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CES 2008

The Roku set-top box will stream movies from Netflix in HD by the end of the year, according to a post written to the company’s forums over the weekend. Read More »

You may have seen a slick-looking new UMPC from Toshiba that is appearing on the web today and wondered if that thing looked familiar.  You would be correct, Toshiba was exhibiting this MID in January at the CES and we had a chance to play … Read More »

 
 

Trinity Backs MMO For Kids, Fluid Entertainment

Fueled by the purchase of Club Penguin and other success stories, the market for virtual worlds designed for children/teens keeps booming. Om just passed me word that Trinity Ventures is investing in Fluid Entertainment, a Mill Valley, Calif.-based developer now working on a … Read More »

One of the CES highlights we previously mentioned has a nice follow up today. James and I had the pleasure of sitting down in the Press Room with Ian … Read More »

As a writer I am always looking for tools that let me practice my craft without having to carry such a wide range of bulky tools with me.  It is fortunate that as a writer the tools can be a lot more basic than those needed … Read More »

The trip to Vegas was full of gear usage, running around exhaustedly and of course introspection as I always look back on trips like this and give a good … Read More »

PodTech video on Intel and MIDs

http://www.podtech.net/player/podtech-player.swf?bc=36b68d1d0cd2490287a62e706a945fc1 One of my personal CES 2008 highlights was working with Warner Crocker in front of a PodTech camera. We both got the opportunity to share our thoughts around Intel and the MIDs that are upcoming. We’re just a few of the many … Read More »

It is so nice being back at home after the exhausting grind that is the CES and I am finally getting back into the swing of "normal" life.  One of the residual tasks facing me upon my return was getting all of the dozens of business … Read More »

One of the coolest and most successful promotions I have seen was conducted by the folks who produce the Jawbone Bluetooth headset.  The Jawbone uses advanced noise cancellation technology … Read More »

Kevin and I want to shout out a big thanks to our families for letting us take off for a week to come to the CES.  It’s always toughest on them and we really appreciate letting us drop out of reality and head for Vegas.  Thanks … Read More »

Well the big CES show is all wrapped up, Kevin is clearing airport security for his trip home, I am flying out later today and it’s time to think back on this past week and throw out some general thoughts about the show.  It is as … Read More »

Having spent this week dealing with the hustle and bustle that is the CES I have constructed a short "don’t do" list for exhibitors who wish to make good impressions on visitors: Don’t do one on one briefings by rote.  Be adaptive when talking to just one … Read More »

More Must Reads

Instead of an audio podcast, we had time to record a brief video Geek Session here at CES 2008. Just a short summary of the show experience, what the buzz was (and wasn’t) all about and a mobile prediction. Since we’ve been sharing information on Read More »

HP 2710p, Asus EEE PC, our gear. Video chat coming shortly. Read More »

http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swfVideo: Bill Gates Last Day CES Clip Due to my flight delays, I missed the CES Keynote featuring Bill Gates on Sunday. I’ve just now got a chance to catch the coverage and although this is all … Read More »

Comfy sofas at the Sands Read More »

XPS M1730. Big honking laptop. Read More »

Thin and light Read More »

HP 2710p! Read More »

Very rugged indeed Read More »

Not from Microsoft, thankfully. Read More »

Windows on a 3 inch touchscreen. WinCE for $108 that is. Read More »

In 2001, just 1.8 percent of households had an Internet-attached handheld device, according to a report issued that year by the NTIA. By the time Ipsos conducted its 2005 Face of the Web survey, 26 percent of Americans had surfed the web on a … Read More »

After talking earlier this week about the speed bumps that U.S. WiMAX deployment faces, it only seemed proper to take a ride in the WiMAX-equipped vehicles that Motorola and Intel revved up at CES. I will geek out a bit after the jump, but the bottom … Read More »

One of the newest things we’ve tried in covering the CES 2008 in Las Vegas this year has been live blogging by posting photos of the most interesting gadgets we’ve encountered directly from the exhibitor’s booth.  This has worked extremely well and has blown away … Read More »

Ian Dixon podcasting with us live Read More »

Facebook is everywhere. Read More »

Gaming on the phone Read More »

Rip CDs from phone Read More »

Brand new service Read More »

Wearable communications Read More »

Nokia is proud of this Read More »

Wireless hybrid Read More »

Yes, I was caught lusting after the newest Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium. That may sound odd since I never left the original Q1 series when the Q1U was introduced. There’s a reason for that though… I’ve always preferred performance and to be honest, my experiences … Read More »

Running Vista. Toshiba says this MID is concept only! Read More »

Two models, Windows and Linux Read More »

Toshiba booth Read More »

64GB SSD coming in Q1! JK wants one! Read More »

Live blogging about the Q1 Ultra Premium Read More »

In the Samsung booth Read More »

We’ve now had two complete days of show attendance at the CES and here’s some further impressions of what we’ve seen and heard so far.  First of all, everyone we talk to is finding that there has been nothing major announced nor displayed at the show.  … Read More »

I have to hold off on the details of this but as early as tomorrow I can share what got installed on my Samsung Q1P UMPC. It’s not the Origami Experience 2.0; that much I can say. One of the folks at the Tablet PC / … Read More »

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