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CES 2009

Adobe will on Tuesday release developer betas of Flash Player 10.1 for the web and AIR 2 for the desktop. Both runtimes are to be released to the public in the oh-so-very narrow and specific time frame of “the first half of 2010.” Key to plans … Read More »

If you have been following my adventures with the Viliv S5 Premium UMPC then you are aware I have been so impressed with the little PC that I have ordered one for my own. I am getting a tremendous amount of good use out … Read More »

 
 

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Today is travel day as we leave the pretend world of Las Vegas and head back to the real world.  We’ll be offline and in the air for much of the day but meanwhile I’ve thrown together a bit of a wrapup of the big CES … Read More »

Today is a day to wind down from the CES 2009 grind and for me that means installing the newly released Windows 7 beta.  I got an install DVD from someone at the Tablet meetup yesterday so today I’m installing it under Parallels on the … Read More »

Long-time reader Hector Gomez drove hours to meet up at the tablet gathering in Vegas. Hector had some cool gear with him, the MSI Wind running Windows 7 and the sweet little Kojhinsha SC3. Thanks for coming out Hector! Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/gZH-0vAJ5ps&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 We finally found the right time to get over to the Sony VAIO kiosk, so here’s a short, 11-minute preliminary hands on with the P. Very first, limited impressions: this is a well designed device. The P certainly doesn’t feel like 1.4-pounds when … Read More »

Tablet & Touch meetup in Vegas will start soon

One of the events held during the CES week each year that is our favorite is the Tablet PC meetup.  This year it’s being held in the CntrStg suite and you can attend with us as it’s being streamed live.  It starts at 3 PM Pacific … Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/94k1hWUfmFo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 We were exhausted from walking on day 2, so our daily wrap video didn’t happen until this morning. There were more MIDs, UMPCs and netbooks sighted yesterday. We also spent a good amount of time talking with AMD, who powers the HP dv2: … Read More »

Heavy traffic put Windows 7 beta download on hold yesterday, but we’re hearing reports that things are humming along nicely now in Redmond. Here’s the link in case you missed it: you can find both the 32- and 64-bit versions. Early reports … Read More »

The CES 2009 is still going although it’s obvious today that a lot of attendees have had enough and are not attending today.  Kevin and I will be seeing a few things today that we’ve got on our short list of things we must see first-hand.  … Read More »

If you haven’t had enough of the Palm Pre just yet or want to see what we saw at the invite-only Press Event, today’s your lucky day. Palm is hosting a video recording of the event and the beauty of it is that you … Read More »

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I like this concept from Celio because it leverages the smartphone platform, and more importantly, your data. They showed me this working mock-up. Look close because the automobile dashboard is solely a representative picture. It’s the 7-inch touchscreen display that’s real. That screen is … Read More »

We heard that subsidized Dell netbooks were coming and now they’re here. For a limited time, anyway. Dell just announced that from now until the end of January, you can nab a Dell Mini 9  for $99 after a $350 rebate. Of … Read More »

Here at the Microsoft Windows Mobile booth. Where’s the flash? The cool new devices? Read More »

I spent some time at the Intel booth this morning at CES and was glad to see them with an entire display of Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).  Intel has been pushing MIDs for a while and it is good to see a fair number of units … Read More »

Yesterday AMD announced that it was building a specialty supercomputer to deliver gaming through a computing cloud. Aside from the coolness of being able to play your video games on an iPhone, pause them, and pick them up at home, the news bolsters the cloud … Read More »

I had a chance to run through the Asus booth and it’s amazing how much focus is on the Eee PC line. Asus has a decent amount of floor space and I’d guestimate that at least half of it is devoted to netbooks. I was joking … Read More »

Gadget freaks that we are we are always on the lookout to spot great mobile gear in use in public.  It gives us a feel for how far into the maintream particular types of mobile gear are penetrating.   We pay special attention to the mobile gear … Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/HAF8zdxmXbU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 I still think the Pogoplug from Cloud Engines is appealing. Perhaps not for tech-savvy folks, but for people who want a plug-and-play solution to remotely access any USB drive at home. When we reported on the device, there were … Read More »

The press was all over the Sony Vaio P with its insanely high resolution small screen.  We were not the only ones covering it at the CES as Jenn Lee of Pocketables got a hands-on session with the P.  She has a lot of photos … Read More »

Microsoft released Windows 7 for public beta today and it’s limited to the first 2.5 million people. You can find the download here on Microsoft’s site for either 32- or 64-bit. Actually, you can find the link to the download to be precise. Folks … Read More »

