CES 2007 archive
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Lagotek Home Automation
Posted: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I’ve been meaning to post about Lagotek since I found out about them at CES. I spoke with one of the founders (if I remember correctly) and had a great conversation about UI’s and automation control. I have seen many home automation controllers and pretty much all user interfaces suck — with exception, Lagotek. ...Read
Saturday, January 13, 2007
AMD/ATI TV WONDER Digital Cable Tuner
Posted: Saturday, January 13, 2007
AMD/ATI had the TV WONDER Digital Cable Tuner on display at CES. The OCUR device comes in an external version (pictured), about the size of a cable modem and an internal version for OEM use. Sony will be using the internal version in their XL3 MCE while Dell will be using the external. Both versions ...Read
Friday, January 12, 2007
Vista Sideshow - Remotes
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
One of the technologies I really wanted to see in person at CES was Vista Sideshow enabled devices. I spent some time playing with them and as you can see, they come in all sizes. The Ricavision Vista Media Center Remote with Sideshow Technology is my favorite. MSI also had a prototype of a ...Read
Channel Vision iBus — Wall Dock for iPod
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
The iBus is a single gang wall dock for distributing your iPods video and audio throughout your home audio system. It’s compatible with all Channel Vision’s A-BUS systems as well as other multiroom audio system like Russound’s CAV 6.6. The iBus also charges the iPod (excluding shuffle). The iBus can be added to your system ...Read
Dell Home Media Suite — Foundation System
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
Dell will be offering a new package soon (preorder maybe as early as next week), called the Dell Home Media Suite — Foundation System. Based on a Dell XPS 410, the system runs Vista Ultimate and includes 1tb of disk space. The best part is that they will be offering dual AMD/ATI TV WONDER Digital ...Read
Digeo Moxi Goes Retail
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
Digeo had a prototype of their retail DVR at CES. Aimed at competing with Tivo’s Series 3, the stand-alone Moxi HD DVR not only has your standard DVR capabilities, but gaming, information and on-demand capabilities as well. I was pretty impressed with the interface and the feature set. I can see this being something I ...Read
HD-PLC = 190Mbps over Powerlines
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
Panasonic was displaying their HD-PLC (High Definition Power Line Communication) technologies. It seems like a viable option for homes that don’t have network connections near power outlets. Since the 190Mbps speed is the theoretical, I would expect it to be a bit less due to overhead, however, it still is faster than the current wifi ...Read
Ego Otazu Diamond — The $350,000 Laptop
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
I just realized that I touched a $350,000 laptop. The folks from Ego had the Otazu Diamond laptop on display (in the open) at the AMD/ATI booth. The laptop features 480 flaweless diamonds in tulip, heart, and Otazu logos. The top cover is wrapped in 100% Ostrich leather while the rest of the case is ...Read
Samsung Q1P-SSD — Running Vista MCE on SSD
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
Samsung had their 32gb SSD (Solid State Disk) Q1 on display. What caught my attention was that these UMPC’s have enough CPU and GPU power to playback HD content and run Vista. These devices are great for controlling your home automation system. The Samsung Q1P-SSD will run $1999 when released.Read
Viewsonic V212 — with Z-Wave
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
Z-Wave seems to be getting some traction in the home automation space so it makes sense that the Viewsonic V212 now supports it. The 520MHz Intel Bulverde based Windows CE v5.0 wireless touchscreen also features integrated networking support for 802.11b/g wireless LANs. At CES, Viewsonic was demonstrating how a V212 can be used to control ...Read
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Back From CES
Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2007
I just got back from Las Vegas. I’ll be posting the products I found to be “Best of Show” shortly — need to take a nap first.Read
Friday, January 5, 2007
Heading to CES
Posted: Friday, January 5, 2007
Be sure to check out my CES coverage starting Monday, January 8th. I’ll be on the search for the latest and greatest in Home Automation and Entertainment.
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