Welcome to Padgett’s Audience Response & Interactive Games Blog!

The Dr. Phil talk show recently used Padgett Gadgets to gauge the opinions of its live studio audience.

During the taping, Dr. Phil used Padgett’s keypad devices to ask his audience questions about touchy topics such as money, marriage, and motherhood. Additionally, he talked about body image issues that women are constantly battling.

Dr. Phil asked five questions throughout the show, drawing his invited panelists into further discussion. Quite a diverse group of people were invited to discuss the controversial subjects. The panel of men and women consisted of notorious TV personalities, comedians, actors, lawyers, a writer, a legal analyst, and a professor.

Check back soon for the upcoming air date of this show!

Padgett Communications recently joined forces with Oprah Winfrey to test the food knowledge of her audience. Prior to the live taping, the audience watched the documentary Food, Inc. At the start of the live show, Oprah’s audience used the Padgett Gadgets to respond to five questions.

Following the questions, Oprah spoke with her special guest, Michael Pollan, the author of Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. Actress Alicia Silverstone also joined via Skype to discuss her vegan diet. The show closed with thoughts from the founder of Chipolte Restaurant, Steve Ellis.

The holidays are upon us, and that means Santa Claus is coming to town! But, sometimes the jolly elf brings with him obnoxious relatives, gifts for which you have no use, and drunken co-workers. How do you deal with these difficult circumstances?

No worries - Dr. Phil and “Padgett Gadgets” to the rescue! Padgett Communications supplied audience response keypads for the Dr. Phil episode, “Holiday Checklist: Is it OK to…?” The episode detailed important holiday etiquette with expert Peggy Post and provided answers for handling uncomfortable situations at end-of-year festivities.

One popular topic of the episode was the notion of re-gifting. Dr. Phil asked the audience, “Do you think it’s OK to re-gift?” and they used their Padgett gadgets to respond. Seventy-three percent of the audience said, “Yes, it’s OK to re-gift.” Do you feel the same?

To see more etiquette tips for complex situations, check out Dr. Phil’s website at:

http://drphil.com/shows/show/1371

By Christina Infinger

Padgett Communications recently donated keypads to the Boys & Girls Club 28^th Annual Steak Dinner presented by Outback Steakhouse and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

The Steak Dinner honors Boys & Girls Club outstanding members, and a community hero who has shown continued dedication to the youth of Tampa Bay. This year, the community hero honoree and keynote speaker was Tony Dungy. Each year the Steak Dinner promises fun, surprises, and laughs as it combines the spontaneity of youth with the elegance of a premier event.

Padgett’s audience response system was used throughout dinner to encourage interaction between the Club members and the community sponsors. Each Club member shared an audience response keypad and answered questions about animals, sports, and pop culture.

The Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay is committed to impacting the community through their investment in the youth. The Club is a gateway to hope and opportunity, and offers youth a chance to learn, excel, and feel safe, while preparing them to be productive citizens.

For more information about the 28th Annual Steak Dinner, visit https://secureonlinegiving.com/events/site/index.asp?eventID=72

By Christina Infinger

Oprah is once again using Padgett Communication’s Audience Response System today on The Oprah Show. The episode will feature reality TV’s biggest stars including Randy Jackson, Adam Lambert, Heidi Klum, and more. Check your local listings to see how voting with our keypads determined the winner of a fierce reality cake competition!

Check out The Oprah Show homepage to watch a preview video: http://www.oprah.com/index

By Christina Infinger

On Thursday, Padgett Communications will participate in the Washington Women’s Forum, a thought leaders’ summit about careers, flexibility, and work-life balance. The Forum is an event for professionals who understand that work-life balance is not only relevant during times of prosperity, but it’s also a critical topic that deserves the highest priority during times of economic uncertainty.

Padgett will provide Reply Plus keypads that will be used to raise questions and develop a dialogue about the roles that academia, government, corporations, and individuals play in developing a work-life balance for women.

Check out the Washington Women’s Forum website for more information.

By Christina Infinger, Business Development

Hooters girls from around the world crossed the stage of the Broward County Center for the Performing Arts with the hope of becoming the next Miss Hooters International 2009. A panel of celebrity judges used Padgett Communications’ Audience Response keypads to vote on the 132 contestants, and Raechel Holtgrave was crowned the winner.

This is the second consecutive year that the Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant utilized Padgett Communications’ keypads, allowing for quick and accurate scoring tabulation. Visit any Hooters restaurant or Hooters.com for further information about the pageant.

By Brittnay Snyder

Padgett Communications was proud to be the official Audience Response Sponsor for the 2009 Mod Awards. The “Designing with the Stars” themed award ceremony was hosted by former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Leeza Gibbons on March 24, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas.

The 2009 Mod Awards allowed exhibit industry professionals to join together, observe and critique this year’s best portable modular designs. The leading designers competed for the best in class award in seven categories, as well as the overall Best of MOD 2009 Award.

Padgett Communications was pleased to sponsor the Audience Response System for the awards competition.  Using Padgett’s wireless keypads, attendees at the 2009 Mod Awards voted on the best portable modular design for each category. Congratulations to the Best of MOD 2009 Winner, Inter-Global Exhibitions!

By Lauren Traviesa

Business Development Director

The hit medical TV show, The Doctors, will utilize Padgett’s Audience Response System in today’s episode, airing at 3pm EST on CBS.

From laser printers, to tanning beds, to plastic water bottles, hidden health hazards all around us! On today’s episode, The Doctors explain what hidden hazards people may be at risk of, and share the top four ways to boost your immune system.

Padgett Communications’ wireless Audience Response System will be featured on today’s show as The Doctors poll audience members on their common health practices. 

Check out The Doctors homepage to watch a preview video:  http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_page/178

Be sure to tune into your local television station this afternoon to see our audience response keypads in action!  

By Christina Infinger, Business Development

We are excited to announce the newest addition to our Audience Response System product line, the Reply Mini+ Keypad.

The new Reply Mini+ keypad is smaller than a credit card and incorporates many of the important features of the currently-offered Reply Plus voting keypad. The new interactive keypad has an easy-to-use interface and allows input of up to 14 answer buttons that can be used to enter multiple choice or multi-digit responses. Send, raised hand, and link buttons provide additional functions.

The Reply Mini+ keypad works great in classrooms or for interactive meetings and events that have stadium-style seating. The two-way voting system allows users to provide instant feedback in any interactive environment. Green and red LED lights confirm user responses and indicate when the base station accepts the keypad’s inputs. Multiple base stations may poll simultaneously, permitting collection of up to 37,500 keypads in less than 5 seconds.