Kid Rock is in the house for CES 2008! He put on a nice little show at at the GM Style Event for the introduction of the 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1. Thanks to Vincent Nguyen over at Slash Gear for the video.
CNET has posted it's annual Best of CES Award winners. The winners range from a
green eco friendly TV to
DIY gadgets. Check it out...
Over 10,000 CNET members also voted on the People's Voice Award winners in each CE category.
You can also watch a video of the awards here.
Comcast is having a busy CES...Today, they've officially launched Fancast, a free video on demand site. Yes, I said free! They've got free access to full TV episodes from NBC, CBS, Fox, FX, Bravo, SciFi,
Discovery, USA, MTV, VH1 and more. Hulu will get a boost from the content partnership I'm sure, once they're out of private beta that is. I've played with it for a few minutes and I like it. There's alot of free programming available but that's not all. According to Comcast, there are many more features coming to Fancast including the ability to control your DVR online.
Simple, Consumer-Friendly Metric Specifies Projector Color Performance
Today, leading projector manufacturers and technology providers united to endorse a new international specification that will allow users to evaluate the color performance of digital projectors to ensure their investment delivers the most impact and the greatest effect. The new specification called “Color Brightness” measures color light output. With the fast-paced development of vivid color content and the rapid adoption of high definition video, the quality and impact of the color produced by a projector has become extremely important. Leading industry players in support of the movement include 3LCD manufacturers Epson and Sony. Read more...
Earl over at DBSTalk has posted what appear to be official brochure scans for DirecTV's long anticipated, at least 2 years long, USB HDPC-20 PC Tuner. The dual tuner receiver will allow you to use your PC as a DVR while watching DirecTV programming, hopefully in HD although the brochure makes no mention of it. I'm guessing yes by the model number but we'll have to wait for more info to leak/surface from DirecTV. It looks like only support for Vista Media Center PC's, no word on Mac support just yet.
Could it be true, Cable TV subscribers might one day soon be able to ditch the big ugly box sitting atop of their TV or in their entertainment center? Well thats the prediction made today by Comcast CEO Brian Roberts during his keynote address at CES. He predicts that by the end of the year, "virtually the entire cable industry will support Tru2way," which is an open cable standard developed by CableLabs. Initial partners include Motorola, TiVo, Intel, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Cisco Systems, and Sun Microsystems.
If Tru2Way really works as advertised, when a consumer buys a device with tru2way, they can bring it
home, plug
it in, and get all interactive cable
services available from a
traditional set-top box. Wouldn't that be something? Now there's something for DIRECTV and Dish Network to think about...
Logitech unveiled the Logitech® Squeezebox™ Duet network music system, extending
the promise of the award-winning Squeezebox products, which allow
people to access and listen to the music they love in any room of their
home. The new Squeezebox Duet system offers an innovative controller,
which includes a full-color LCD screen, and a compact receiver –
enabling people to wirelessly browse, select and play their digital
music on their existing stereo speakers anywhere in the home – even
when their computer is off.
With the Logitech Squeezebox Duet network music
system, music lovers can listen to their personal digital music
collection, Internet radio and subscription services on their
home-entertainment system in their living room, the stereo system in
their bedroom, even on the mini-system in their kitchen – anywhere they
have audio gear. And with the Squeezebox Duet controller, listeners can
control their digital music from the palm of their hand. Read more...
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