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Category Archives: CES
CTA Expands Diversity and Inclusion at CES and Via Venture Fund Investments
CTA today announced a series of initiatives to expand the diversity and inclusion at CES and in the consumer technology industry at large, including its first investments in venture companies led by and supporting firms led by women and people of color, as … Continue reading
The 8K TV Shanda
TV makers, attempting to cure themselves of their self-inflicted 4K narrow-margin woes, are again hawking a shiny new—and expensive—technology that offers few near-term consumer benefits. The question for TV makers and the marketplace is this: Will 8K provide more evidence … Continue reading
Posted in CES, Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 3D, 4K, 802.11ax, 8K, 8K Association, 8KA, ATSC 3.0, AV1, CES, Fraunhofer, HDMI 2.1, HEVC, HFR, LG, OLED, QLED, Samsung, Sony, TCL, VVC, Wi-Fi 6
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My CES 2019 Coverage
Here’s some of my coverage of CES 2019 for the TWICE Show Daily, distributed daily on the show floor. CES 2019 Was The 8K TV Show – For 8K TV Vendors CES 2019: TV Makers Form 8K Association CES 2019: … Continue reading
Posted in CES, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 4K, 8K, Alexa, Amazon, Android, Android TV, AR, Carnival Cruise, CES, CES2019, Changhong, Far Field, Google Assistant, Hisense, Las Vegas, LED, LG, MicroLED, OLED, Pharell Williams, QLED, Samsung, Sharp, Skyworth, smart home, Sony, Spider-Man, TCL, TV, VC, VR, wireless power
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What You Can Expect from 8K TVs in 2019
If buying a TV isn’t confusing enough these days, the leading TV makers seem to be playing “can you top this?” at this year’s CES. They’ve unveiled a host of new 8K TVs that best last year’s 4K sets, despite … Continue reading
Posted in CES, Techlicious, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Alexa, Amazon, Android, Android TV, Google Assistant, LCD, LED, LG, NanoCell, OLED, OLED R TV, QLED, Roku, Samsung, Sony, TCL, TV
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How wireless charging will power your smartphone through the air
Imagine never having to plug in your smartphone to recharge it. Imagine a world where you’re sitting in a restaurant, wandering through an airport, on a plane or at your desk — and your smartphone just automatically recharges. No more … Continue reading
Posted in CES, Gear Brain
Tagged air power, AirFuel Alliance, Cota, Energous, Ossia, Powermat, Qi, uBeam, Wi-Charge, wireless power
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I Saw the Integrated Future at CES
CES is traditionally a wonderland of new devices and new technologies, some frivolous and some functional, some ready-for-prime-time and some preparing for a hopeful or eventual future. Also, traditionally, most of these new devices and technologies exist by-and-large in … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, CES, Digital Tech Consulting, smart home
Tagged 5G, AI, AR, autonomous cars, smart home
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Top 10 Gadgets From CES
A list of the gadgets I found at CES that are more practical than future fanciful, more useless than cool, that’d I’d actually buy; from the Huffington Post, which you can read here.
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, CES, Huffington Post, smart home
Tagged 360 video, Amazon Alexa, Apple, Eargo, hearables, iDevices, iPhone X, OCR, Polk, portable battery, Qi, Toto, VR, wireless charging
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How Net Neutrality Is Like Game Of Thrones
A more expansive exploration of the real reasons behind the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality rules from a version originally published in the CES 208 Show Daily.
Posted in cell/smartphones, CES, Huffington Post, Internet/Social Media, TWICE
Tagged 5G, CES, FCC, FTC, Gary Shapiro, net neutrality
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My CES 2018 Coverage For TWICE Show Daily
For the (at least) 30th time, I helped TWICE, the leading trade magazine in the consumer electronics business and publisher of the official CES Show Daily, cover CES. Here’s some of my coverage: What Does ‘Google Assistant Compatible’ Mean? Pai, … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, CES, TWICE
Tagged Amazon Alexa, CES, FCC, Google, net neutrality, Panasonic, Sony
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Hedy Lamarr Finally Gets Her Spread Spectrum Due in ‘Bombshell’
A review of a new documentary on Hedy Lamarr, movie star and inventor of frequency hopping, aka spread spectrum, the technology that makes all wireless communication possible.
Posted in cell/smartphones, CES, Digital Tech Consulting, Tech History
Tagged frequency hopping, Hedy Lamarr, spread spectrum
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