Jul 2, 2008 0
And while we’re on the alternative vehcile kick, we’ve been seeing these around the streets of Chicago lately. The Stallion is fundamentally a trike, but its 1600 pound weight gives it a clar classification, so no motorcycle license. It’ll cost you, though. $32,000.
Jan 9, 2008 0
You can break out your ruler and hold it to the screen, but this photo is very nearly the actual depth of the Kuro.
Jan 9, 2008 0
Yesterday I solicited questions for what you wanted to see from CES. So now, the answer to the Number 1 question: Yes, guys, there are booth babes. See the smiles on these guy’s faces? Now grow up.
Jan 8, 2008 0
The single best thing about all the new media center and set top box developments at CES: America’s long-running nightmare with Comcast may be over. Brian Robert, CEO of Comcast, gave his first-ever keynote at CES this morning and announced several initiatives that showed clearly that cable companies see the writing on the wall now that those big screen TVs we all bought now have so many other uses.
Here the main stuff:
More HD
Comcast is a in horse race with Direct TV to see who can offer the most HD programming, which of course is supposed to be the reason for those TV’s anyhow. The company, which is more than any other provider offers, but not necessarily for long. By the end of the year, Comcast plans to make available “more than 1,000 HD movies and TV shows every month, as well as the most popular television networks in HD.”
More Movies
Beginning next year, Comcast plans to offer more than 6,000 movies a month, and more than 3,000 of them will be available in HD.
Fancast.com
Comcast’s answer to TV, Kaleidescape, Moxi and a dozen other new platforms. According to Roberts, it’s “the first online destination that will enable customers to find, manage and watch television and movie content wherever it is available – on Fancast, on television, online, on DVDs or in movie theaters. ”
Unfortunately, unless I missed it, Roberts mentioned nothing about actually getting anyone to your house to install any of this stuff.
Jan 8, 2008 0
Want to see something in particular? Drop me a note (quickly) and I’ll see what I can do. It’s a big joint, maybe I’ll get there and then again, maybe I won’t.
Send to: eeaster@ebony.com
Jan 8, 2008 0
What do you do when you get 140,000 people from around the world throwing big money around when the dollar is weak. You charge them an arm and a leg for everything, of course. From hotel rooms to food - $350 for a $175 room, $50 for a room service breakfast - prices skyrocket for CES Week and Vegas is taking a sharp criticism for it. The Consumer Electronics Association is reportedly in talks with Chicago, New York (New York? Lower prices?) and Orlando for 2009. Maybe a negotiating tactic only, but we’ll keep you posted.
Jan 7, 2008 0
This week, the Buzz takes you to CES 2008, the International Consumer Electronics Show, otherwise known as the world’s largest concentration of Dockers, Rockports and people pretending to be tech journalists so they can get free swag (more on that point later).CES is actually several conferences in one. Of the 140,000 attendees there are retail buyers hooking up with salespeople, content providers cutting partnership deals, Wall Street analysts getting insider information on new development and thousands of members of the major and obscure media, the vast majority of whom may be found at the Pai Gow poker tables at midnight. Nevertheless, it’s the world’s largest gathering of tech companies. Everything from the latest washer/dryers to home aduio systems to auto and wireless innovations can be found in suites, cocktail parties and booths all over the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Venetian, The Hilton. With the caveat that the show is in Pacific time, so daily posting will be late to you.
