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Hillcrest labs : neat point, click and zoom interface for masses of digital media on a tv. Demo here
Gizmoz: So fantastically bizarre it might just be a huge hit..basically allows you to build a 3d character/ avatar of yourself, from a single photo. Or lets you superimpse your head into a video…bonkers but brilliant. See here
Newspaper direct: Sure you’re all familiar with this but interesting to see they’ve added lots of ‘blog this’ buttons..a heatmap tool so publishers can see how long things are looked at, and an ad widget that allows on-page interaction/transaction with the advertiser.

Spotzer: (aka Spotrunner that isn’t tied to the US cable network). Andy Klein, chief exec - tells us they made 200 ads in 10 days in Kiev, recently. Their new media planning tool - using a mix of TV, web and narrowcasting depending on marketing needs is very neat indeed - but perhaps a little scary for smaller advertisers. Target audience is for clients spending E20,000 - E2m. See here.

YourTrumanShow: The core bit of their business - letting people tell their own video stories seems rather YouTube-esqe..but their VideoMap tool which allows you to discover video through a graphically mapped social network is very fine.