Intel invited 35 lucky thrill-seekers for a once-in-a-lifetime Extreme “Zero G” flight today in Las Vegas. It’s the same flight that NASA uses to train astronauts and where the film Apollo 13 filmed the weightless scenes of Tom Hanks and … Read more
For the US market, the two service providers that are getting ready to deploy WiMAX networks are Sprint and Clearwire. Tuesday at CES XOHM, Intel, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung all stood together to talk to press and analysts about bringing … Read more
Yesterday, Annie wrote about the nominees for CNET Best of Show awards. I just left the CNET South Hall 2nd floor studio where they presented the winners for Best of CES 2008. Though there were some truly deserving winners, nothing … Read more
One of the things I keep seeing at this year’s CES are big, sharp, HD displays. But, apart from crisp pictures, I also noticed lots of soft curves, touchable acrylic bezels, and most popular, shiny black surrounds. Although beautiful and … Read more
A surprise of CES, was finding myself in the Chocolate Rain meme. First it was meeting Tay Zonday in the booth, then working with Intel to publish a video interview with him, then noticing the floor-to-ceiling fountain of chocolate rain … Read more
Linux Journal blogger Doc Searls feels Ottelini’s Keynote pointed towards an increase in Big Business acting small. Big Stage Entertainment gave Smash Mouth a virtual spin during the Intel Keynote — Watch a clip. The demand for mobility is huge … Read more
My take away so far from CES — besides models, parties, and bloggers — is that the PC industry is finally embracing design. I’m an Apple fan boy, always have been, but my snobbery is soon to fade when these … Read more
Day 1 and 2 of CES 2008 the Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) demo was the busiest section of the Intel booth. I’m amazed anyone working in that area has a voice left to talk. Yesterday Intel’s Pankaj Kedia sat down … Read more
It’s been a keynote whirlwind for the Corp Demos guys and myself. Now with a little time to let the dust settle, it’s a good chance to reflect on the little things post keynote. Like how friggin’ cool it was … Read more
In an exciting CES keynote, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner showed a dazzled crowd their automotive future. A cool new innovation he described was “Stolen Vehicle Slow Down” that uses GPS technology to pinpoint the location of a stolen car, … Read more
