Archive for CES
January 21, 2008 at 3:45 pm ·
Filed under CES, Technology
I’m a lazy technologist. I use remote controls for my DVD player, for my plasma TV, for the radio. I let things go in stand-by or sleep modus because often I don’t really care to get up and push that button, even though that used to be different in the early days when the TV at my mom and dad didn’t had a remote and we had to get up to go switch the channel. But now here we are. I am the king of stand-by entertainment.
Until recently, when I got pointed to this nifty device of Belkin, and to the result its use would have on the general end result of the yearly elnergyy bill. Did you know that if you completely turn off your electronic equipment rather than leave them on standby mode, you can save as much as 20% on your energy bill? I didn’t. But apparently it’s true. And since the costs of energy in Belgium recently was announced to become more expensive… I think it’s about time to make this small investment and change a few things.
All hail the Belkin Conserve Surge Protector. The device that will help me save money and power; good for myself and nature, all in one move! The Conserve Surge Protector comes with a remote control (which I like very much) and will shut off 6 devices for you just with one click of the button.
The surge protector has 8 outlets, of which 6 can be controlled by a handy remote. Just stick the remote to any wall of your home near a door on your way out and switch it off the when you pass it - this will ensure that the devices connected to the surge protector are automatically shut down. Me likey. Me wantee.
[source: CES / DVICE]
January 8, 2008 at 2:27 am ·
Filed under CES
It was a fun moment during his keynote, but indeed, Bill is getting closer to his very last day on the job as a fulltime Microsoft employee. I thought it was quite amazing to see the amount of celebrities that were featured in the clip. Shortly after the keynote, the clip has been put on various places on the web, but the guys from On10 managed to lay hands on the high quality version and they’ve put it online. Enjoy!
January 7, 2008 at 11:48 am ·
Filed under CES
To see what on10 and the Enthusiast Evangelists are doing, head over to the on10 website to see the interviews they put online.
Watch the CES keynote on the Microsoft website.
See Jeff’s Flickr feed about the event.
Or check out the CES website and browse through what’s going on.
January 7, 2008 at 11:32 am ·
Filed under CES
First off, happy 2008 everyone! I hope you all had a great time and I wish some of your dreams may come true in the year to come.
CES has been kicked off in Las Vegas. I wish I could have been there with some other Enthusiast Evangelists to join the fun and excitement, but since I’m not, I had to follow it from a distance and see what my colleagues throw online.
Last year was a year of very big announcements, so from the Microsoft point of view things will not be as spectacular this year compared to back then. Nevertheless, I’m still looking forward to ‘our’ keynote and the evolution Microsoft made by building on the announced releases last year.
It’s the last year Bill Gates would be there as full time Microsoft employee, since this year he’ll be switching to the Gates Foundation on focus on that. This was Bill’s 15th CES, a good reason to have a sit down and take a brief glance over that period and a small peek into tomorrow’s keynote he’s going to do. Lucky Nic Fillingham got to interview him!
January 9, 2007 at 12:52 pm ·
Filed under MicroLife, CES
Sunday night I stayed up late to watch the CES keynote of Microsoft. At 3.45am it finally started and I don’t regret staying up for it. Obviously you must’ve read elsewhere already what has been said there, but here’s a small recap. The annual Las Vegas event allowed Bill Gates to showcase the tremendous innovation and progress there’s been made with Windows Vista, Windows Live and the 2007 Office system, while Robert Bach highlighted the success this holiday with selling Xbox 360, Zune, Games for Windows, and other Microsoft products.
Microsoft also unveiled offerings, including IPTV on Xbox 360, which will combine the best-in-class gaming platform with the best-in-class Microsoft IPTV Edition software. This new solution represents a shining example of Microsoft’s vision around “Connected Entertainment” and will ultimately provide consumers gaming, TV, movies, and more through their Xbox 360 console.
Gates also announced the launch of Windows Home Server, which will make it easier for people with multiple PCs and devices to store, protect, and share their expanding collections of digital documents, photographs, music, and videos. He also introduced “Sync.” Based on the Microsoft Auto platform, Ford Sync is an updatable, smart and safe solution for connecting your car with your life that will appear in new Ford automobiles later this year.
Here’s a 1 hour 16 minute clip from the keynote:
Then on Monday morning I had to go to the city hall to apply for a digital passport so I can travel to the TechReady event in Seattle in February. It took a while before it was all done, you know how that goes… taking a number and waiting in line… then dealing with the fastness of administration. Anyways, I arrived at the office at 11.30 AM and I got some good news before I had put down my laptop: the Vaios were here!
Joy! Now I can kickstart the program and start finding influentials in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and the UK/Ireland. If all goes well the project should find it’s way to the outside world around two weeks after TechReady. That’s umm, in the second or third week of February.
A lot of things need to be taken care of though, so I’ll have my hands full, since there’s a few other projects I’m working on as well.
The rest of the day we had fun uninstalling the WindowsXP that came with the Vaios and mounting the Vista on it, then tuning the Vaio with some nice tools and sidebar gadgets so it would be all set to go.
Today I had my first commitment meeting as well, where I had to plan and define my targets for this fiscal year. Now all I have to do is make the commitments official and kick it up the ladder so they’ll know ‘up there’ what I’ll be doing ‘down here’.
The CES info is based on a memo from Robert Bach. It sums up the event better than I could’ve done it.
For a drill-down of live coverage, see Inside Microsoft
