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
I told you Sling had some unexpected and positive news here at CES. In addition to the upcoming Google TV SlingPlayer functionality, they’ve announced a partnership with Verizon. Not only is it huge accomplishment to broker a deal with a major US carrier, for those of us who remember, it’s also somewhat ironic… As early … Read more
Not only is Motorola’s Atrix one of the hottest smartphones at the show, it’s quite possibly the hottest gadget overall. It’s a sleek Android handset powered by a dual core processor that feels a whole lot more solid than say Samsung’s Galaxy S line. But with so many nicely specced Android devices coming to market, … Read more