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Revealing a Fast Video Editing Program
Terence Swee, CEO of Muvee, demonstrates their Reveal software in this interview recorded at CES 2011. During this brief video, he puts together a timeline of pictures, associates them with a music track and renders; the rendering takes approximately 3 seconds.
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A Universal Remote via the iTouch
Walt Mossberg reviewed the Peel in today's issue of the Wall Street Journal , a device that turns the iPhone into a universal remote control via a WiFi and a Zigbee-connected infrared blaster. One advantage to this approach is there is no hardware additions to the actual iPhone or iTouch. This device will be available on the Apple…
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From Smart Appliances to the Smart Grid
Wringing out efficiencies in the grid is big business, with AHAM (The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) suggesting a $900M annual savings by shifting just 5% of power consumption from peak to off-peak times. One way to realize this sort of improved efficiency is by controlling the load through communication with so-called smart appliances. In…
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United in Technology for Aging
Revenues for technology and services for digital health services and associated aging in place is expected to triple by 2015, according to the latest research from Parks Associates. “The digital health industry has many subsectors, and near-term growth will be uneven across these segments,” said Harry Wang, director of Parks Associates’ health research team. "Adoption…
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Wireless Power – Not Just for Breakfast
This eye-catching demonstration of a flashing cereal box got my attention at the Pepcom event at CES 2011; Fulton Innovation demonstrated how their magnetic thin-film could potentially be applied to everyday products, such as dry goods. In addition to turning a cardboard box into a digital sign, their coupling device can read meta-data from the…
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Rabbit Ears Meet the Smart Phone
At CES 2011, LG demonstrated a prototype cellphone smartphone with an ATSC-M television tuner. Combining off-air reception with broadband wireless could be a new way for people to cut-the-cord.
