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DigitalMediaFestival.com
and the
StudioClub.com
takes you to the
2014
CONSUMER ELECTRONIC
SHOW
We were in Las Vegas
and will
take you to AFTER
THE FUTURE
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The 2014 International CES® opened with a record breaking show
with more than 3,200 exhibitors across the largest show floor in
history – more than two million net square feet of exhibit space
– breaking last year’s previously set record of 1.92 million net
square feet. Innovation and the promise and power of technology
drove this year’s preshow press events that kicked off with CES
Unveiled LAS VEGAS on Sunday night with 99 tabletop displays
where exhibitors provided a sneak preview of their show floor
product launches. Twenty five exhibitors then revealed new
products during CES Press Day on Monday.
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Virtual Beam us from Silicon Valley to the Exhibit Hall
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Wearables are a key component of Intel’s vision of the connected
future. Throughout his address, Brian Krzanich, the new
Intel
CEO announced several
partnerships with creative industries like fashion, animation
and gaming. Together with Barneys, Opening Ceremony and the
Council of Fashion Designers of America, Intel is working to
promote wearable devices in fashion. Krzanich also announced
that its latest chip, Edison,
part of its Quark family of SoCs, will feature “a full Pentium
class PC in the form factor of an SD card.” This ultra-low
power, 22nm Dual Core SoC can be used to power wearable devices.
“We’re creating a network of devices, all smart, all coming
together, all powered by Edison,” he said.
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"Because we're about the lifestyle,"
Rohan Marley
says. "What we have is an extension of expression ... We
keep that relationship with our people, our father's
fans." He adds, "My father has a movement that started
before us. As his children, we are just the
stewards to build on his foundation." This is the
House of Marley's 4th year at CES...they want to stay
tuned to the technology trends and be part
of the change of music...
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CES TechZone Eureka Park at the Venetian was high
energy with
venture capitalist, start ups, entrepreneurs, investors and
more... |
So
many ways to carry and shoot video and pictures, from drones
to mounts
on
helmets, bikes, boats and your body...so much about taking
pictures in
all-ways and all the time...record and photograph your
life...the number of
filmmakers and photographers are at historic proportions... |
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The Futurecast Keynote featured panelists
John Donovan of AT&T, Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs and Ericsson’s
HansVestberg who collectively discussed the power of mobile
in today’s world, and the future of wireless networks. All
three panelists stressed the importance of mobile as a
platform for creation. “When you give consumers the freedom
to use bandwidth, they’ll use it,” said Donovan, “the phone
is the remote control for your life.” Donovan said that AT&T
is becoming more of a software-oriented company focused on
users, and enabling content creation. Efficiency was also a
hot topic (both power and spectrum efficiency). “When we
think about the Internet of Everything, we want these
sensors to be very low power,” said Jacobs as he discussed
wireless charging, explaining that the Formula-E racing
circuit will use wireless charging, first for support cars,
then eventually for the electric Formula-E cars themselves.
Vestberg predicted that in the next three to four years,
small cells to help handle 4G traffic (both indoor and out)
will be prominent.
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David Karp founder of Tumblr |
The proliferation of second screen tablets and
smartphones is giving programmers, operators and
marketers a new way to reach viewers. The Second Screen
SuperSession included panelists from Sony Home
Entertainment, PGA Tour, Crispin Porter + Bogusky and
NBCUniversal. Moderated by Guy Finley, executive
director, MESA/2nd Screen Society the group discussed
how adding a companion “little” screen experience to
programming can make the “big” connected screen even
bigger. Panelists reported having to work hard to find
the right formula to deliver additional content and
coordinate two screens...MULTIMEDIA...MULIT-EVERYING...
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SONY PRESS CONFERENCE |
THE NEXT BIG THING
VOICE RECOGNITION
iOS 7 is getting better...Android's voce
command feature is also getting better. This is
important because while it may
be awkward right now, voice is a far
more natural manner for humans to
interact with computers for many form factors and uses cases
than type and touch...Important implication of Google Glass
is the introduction of a completely new computing platform
where the primary interface is voice. As wearable computers
become more common,
voice-based interaction will become
necessary given the lack of input options in small form
factors.
Aaron Shapiro of Huge |
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MOBILE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY,
THE CLOUD AND BROADBAND ARE
CONVERGING TO SPUR INNOVATION
AND TRANSFORMATION BUSINESS
AND SOCIETY
"Wireless is making Internet usage "explode," said John
Donovan, AT&T technology and network operations senior
VP...Ericson
CEO Hans Vestburg said, "Innovations spurred by mobile and
networked tech-
nologies will be needed to create smart
cities "if this planet is going to survive." |
see more of the Girls
of CES |
"For me, the
paradigm of the objects of tomorrow is the following:
Electonics + Softward + Consumer + Cloud + Apps.
