CES 2009 — GigaOM

CES 2009

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 »

CES live- HP Mini 1000s

All in a row. Read More »

CES live- HP Mini 2140

We saw the HP Mini 2140. I’ll have one next week to test drive. :) Read More »

More Must Reads

Maybe you were wondering how that REDFLY PC Software was actually going to look on a PC. Celio just dropped this in our Inbox, so as our sworn CES duty to you, we’re sharing it. It’s a window… in Windows… on a PC. ;)… Read More »

The Sony press event is going on right now but the embargo has lifted on the information about the new Vaio P notebook we told you about.  The Vaio P is as small as the littlest netbooks but packs a lot more features (and price) than… Read More »

We’ll put this in the rumor column now but I suspect we won’t have to wait long for official confirmation since Skype has a Press Event tomorrow morning. Piecing together some web sources, anonymous tips, possible leaks and Read More »

At a press conference at CES today, Cisco’s CEO John Chambers talked about the router maker’s push beyond routers and into the home. As Om has said before, this is a well-worn path trod by Cisco in its need to continue its growth, but… Read More »

Verbatim helps prove that there’s no lack of new storage devices at CES. Going with the ExpressCard form factor, they have new SSD devices in 16-, 32-, and 64-GB hitting the market next month. The 34mm modules offer 125MBps reads but only 30MBps for… Read More »

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