Vudu made a couple of CES announcements… Since their $399 movie download STB isn’t quite expensive enough, Vudu has introduced a higher priced model at $999 – offering only increased storage. From a business perspective, I get it – hard drives are cheap and “Vudu XL” margins will be much higher than the base Vudu … Read more
It’s not that I don’t appreciate Logitech’s diNovo Mini keyboard and trackpad. It’s just that I can’t think of a use for this little guy since dismantling my HTPC(s) and projector 2.5 years ago. Back in the day, I settled on a Gyration set – less for mousing through the air, and more for the … Read more
By now it’s clear that I have something of an obsession with Retrevo as a buying guide for consumer electronics, so it was good luck when I ran into CEO Vipin Jain just inside the door at the CES ShowStoppers event. He had Retrevo up for display and was quick to show me some of … Read more
Looks like I only managed to get half the story last Sunday – it was literally the last 5 minutes of the event and I missed a critical piece of the equation. Thursday AM I managed to swing by TiVo’s booth and got a bit more information… In addition to manually configuring video folder monitoring … Read more
The bombshell: Warner Bros announces they’re dropping the HD DVD format to exclusively produce Blu-ray Discs. The aftershock: HD DVD Promotion Groups cancels their press conference. This seemed to be the most discussed topic in the days leading up to CES, both on-site and online. At this point, the next generation optical disc war has … Read more
They could have spent a ton of dough building one booth amongst many. Instead, Aliph set up shop at the CES concierge desk to trade Jawbone noise-eliminating Bluetooth headsets with anyone willing to give up their existing model. The strategy is genius on many levels (and reminds me a bit of TiVo’s VCR funeral). By … Read more
I’ve caught a bit of the Sony Rolly coverage over the last few months – an MP3 player about the size of a tennis ball that also happens to spin around on a flat surface whilst playing tunes via speaker. However, prior to seeing it in person Thursday, it hadn’t gotten my attention. Now, it’s … Read more
I’m going to do a bit of Memento trickeration here and continue to cover CES – out of order and after the fact. As with most folks, I didn’t encounter anything truly revolutionary… though it’s not always immediately apparent at CES what may be a game-changer, with thousands of companies competing for attention. Having said … Read more