Parrot's Henri Seydoux
TOYOTA: HYDROGEN FUEL-CELLS CARS ARE
COMING ALONG WITH DRIVERLESS CARS...
THE AUTOS AT CES WERE MIND BLOWING!!
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wearable technology
SMART
WATCHES...SMART TVs...SMART CAMERAS...SMART EVERYTHING and
THE INTERNET OF THINGS WEARABLE AND
PICTURE AND
FILM EVERYTHING...
As described in
one product..."The wearable device will be able to record
data about your activities, movement, and
health and
display the information in a LifeLog app, on your iPhone.
One device can send the electrocardiogram to a
smart phone and
the EKG can be forwarded to a physician
for a remote
heart monitoring.
Pebble Smartwatch
the famous Kickstarter project that
raised over $10
million in 2012 was great example of this
huge growing
trend... |
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Christopher Lloyd At The Gibson Tent |
Product announcements continued on Monday, January 6 with 2014
CES Press Day, featuring 25 exhibitor press conferences. Major
product announcements included:
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LG - LG
G Flex – curved OLED display with world’s first curved
battery (6” HD display; Lifeband Touch fitness activity
monitor with OLED display and Bluetooth connectivity; LG
Homechat with voice-messaging/texting option to appliances.
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Monster – DNA
WirelessPro Headphones – wireless, noise cancelling with
controls built in; GODJ – Portable, standalone DJ device
that fits in hand.
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Sharp – Aquos
HD TV lineup including new Aquos Q+ with 10 million more sub
pixels, built in upscaling, audio and Bluetooth streaming
(first on market to play UHD content); Smart Central – App
compiles all content into one search function.
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Huawei - Ascend
Mate2 4G Smartphone– curved shape, 6.1 display, LTE Cat4
150mbps, Bluetooth 4.0, Quad core 1.6 Ghz processor,
multi-screen tech, 4050mAh battery (two days performance),
reverse charging to charge other devices, 6.1 enhanced HD (EHD),
5MP front camera and panoramic selfie.
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Tarsier –
MoveEye – 3D glasses with stereo cameras that allow
interaction with what’s on the screen, “direct interaction.”
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Livio Radio –
SmartDeviceLink to standardize a way to bring apps into the
dashboard of all vehicles.
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DISH –
New additions to the Hopper lineup of whole-home DVR
service, SuperJoey which when paired with the Hopper allows
users to record up to eight shows at once and 2,000 hours of
content; Wireless Joey streams content to any TV in the
house.
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VOXX -
Myris – Iris identifying authenticator for increased online
security; 360Fly – 360 degree self-contained waterproof
mountable camera; Soundboard power Plus – 5200mAH charging
power plus wireless audio capabilities.
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Panasonic –
Toughpad FZ-M1 7 inch rugged tablet; 4K Ultra HDTV the new
“Life+Screen” AX800 series with voice activation and face
recognition technology and advanced personalization; 4K
Varicam – first waterproof 4K professional camera; Toughpad
4K tablet with 20-inch LCD display – first to offer 4K
resolution.
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Intel – New
brand RealSense – revolves around a thin, embedded
3D-sensing camera that can be embedded in desktops, laptops,
tablets, etc. RealSense 3D cameras will scan objects for 3D
printing.
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TouchJet Pte. – TouchJet
– A precise touch enabled pico projector with a built-in
Android OS that transforms any empty wall into an
interactive 80 inch tablet.
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Hisense – VIDAA
smart TV platform – Android powered, lets users seamlessly
toggle between live TV, on demand entertainment, recorded
programming, personal content, apps and more with a single
touch of a button.
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Formula E – Revealed
and demoed first electric racing car; Qualcomm will begin to
integrate Snapdragon into the cars adding WiFi and
Bluetooth.
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Samsung – 105”
curved UHD TV – world’s first and largest curved UHD, has 11
million pixels with auto depth enhancer giving a 3D effect
without glasses; Bendable TV – 85” push button Ultra HD
turns from flat panel to curved; New PRO tablet series 12.2”
with full size virtual keyboard.
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Toyota – North
American debut of Toyota’s fuel cell sedan concept with 300
mile driving range, zero-to-sixty in 10 seconds, no
emissions and hydrogen tank refueling in 3-5 minutes.
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MakerBot – Replicator
3D printer series including the Mini, Replicator and Z18
with 100 micron layer resolution, full color LCD displays,
app and cloud enabling with onboard camera options for print
monitoring and sharing.
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SKULPT – SKUPLT
device calculates body composition via electrodes sensing
the difference between muscle and fat – provides exercise
advice based on individual goals and progress.
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Sony – First
in-home video download 4K service from Sony Pictures
Entertainment; 4K Handicam; Life Log smart wear experience;
Xperia Z1 compact smartphone with 20 megapixels.
more
CES 2014
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