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From CES: Microsoft's Office VP Chris Capossela UnpluggedPosted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on Jan 24, 2007 3:55 PM Subscribe via RSS or Email5 comments: For years, the Microsoft franchises of Windows and Office have dominated the desktop computing scene and, for the most part have gone unchallenged. At best, Microsofts worst enemy when...[Read the rest]

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CES: New Wireless audio and video solutions could finally spell the end for hard wiring: Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there are several technology providers demonstrating advancements in the wireless distribution of Hi Definition video as well as surround sound audio.... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 24, 2007 9:45 AM

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CES Big Picture #3: Oh ye cable, R.I.P. Wireless cometh and take ye away: Its now going on two weeks since CES has ended and so far, Ive posted two big picture pieces; one on when size stopped mattering and the other on how... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 23, 2007 7:51 AM

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CES: Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headsets, virtual keyboards, the "Tab 'n Turn" and more: As my week at CES neared its end, I hit the show floor one more time for four more drive-bys: my short video takes on cool gadgets some of which... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 12, 2007 9:26 PM

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CES: Digit Wireless' Fastap could revolutionize text messaging with regular cell phones: Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Digit Wireless, was one of the honorees in the 2007 CES Innovations Awards in the category of Wireless Communications. The company... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 12, 2007 1:45 PM

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EPOS Digital Pen may prove low-tech is the way to go for capturing pen strokes: For decades, engineers have been trying to figure out how to turn our pen strokes into usable data. In other words, I write something down with a pen and the... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 12, 2007 11:25 AM

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CES: Wireless payments at the register with your cell phone are around the corner: After seeing the demonstration that Visa just gave me at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Im pretty sure it wont be too long before many of us will... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 11, 2007 3:40 PM

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CES: World's #1 gamer Johnathan Wendel a.k.a. Fatal1ty on life as a pro-gamer: A couple of nights ago, I had the opportunity to interview Rafik Bryant a.k.a. LoSt CaUzE -- a kid (at least to me) that makes an insane amount of money... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 11, 2007 3:36 PM
CES: A weather predicting umbrella, cell phone backup, the MoJo Mouse and more....: Here at CES, in between stops for the longer product discussions that Ive had with many of the exhibitors so far, Ive been doing what I call drive-bys. This is... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 11, 2007 11:12 AM
CES devices that help you work where you want to be: The OQO Model O2, the Medion UMPC, and the S-XGEN device were all announced at CES in Vegas. Although Samsung was the first to launch a UMPC device with the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Jan 11, 2007 12:14 AM
CES: Samsung releases solid state ultra-mobile Q1 with no moving parts: Here a the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung launched a successor to its popular Q1 ultra mobile PC (UMPC) called the Q1P SSD. Its the first Q1 to... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 10, 2007 7:29 PM
Taser's hot pink consumer model used to immobilize CES showgoer: This is one of those cases where words simply cannot do the story justice. Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we set up a scene where Ive... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 10, 2007 2:51 PM

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CES: Nabaztag is a digital WiFi rabbit that will jump pretty high for you: Given that ZDNet is primarily for a business audience, Im constantly on the lookout for those products that straddle the fence between work and play. Smartphones that can store pictures... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 10, 2007 2:31 PM
Think Microsoft's 'Live' branding is confusing? Just wait: Things are about to get even more murky on the Live branding front. At this week's CES, Microsoft showed off some demonstrations of Live Anywhere. But officials didn't use that... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 10, 2007 11:23 AM

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CES short takes: little gadgets with big potential: At CES, smaller companies get tucked into the corners of the large exhibit halls or shunted off to the "overflow area" at the Sands. I spent Monday morning looking at... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Jan 10, 2007 8:26 AM

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My 42 minutes with Michael Dell: What do you do when you're the founder of the world's biggest computer company and bloggers keep telling you how much your company sucks? If you're Michael Dell, you invite... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Jan 10, 2007 7:31 AM

