What the Hell is Lexicon Digital?
In the beautiful Seattle airport last weekend and I decided to purchase the most current issue of WIRED. Browsing through the countless hard liquor ads I found a celebrity startup section about half way through. To my surprise, the beloved David Caruso of CSI: Miami fame has a startup called Lexicon Digital. Now if you watch CSI: Miami you’ll know David Caruso plays a total cheesebag investigator who has difficulty keeping his shades on. From what I’ve come to know of Caruso, I was expecting Lexicon Digital to be very interesting.
I’m having trouble trying to figure out what the company actually does so I went directly to the source (Lexicon Digital) to clear things up.
The description of Lexicon Digital from Lexicondigital.tv:
Lexicon Digital Communications, LLC. is currently in (Stealth Mode) discussions, collaborating, consulting and working with companies such as Microsoft, Nokia, CBS, Paramount, Ripple, SynergySportsTech/NBA, Sony/Ericsson, among many others developing intellectual proprietary applications, solutions, services and products specializing in the following B2B and direct to consumer, viewer, and user based cross platform areas such as (Interactive TV & IPTV, Online/Web & Internet, P2P, Mobile Media & Wireless) within the entertainment, digital media and media sectors to help create an Optimal Experience. These areas include the following: Object Orientated Streaming Media (OOSM), Video/Web/IP Based Cross Platform H.323 & H.264 Conferencing, Personalized Search Engineering, Discrete CDN, Microsoft Silverlight 2, Creative & Orginal Power Content, Transcoding, Middleware, Real-Time Post Production, Layering, Re-Direction & Editing, VOD, Alpha Remote Desktop, Personalized Information Software and Devices, Advanced URL Encoding Specs, Transparent Integration, Geographical Recognition, Virtual Storage, VPN, Etc…
From the description it sounds like a video distribution service that will work on multiple platforms with some sort of real-time editing. It doesn’t sound like anything new; hello Revision3, Hulu, YouTube.
To further clear up the confusion, the co-founders did multiple CES interviews promoting the company:
Wow! After listening to Caruso I totally get it. It’s going to make things “generally easier.” What’s going to be “generally easier?” I don’t know because it’s a “secret,” but it sounds like the founders don’t even know what’s going on. I have a feeling Caruso is only there to help put attention on the company.
It’s not over! Lexicon Digital even made this really pointless video that make ZERO sense. The video’s like watching an episode of CSI: Miami after taking a little too much NyQuil.
After going through all of the information, Lexicon Digital wants to be the bullet that kills TV. Sadly, I think that bullet will ricochet and kill Lexicon Digital.
Oh and if you didn’t get your fill of Caruso. Enjoy!
June 24th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I agree. Since six months we hear nothing but “..that is a secret we casn’t tell. BS! I say, it will turn out to be ANOTHER Caruso-failure
June 24th, 2008 at 11:27 am
1. The fact that you’re just finding out about Lexicon 6 months after they first announced the launch indicates a failure to keep abreast of new enterprises.
2. The fact that your first (and only, till now) comment is from a confirmed David Caruso stalker who, of course, understands nothing except harassment.
3. The fact that you fail to mention Caruso’s two partners, both experts in their field (Nils Lahr and Frank Nein).
4. Your point is……………………….?
June 24th, 2008 at 11:44 am
And YOUR opoint IS, Samantha? Other than your head being far up Caruso’s bony ass?
It is a great article nothing more or less. Can’t deal with criticism? Too bad.
I LOVE THE SENTENCE: Lexicon Digital wants to be the bullet that kills TV. Sadly, I think that bullet will ricochet and kill Lexicon Digital.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I don’t think I would write this off so soon. They have a great concept with three knowledgeble backers. If Lexicon can overcome the format wars, that alone with send their stock soaring.
And what Samantha says is true. The person commenting here as “Vixen” is a psuedonym being used by Caruso’s real life Austrian stalker who was scheduled to be tried on April 16 for stalking and threatening to murder David Caruso. She fled Austria to avoid prosecution and has been on the lam ever since. This crazed individual wages an Internet hate war against the actor on a daily basis by flooding sites and blogs with disparaging comments on sites that mention his name.
Last week, “The Miami Herald’s” Lesley Abravanel fell victim when she posted a Caruso sighting in her blog. You can see for yourself the spamathon that ensued. Keep in mind that most of the comments posted were by Caruso’s stalker using multiple pseudonyms as well as stealing Lesley and my screen names as well: http://blogs.herald.com/scene_in_the_tropics/2008/06/csi-caruso-stal.html
Good luck to you.
http://www.thestalkerchronicles.blogspot.com
June 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I bet if you were to ask Caruso what exactly the company he does he would say the same thing over, it’s making things “generally easier.” I think the other two founders have made him a note card with what to say.
It will interesting to see if they introduce anything in the next few months.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
@sarakanne
Thanks for the information. I hadn’t known about this until now.
June 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
@ sarakanne…who cares…except you?