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CESAttendance Up at 2010 Consumer Electronics ShowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2010 - 12:20pm.
Las Vegas - Attendance at
this year's Consumer Electronics Show last week in Las Vegas was up from 2009 figures, while company participation fell slightly. The
Consumer Electronics Association said that 120,000 came to CES last week, up
from the 113,085 who attended in 2009, but still down from the 141,150 who were
at the trade show in 2008. Meanwhile, fewer companies were present at the event
this year, as the CEA said 2,500 were represented last week, down from 2,700 a
year ago.
Microsoft: Project Natal Gesture-based Gaming to Ship in 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 7, 2010 - 11:26am.
Las Vegas
- While providing few details on the project, Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said during
his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show that the company would ship its
Project Natal gesture-based control system for the Xbox 360 game console in
time for the holiday shopping season this year.
Ray Kurzweil to Unveil Blio eReader Software at CESAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 5, 2010 - 12:26pm.
Las Vegas - Technologist and
inventor Ray Kurzweil plans to introduce the Blio, a free eReader application
from his knfb Reader Technology firm, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
Kurzweil bills Blio, set for release in late January, as "the first
eReader eReader to preserve the image-rich format of books and magazines,
including their layout, typesetting, images, color and graphics, while also
supporting full media functionality, including video, graphics, and web
links."
CNET's Best of CES 2009 AwardsAuthored by Ned Sherman on January 11, 2009 - 6:48am.
Las Vegas - CNET.com yesterday announced the winners of its fourth annual "Best of CES" 2009 Awards. The "Best in Show" and "People's Voice" awards went to the Palm Pre while ten companies were recognized as having the best products in their respective categories. The 10 category winners include:
1. Car Tech: Gracenote CarStars Analysis: 3D Entertainment the Next Big Thing at CES 2009Authored by Jay Baage on January 9, 2009 - 11:17am.
 Las Vegas – What is the next big thing at CES 2009? To me, the answer is clear: 3D Entertainment. Disney and Dreamworks have made commitments to produce movies in 3D and sneak peaks of the coming Dreamworks Animation 3D movie Monsters vs. Aliens look amazing, both on the big screen during Sony’s keynote yesterday and on HDTV in Intel’s booth. Mark Cuban even called 3D movies "The LSD of 2009" during a CES interview. And 3D is making its way into video games as well. I played Guitar Hero in 3D thanks to NVIDIA’s 3D Vision kit, which combines high-tech wireless glasses, a high-power IR emitter and advanced software to create a stereoscopic 3D experience for hundreds of existing PC games.
Howard Stringer: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective CE CompaniesAuthored by Paul Sweeting on January 8, 2009 - 8:36am.
 LAS VEGAS--The most compelling thing on display at Sony chairman Sir Howard Stringer's CES keynote this morning was a short clip from the upcoming Disney/Pixar movie "Up."
Why was the chairman of Sony plugging a Disney picture? Because Sir
Howard was borrowing Disney chief creative officer and Pixar founder
John Lasseter to shill for Blu-ray, and where there's a quid there must
be a quo. The fact that Sony is still dragging Hollywood luminaries up
on stage to defend promote Blu-ray tells you all you
need to know about where Sony really thinks about how the Blu-ray
revolution is coming along (you WON for chrissakes). "Never have I been
as excited by a technology as I am with Blu-ray," Lasseter enthused.
"Once you have it, you can’t go back."
Join Us For Cocktails at CES on Friday!Authored by Jay Baage on January 7, 2009 - 11:07pm.
 Today the 2009 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, kicks off in Las Vegas. As a proud CEA partner on three annual events, Digital Media Wire will host our 2nd Digital Media Insider, an exclusive gathering for digital media industry movers and shakers, at the Venetian Hotel on the evening of Friday, January 9th. If you are in town, we invite you to join us for cocktails and appetizers as we honor emerging leaders in the digital media and entertainment industry on our “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment” list. This is a great opportunity to some high-level networking in a fun and relaxed environment. There are still a few tickets left to this event, so make sure to grab them before they are gone! Click here to register.
Analysis: Cisco-Vision To Be Revealed at CESAuthored by Paul Sweeting on December 30, 2008 - 2:18am.
 After talking the talk for several years (and spending the dough), Cisco Systems will take its first step toward walking the consumer-electronics walk next month when it unveils a new wireless home stereo system at CES designed for streaming high-quality audio around the house. The most interesting bit of news in the New York Times report, however, may be the other home networking ideas Cisco is kicking around.
Report: Microsoft Denies "Zune Phone" CES Launch RumorAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 11, 2008 - 11:30am.