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CES panelists: these are three transcending steps for VoWiFi handsets: Earlier today, panelists at a CES session entitled "New Communication Tech: From VoIP to VoWiFi and Beyond" waved in on key advances that will push lots of VoIP users from... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Jan 9, 2007 10:55 PM
CES: Sling Media turns regular TVs into Slingbox targets with its new Slingcatcher: Earlier this year, my colleague Dan Farber interviewed Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian. Sling has gotten a lot of attention over the year for its Slingbox. Going back to the... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 9, 2007 6:57 PM

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CES: Leading Quake 4 professional gamer "LoSt CaUzE" talks about his Dead Finger Tech: Not only does the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas bring out the hottest technology products, it brings out the hottest professional gamers: people who make money and lots of... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 9, 2007 6:31 PM
CNET wants YOU to help it pick the hottest product from CES for its People's Voice Award: CNET Networks, ZDNets parent company, has a major editorial presence here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with dozens of editors crawling the show floor looking for the... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 9, 2007 5:56 PM

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CNET wants YOU to help it pick the hottest product from CES for its People's Voice Award: CNET Networks, ZDNets parent company, has a major editorial presence here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with dozens of editors crawling the show floor looking for the... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 9, 2007 5:56 PM

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CES: OQO launches second, much improved ultra mobile PC that runs Vista: It was a little more than two years when OQO practically created the ultra mobile PC (UMPC) computing segment went it launched its Model 01. Back then, in 2004, I... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 9, 2007 5:20 PM

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In-depth look at Microsoft Home Server - CES 2007: I had a chance to speak with members of the Microsoft Home Server team at CES about Microsoft Home Server 2006. I managed to get some in-depth questions answered... [Read the rest]; Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Jan 9, 2007 3:58 PM

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Black Diamond's ruggedized Switchback ultra mobile survives the CES "drop" test: One of the big themes here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is miniaturization. The ever shrinking size of memory and the ever increasing capacity of small hard... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 9, 2007 1:10 PM

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The ultimate Windows Vista notebook?: Toshiba's newest notebook is small and light, with a drop-dead gorgeous display and a breathtaking price tag. For highly paid mobile professionals who need instant access to information, it'll probably... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Jan 9, 2007 9:00 AM

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Gates home server vision flawed, expensive: Bill Gates says everyone needs a home server, running Windows of course, and costing between $500 and $1000. Poppycock. All you need is a network attached disk appliance. Common in... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Jan 9, 2007 12:01 AM

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CES: Move over Zune. SanDisk may have gotten the WiFi music player thing just right: When Microsofts Zune music player came out, there were a lot of questions about its so-called "social features" that were enabled by its WiFi radio. To share music with others,... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 8, 2007 11:31 PM

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CES battleground: Is LCD or plasma better when picking hi-def big screen flat panels?: While I was preparing to come out here to CES in Las Vegas, a lot of people were asking what it was Id be paying attention to while I was... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 8, 2007 7:12 PM

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CES: No PC middleman is required with GE's DECT 6.0 Skype phone: Among the bumper crop of VoIP phones here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is GEs $170 DECT 6.0 phone. DECT, otherwise known as Digitally Enhanced Cordless... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 8, 2007 6:37 PM

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CES: Given how it shatters long distance costs, maybe the ChatterBug should be called the shatter bug: As you can probably tell from my other Consumer Electronics Show coverage, one of the categories where Im on the hunt for new or interesting products is the Voice over... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 8, 2007 6:05 PM

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Under the Microsoft tent at CES 2007: I spent most of the first day at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 8 doing what you'd expect from a full-time Microsoft watcher: Meeting with Microsoft execs under... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 8, 2007 4:45 PM

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No Skype, but Ojo's portable and stationary VoIP phones good for ad hoc video calls anywhere: CES VIDEO » As broadband Internet connectivity continues to penetrating every corner of the planet and Voice over IP platforms like Skype become ecosystems unto themselves, VoIP devices of... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 8, 2007 2:19 PM
Bill Gates' digital home of the distant future: In Bill Gates bedroom of the future, you carry around your mobile computing device, controlling your connected experience like a video game played on a multi-wall-sized screen. Microsoft has... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jan 8, 2007 11:28 AM
Windows Home Server prototypes on parade: Over at the Microsoft press tent at the Consumer Electronics (CES) Show, Microsoft is showing off a few protypes of its just-announced Windows Home Server product. [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 8, 2007 11:03 AM