Here I thought the Slacker folks were all done at CES, since they outed their free edition for BlackBerry devices yesterday. Nope, they’ve got another platform in the works, although it’s not available just yet. Dave Zatz cajoled the Slacker team to … Read More »

Well, well, well. After all of the brouhaha over the “netbook” term, we found out that Coby filed a trademark application for just that. Yet, they company claimed they wouldn’t be producing such a device. Funny how Engadget eye-spied a row of … Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/B6V16ncn0IU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 We’re about to hit ShowStoppers but decided to record our six-minute wrap-up video first. All the buzz is about Palm right now and we talk about why that is. Some folks on are rightfully questioning if there’s too much attention being paid to … Read More »

Excitement continues over the Palm Pre at CES. While many people appear to be leaving the show early on day one, those that remain are still talking about the Pre. Palm generously invited us to their VIP Lounge for a closer look, so we’re sharing the … Read More »

James and I just took a load off and hit Lunch @ Piero’s. It’s an event across the street from the LVCC and offers fantastic Italian food. More importantly, it offers us to spend some quiet, quality time with a handful of companies. VIA is the … Read More »

We were all over the Palm keynote and introduction of the Palm Pre smartphone running the new Web OS.  We have a few pics we can now share with you from that presentation.  We expect to have a hands-on session with the Pre to share … Read More »

Those rumors from yesterday were true as Skype officially announced a “lite” version for Android and Java-enabled phones. Adding to the news is a beta version of Skype 1.0 for MIDs. Specificially, that means Intel Atom-based mobile Internet devices running … Read More »

This morning I met with Edward Coloma from ThinkFree, developers of the ThinkFree Office suite. Back in October, the company introduced a demo of the productivity suite specifically for netbooks and today the company showed me the software running on Qualcomm-based hardware. … Read More »

I just happened to be near an OQO display and so was Drew Carey. He was fondling the new OLED Model 2+… and so I couldn’t. Sheesh! After hearing him as a bunch of technical questions, he made the critical mistake of asking “how much?” Of course, … Read More »

10:34-  admitted and seated waiting for Palm press event to kick off.  They have a giant screen showing traveling-related images.  Could be a forebear for the message?  Seating is very nice for a press event and there is a very strange bag on the stage about … Read More »

Today is officially the start of the CES proper and in true journalistic fashion Kevin and I have split up and are at the two different venues.  Kevin is in the main Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and I am ensconced in the Sands Expo Center.  … Read More »

It’s not often I get something fairly correct when thinking about future mobile technology, so I’m going to bask in this news for all of 60 seconds. Qualcomm is demonstrating the Android platform running on their Snapdragon platform. I figured this was … Read More »

No, I don’t have a head-to-head video or anything, but I did chat with the DeviceVM folks yesterday. They’re the ones that created the Lenovo-branded Splashtop quick-boot environment. I’m a fan of what they’re trying to do, but I shared my recent … Read More »

I’m a sucker for a good music subscription model, having enjoyed a Zune Pass deal in the past. Pandora has taken the place of my Zune Pass; it’s not a perfect substitute, but it’s free and enjoyable. Slacker’s portable hardware is something I shied away from … Read More »

The Cloud Engines folks are jumping on the cloud theme and living up to their name, except you’re creating the cloud. Their $99 Pogoplug device takes any external USB hard drive or flash drive and makes it remotely accessible over the Internet through any … Read More »

The buzz here at the CES in Las Vegas is definitely the Sony Vaio P “lifestyle” computer that the computer maker announced yesterday.  They stated the P would be available from the SonyStyle site today but it’s not available for order as I checked just now. Computer … Read More »

I met with the Lenovo folks and got a closer look at the notebooks they’re currently offering. The Lenovo S10e netbook made an appearance, but you can’t tell the difference between it and the S10. Other than the fast booting Splashtop environment, that is. Here’s some … Read More »

With consumer electronics companies intent on making 3-D the belle of the ball at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I thought the skeptics among you might benefit from some arguments and knowledge about the topic that goes beyond wide-eyed exclamations of delight … Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/QR50ZcHrmC0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 CES attendees are all a-buzz over the LG prototype 3G Watch Phone. After watching this video from LG Canada, I think you’ll see why. The LG-GC910 supports Bluetooth headsets so no,  you don’t have to hold your wrist next to your ear all … Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/SIX5pEQyzC8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01 I’ll warn you in advance: the show floor is loud and as much as I’m trying not to, I might make you quesy with the camera work. If you can live with that, here’s a tad over four minutes of the Digital Experience. … Read More »

The big Microsoft keynote has come and gone, but we’re not left empty-handed. This Friday, you can pop over to the Windows 7 site and download the public beta of the leaner and meaner Windows. Pick your poison: 32- or … Read More »

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