beta tested the first version of VAVE. He thought it was pretty cool, despite the usual pre-release bugs, driver issues and tooling. Worst of all, it was not a universal remote.
We never ran that story. Ricavision put the kibosh on it.
The new and improved VAVE100 appeared this past January at CES, improving upon the original design in several areas. Flickinger believes that, based on the specs of the VAVE100, “Ricavision really did listen to input and had incorporated some pretty cool features.”
This one would have universal remote capabilities, among some other niceties.
Being the eternal optimist, SideShow aficionado, and in retrospect a bit of a sucker, Flickinger for some reason forked out $350 (plus shipping!!) for a beta unit of the VAVE100 in June. Ricavision said on June 4 that the units should arrive at their offices “next week!”
If they did arrive, then Ricavision never let on. Months passed and Flickinger wondered when the darn thing would arrive. His emails and calls went unanswered.
After reaching several disconnected phone numbers at the Ricavision office, and calling unanswered cell phones of every related contact in his database, Flickinger finally reached a human being who was about as happy as Flickinger: not very.
Ricavision had gone underground.
Ricavision was a Media Center darling for a year or so, and many geeks were counting on its VAVE100– seemingly the only SideShow remote in development.
So why do I seem to be the first one to report on the disappearance of the company? Was Flickinger the only would-be beta tester to get burned?
We hear elsewhere that a Microsoft developer recently ordered one of Ricavision’s SideShow development modules. It arrived disheveled and the display was reportedly broken.
Whither SideShow?
What will happen to SideShow now?
After a strong showing at CES 2007, SideShow disappointed at CES 2008.
“Windows SideShow still is alive and kicking,” says Flickinger. “In our opinion, the VAVE100 would have been the device that made Windows SideShow take off. “
He notes that there are now “quite a few” Windows SideShow Gadgets available for accessing applications on a Vista PC. The solutions, he says, are particularly compelling for mobile phone applications.
Still, Flickinger is disheartened by the Ricavision fiasco.
“This whole thing is a shame,” he says.. “It could have been the right product at the right time. The concept of Windows SideShow still is a great idea, especially with the Windows SideShow Gadgets for Windows Media Center.”
Flickinger (available for hire, by the way), offers a word of advice for developers: “From a usability perspective, having both [A/V control and SideShow] in the same remote was confusing. I think a separate Windows SideShow device almost would be more effective.”
Flickinger remains optimistic. Recently, he picked up a cute PicoLCD for Windows SideShow for a paltry $50.
“It’s not nearly as usable as the Ricavision remote and only supports Glance Data (four scrolling lines),” he says, “but it’s a lot less money.”
And, um, at least the company shipped the product.
UPDATE - 10/8
I just heard from another beta tester who did receive the VAVE100 but returned it for “a lot of reasons.” He never got a refund. He has heard similar things from the other would-be beta testers “and they all said the same: no contact what so ever with Ricavision.”
____________________________________________________________
Julie Jacobson, recipient of the 2014 CEA TechHome Leadership Award, is co-founder of EH Publishing, producer of CE Pro, Electronic House, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales and other leading technology publications. She currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. She's a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player currently residing in Carlsbad, Calif. Email Julie at jjacobson@ehpub.com
https://www.cepro.com/article/goodbye_ricavision_media_center_and_sideshow_darling_disappears/
Shooting the messenger doesn't change the message.
Ignoring facts doesn't mean they don't exist.
I'm certain that if his prior tenure ended in a successful company that provided great returns for the shareholders, there would be hundreds of posts and re-posts for days and weeks, but since this is not the case nobody has anything to say now and the strategy is to just ignore it.
Max Li - CEO of Ricavision
1997 – 2007
10 yrs
Newport Beach, CA
__________________
Julie Jacobson, CE Pro · October 8, 2008
Goodbye Ricavision? Media Center and SideShow Darling Disappears
One of the early darlings of Windows Media Center, and a great hope for Vista SideShow, seems to have disappeared ... with beta tester dollars.
Ricavision, a great hope in the Media Center space, appears to be out of business.
Phones are disconnected at the Irvine, Calif. headquarters of the PC maker, which was one of the most promising purveyors of Windows SideShow technology.