Los Angeles - After much speculation about whether Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) will be introducing a "Zune Phone" -- or device that mixes its Zune digital media player with Danger's Sidekick phone -- at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, Zune Group Manager Brian Seitz told Kotaku there will be "no Zune phone at CES." Report: Microsoft to Introduce "Zune Phone" at CESAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 10, 2008 - 8:47am.
New York - Microsoft will introduce a new mobile phone that combines elements of its Zune digital media player, Danger's Sidekick device and additional "motion enhancement features," Barron's reported, citing Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry. CEA Names Winners of Design and Engineering AwardsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2008 - 12:56pm.
Las Vegas - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the winners of its International CES Best of Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering awards, which honor advancements in design and engineering in 34 consumer electronics product categories. tags: CES | Consumer Electronics Association |
CEA Launches Competition for New Consumer TechnologiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2008 - 8:13am.
Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced plans for a new technology event and competition, designed to uncover the most innovative new consumer technology products coming to market. Which Keynote Will Be The Most Talked-About In The Coming Weeks?Authored by Jay Baage on January 3, 2008 - 12:50pm.
Your Take: The High Def DVD War is Far From OverAuthored by Jay Baage on September 17, 2007 - 4:16am.
 If DMW’s poll last week is any indication, the high def DVD format war is far from over. DMW’s readers are clearly split between HDDVD, Blu-ray and disc-less Internet distribution as the way of the future. With HD television sets and players taking center stage at Europe’s recent international electronics show, IFA, it is safe to assume that this issue will also be front-and-center at CES in Las Vegas in January.
Microsoft Sold 20 Million Vistas…But Did They Deliver Them?Authored by Scott Goldberg on March 26, 2007 - 3:20pm.
 On January 18th I wrote an article about my forthcoming adventure with Microsoft Vista. I had just purchased a Toshiba Satellite M115 – “Windows Vista Capable,” I was told – and downloaded Microsoft’s Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor, which said I was ripe for the Home Premium edition. I purchased my Toshiba in the free upgrade period, which meant I could install Vista by paying an $11 shipping fee and nothing more. Then today I find out Microsoft proudly announced that 20 million Vistas have been sold in the month since its release. And here it is March 26, and I’m thinking, “Where the F is mine?”
Analysis: It’s Time for Les Moonves to Cut Off CBS' Long TailAuthored by Jay Baage on January 16, 2007 - 5:44am.
 I was recently interviewed in the Florida newspaper St. Petersburg Times about my views on the future of television. My point was that we will soon see more original television programming specifically made for new platforms. After having spent last week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, I’m surprised that we do not see more of that happening already. We are clearly past the point of no return for the digitalization of television. Seeing CBS head Leslie Moonves bring out YouTube’s Chad Hurley and Sling Box’s Blake Krikorian on stage during a CBS presentation is verification enough. Now the challenge is to change the way that shows are developed by the networks.
tags: Video | Mobile TV | TV | CBS | CES | Video-Sharing | UGC | Mobile Video | Analysis | Les Moonves |
Weekend Read: The Porn Stars and the Geeks - A CES HangoverAuthored by Scott Goldberg on January 12, 2007 - 3:47pm.
 Scheduling geniuses brought together two worlds in Las Vegas this past week that aren’t as far apart as they may seem: tech geeks and pornographers. The former (seemingly 95% male), and the latter (at least 95% female), mingled beautifully at post-show bars and clubs all over Vegas and it wasn’t difficult to tell the two apart. The CES crowd looked overly practiced at ogling gadgets and more than welcomed the opportunity to direct their digital cameras to the spectacular AEE (Adult Entertainment Expo) crowd, which in turn were all too ready to offer photo ops.
CNET Names 2007 Best of CES Award WinnersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 11, 2007 - 10:35am.
MusicIP Challenges Gracenote With Free Music Identification ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 11, 2007 - 8:58am.
 Las Vegas - MusicIP, the developer of a global search engine for music, announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week the launch of a new, free pricing structure for MusicDNS, its on-demand service that can identify music tracks and deliver accompanying metadata. Texas Instruments Develops Digital Video Projector for Cell PhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2007 - 1:47pm.
Las Vegas - Texas Instruments announced that it has developed technology that can turn a cell phone into a powerful digital video projector. The cell phone projector add-on, which uses the same DLP technology found in TI's cinema-grade digital projectors, measures about 1.5-inches and can transmit DVD-quality video stored on the phone onto a white screen or wall. "You could actually drive a large-screen TV," TI CEO Rich Templeton told CNET News.com. TI also said its DLP digital cinema projectors have now been deployed in over 3,000 movie theater screens worldwide. |
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