I haven’t made it to the hotel yet, but I’m here at the Sands checking out our Sling booth as it goes up. So, do I win the award for first live, on-site CES blogging?
Dave Zatz
Please Bring Multi-touch To Laptops
During the 4+ hour flight yesterday, I cleaned up a few directories on my laptop. Leopard’s handy spacebar-initiated preview feature made quick work of the task. However, on a few occasions I instinctively attempted to zoom in on the preview by placing my thumb and index finger together on the touchpad then pulling them apart. … Read more
CES: Slingbox PRO-HD and BlackBerry Mobile Client Unveiled
In case you haven’t caught the news ’round the blogosphere, we’ve just announced the Slingbox PRO-HD and SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry. Both will be available for purchase later this year and both will be on display at CES in Las Vegas next week. The Slingbox PRO-HD ($399.99) will stream high-def video at up to 1080i … Read more
Where’s The Apple iCamera Predictions?
I’ve seen and heard all sort of predictions for an ultraportable Macbook and for new monitors (with iSight cams), perhaps even televisions. But I’m wondering where all the iCamera predictions are? I’m not necessarily saying we’ll see a digital still camera out of Apple at Macworld in 10 days, but it seems like an obvious … Read more
CES Approaches…
The show floor doesn’t actually open until Monday, but the deluge of announcements has already begun… Last year, Netgear sponsored my Consumer Electronics Show blogging and I took a week of vacation from my day job. This year, my day job and CES are one in the same. No vacation and posting will be light — I’m sure to miss out on timely coverage of the juicy news. (Even the stuff I’ve already been briefed on.)
Mari will most likely be in the Motorola booth (LVCC Center Hall) on Monday and Tuesday, and I’ll be found in the Sling booth (Sands) all day M-W. Additionally, I’ll be attending CES Unveiled on Saturday as a blogger, Digital Experience on Sunday as an exhibitor, and Showstoppers on Monday as blogger. Come find us if you’d like to say hello or learn more about our new stuff!
Digital Media Bytes – Motorola CES Edition
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Motorola Mobile TV DH01: Media Experiences 2 Go Motorola MPEG-4 Set-Top Boxes: Media Experiences 2 Go Motorola WiMAX Displays at CES: Media Experiences 2 Go Motorola Cable Modem with DECT Phone System: Media Experiences 2 Go
Netflix Reveals STB Intentions
Netflix revealed their television set-top box ambitions yesterday. Hacking Netflix spoke directly with CEO Reed Hastings:
Our model is that we don’t want one Netflix-branded box, we want to see 100 Netflix-capable boxes. We want to be embedded in high-def DVD players, Internet games, dedicated set-top boxes, a wide range of options
Given much of the speculation leading up to this point, I’m somewhat surprised they’ve decided to create a Netflix service rather than their box. However, the strategy makes a lot of sense in limiting risk and maximizing exposure. After all, which companies (other than Apple) wouldn’t want Netflix on their Internet-connected television devices?
LG is up first, and has targeted Q2 2008 for delivery of a Netflix-enabled STB. No other details regarding functionality or pricing were made available at this time. No specific details on video streaming pricing were announced either, though the assumptions (Reuters, AP, NY Times) seem to be that the Netflix streaming service would inherit the current web-based model – either a specific number of viewing hours based on dollars spent monthly, or unlimited content.