Month: January 2012

Home automation products have been featured at CES, well, ever since there was a CES. I’ve seen all sorts of products like the X-10 modules that turned appliances on and off and dimmed lights and the Insteon system of […]

Amid all the giant TVs, connected refrigerators and Ultrabooks at CES are some decidedly low-tech and low-cost products that make life just a little easier. Magnetic phone & tablet stand For example, there are all sorts of stands for […]

(Las Vegas)  One of Lenovo’s CES 2012 announcements is a new Ultrabook called “Yoga” which converts from a laptop to a tablet simply by folding the screen back. In that position the keyboard (which is automatically disabled […]

by Larry Magid When it comes to technology, 2012 is going to be very “cloudy” as more people discover the benefits of storing data and running software via the Internet. The term cloud basically means […]

This post first appeared as a live blog at Forbes.com Mooly Eden general manager of Intel’s PC client group is speaking. “I’m going to dedicate my presentation about user experience … and how we’re implementing it in the Ultrabook.” He […]

The Consumer Electronics Show reminds me of that restaurant Yogi Berra was talking about when he said “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” Just about everyone I know who comes here each year complains […]

At CES this year, SolarFocus will introduce SolarKindle, billed as “the world’s first solar powered e-reader cover.” The cover will have a built-in solar panel with a dual-charging (USB and solar) reserve battery. The company […]

I’m writing this post from the restaurant at Casa de Fruta –which is exactly 59 miles from my home in Silicon Valley and 478 miles from my destination – the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in […]

I’m about to leave for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to hang out with 140,000 of my closest friends. This show — the mother of all tech trade show — is where people […]