Vegas showcases various innovative products
Anthony Cesarini
Issue date: 1/14/05 Section: Sci-Tech
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While new iPods and miniature computers were being introduced at the MacWorld Expo in Los Angeles, CA, over 500 miles away in Las Vegas, NV the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was in full swing. With over 1.5 million square feet of gadgets, there were so many products that every attendee was sure to get knocked off their feet at least once.
One such product is Samsung's new 67-inch DLP television. When it comes to size, DLP televisions fall somewhere between CRT and LCD televisions. They're not terribly bulky since they don't have a CRT tube, but they're not flat or wall mountable either.
What makes Samsung's model so sweet is that it supports 1,920x1,080 resolution, which is the clearest High Definition (or HD) television can get. At $6,000 it's reasonably priced for what you're getting. This model, the HLR6768W, should be on shelves by June.
Another interesting product at CES 2005 is based on a simple idea. The Slingbox, showcased by Sling Media, attaches to your home network and allows you to stream live and pre-recorded television from cable, satellite, or a DVR to any computer, no matter where it is.
Theoretically, you could attach this to a wireless home network and be able to watch television on your laptop in any room. Sling Media has said the Slingbox will cost about $250 and be available in April.
It's no secret that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has gained a lot of ground since it released its Athlon 64 processors to compete with Intel's Pentium 4. However, the Pentium-M (part of Centrino mobile technology) has no AMD counterpart. That will soon change.
AMD has announced a new mobile 64-bit processor named Turion 64. Details are still unclear, but look for the Turion to be a spirited contender in the mobile market in upcoming months.
For those who have television tuner cards installed in their personal computers that allow them to watch TV, one setback has always been the lackluster video quality. ATI, a popular video card and TV Tuner card manufacturer, has an answer.
It's called the ATI TV Wonder Elite. With 12 bits of analog-to-digital conversion, a motion adaptive digital comb filter, and many more features, the $150 price tag may seem like a bargain if you're looking to make your current PC part of a home theater system.
Thousands of other new and exciting consumer electronic products were featured at CES 2005. For more information, visit www.cesweb.org.
One such product is Samsung's new 67-inch DLP television. When it comes to size, DLP televisions fall somewhere between CRT and LCD televisions. They're not terribly bulky since they don't have a CRT tube, but they're not flat or wall mountable either.
What makes Samsung's model so sweet is that it supports 1,920x1,080 resolution, which is the clearest High Definition (or HD) television can get. At $6,000 it's reasonably priced for what you're getting. This model, the HLR6768W, should be on shelves by June.
Another interesting product at CES 2005 is based on a simple idea. The Slingbox, showcased by Sling Media, attaches to your home network and allows you to stream live and pre-recorded television from cable, satellite, or a DVR to any computer, no matter where it is.
Theoretically, you could attach this to a wireless home network and be able to watch television on your laptop in any room. Sling Media has said the Slingbox will cost about $250 and be available in April.
It's no secret that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has gained a lot of ground since it released its Athlon 64 processors to compete with Intel's Pentium 4. However, the Pentium-M (part of Centrino mobile technology) has no AMD counterpart. That will soon change.
AMD has announced a new mobile 64-bit processor named Turion 64. Details are still unclear, but look for the Turion to be a spirited contender in the mobile market in upcoming months.
For those who have television tuner cards installed in their personal computers that allow them to watch TV, one setback has always been the lackluster video quality. ATI, a popular video card and TV Tuner card manufacturer, has an answer.
It's called the ATI TV Wonder Elite. With 12 bits of analog-to-digital conversion, a motion adaptive digital comb filter, and many more features, the $150 price tag may seem like a bargain if you're looking to make your current PC part of a home theater system.
Thousands of other new and exciting consumer electronic products were featured at CES 2005. For more information, visit www.cesweb.org.
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