[LUconn]

Starts tomorrow. Anybody excited? Macworld has been kind of a bore for the last few days. Steve Jobs health came away with the most buzz.

http://www.cesweb.org/default.asp


Some things I've heard about that we should know more about tomorrow

lots of shiny new Blu Ray players (including Vizio who is responsible for cheaper HDTVs)
HDTVs that connect to the internet

I'm hoping to hear about some OLED TV advancements and maybe some announcement from RIM which will benefit my blackberry.

[HenryGale]

Starts tomorrow. Anybody excited? Macworld has been kind of a bore for the last few days. Steve Jobs health came away with the most buzz.

http://www.cesweb.org/default.asp


Some things I've heard about that we should know more about tomorrow

lots of shiny new Blu Ray players (including Vizio who is responsible for cheaper HDTVs)
HDTVs that connect to the internet

I'm hoping to hear about some OLED TV advancements and maybe some announcement from RIM which will benefit my blackberry.

I have heard attendance will really be down...from both people with booths as well as buyers. Have not heard any really good rumors yet.
And I have started the timer....

[Fumblerooskies]

I'm looking forward to it. Following it on dbstalk.com for new DirecTv news.

[ALUmnus]

Samsung came out with that super-thin LCD tv, thinner than a cell phone. And Sony has the super-light mini-laptop. That's all I've seen so far. Super.

[Fumblerooskies]

Here is a great blog keeping up with CES...

http://www.cepro.com/ces/

Wall mountable Blu-Ray!

[LUconn]

That site seems pretty bogged down.

[LUconn]

Dish Network subscribers! Yes.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/08/di ... slingload/

[TDDance234]

If the NFL would just make the Sunday Ticket available to everyone, I'd go with DISH in a heartbeat.

[Fumblerooskies]

Dish Network subscribers! Yes.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/08/di ... slingload/

Scorcho should be happy with that bit of news!

[Hold My Own]

Dish Network subscribers! Yes.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/08/di ... slingload/

Scorcho should be happy with that bit of news!

I'm sure he already has it but a hybrid he made....I have one but have never set it up



What news did RIM come out with?

[Sly Fox]

Hopefully RIM announces that the outages this past week or so are completely behind us.

I'm anxious to see if some of the mobile phone technology I have been privy to this past year finally gets a public viewing.

[LUconn]

is it the whole broadcast TV thing on your phone? It's on Drudge right now.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/200 ... hone_N.htm

[Sly Fox]

That is part of it.

[Hold My Own]

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[BJWilliams]

LG is hearkening back to Dick Tracy with a wristwatch phone.

[Hold My Own]

This is tight...get info while watching TV like stats and other stuff...Directv has been trying this for a while

http://www.cepro.com/article/samsung_br ... hdtvs/K299

[LUconn]

If that ever catches on somebody better come up with an external box. I don't want to have to get a new TV.

[Hold My Own]

If that ever catches on somebody better come up with an external box. I don't want to have to get a new TV.

Directv can learn from it and start adding it...they are doing it more and more but right now it's based off of the DTV box rather then wifi which it should be

[Hold My Own]

Sling Media to Demonstrate SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry at CES

http://www.cepro.com/article/sling_medi ... t_ces/K299


This might be what yall were talking about



Would that take a 3g network? I'm thinking there would be lag if you didnt

[Sly Fox]

I am betting you are correct. But remember, 4g isn't that far down the road.

[Hold My Own]

I am betting you are correct. But remember, 4g isn't that far down the road.

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Now when everyone switches over it will be available in all areas right? Not just larger markets like 3g

[El Scorcho]

Dish Network subscribers! Yes.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/08/di ... slingload/

Scorcho should be happy with that bit of news!

I'm sure he already has it but a hybrid he made...

Yes on all three counts.

I am thrilled with the ViP 922, but it may mean I wait even longer to sign up for Dish as I was already waiting on the ViP 722k to come out any day now.

And yes, my custom media center computer does have the same functionality as the Sling devices. I can watch the stuff recorded on their from anywhere on the Internet. Only problem is that it doesn't support HD video and I'm not paying to upgrade my hardware. I'm just moving to Dish.

Sling Media to Demonstrate SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry at CES

http://www.cepro.com/article/sling_medi ... t_ces/K299

This might be what yall were talking about

Would that take a 3g network? I'm thinking there would be lag if you didnt

The Sling systems don't need a specific amount of bandwidth. That's the beauty of it. They automatically scale the quality based on how much network bandwidth is available. So even if you have DSL at home and a 2.5G phone, it will still stream. The quality will not be as good as if you had more bandwidth available, but it will work. It's pretty impressive really.

[LUconn]

Man, I thought Palm was pretty much dead. This is getting all the hype today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/techn ... lm.html?em

That is pretty sweet looking. The key is they got rid of WindowsMobile and created their own OS. Although since they haven't had to do that in a while, it could really suck. But it seems like everybody's raving about it so far. And by everybody, I mean CES geeks. It's gonna be with Sprint though. Too bad HMO probably just got into a long contract for his blackberry. But you may be better off with known quality with RIM.

[flamesbball84]

Man, I thought Palm was pretty much dead. This is getting all the hype today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/techn ... lm.html?em

That is pretty sweet looking. The key is they got rid of WindowsMobile and created their own OS. Although since they haven't had to do that in a while, it could really suck. But it seems like everybody's raving about it so far. And by everybody, I mean CES geeks. It's gonna be with Sprint though. Too bad HMO probably just got into a long contract for his blackberry. But you may be better off with known quality with RIM.

i think the device is hideous looking. i'd rather just have an iphone or one of those new blackberry's.

[Hold My Own]

PALM is on life support and this is a last ditch effort before they join forces with Windows Mobile or someone...PALM is a buggy OS that never has worked right...I've had 4 Treo's in my day and they are all the same


I hope this is the answer for them, I'd hate to see them be bought out to the dark side...but dont worry LUconn I have Sprint on a string, if I want to make the switch they'll help me out