A former employee who answered his cell phone indicated that Ricavision was essentially gone.
Privately held Ricavision International Inc. was founded in 1993 but reinvented itself in 2004, when it focused its operations on Windows Media Center.
Ricavision caused quite a stir at CES 2006, where it launched its Plix brand of high-end Media Center PCs.
That was about the last we heard from the company until one year later when, at CES 2007, the company wowed Vista lovers with a prototype remote control running Windows SideShow.
SideShow was then – and still is—an emerging technology that enables little bits of information grabbed from Vista PCs (e.g., Outlook appointments and electronic programming guides) to be accessed even without booting up. (Read the SideShow White Paper.)
In its first iteration, Ricavision’s product used IR for A/V control and Bluetooth for SideShow communications. It was originally scheduled to ship in April 2006 for about $199 retail.
Not even close.
Beta Tester Loses Out
Our Media Center/SideShow adviser Derek Flickinger of Interactive Homes Inc., beta tested the first version of VAVE. He thought it was pretty cool, despite the usual pre-release bugs, driver issues and tooling. Worst of all, it was not a universal remote.
We never ran that story. Ricavision put the kibosh on it.
The new and improved VAVE100 appeared this past January at CES, improving upon the original design in several areas. Flickinger believes that, based on the specs of the VAVE100, “Ricavision really did listen to input and had incorporated some pretty cool features.”
This one would have universal remote capabilities, among some other niceties.
Being the eternal optimist, SideShow aficionado, and in retrospect a bit of a sucker, Flickinger for some reason forked out $350 (plus shipping!!) for a beta unit of the VAVE100 in June. Ricavision said on June 4 that the units should arrive at their offices “next week!”
If they did arrive, then Ricavision never let on. Months passed and Flickinger wondered when the darn thing would arrive. His emails and calls went unanswered.
After reaching several disconnected phone numbers at the Ricavision office, and calling unanswered cell phones of every related contact in his database, Flickinger finally reached a human being who was about as happy as Flickinger: not very.
Ricavision had gone underground.
Ricavision was a Media Center darling for a year or so, and many geeks were counting on its VAVE100– seemingly the only SideShow remote in development.
So why do I seem to be the first one to report on the disappearance of the company? Was Flickinger the only would-be beta tester to get burned?
We hear elsewhere that a Microsoft developer recently ordered one of Ricavision’s SideShow development modules. It arrived disheveled and the display was reportedly broken.
Whither SideShow?
What will happen to SideShow now?
After a strong showing at CES 2007, SideShow disappointed at CES 2008.
“Windows SideShow still is alive and kicking,” says Flickinger. “In our opinion, the VAVE100 would have been the device that made Windows SideShow take off. “
He notes that there are now “quite a few” Windows SideShow Gadgets available for accessing applications on a Vista PC. The solutions, he says, are particularly compelling for mobile phone applications.
Still, Flickinger is disheartened by the Ricavision fiasco.
“This whole thing is a shame,” he says.. “It could have been the right product at the right time. The concept of Windows SideShow still is a great idea, especially with the Windows SideShow Gadgets for Windows Media Center.”
Flickinger (available for hire, by the way), offers a word of advice for developers: “From a usability perspective, having both [A/V control and SideShow] in the same remote was confusing. I think a separate Windows SideShow device almost would be more effective.”
Flickinger remains optimistic. Recently, he picked up a cute PicoLCD for Windows SideShow for a paltry $50.
“It’s not nearly as usable as the Ricavision remote and only supports Glance Data (four scrolling lines),” he says, “but it’s a lot less money.”
And, um, at least the company shipped the product.
UPDATE - 10/8
I just heard from another beta tester who did receive the VAVE100 but returned it for “a lot of reasons.” He never got a refund. He has heard similar things from the other would-be beta testers “and they all said the same: no contact what so ever with Ricavision.”
____________________________________________________________
Julie Jacobson, recipient of the 2014 CEA TechHome Leadership Award, is co-founder of EH Publishing, producer of CE Pro, Electronic House, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales and other leading technology publications. She currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. She's a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player currently residing in Carlsbad, Calif. Email Julie at jjacobson@ehpub.com
https://www.cepro.com/article/goodbye_ricavision_media_center_and_sideshow_darling_disappears/