January 06, 2005

2005 International Consumer Electronics Show

Orb will stream your digital music, videos and other content from your home computer to your mobile device. Very slick design and the product is on the market now. When we asked when they launched, the two guys at the booth looked at each other and said in unison, "Yesterday." Go Orb!

LG,out of Korea had an Internet integrated home. Put your roast in the refrigerated oven when you get home from the grocery store Sunday afternoon, then start the oven from your mobile phone on Monday afternoon. Check the weather forecast in the corner of your dressing mirror to select the appropriate outfit for the day.

I didn't realize how prevalant Tivo is. This one is gonna be big. Smart TV recording. Record an entire season of your favorite shows, without the commercials and without re-runs. The technology will also let you record all programs with an actor or director of your choosing. You can also have it record programs it thinks you will like based on your preferences.

Xm and Sirius are the two satellite radio contenders. I had a WorldSpace radio in London. Sirius and xm have the US airwaves. You can now get satellite radio in your home, your car and on small portable devices.

Everything was connected to the Internet. You could start your refrigerated oven from the Internet. You could see the weather forecast in your dressing mirror to help you choose what to wear.

I also saw spec sheet for a DVD that will hold 30 gigs of data. 30 gigs on a DVD. Astounding.

The iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner looked like a good value, and quite fun.