{"id":35400,"date":"2019-11-08T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=35400"},"modified":"2024-07-01T14:51:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:51:49","slug":"samsung-teams-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-university-texas-austin-showcase-three-inspiring-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-teams-up-university-of-texas-austin-showcase-three-inspiring-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Teams Up with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The University of Texas at Austin to Showcase Three Inspiring Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is at its best when it helps people do what they can\u2019t \u2014 when it inspires, empowers, opens up new opportunities, and lets everyone tell their own story. When creative people get their hands on great devices and let their imagination run wild, magic happens.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what happened last night on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jimmy Partners with Samsung to Surprise Three UT Austin Students\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3ve30sP3B8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/behind-the-scenes-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-crew-gets-their-hands-on-the-galaxy-s10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earlier this year<\/a>, we partnered with <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em> to do something that had never been done before \u2014 film an episode of late-night TV with a smartphone, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/galaxy-s10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy S10+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35445\" style=\"width: 3010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35445\" class=\"wp-image-35445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133415\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students1.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) Host Jimmy Fallon with UT Austin Students Alma Zamora, Fitzgerald Alan, and Elizabeth Yoon during the &quot;Samsung Phone Giveaway&quot; on November 7, 2019 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank)\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133415\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students1.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133415\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133415\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students1-950x633.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Host Jimmy Fallon with UT Austin Students Alma Zamora, Fitzgerald Alan, and Elizabeth Yoon during the &#8220;Samsung Phone Giveaway&#8221; on November 7, 2019 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In that spirit of using technology to defy barriers, we decided to once again join forces with <em>The Tonight Show, <\/em>this time to do something special at The University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n<p>We worked with The University of Texas at Austin to identify three students \u2014 all academically successful student leaders \u2014 to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/galaxy-s10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy Note10+<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-unveils-five-devices-unpacked-galaxy-ecosystem-galaxy-note20-ultra-galaxy-z-fold2\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Samsung Unveils Five New Power Devices in the Galaxy Ecosystem To Empower Your Work and Play \u2013 Read more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27113402\/unpacked-2020-galaxy-featured.png\" alt=\"Read more: Samsung Unveils Five New Power Devices in the Galaxy Ecosystem To Empower Your Work and Play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung Unveils Five New Power Devices in the Galaxy Ecosystem To Empower Your Work and Play<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Jimmy surprised the students by announcing that, in addition to getting to keep their phones, each of them would be going home with a Galaxy Holiday Bundle featuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/wearables\/galaxy-watch-active-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy Watch Active2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/tablets\/tab-s6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy Tab S6<\/a>, and pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/mobile\/audio\/galaxy-buds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy Buds<\/a> from Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>And then, Jimmy made one more announcement \u2014 Samsung would be paying for the remainder of the of their college tuitions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35444\" style=\"width: 3010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35444\" class=\"wp-image-35444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133409\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students2.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) Host Jimmy Fallon with UT Austin Students Fitzgerald Alan, Alma Zamora, and Elizabeth Yoon during the &quot;Samsung Phone Giveaway&quot; on November 7, 2019 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133409\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students2.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133409\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133409\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students2-950x633.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Host Jimmy Fallon with UT Austin Students Fitzgerald Alan, Alma Zamora, and Elizabeth Yoon during the &#8220;Samsung Phone Giveaway&#8221; on November 7, 2019 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Samsung is proud to equip these exceptional undergraduates with the tools they need to take their academic and creative talents to the next level. This partnership is just the latest demonstration of our commitment to helping the future generation fulfill their true potential and work towards a brighter future for themselves and their communities. Samsung empowers future generations to achieve their full potential through education under its citizenship vision \u201cTogether for Tomorrow! Enabling People\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To see Samsung\u2019s latest products, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology is at its best when it helps people do what they can\u2019t \u2014 when it inspires, empowers, opens up new opportunities, and lets everyone tell their own story. When creative people get their hands on great devices and let their imagination run wild, magic happens. That\u2019s what happened last night on The Tonight Show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29720,29718,29721],"tags":[91,25940,17100,20369,20370,17096,20196,20239,40],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-35400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-mobile","category-product","category-product-mobile-smartphones","tag-citizenship","tag-galaxy","tag-galaxy-buds","tag-galaxy-note10","tag-galaxy-note10-plus","tag-galaxy-s10","tag-galaxy-tab-s6","tag-galaxy-watch-active2","tag-mobile"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133409\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students2.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/08133409\/Samsung-Teams-Up-with-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Jimmy-Fallon-and-The-University-of-Texas-at-Austin-to-Showcase-Three-Inspiring-Students2.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29720,"name":"Mobile","slug":"product-mobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29720,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":985,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35400"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=35400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}