CES 2008

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: January 7, 2008 - 5:23 PM PST I am right now attending CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, NV. Since Comdex no longer exists this is the big computing show in the USA right now but, as the name implies, it is not only about computers, but about all sorts of electronic devices. This is my first CES and everything people always told me about it is true: it is huge, there is a lot of interesting things to see and you have to walk a lot as things are very far away, transit around the conventions center gets chaotic (a 10-minute drive turns easily into a 45-minute stop-and-go) and by the end of the day you are really exhausted. Even with the massive 14-hour jet-leg I didn’t feel so tired during Computex in Taipei – even though Computex is huge you don’t need to walk too far for the off-site meetings and parties. In Vegas moving from the main convention center to any of the nearby hotels takes at least a good half an hour. Several websites are covering CES 2008 and to be honest it is hard to compete with websites that have three or more guys covering the show at the same time. I am all by myself here and it is simply humanly impossible to cover the entire show. So instead of posting a long “CES 2008 Coverage” article I will focus on posting separated “First Look” articles from relevant products that I really find worth talking about. Due to the massive amount of stuff going on here probably several articles will be posted after the show is over. So, stay tuned! click to enlarge Figure 1: CES 2008. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This Entry | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Shock-Proof LCD Monitor from ASUS

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: January 4, 2008 - 5:22 PM PST People say that an image is worth a thousand words. Specially when I don't understand a word of Russian. But the video is really cool, the guy hammers a monitor and much more and it doesn't even get scratched: http://www.abum.com/61948/New-flat-panel-monitor-can-take-a-crossbow-shot-and-survive.html Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This Entry | Permalink | Comments (0) top