Day two proved to be a fruitful day for the Geeks! We visited some gadgety manufacturers, went through the home automation and control as well as the whole home audio and some home theater manufacturers not to mention getting inbetween ATI and Nvidia! Finally, we were able to conduct an in-depth interview with Joe Dada,… Continue reading CES 2006: Chief Gizmateer’s CES Day 2 Report
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CES 2006: PowerPlay 5.1 Media Chair, Iqua products and more
One of the cool gadgets that we did not know about but ran into along the way was a “media” chair made by Empower Technologies. The Powerplay 5.1 Pro Media Chair is an ergonomic, comfy gaming/multimedia chair that has 5 speakers embedded into it, 2 around the headrest, 2 to the sides of the seat… Continue reading CES 2006: PowerPlay 5.1 Media Chair, Iqua products and more
Slingbox Questions Answered
Everyone knows the hottest new technology and product in Consumer Electronics is Sling Media’s Slingbox. In fact, we’ve featured the Slingbox as a Gizmo of the Day back on September 21st, 2005 as well as several news articles on our site. Without first hand knowledge (YET!), there were a couple questions about the device the… Continue reading Slingbox Questions Answered
CES 2006: Chief Gadgeteer’s CES Day 1 Report
Wow, yet another huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – 2,500 exhibitors, 130,000 attendees, 1.5 million net square feet of exhibit space and 4,500 of us media types. Day 1 was hectic and we were left wondering why this monster isn’t more like a week long instead of just 4 days. Notable things today… Continue reading CES 2006: Chief Gadgeteer’s CES Day 1 Report
OLED Ready for Primetime? Samsung says Yes!
Are OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs ready for US consumers? According to our interview with Samsung SDI today the answer is “yes”. While viewing the various displays, we have to agree OLED creates some incredible images compared to even LCD screens, the lifespan of the Samsung SDI AM OLED (Active Matrix-based OLEDs) is about half… Continue reading OLED Ready for Primetime? Samsung says Yes!
CES 2006: Chief Gizmateer’s CES Day 1 Report
Overwhelmed and not enough time are the first impressions the Geeks have about CES 2006. CES takes up all of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) as well as the Sands Exposition Center and several suites have been rented at various hotels for even more product demos. We’ll be lucky to see 5% of the… Continue reading CES 2006: Chief Gizmateer’s CES Day 1 Report
Geeks go to CES
The Geeks have been busy getting ready for the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV this week. Unfortunately our schedules did not allow us to make the official press events today but we will be writing updates throughout the course of the show while we check up on various products from home… Continue reading Geeks go to CES