I had an appearance on Twin Cities Live today talking about eReaders. We went over 3 different eReaders that I own, but my collection is actually larger than that. I thought it was fun, and hopefully I was able to present the technology in a way that even a techophobe would understand.
Benjamin Higginbotham of Technology Evangelist takes a look at the Amazon Kindle after 12 hours of use. More in-depth reviews as he uses it more and more will be coming.
Yes, it is finally here and I got to play with one! It's the Optimus Maximus keyboard and it is working... It's real... It's here... It's $1,500 USD. More info at http://www.artlebede v.com/everything/opt imus/
Sling Media has announced a new Slingbox that allows place-shifting of 1080i HD content. Gone is the old Windows CODEC and now we have a Slingbox with h.264. Very cool little box, and very sleek.
After our last post on the Optimus Maximus there were a lot of questions regarding how it works and whatnot. We answer many of these questions including the most important one: who would buy a $1,500 keyboard? More info at http://www.artlebede v.com and http://www.technolog yevangelist.com
Keep an eye on the keys of the Optimus Maximus keyboard. Each key is a small OLED display that can be customized for different functions. Ben LOVES this thing.
This WiFi solution allows one to stream their computer display, including videos, to a remote TV or monitor. There are two receivers, one has component and composite outputs and the other has VGA and DVI. There's a wee bit of a lag so it's out when it comes to gaming, but for watching movies on your new HDTV, this is a great solution. More info at http://www.addlogix. com/
Technology Evangelist attended Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton's press conference today where he announced his support for the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (S.2917) introduced by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND). If you find this video valuable please let us know in the comments or by linking to it. We request your help spreading the word about this important topic.
The hackers at buglabs.net have come up with a really interesting lego-like hackable computer. The base unit is a Linux box with additional modules that can be snapped on. Not for the faint of heart, not only is hacking encouraged, it's required!
While not shipping yet the much fabled Sling Catcher was on display with a working demo at CES 2008. The new Sling Catcher and Slingbox Pro HD will work together which will be uber cool.
Ben talks to Doug Little from Wacom Technology about their very impressive pen displays. This takes tablet computing to an entirely new level with much higher precision than previous tablet inputs. Find out more at www.wacom.com
I met with Juniper a couple of days before we went out to the truck for completely different reasons. Being that I am an IT super hero by day I actually activley work with networking gear.
This is a fun toy we ran across at CES unveiled: the DaVinci from InteractiveToy.com. The worlds smallest remote controlled flying machine. First he gets it running, then it attacks me, then it falls to the ground as I defeat it.
http://www.powercast co.com/ - This isn't inductive power, this is wireless power. Actual wireless power! Using RF technology these pads will wirelessly beam power to your device. While the technology is not quite ready for prime time, it's a glimpse at what the future could hold. No more batteries, just be within range of a wireless tower and you're set!
CES - Sharp LCD 1:56 1/10/07 Benjamin oggles and ahhhs over the new LCD TV from Sharp. It is 108 inches. Whomever said that bigger is not always better, obviously was not talking about TV's. The other nice thing about this screen is that because of technology used to create it, th
I was expecting this pen to suck, but actually it's quite good. This is called the WOWpen and it's available at http://www.wow-penus a.com/ Write on any surface and capture the input. The WOWpen has an ink pen and can also be used as a mouse input.
CES - Rich Buchanan 7:46 1/12/07 Sling Media announced a few new devices at CES. One of these is the Sling Catcher which allows you to sling media from one tv in your house to another, or as they describe it a Slingbox in reverse.
CES - Laszlo Barabas 7:33 1/8/07 Laszlo Barabas is with Dice Electronics, a company that specializes in HD radio. He and Benjamin have a good discussion about HD radio and what the advantages are to both the consumer and broadcaster.
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