Comments on: What We Learned at CES

By: Mark long

Mark long — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:30:46 +0000

This company claims to be able to deliver 3D movies on an XBOX 360 NOW... http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/ces-2009-ne... " target="_blank">www.next3d.com

By: konterkariert

konterkariert — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:13:21 +0000

3D on TV YES! The coming 3D revolution http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9971037-7.html Last Day of CES: A Summary in 3D http://www.zmogo.com/gear/last-day-of-ces-a-summa... PlayStation 4 in 3D - Will Sony’s next system be coupled with 3D glasses? http://takingstock.in/2009/01/12/playstation-4-in...

By: Jason Mendelson

Jason Mendelson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:21:06 +0000

I’d argue that LG and Samsung (seemingly, I didn’t get my hand on a remote) had nicer TV interfaces than I’ve seen before. The Internet integration actually looked nice and usable.

On the phone side, Android and Palm Pre look like they are continuing the iPhone’s initial leadership in usability.

We saw a couple of startups, too, including Pogoplug that made real issues simple. They allow any USB hard drive to be accessible from the web. The interface is very nice and the setup is trivial.

While I didn’t spend a ton of time in the section, the Intel media stuff looked friendly as well. That being said, it’s Intel… J

By: ian c rogers

ian c rogers — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:04:49 +0000

Regarding #6, I concur.

Regarding #4, I think you're being too kind.

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:40:04 +0000

I think the pervasiveness of some of the innovations of the consumer Internet have started to have a nice impact across all of technology innovation. Consumers are much more comfortable with technology and, as a result, are more willing to try new things and push the lagging technology vendors to innovate in a way that follows closely to what they are using every day at home. I’m hopeful that we are starting to enter a new phase of this stuff – where the rate of perceived innovation will once again accelerate.

By: Yann Ropars

Yann Ropars — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:20:54 +0000

Thanks the summary. I was struck especially by [2] aka usability. Do you think the economy is pushing the smart brains to be right the first time? Alternatively, are we starting to see companies adopt a more pervasive 2.0 mindsets across their operations (empower the user / conversational approach / collaboration). Especially with hardware, you can't really be in beta mode all the time…

By: Arshad

Arshad — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:49:12 +0000

Would love to hear examples of #2; I agree somewhat, but can't think of strong examples of the trend from the show… it seems like only a few companies are good at putting enough time and thought into the end-user experience.