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Apple step aside: GUI on Synaptics' concept smartphone is a total game changer: When you take a step back and look at the new crop of cell and smart phones coming onto the market these days, its almost as if all of the... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 8, 2007 10:50 AM

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Microsoft and pals impose will on digital living room; 'IT' won't work: The CES show has kicked off with the Windows Home Server as a headliner and the most striking thing is the language used by... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 8, 2007 7:21 AM
Windows Home Server: What's inside?: The Windows Home Server cat is finally out of the bag. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates officially announced the existence of the Windows Home Server at his January 7 Consumer Electronics... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 8, 2007 12:23 AM

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Microsoft lifts the curtain on Vista Ultimate Extras: At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 kick-off keynote by Bill Gates on Sunday night, Microsoft showed a bit of what Microsoft has planned for the first wave of Ultimate... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 7, 2007 11:07 PM

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CES: 3J's wireless SkyPartner SP101 Skype phone connets to landlines too: CES VIDEO » 3J Communications is here at CES 2007 in Las Vegas showing its latest and greatest: the SkyPartner SP101 Dual-Mode wireless phone. Compared to NetGears $200 WiFi-based... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 7, 2007 9:02 PM
CES: Seamless Internet's SX-GEN Ultra Mobile PC packs it in to 11 oz.: As components for PCs get smaller and smaller, theyve enabled a new and growing breed of Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs) and here at CES in Las Vegas, a bumper crop... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 7, 2007 8:06 PM
CES gets a kick start with gadgets galore and more: CES VIDEO » Here in Las Vegas, the forklifts may have still been driving across the show floor getting booths ready for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 7, 2007 6:27 PM

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Connected homes aren't just for the super-rich anymore: Built-to-order home automation systems that handle lighting, climate control, and security are old hat in multimillion-dollar custom homes behind the gates of swank country clubs. But the next generation of... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Jan 7, 2007 4:28 PM

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CES: Is Netgear's wireless Skype phone ready to dethrone your old cordless one?: CES VIDEO » One of the major themes at CES this year is Voice over IP hardware. No. Im not talking about high-end solutions for big office that you might... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 7, 2007 3:42 PM

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CES: Motorola's Razr beats LG's vx8600 in personal cell phone showdown: For a while now, Ive been meaning to write about a recent "sales" experience that I had in a Verizon Wireless phone store where I was very much torn between... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jan 7, 2007 3:16 PM
Microsoft revises its Windows Live developer platform vision: Microsoft is tuning its vision for the the Windows Live Platform which is at the center of its Windows Live strategy. At a January 7 session at Microsoft's Vista Lab... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 7, 2007 12:45 PM

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Two new Skype-compatible devices set for CES debut: San Jose-based IPEVO is getting ready to rollout two new Skype devices at the Consumer Electronics Show. These are a multifunctional speakerphone called TRIO, and free.2,a USB handset phone... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Jan 7, 2007 12:34 PM
CES and Macworld amount to zip -- until we get better interplay among the companies controlling the parts: Will 2007 will be year of true convergence between software companies, device makers, and network providers to get me "it"? Will we see any evidence of "it" at CES or... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dana Gardner in BriefingsDirect on: Jan 7, 2007 9:26 AM

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Live from the Windows Vista Lab in Las Vegas: It's Saturday morning, and I'm in Vegas already. I'm one of about 60 bloggers, Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and/or Microsoft Featured Community site members attending the Microsoft-sponsored Windows Vista RTM... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jan 6, 2007 2:04 PM

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Coming up: Gearing up for CES and Macworld: For our first Dan & David Show after the holiday break, we preview the two major events coming up next week--the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and Macworld in... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jan 5, 2007 12:45 PM
News: Like Woodstock for marketing execs: The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is more than a nearly week-long peek into the future of home electronics. Its also a panicky mob of people from all over... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Grober in Between the Lines on: Jan 5, 2007 12:35 PM
The quads are coming: It seems almost certain that Intel will unveil its Core 2 Quad processor during the Consumer Electronics Show [Read the rest]; Posted by John Spooner in ChipLand on: Jan 5, 2007 8:48 AM

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