Thursday, September 23, 2010

Amazing Race

Got a chance to meet Phil Keoghan, host if Amazing Race. Real nice guy.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Hot Dog Havoc: Chestnut Downs 54; Kobayashi Busted

Champ successfully defends title before key rival is dragged off stage.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_DietAndFitness/hot-dog-havoc-joey-chestnut-downs-54-wieners/story?id=11086481


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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Got computer bugs?

A bad day at the office? Nope. Just a demo at an Interop booth.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Great Exhibitor Education

About to drive back to the Mandalay Bay for another day at Exhibitor2010. So far the classes have been very good. It is great to have the coffee and beverage break. The Networking reception offered a chance to meet a lot of great people in the industry. Now, how do I keep the energy from this week?
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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Ford, Intel keynotes and major product innovation launch International 2010 CES

In-vehicle technologies, social media and technology announcements highlight opening day

LAS VEGAS — The 2010 International CES opened its doors unveiling the next generation of consumer technology products from more than 2,500 global exhibitors, including a record number – more than 330 – of new exhibitors. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the 2010 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, runs through Sunday in Las Vegas.

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, updated CES attendees on the state of the CE industry in a keynote address Thursday morning. Shapiro announced that the CE industry will return to revenue growth in 2010, a testament to the innovation that drives the industry and creates demand for CE products.

Shapiro spoke passionately about the need for innovation to drive the economy forward through its positive impact on consumers' lives. "Our future is bright because we are innovators. We are seeing more innovation at this show than at any show in our history," Shapiro said.

Shapiro also spoke about CEA's successful launch of the Innovation Movement to give a grassroots voice to the industry and to let politicians know that action taken by the government can help or hurt innovation. Shapiro also announced the launch of CE Cares, a new initiative to bring all that CEA does to protect and promote the health, safety and well-being of consumers under one umbrella; and CEA's new Consumer Technology Enthusiast membership category, which will allow consumers to join CEA for the first time.

Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, kicked off the 2010 International CES with an opening keynote address. Mulally gave an overview of Ford's 2009 success with Sync as an example of how smart technology integration allows Ford to better serve its customers.

Mulally announced the "myFord Touch," a new in-dash customizable interface, which will help consumers better access content and control features seamlessly, minimizing driver distraction. Ford also announced exciting partnerships with leading CE industry companies that, as Mulally stated, "allow us to increase connectivity, while decreasing driver distraction."

Ford has already shared the Sync SDK platform with Pandora, Stitcher.com and Twitter and developed apps for the new "myFord Touch" interface. Based on that success, Ford is now opening its platform to additional third party app developers for future connected innovation.

Thursday's Driving Connected SuperSession featured a cross-industry panel of well-known professionals from Pandora, ATX, Autonet Mobile, Dice Electronics, Kia Motors, SEMA, and DENSO America. The panel agreed that connected automobiles are a reality and discussed ways that automobiles will start to communicate with other devices, such as traffic lights and toll booths, to increase public safety and optimize driving conditions. They discussed the importance of thinking differently when designing and implementing automotive technology, including the introduction of new widgets for the car. Pandora announced that its serial protocol was being used by Pioneer, Aline and Ford to enable greater integration and control of Pandora's music while behind the wheel.

The Twitter Revolution SuperSession on Thursday morning, moderated by Steve Broback of the Parnassus Group, featured social media thought-leaders who shared real-life examples of the power of Twitter to influence, inform and interact. The panel discussed their favorite Twitter tools and sites used to monitor and measure their company or product's reach. They stressed the three keys to successful Twittering: Share value; Be human and Interact.

Thursday afternoon's SuperSession, Staying Competitive in Turbulent Times, brought together executives from AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Woot Inc., Contorl4 and Cisco to discuss what they've done to stay ahead and remain competitive given the current economic downturn. Each company faced challenges but used this time to innovate, branch out and target markets to stay ahead of the curve.

At CNET's Next Big Thing SuperSession, IPTV was announced as the next big thing that will have the greatest influence on consumer technology this coming year. The session focused on giving consumers choice, voice and control over their content like never before. The panelists acknowledged that many challenges exist to delivering content over the top of existing cable structures, including choice of content, piracy and DRM. Consumers want to enjoy a common experience across their devices, with the selection of content they want and an easy user experience.

Paul Otellini, chief executive officer of Intel, was the afternoon keynote speaker on Thursday. Speaking to a packed audience, Otellini stated his belief that Intel's job is to invent the future. To that end, the company demonstrated a plethora of new technologies including 3DTV, as well as IPTV, a Home Energy Management System, and a new technology Intel calls Wireless Display or "WiDi". The WiDi technology has the ability to connect a PC to an HDTV for streaming photos, videos and other content.

Otellini also announced a new storefront called the App Up center where users can download applications tailor-made for their own netbooks. Manufacturers Acer, Asus, Dell and Samsung have already signed on to carry the storefront on their devices.

For more information on the 2010 International CES, visit www.CESweb.org.

Friday, January 1, 2010