[clug] CES 2012.

[steve jenkin]

CES 2012, the Consumer Electronics Show, has just ended in Las Vegas.

Here's what I thought was interesting about it in the Press and from
their Awards site...

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USA Today/AAP: Top Gadgets.
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Cheaper tablets,
Nokia Lumia 900 (Win-8),
Lenovo K800 (with Intel ARM-killer),
OLED TVs (55-in, 4mm thick, $5,000),
Ultrabooks,
Canon G1 X (14MP compact camera, large sensor)

<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-01-13/ces-gadgets/52536792/1>

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Huffinton Post Picks
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$1,500 EXODesk By EXOPC: 40-in touchscreen (tablet?), rests flat on
desk. Connects to PC.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/exodesk-exopc-coolest-gadgets-ces-2012-video_n_1198034.html>
<http://www.exopc.com/exo-ui/>

Tobii "Gaze" Eye Control. [Win-8 Metro] Mouse ptr follows gaze.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/best-of-ces-2012_n_1205056.html#s609778&title=Tobii_Windows_8>

Verizon Golden-i. [See Vuzix below]
Headset with heads-up single eye display of smartphone display.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/best-of-ces-2012_n_1205056.html#s609779&title=Verizons_Goldeni>

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CES Awards page
<http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/2012-innovations-honorees.htm>

CES Awards categories
<http://www.cesweb.org//awards/innovations/categories.asp>
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Networking. One Real, One BlueSky.
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TP-LINK TL-MR3040. Portable 3G/3.75G Battery Powered Wireless N Router.
Compatible with 120+ 3G USB modems.
[TP-Link offer cheap, simple kit]
<http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-MR3040>


802.11ad? 60Ghz.  Wireless PCI Express (wPCIe TM)
<http://wilocity.com/technology.php>


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Play things for the serious maker/hacker
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$1,999 MakerBot Replicator, one of the first with the ability to print
objects made from two different colors.
<http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57355399/makerbot-replicator-3d-printer-beams-in/>

Ion 318 chipset: DNA sequencer chip
<http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/Products-and-Services/Applications/Sequencing/Semiconductor-Sequencing/proton.html>

$249.99 RDTX - Portable Radiation Detector for iPod and iPhone
<http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/2270>


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Document scanning or reading/printing.
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$275 foldable document scanner/camera.
<http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/Products-and-Services/Applications/Sequencing/Semiconductor-Sequencing/proton.html>

$400 Hovercam  'imPress auto page turning' [not on vendor website]
<http://lastgadgetstanding.com/2012/01/10/hovercam-impress-book-scanner/>

E-paper printer:
 connect it to a PC and it is automatically recognized as a USB-printer.
 Just read and edit your documents as if they were printed on normal
paper. [include signatures]
<http://www.energenie.com/item.aspx?id=7278>


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New idea in Security and data sharing. Re-implement with SSH & FUSE?
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iTwin is like the two ends of a cable, without the cable.
iTwin appears as a USB storage device but does not store any data. It is
a (secure) data access device between two computers.
When using iTwin, the connection between the 2 computers is completely
symmetrical.
Access, copy, backup & remotely edit files on computer A from computer
B, and on B from A. You will have access to files on both A and B.
Unlike other web services, iTwin's password is stored on itself, not on
any server.
If you forget your password, simply pair both halves of your iTwin, plug
them into a computer and set a new password.
iTwin detects almost all types of proxies, firewalls and NATs and
self-configures. Relays via Amazon EC2-based service if necessary.
During physical pairing, connector is used to securely transfer crypto
key between the 2 halves of iTwin.

<http://www.iTwin.com/tech_specs.php>


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Surprising Software. Android for Windows
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Run Android apps in Windows with BlueStacks
<http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33377_1-57355786/bluestacks-goes-metro-with-windows-8/>

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Augmented Reality Glasses or Heads Up display. See Verizon Golden-i
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Vuzix Smart Glasses: Vuzix and Nokia have created a heads-up display
that will fit within a pair of glasses and display video over what you
can see at night and even in full daylight.
Video is displayed on a 1.4mm thick polymer waveguide lens with “input
and output hologram structures on the surface which squeezes the light
down the waveguide and then two dimensionally expands the image back
into the user’s eye”
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/ces/vuzix-smart-glasses-are-smarter-than-they-make-you-look>

