BITCOIN booth at CES Las Vegas! Tell all reporters!

[Gabi]

many analysts agree that no single device or technology has emerged to define the show.

Pfffft
They are just saying "there is no new iFail device"

[Wekkel]

The new Android dongle with HDMI connection looks quite promising (bargain).

[BitPay Business Solutions]

I'm not sure if you'd want to ask him anything about it, but if you do

ask him if he's planning on making and releasing second MM movie "money in motion" - i bet he'll be delighted ) or what was the story with epass, will be interesting to hear his side of the story

i'm sure adult webmasters would like to know if he funded the movie with funds of epassporte account holders and if not where did their money go?  the estimate of missing funds was in several million dollars - how accurate that is i have no idea, exact number is unknown. the movie production was in range of somewhere 20-30mil

i was lucky enough to pull all my funds from epass just a day or two before access to accounts was disabled, from what i understand many others were not that fortunate. GFY members would love to hear back from Chris with a status update about their funds at the very least.

ok that's good to know.  I was going to talk to him about bitcoin, and ask his recommendation on how we can avoid getting our bank accounts shut down or seized.  Maybe he can give me some advice?  LOL

[Serge]

ok that's good to know.  I was going to talk to him about bitcoin, and ask his recommendation on how we can avoid getting our bank accounts shut down or seized.  Maybe he can give me some advice?  LOL

epass didn't keep up on KYC policies and regulations, once they could not operate the same way from US , epass moved their operation to offshore islands (somewhere around that time few years back epass also processed for illegal online gambling too); anyone could have gotten account and their epass visa card almost anonymously for limited usage. at one point Visa put a break on due to non compliance with their own program policies  leaving epass card holders and epass without access to those funds  - that's when everything went sour for everyone who used epass. since virtual epass wallets and visa cards funds were in separate banks, eventually people were able to get their visa card balances offloaded but whoever had money in virtual epass wallets were stuck as there were very limited options withdrawing money from there and lots of delays. basically most people in US were able to get their money out via limited ACH and wires as those funds were kept in another bank. international users were pretty much screwed. as rumor goes Mallick had used epass account holders money to fund his movie and when visa shutdown card program, i guess the discrepancy on amount of available funds had surfaced effectively running down epass to demise when everyone wanted to get their money out at the same time.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

I'll assume that's a good thing. What about the Chicago Cabbie idea?

You should rent the movie Middle Men.  it's about the guys who invented the way to accept credit cards over the internet on porn sites...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gcb_9Q10E

when you get to the scene in the movie about the different alert tones, you'll get it

get me a video of the cabbie and I will play it!

I'm on it: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=56534.msg681239#msg681239

~Bruno~

[bbit]

I'll assume that's a good thing. What about the Chicago Cabbie idea?

You should rent the movie Middle Men.  it's about the guys who invented the way to accept credit cards over the internet on porn sites...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gcb_9Q10E

when you get to the scene in the movie about the different alert tones, you'll get it

get me a video of the cabbie and I will play it!

oh my gosh I've never heard of that movie going to check it out ahaha

[BrightAnarchist]

Hey guys, this sounds great! I live here in Las Vegas

I don't think I'll be able to go though, I'm still too sick with my CMP problem.

Hopefully you'll do it again next year.

[Indemnified]

If you would like to make a donation towards our efforts, you can visit http://lovebitcoins.org and we will list you on the site as a supporter.  BONUS:  if you make a donation by Sunday, I will have a printed list of all the supporters in our booth for every reporter to see!

I don't know if it is just me but I can't find where to donate to this tradeshow exhibit at this site: http://lovebitcoins.org/

[gnar1ta$]

I don't know if it is just me but I can't find where to donate to this tradeshow exhibit at this site: http://lovebitcoins.org/

I believe you just become a member of lovebitcoins.org http://lovebitcoins.org/join.html?submit=Become+a+Member

[Phinnaeus Gage]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/ces-global-tech-device-spending-may-hit-1-trillion-in-2012.html

CES 2012: Global tech device spending may hit $1 trillion

[BitPay Business Solutions]

Embargo Lifted!

I have updated the OP with the new video, sample photos, and brochure of the newest Bit-Pay product!

Also we have rolled out an update to our website.  Things are much better organized and more visual, and very easy to navigate around on an iPad.

https://bit-pay.com

And for another great example of how bitcoins are about to get WAY more fun, check out this post too: 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=57260.0

[Koekiemonster]

That deposit card is just perfect. That's the system of the future and the best way to explain bitcoins to 'regular' people! Also a perfect gift including the physical coins casascius issues to get your friend/family member started.

I see you're doing your best to get the word bitcoin out there and I think you're doing a good job! Keep up!
Just one thing: I think a company stands or falls with the way it presents itself and I think you can improve this in one way: I don't like(understatement) the voice in the video on your site and I think I'm not the only one. Just my two cents.

[Gabi]

Some photos of the booth, for those who aren't at las vegas? 

[BitPay Business Solutions]

That deposit card is just perfect. That's the system of the future and the best way to explain bitcoins to 'regular' people! Also a perfect gift including the physical coins casascius issues to get your friend/family member started.

I see you're doing your best to get the word bitcoin out there and I think you're doing a good job! Keep up!
Just one thing: I think a company stands or falls with the way it presents itself and I think you can improve this in one way: I don't like(understatement) the voice in the video on your site and I think I'm not the only one. Just my two cents.

Thanks for the feedback!  Right now the voice in our videos is Alison because she's the only one of us with professional speaking experience (she works for Fox Sports video covering college football).  But as we grow we will probably look for better voiceover talent.

And yes these make a GREAT gift to give to a newbie bitcoin user.  Its something they can hold in their hand and they can understand the connectoin "use this to receive money, ok, I get it!".   

Once they get past that first step, moving on to the wallets and stuff is easier.  But too many people get confused too quickly trying to get the whole virtual currency thing.  This card helps them grasp the concept first.

[finway]

Thank you for your contributions, BitPay!

[SgtSpike]

So, CES is live now... your booth is up and running?  Any sales?  Any interest?  Any reporters?  Any pictures to share?

[BitPay Business Solutions]

So, CES is live now... your booth is up and running?  Any sales?  Any interest?  Any reporters?  Any pictures to share?

nope, tomorrow morning 10am the exhibits start.  Today is just the conference talks...

[SgtSpike]

So, CES is live now... your booth is up and running?  Any sales?  Any interest?  Any reporters?  Any pictures to share?

nope, tomorrow morning 10am the exhibits start.  Today is just the conference talks...

Ah, got it!

[Phinnaeus Gage]

I'm leaving shortly to head to Chicago to meet up with Rashid, @ChicagoCabbie.

~Bruno~

[westkybitcoins]

The Bit-Pay brochures look very slick and professional, and really convincing. I can see selling a lot of merchants onto bitcoin with them.