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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…
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I Can See for Inches and Miles
Innovega demonstrated at CES 2012 nanotechnology designed into contact lenses that, when combined with a special set of glasses, allows one to focus close to read a heads-up display projected on the glasses, while seeing far. They can also be used for delivering full-field 3D or for 360 degree gaming experience. In this video, Randall…
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3D Outdoor Reality
A concern of mine regarding 3DTV has been what happens if I am at a friend’s house to watch a program and I don’t have 3D glasses. To paraphrase Groucho Marx, would I really want to borrow a pair of glasses from someone who would be a friend of mine (or vise-versa)? Who knows what…
