CEOWORLD Daily Tech Roundup- T. Rowe Price, google, Lady Gaga, Facebook, WHOOZNXT, Immersive, RandTxt, startuplotto…


WHOOZNXT – WHOOZNXT is the only platform that rewards online activity of artists with real-world exposure in television, radio, live venues, and more. WHOOZNXT and parent company NXTM expand the digital presence for musicians, with major media partnerships in television, radio, live venues, digital platforms and more, WHOOZNXT works with one uniting vision and one goal: to bring the power back to the bands, and back to the fans.

Immersive Labs, a New York-based advertising technology startup introduced a interactive billboards. The anonymous facial detection is nuanced enough to parse ads by gender, age, distance, attention time and gaze, weather, time of day, and day of week. The technology is invisible to the viewer and works one-on-one or with crowds.

20th Century Fox has teamed up with the makers of mobile app Color for Sunday's premiere of Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson's film Water for Elephants. Fox will also have one of the film's producers and some of the talent taking videos and pictures using the app as they make their way down the carpet.

Dane Boedigheimer, the creator of “The Annoying Orange,” has signed with the management and production company The Collective to produce “The Annoying Orange” as an animated TV comedy series. The series is being written by Tom Sheppard, who took home an Emmy for the 1990s cartoon series, “Pinky and the Brain.” The series is currently being cast, with Malcolm McDowell of “A Clockwork Orange” fame already on board to voice one of the characters.

Venerable mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price (TROW) has invested, totals $190.5 million (as of the end of March),in social networking site Facebook, underscoring traditional investment vehicles' growing interest in hot technology companies. T. Rowe Price has made several recent investments in social media companies, including Facebook and Zynga, according to recent filings.

RandTxt – Swap Text Messages With Strangers. Send a message to (646) 392-RAND and view other people's texts at RandTxt.com. RandTxt was “built” in San Francisco, California and is maintained by James Tamplin and Andrew Lee who should probably be focusing on their actual business, Envolve.

$6,400 a super-luxurious toilet - Kohler Numi, a super-luxurious toilet, Is the world ready for a toilet with its own foot warmer, heated seat, bidet washlet and built-in music system, all controlled by a touchscreen remote? Take a look at this video and see what you think.

Lady Gaga's, Britney Spears's and Katy Perry Facebook Pages- According to New York startup FanGage, Lady Gaga (Active fans 217,902) was the third most engaged Page on Facebook in March, Britney Spears (Active fans 129,550) was the nine most engaged Page on Facebook in March and Katy Perry has also climbed the charts — up to number four.

Lady Gaga single “Judas,” Album leaks- Just a few days before April 19 release date. Perez Hilton, who tweeted : “Exciting news, Little Monsters! I'm hearing that the official version of @ladygaga's new single, #Judas, may be coming SOON – and on iTunes!”

Skype Android app may be vulnerable - It has been brought to our attention that, were you to install a malicious third-party application onto your Android device, then it could access the locally stored Skype for Android files. These files include cached profile information and instant messages. We take your privacy very seriously and are working quickly to protect you from this vulnerability, including securing the file permissions on the Skype for Android application.

Today is Record Store Day, where consumers are encouraged to support independent music stores. With digital music taking over, the day reminds us to really dig in to the music. It is also a small way to thumb our noses at Wal-Mart, Target and the big box stores that ran most independent record stores out of business.

startuplotto - submit your email, we'll then send you a short email explaining a new start up, if you find it interesting and decide to sign up or in other way try out their service you will automatically enter the lottery of receiving 1% stock in the company.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival - The coachella kicks off today and runs through April 17 near Palm Springs, California, Coachella Valley Music Festival and YouTube team up to bring you some of the best artists from around the world. The Coachella Music Festival is a three-day annual event featuring music and art. 5 Gum, the exclusive sponsor of the Coachella live Webcast, set out to bring their fans the best music in the world.

Comedian and fashion police extraordinaire Joan Rivers claims vodka is a miracle odor remover. She regularly spritzes her stage costumes and body with a mix of water and vodka. Joan says: I always spray my costumes with vodka and water. It's an old Broadway trick — two-thirds water and one-third vodka, spray your armpits and you'll never smell again.

Two of South Korea's biggest Internet companies are suing Google for allegedly forcing smartphone manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and apps on Android phones. Rivals Daum Communications Corp and NHN Corp, which operates South Korea's biggest search engine Naver, are calling on regulators to investigate Google for anti-competitive practices.

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