Well hundreds of thousands of industry insiders have descended upon Vegas for the Annual Consumer Electronics Show. I can definitely understand why the event lasts for four days. The sheer size of the event boggles the mind. And it all goes off without a hitch so my hats off to the organizers for putting together such a spectacle.
Now for the good part. With Day 1 in the books I absolutely saw some cool new technologies coming to the market. While the first day of the show for me was packed with more headphones than you could shake 5000 iPods at, there were some gems that we found in our journey. The amount of development that is coming to market for iPhone and iPad apps is indescribable. Every other vendor had something to offer. With that said one of my favorites came from across the pond.
Freedom Input UK has brought out a new foldable keyboard that functions with android devices (tablets and phones), iPads and even Blackberry. The device folds in half to about 6" x 4". Boasting up to 90 hours of battery life, running off two AA batteries it lets you connect to any of your devices and seamlessly use it as your keyboard on any of the devices mentioned. Its even small enough to fit in your back pocket so it makes it's extremely portable and since it works on so many devices you can move it from device to device as necessary.
Another great device turns your iPhone or iPod Tough into a personal action sports camera. The device is a lot like the GoPro Hero without the expensive camera. And the best part the app that comes with the mount will give you real time telemetry and overlay the video, showing you speed, lateral G forces and even track maps with breadcrumb trails.
Besides headphones and cases for your wireless device, home automation is making huge leaps forward. Many of the offerings are on par with each other with little to set them apart. Some of them boast video calling to your iPad or iPhone with video of intrusion detection while others offer extremely slick interfaces. All of them allow you to control almost every aspect of your home right from your mobile device.
Finally my pick so far of the conference day 1 has got to be a nifty little wireless router that we saw. Unfortunately its from a new tech company and I don't have the actual name of the device but with a built in LCD touch screen. It would allow quick deployment into conference rooms and meeting rooms as necessary and even has the ability for a 2nd guest SSID. And all that for a price point of under 80.00.
Anyway thats it from Day 1. Stay tuned for updates from Day 2.
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