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Stuart Sikes of Parks Talks of Content & More
Could the days of the set-top be numbered? Stuart Sikes suggests that was one of the insights from the Parks Associates’ CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES. As he points out, smart TV’s may soon eliminate the need for the set-top. He suggests that home monitoring and control and energy management have moved beyond standards and are moving…
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Exercising the Brain with a Subscription Model
Dakim Brain Fitness demonstrated the consumer version of their product at International CES 2013. Dan Michel advocates for exercising the brain for all people who are over 50. His product has been used by health-care professionals for years. At the consumer level, in March, they will be introducing a subscription model, where anyone can access the…
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Disruption in the Smart Home
It’s just getting started, but there already many alternatives for the consumer to create a smart home experience. Tom Kerber of Parks Associates points out that many of the smart home developments shown at International CES are from upstart companies that have devices and don’t necessarily rely on the service revenue. An an example, he…
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Putting the “P” in CES
[Editor’s Note: Some of the footage shown in the above video is from Pepcom’s Digital Experience!, a pre-CES event open exclusively to the press.] International CES used to be known as the Consumer Electronics Show, but in many ways it is appropriate that the CEA removed the term “Consumer” from the name. Sure, there are the latest…
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Strong, Faster Than Before – The Video
About two months ago, an impromptu video I shot at CES 2012 went somewhat viral. The reason for its relative popularity was because Popular Science selected it to be part of their YouTube channel. Why it was picked up by Popular Science remains a mystery. Still, based on the number of YouTube “likes” versus “dislikes”, the message…
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Wind Power for Off Grid Telecom Applications & More
Electricity generation via wind power is often associated with modern-day version of windmills spread through the hillsides and plains of the country side. Urban Green Energy aims to change that with a product line of relatively low-cost wind turbines. Designed to make little noise and to run at low revolutions per…