Vuzix SMART Glasses Technology - incl. see through 720p sunglasses.
 Press release PDF:
<http://www.vuzix.com/site/_news/2012/vuzix-SMART-Glasses-CES-2012.pdf>

$249.99  Vuzix® Wrap™ 920 wearable display. 640 x 480.
<http://www.vuzix.com/consumer/products_wrap920.html>


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Cameras.
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First consumer device of its kind
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"light field" camera: doesn't use normal lens/sensor.
 Focus after the fact. Capture everything - instantly.
<https://www.lytro.com/camera>
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Polaroid SC1630 – the first Android camera. 16MP, 3x optical zoom.
No cellular wireless, wifi only.
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/news-nugget/the-polaroid-sc1630-–-the-first-android-camera>

$200  Tamaggo 360-imager. 14MP, 360° panoramas (fish-eye lens).
size/shape of "magic 8-ball"
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/ces/tamaggo-360-imager-captures-one-click-panoramas>


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USB devices.
 WiFi USB Storage sharing. Nice microphone. The Ultimate Fash storage?
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$99.95 CloudFTP/HyperDrive: connects USB storage wirelessly (WiFi),
share between 3 "iDevices".
-> Is it hackable? Better than wall-wart?
<https://www.hypershop.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=218>


$89.99 (16GB USB Flash) SANDISK MEMORY VAULT: 100-year data retention
<http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-vault/sandisk-memory-vault>
<http://www.sandisk.com/misc/preserve>


Blue Tiki USB mic. Tiny. noise cancelling + 'intelligent speech mode'
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/news-nugget/tiny-blue-tiki-usb-mic-apes-intelligent-hearing>


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Home Automation. 110V. Maybe we'll see versions here?
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USB Wall Plate Chargers,
<http://rcaaudiovideo.com/rcachargingstation/>
<http://rcaaudiovideo.com/portable/chargingstations/>

 SafePlug electrical duplex [power+ethernet] receptacles solve the
toughest problem in home automation, accurate control and energy
monitoring even when appliances move to a different receptacle.
<http://www.safeplug.com/>


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Useful for keeping track of things and people.
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$79.95 Cobra Tag™ two-way separation alarm between your smartphone and
your valuables using Bluetooth® v4.0 low energy tech.
<https://www.cobra.com/detail/cobra-tag.cfm>

 Wrist-watch GPS locator by LOSTnFOUND AG. Track your Loved Ones.
<http://www.watchie.com/>

 Tagg: GPS collar for you pets
<http://www.pettracker.com/>

WiFi Video Baby Monitor: Baby Monitoring over Internet.
 Spy on your Loved Ones with your smartphone. [Not yet on website]
<http://www.samsungsv.com/Model/BabyMonitor>
<http://www.samsungsv.com/Model/Detail/16/RemoteView>

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Expensive Fun Stuff. The cyclists bluetooth headset looks 'useful'
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Bluetrek Carbon: World's first carbon fiber bluetooth headset - Strong,
Light and Clear. - Noise Lock™ noise cancellation and wind and echo
cancellation. Targeted at athletes, especially cyclists?
<http://www.bluetrek.com/product_info.php?id=144>

Razer’s Project Fiona is a gaming tablet with a Core i7 +  two analogue
game controllers on either side.
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/news-nugget/razer-shows-off-project-fiona-core-i7-gaming-tablet>

£575 ($900?) B&O  BeoLit 12 Wireless Speaker, 120W, AirPlay compatibile
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/news-nugget/bang-olufsen-launches-beolit-12-airplay-speaker>

€747: (~$1,000?) Art Lebedev Popularis customisable keyboard: uses a
single LCD display behind the transparent keys.
€258: Mini Six.
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/ces/art-lebedev-studios-adds-affordable-keyboard-to-optimus-range>

$3,000 1TB Vitronix Swiss Army Knife (removable USB drive)
<http://www.stuff.tv/news/ces/news-nugget/victorinoxs-ssd-pocket-knife-crams-in-1tb-of-storage>

$6,500 EMPEROR 1510:
 highly Stylish & Efficient Computer Workstation for the Home or Office.
<http://www.mwelab.com/workstations>


-- 
Steve Jenkin, Info Tech, Systems and Design Specialist.
0412 786 915 (+61 412 786 915)
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