Cunard Hall in New York City’s financial district was transformed into a mammoth Samsung Experience Shop on Thursday night to celebrate the company’s newest smart phone, the Galaxy S 4.
The company’s answer to the new iPhone, Samsung Director of Product Marketing Ryan Bidan sees the S 4 as a continuation of the work Samsung started with the S3, citing the five-inch display, 13 mega-pixel camera and plethora of new features that separate it from its predecessor and the slew of other smart phones on the market.
“What we wanted to do was create a device that continued with the feel that many people enjoyed with the S 3,†he said. “But we also wanted to extend the software functionality. So for us it was how do we take that experience and continue to refine it.â€
Platinum selling recording artist Bruno Mars was also at the event and performed some of his top his hits including “Locked out of Heaven†and “Marry You†in an intimate concert. Celebs the likes of Rosario Dawson (Trance), singer Jason Derulo, Katrina Bowden (30 Rock) and Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire) were also at the event. Hip Hop icon Rev Run (of Run DMC) joined DJ Ruckus performed 45-minute set before Mars took the stage.
At the start of the event, attendees were treated to an interactive experience that showcased Samsung’s newest gadgets in addition to the S 4, including the Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet, as well as the Galaxy Camera, the Galaxy Note II and more. Set up through interactive stations, which will mirror the new Samsung Experience shops soon available in Best Buy stores across the country, attendees that tried out the devices and were given tokens that they could redeem at the end of the night for prizes including Free Bruno Mars Music Downloads, a Samsung Muse MP3, Serious Sound Ear Buds and other Samsung products including the Galaxy Note 10.0, Smart TVs and of course, the S 4.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Cunard Hall in New York City’s financial district was transformed into a mammoth Samsung Experience Shop on Thursday night to celebrate the company’s newest smart phone, the Galaxy S 4.
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