For decades there have been a myriad of technological promises from automated kitchens to flying cars. Those of us who have been avid readers of the tech magazines have fantasized about having amazing devices propelling their life into the space age. While the Neato Robotics XV-11 robot vacuum won’t teleport you to another location, it [...]
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CES2010: Day 3 Wrap Up
January 10th, 2010
Well that’s it for TechClicker at CES2010. The third day in the central hall gave me lots of hands-on time with several eBook readers and Samsung’s Internet@TV service which will bring of online content and an intuitive user interface to several upcoming Samsung TV’s and BluRay disk players.
The giant playground of consumer electronics will [...]
CES2010: Day 2 Wrap Up
January 9th, 2010
Having visited the remainder of the South Hall and about half of the Central Hall today, it became apparent the this is where most of the bigger companies set up their booths. Displays by Kodak, D-Link, Shuttle, and Asus, amongst many others offered a chance for hands-on trials of the latest these companies have to [...]
CES2010: Day 1 Wrap-Up Thoughts
January 8th, 2010
Day 1 of CES is over. I covered a lot of ground, checked out the entire North Hall and half of the South Hall. Tomorrow, I’ll finish the South Hall and begin the Central Hall time permitting. Check out some pictures under the CES2010 tab. While I’m not going to do a full post on [...]
CES2010 Keynote: Steve Ballmer
January 7th, 2010
The scheduled start time of the keynote was 6:30pm. Got to the Hilton Center at 3:30pm thinking I would be the first one there an have to stand around a while. I was wrong. Fortunately, as a member of the press, I didn’t have to wait in the general admission line, but there were still [...]
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Tags: CES2010, HP Slate, keynote, Microsoft, Natal, Steve Ballmer, Windows 7, XBox 
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January 7th, 2010
TechClicker’s in Las Vegas for the 2010 Consumer Electronic Show. Pictures galleries can be viewed within each topical post and within the CES2010 tab. We checked out Steve Ballmer’s keynote tonight and pictures from that should be up shortly.
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Interesting Media Data from Neilsen…
January 5th, 2010
Ahead of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, Nielsen Media distributed this interesting data sheet to members of the media. It’s got some great statistics about media usage and consumption in the US. Check it out to see what trends are driving the market.
Nielsen Media Usage Statistics
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A Few Follow-ups…
December 6th, 2009
We’ve posted a lot of product announcements recently about which more details have emerged. So check out the updates below:
Some video of Creative’s Zii Trinity smartphone platform, about which we reported, has surfaced. Check it out here, it’s pretty impressive to see a phone playback HD video.
A video demonstration of the LG eXpo smartphone can [...]
This makes shock therapy seem pleasant…
November 8th, 2009
Let’s face it…some people just are not happy. And I’m guessing that based on modern medical practices for those suffering from chronic sadness, this little invention is NOT the cure. In fact, its aversion therapy based pain inducing stimulus to the back of the head might just push an otherwise stably sad person into the upper echelons of [...]
Posted in Cool or Annoying? Tags: behavioral therapy, Cool or Annoying?, happiness hat No Comments »To my neighbors: Please never buy this!
November 3rd, 2009
I couldn’t decide whether to file this one under “Cool or Annoying” or “Ideas that seemed better on paper”, so I put it under both. While the idea behind the Homefinder flashing bulb may seem like a good one, it’s really not. By installing the $11 device into any standard lightswitch controlled lightbulb socket, homeowners [...]
