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Weekly Roundup - CES Edition

I am back home and starting to decompress from the trip. Here is a Weekly Roundup devoted to interesting CES stuff. How can you do a news roundup during a CES week? well it won't be easy..but here goes nothing. Bill Gates Spoof of his last day was...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2008 9:26 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

CES 2008 - Hanging at the Bloghaus

Further proof that I was in fact in Vegas is a video done by the Podtech.net folks during the first night at the Bloghaus during the keynote From the thumbnail preview of the video (even before you click it) you can see me sitting with my arm on the coffee...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2008 8:46 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

CES 2008 - Playing with Microsoft Surface

The Neowin guys were filming as we sat around chatting with the Microsoft Surface folks in the Microsoft booth the other day at CES. Check out the video's of yours truly playing around with the device. (I am the guy in the blue stripe shirt just for...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2008 8:33 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, CES 2008, Surface, Neowin

CES 2008 - Day 2 Recap - The Show Floor

Wow, a whole 4 hours of sleep and it was time to get up and get rolling again. I seem to have a knack for waking up at 5am. That and Robert set an alarm to get some deadlined work done. I didn't mind too much though since I needed to get yesterdays...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2008 4:11 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

CES 2008 - Origami 2.0 for UMPC's

If you are into Ultra-Mobile PC's then you will be interested to know that here at CES Microsoft has been showing off the Origami 2.0 experience. This has already been delivered for testing to manufactures. Expect to see it on device soon. Here is...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2008 11:14 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008, UMPC, Origami

CES 2008 Day 1 Recap

Yesterday was such a long day and today won't be any easier. I got up yesterday about 5am CST which is 3am PST or Las Vegas time. Quick shower and was on the road to the airport to catch my 7:20am flight. The flight boarded and left on time and we...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2008 10:40 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

Windows Home Server Power Pack Coming 1H08

Today Microsoft is announcing a very cool set of additions coming to Windows Home Server in the first half of 2008. Highlights of this upcoming Power Pack are: Windows Vista x64 Support Home Sever Backup to External Drive Improved Power Management Improved...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2008 9:10 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Home Server, CES 2008

Billy G Keynote - Funny, but not so Informational

If you missed last nights keynote by Bill Gates, its ok. You didn't miss anything really new. It was a bit emotional for some given that it is his last keynote in his currently position. You got a lot of information about user base a little defense...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2008 9:00 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

Vegas Baby, Vegas!

CES here I come. I am sitting in the Houston airport waiting to board my flight that leaves here in just under one hour. Today is going to be a crazy busy day and very long day. Once I get in I will be heading straight to the hotel to drop of my stuff...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2008 6:29 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

Warner Brothers received 500 Million reasons to go Blu-Ray

It looks like Warner Brothers had a little help in deciding to go Blu-Ray only in the form of 500 million dollars. Staring in May the studio that had been format neutral is planting its flag firmly in the Blu camp. Is this the death nail in the HD-DVD...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2008 11:05 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008

Watch the 2008 Microsoft CES Keynote Live

Microsoft has put up a Microsoft at CES site that will allow you to stay up to date on the goings on at the show. Keynote Join Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, and Robbie Bach, President of the Entertainment & Devices Division, along with their surprise...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2008 9:19 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, Bill Gates, CES 2008

HP iPAQ Travel Companion 310 Review - First Impressions

Today in the mail I got a review unit of the HP Travel Companion 310. The 310 is a multi-purpose device designed to facilitate a number of roles for the traveler. It offers GPS Navigation, a Media Player, a Contact repository, Games, Bluetooth capabilities...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2008 7:13 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Review, HP, CES 2008, iPAQ 310

HP announces tx2000 Tablet

HP is announcing a slew of things today and one that I have been anxious to take a further,longer, look at is the HP tx2000 tablet. HP took a lot of great feedback from the blogging community from the tx1000 and crammed it into this little guy. I had...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2008 11:59 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: HP, CES 2008

HP MediaSmart Server getting x64 support next month, more

I caught over on Engadget that HP has announced a few updates in store for its Media Smart Server. Next month they will be adding a trial centralized AntiVirus product via McAfee. They will also be adding enhanced media streaming and the most important...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2008 8:53 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Home Server, HP, MediaSmart, CES 2008

CES 2008 - What do you want to see?

We, meaning I, will be running around like mad at CES trying to get a glimpse of all the cool stuff and with so much to cover you have to know ahead of times some of what you want to hit. The obvious are the Microsoft booths and related partners, but...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2008 8:35 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES 2008