http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/ A Technology Blog From The Washington Post - (washingtonpost.com) en Copyright 2008 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:19:46 -0400 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Don't you love the pleasant surprise when you come home from a long trip, upload your digital photos to your computer and realize there's some pretty good shots there. Well, we found some pretty good video on the CES camcorder - and while the show has already made its way... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/found_in_dc_more_ces_video.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/found_in_dc_more_ces_video.html Rob Pegoraro Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:19:46 -0400 LAS VEGAS - One promising HDTV technology on display at last year's CES has vanished from sight this year. Neither Canon nor Toshiba were showing off any of the screens based on SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display) technology that they had displayed last year. A January ago, this system had been... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/a_final_thought_from_mccarran.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/a_final_thought_from_mccarran.html Rob Pegoraro Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:00:32 -0400 Panasonic shows off its High-Definition camcorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Check out the video clip here... ]]> http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/making_your_own_hd_video.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/making_your_own_hd_video.html Rob Pegoraro Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:00:39 -0400 LAS VEGAS - The folks at Panasonic have put a spinning wheel on the floor in front of their booth to demonstrate the image stabilization feature on their digital cameras. Stand on the wheel with a camera and take a picture of the mock beach scene in the booth. Check... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/cant_keep_a_steady_hand.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/cant_keep_a_steady_hand.html Rob Pegoraro Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:00:30 -0400 LAS VEGAS - There's been a steady flow of traffic around one particular product - the Sharp 108-inch TV. So far, the company has only produced four of them - and they were all at CES. The company says they will become available in 2007 and it anticipates that there... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/the_hottest_item_at_ces_1.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/the_hottest_item_at_ces_1.html Rob Pegoraro Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:00:33 -0400 LAS VEGAS - Navigating the show floor of the Consumer Electronics Show isn't easy. The aisles are crowded with people who are gawking and staring at the coolest new products, ducking into corners to take a cell phone call or hammer out an email on a Blackberry. Here's a sneak... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/ces_show_floor_or_midtown_manh.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/ces_show_floor_or_midtown_manh.html Rob Pegoraro Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:00:36 -0400 LAS VEGAS - AMD has hired people to walk around the entrance to the Las Vegas Convention Center with these monitors strapped to their backs. This guy told me that the whole setup weighs 35 lbs. It can't be an easy job, especially when competing for attention with the guitarist... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/a_walking_amd_ad.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/a_walking_amd_ad.html Rob Pegoraro Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:00:18 -0400 LAS VEGAS - You can learn the strangest things around the show floor. While checking out some LCDs at the Westinghouse Digital booth, I picked up a shock by touching a shelf. I told the rep that I was surprised this hadn't happened more often, and she said that people... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/static_and_electronics_dont_mi.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/static_and_electronics_dont_mi.html Rob Pegoraro Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:50:41 -0400 LAS VEGAS - Do you want to be able to record digital-TV broadcasts off the air and take your recordings with you? Help is on the way. Companies are finally showing off DVD recorders that include the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) tuner needed to receive a digital signal. For... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/help_with_digital_tv_recording.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/help_with_digital_tv_recording.html Rob Pegoraro Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:15:20 -0400 LAS VEGAS - Apple's announcement of the magical-looking iPhone this morning is getting some attention here. As I was charging up my Treo at the Sprint store and service center located at the Sprint-sponsored monorail station outside the convention center, one of the salespeople came out from the office to... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/iphone_excitement.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/iphone_excitement.html Rob Pegoraro Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:30:17 -0400 LAS VEGAS - FCC chairman Kevin Martin and commissioner Deborah Tate are walking the show floor and visiting with some of the major firms here. Some just showed off their latest hardware, but others have policy goals. Hitachi and Intel separately asked for government intervention to establish an open market... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/the_fccs_role_at_ces.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/the_fccs_role_at_ces.html Rob Pegoraro Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:00:42 -0400 Devices to put Internet content on your TV are suddenly popular at CES. And away from it: Apple's new $299 "Apple TV," announced this morning in San Francisco, should make it a lot easier to watch iTunes movie downloads on your HDTV. But will you be able to watch anything... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/your_favorite_video_on_tv_not.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/your_favorite_video_on_tv_not.html Rob Pegoraro Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:30:06 -0400 Rob Pegoraro spoke with Washington Post Radio again this morning, live from the Consumer Electronics Show. Washington Post Radio can be found on 1500 AM or 107.7 FM or live at www.washingtonpostradio.com To listen to Rob's morning radio spot, click here.... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/from_wtwp_radio_1.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/from_wtwp_radio_1.html Rob Pegoraro Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:21:59 -0400 The best booth layouts ("booth" being a grotesque understatement of their size) have a lot in common with casino layouts. Both send you around corners and in circles, disorienting you until you're surrounded only by the flashiest, loudest stuff - exhibits or games. Either way, this can be a good... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/the_best_booths.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/the_best_booths.html Rob Pegoraro Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:15:53 -0400 Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger's keynote yesterday was a little short on news - alright, it was almost devoid of any, such as details about the success of Disney's movie downloads at Apple's iTunes Store. (Something tells me those numbers will come out tomorrow at Steve Jobs' opening keynote... http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/disney_keynote_hold_headline.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/01/disney_keynote_hold_headline.html Rob Pegoraro Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:00:52 -0400