Dave Zatz Amongst all the dazzling new televisions and parade of tablet devices, there were two products and services that clearly stood out during my abbreviated CES journey. FiOS TV… As An App While we saw at least three methods of bypassing the cable box at CES, none excited me more than the Verizon FiOS TV approach. … Read more
Each CES, there’s some sort of playful gadget that gets my juices going. A few years back, it was Sony’s Rolly. Last year, it was a UFO. In 2011, Sphero takes top gizmo honors. Sphero is essentially a glowing ball, remote controlled over Bluetooth via Android or iOS devices. As to why you’d want it, … Read more
To give you a sense of CES scale, I shot two minutes of video while trying to make my way through Samsung’s booth. Granted, their footprint is massive, surely one of the largest at the show. But this is just one booth of hundreds. Samsung’s presence, while mammoth, was tasteful and well spaced. Plus, the … Read more
Reflecting holistically on CES 2011, there seems to be more diversity from the large manufacturers than what I saw last year… where I felt accosted by 3DTV. Don’t get me wrong, they’re still pushing hard on that front. But there’s more emphasis this year on Internet connected television platforms. Which works out quite well for … Read more
It’s a bit strange to be running our third Chumby-related CES post, but as I was cruising off the show floor at I ran into Sony’s revised Dash widget station. As discussed earlier this week, the new models are due mid year and the higher tier unit features enclosures in multiple colors and the oft … Read more
As with CES 2010, TiVo’s booth was invite-only in 2011. And while I engaged in some enlightening conversation during my visit, there’s nothing I can publicly share at the moment. However, I did get to fondle an unclassified Virgin TiVo unit and snapped some pics of the new Cisco hardware – in addition to a … Read more
Zagg was present at the ShowStoppers CES event Thursday night… sans their yet-to-be-released ZaggBox. The one we took a look last year appeared to have an interesting industrial strength feature set along with possibly industrial prices. Zagg tells me they’ve brought a new person onboard to hit the CEDIA crowd hard to work distribution deals and expect … Read more
My last stop of the day was a visit to Silicon Dust. They’re the folks behind the HDHomeRun networked dual tuner, which has had quite a run… without a refresh. And that’s about to be corrected by the HDHomeRun Dual which will beginning shipping later this month for $130. The Dual essentially provides the same … Read more