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JimH

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CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« on: January 07, 2006, 06:06:23 pm »
Peter Sohal and I went to Las Vegas this week to attend CES.  It's one of the biggest consumer electronics shows in the world and, in a way, a big toy show. 

Here are some pictures:

http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES

It was a sea of people.  I don't know how many, probably over 100,000 attend the four day show.  This was part of the line waiting for taxis at the airport:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00147.JPG

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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2006, 06:08:59 pm »
This one is a tiny drive, 0.8 inches, I think.
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/DSC00149.JPG

One of many carputers (I took this for Dave Nygaard):
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00183.JPG

Toshiba had some experimental technology to show and it was very cool.  Here's a detachabale wireless screen that is also a touch screen.  It would make a perfect wall panel for controlling MC:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00150.JPG

I hadn't heard about it, but it looks like wireless USB is on the way.  Another Toshiba engineer with his product:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00151.JPG

Honda's robot, Asimo, was there, and may have been the star of the show:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00185.JPG
He walked up a difficult set of stairs and back down.  Here's another picture:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES2/DSC00185.JPG

Teac had a couple of devices that recorded LP's to CD ($400 to $600 range):
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00158.JPG

Intel introduced their VIIV (pronounced "five" according to the Wall Street Journal, but I think "vive" makes more sense.  It may have been the most important event of the show.  It attempts to merge TV and PC technology.  Here's a back end shot of a Viiv PC and it looks like a mutant -- half amp, half PC.
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES/DSC00152.JPG

Sony had a nice booth and several hanging plastic bubbles where people could play with their PSP:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2006/CES2/DSC00195.JPG

Sony also introduces an important new device called an E-book Reader (I think).  It uses a pretty amazing new thin film technology that reminds me of an Etch-A-Sketch.  It can display a black, gray & white image of a page at 800X600.  It's the size of a thin paper back book and just as readable, but it stores around 50+ books.  I wish I had a picture.  Wait.  Here's one: http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/live-shot-of-the-reader-sonys-new-e-ink-e-book-reader/
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2006, 06:13:01 pm »
JimH--
What's going on with the digital victrolas? (pic #158)
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2006, 06:22:13 pm »
Quote from: jgreen on January 07, 2006, 06:13:01 pm
JimH--
What's going on with the digital victrolas? (pic #158)
Teac makes them and they can record to CD.
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2006, 06:31:57 pm »
Quote from: JimH on January 07, 2006, 06:22:13 pm
Teac makes them and they can record to CD.

Do they do a full duplex version?
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2006, 07:24:00 pm »
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Teac had a couple of devices that recorded LP's to CD ($400 to $600 range):

Whats An "LP"?

Sound More Like A Waste Of The Companies Money
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2006, 07:52:15 pm »
45 or LP.  Long Playing Vinyl, I think.  You're too young to remember this.
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2006, 09:27:41 pm »
The Teac GF-350 works fairly well.  It has auto track sensing, but in my experience was unpredictable; better results with manual track incrementing.  I previously used a Radio Shack turntable (with a pre-amp built in) to a sound card to my laptop running Roxio or MC's media editor, but it was unnecessarily complex & locked up too often after  "ripping" most of an LP, resulting in having to start over.
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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2006, 10:43:15 pm »
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Whats An "LP"?

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45 or LP.  Long Playing Vinyl,

33 1/3

Yeeeeee Im disappointied

you people

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Re: CES -- Computer Electronics Show
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2006, 08:41:03 am »
Okay, JimH--
Day 1 at CES was all about getting pictures.  And you got plenty of great pix of cool gadgets.  But Day 2 is all about getting samples.  We want to see a big pile of swag on Monday.  Start flashing your jriver ID badge, chatting up the possibilities.  You know, networking.

So far, your coverage of CES is the best I've seen.  Engadget's mostly showing pictures of other people's shoulders. 
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