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CES 2008: Do You Do DivX?

Michael Johnson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:15:13 +0000

On the floor of CES 2008 in Las Vegas, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Bruce Lidl, PR Manager, DivX, Inc. about DivX. In this podcast, we’ll found out about the oft-cited but little understood codec: what it is, and how it is an increasingly used format for online, and in home video and audio entertainment.

Tags: Bruce Lidl, ces, bloghaus, cesbloghaus, DivX

CNET’s Needleman on His Views of Traditional Versus New Media

Jennifer Jones — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:28:18 +0000

Marketing Voices caught CNET’s Rafe Needleman at the PodTech BlogHaus at CES in January. In a candid conversation, Needleman shares his thoughts on how he views “traditional” versus new media. Jones and Needleman discuss the frustration of journalists who wish many of the bloggers had more academic training and knowledge.

Tags: CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus, CNET, journalism, Marketing Voices, Rafe Needleman

The Reboot: CES 2008

Rio Pesino — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:01:55 +0000

The Consumer Electronics Show usually isn’t a big show for gamers, but this year’s event was expected to be different. CES dedicated more show floor space for its Gaming Showcase and there were even rumors that Microsoft’s Bill Gates would reveal a new version of the Xbox 360 at the event. Instead, gamers who attended CES were disappointed with no announcement of a new 360 and a Gaming Showcase that was lacking in video games. However, there were some major gaming annoucements made at CES. Sony used the event to promote new Playstation Portable applications and show off its most creative game yet, while Microsoft unveiled several new Games for Windows, including Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and Space Siege. Texas Instruments also showed off its DualView technology, which could change the face of gaming forever. In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino gives you his take on what stood out at CES.

Tags: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Bill Gates, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus, DualView, Games for Windows, Gaming, Microsoft, Playstation Portable, PSP, Skype, Sony, Space Siege, Texas Instruments, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Xbox 360

Microsoft’s Xbox Live Blogger from CES

Robert Scoble — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:47:31 +0000

Larry Hryb is one of Microsoft’s most famous bloggers. He works on the Xbox Live team and visited the CES BlogHaus to talk about what he’s seeing.

Tags: Larry Hryb, Microsoft, Xbox Live, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus

Retrevo Gang: Report from CES, Part II

Robert Scoble — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:40:47 +0000

Andrew Eisner, head geek from Retrevo, the consumer electronics search engine, and Fred Davis, who helped start Wired Magazine, among other things, sit down for the second of two fun reports from the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 in Las Vegas.

Tags: Andrew Eisner, Retrevo, Fred Davis, Wired Magazine, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus

Cool new 3D search interface from CES 2008

Robert Scoble — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:31:16 +0000

One of the coolest things I saw at CES was SpaceTime.com, which brings us a 3D view of search and browsing. It is something you have to see to appreciate and Eddie Bakhash, CEO, gives us a great demo.

Tags: SpaceTime.com, 3D, Eddie Bakhash, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus

A little treat: my first girlfriend

Robert Scoble — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:17:28 +0000

While at the BlogHaus at CES 2008 I had a little surprise: my first girlfriend from high school showed up. I hadn’t seen her since 1983. She’s now director of marketing at Plantronics, and we have a fun chat about high school back in the 1980s with Fred Davis, the guy who helped start Wired Magazine, among other things. Fun conversation and a little personal too boot!

Tags: Fred Davis, Wired Magazine, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus, Robert Scoble’s Girlfriend

Turn your cell phone into a wifi phone

Robert Scoble — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:42:20 +0000

We met Nitzan Shaer, COO of Mobivox, on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show, where he showed us his service that can be used to make very low-cost calls (often free) around the world from your cell phone.

Tags: Nitzan Shaer, Mobivox, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus

FragDolls kick boys’ behinds at CES

Robert Scoble — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:33:29 +0000

We sit down with Morgan Romine, aka Rhoulette, one of the leaders of an all-girl-gaming team named “FragDolls” with Fred Davis, one of the founders of Wired Magazine, among other things. We discover why none of the boys have been able to beat this team at CES 2008 in a fun discussion.

Tags: Morgan Romine, Rhoulette, FragDolls, Fred Davis, Wired Magazine, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus

Inside HP’s notebook design brains

Robert Scoble — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:32:28 +0000

I aimed our cameras at HP’s Director of Notebook Product Design, Stacy Wolff, while at CES 2008. We talk about HP’s latest design trends and its efforts to gain the upper hand in the computer design wars.

[tags]HP, ces, bloghaus, cesbloghaus, stacy wolff[/tag]

In the BlogHaus with Seagate’s CEO

Robert Scoble — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:28:34 +0000

We met up with Seagate’s CEO, Bill Watkins, while hanging out in the CES BlogHaus that Seagate sponsored. Lots of fun and we get insights into what storage trends are coming at us in 2008.

Tags: seagate, bill watkins, ces, bloghaus, cesbloghaus

Tour of AMD’s booth at CES 2008

Robert Scoble — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:57:27 +0000

Here Stephen DiFranco, VP of Sales and Marketing at AMD, gives us a tour around AMD’s booth and shows us several trends that one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies is seeing.

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Tags: Stephen DiFranco, AMD, semiconductor

Retrevo Gang: Report from CES, Part I

Robert Scoble — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:45:40 +0000

Andrew Eisner, head geek from Retrevo, the consumer electronics search engine, and Fred Davis, who helped start Wired Magazine, among other things, sit down for the first of two fun reports from the [tag]Consumer Electronics Show 2008[/tags] in Las Vegas.

Tags: Andrew Eisner, Retrevo, Fred Davis, Wired Magazine, CES, BlogHaus, CESBlogHaus

Wireless Charging with Powercast

Brad Baldwin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:02:27 +0000

Powercast’s chief inventor and CEO John Shearer is pitching manufacturers on a wireless vision: a world where gadgets and devices are powered and charged without all the hassle of wires. The Powercast Wireless Power Platform includes a Power Caster and a Power Harvester. The Power Harvesters are attached to something like an iPod or cell phone and can draw power from Power Casters by bringing the device within close proximity. Powercast was shown off at CES 2007 and now in 2008 they have added more wattage. Hopefully for those of us who hate packing chargers and attaching wires, Powercast will find partners that can leverage their platform.

Tags: CES, John Shearer, Powercast, wireless, CESBlogHaus, BlogHaus

BlogHaus and CES 2008: A Flying Success

Michael Johnson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:41:48 +0000

The final stretch for CES revealed bleary eyes from late night parties, cheers for Scoble as he appeared on CNBC, and a rocking good time at BlogHaus. In this installment we get to see rapping about memory chips, amazing flat panel TVs , new technologies for wireless home entertainment from Belkin, and the final results from Intel’s green screen booth. Thanks to all who participated and made it a success: Karl and Jimmy of the Bellagio bar staff, Maryam Scoble, Margie, and all the others who staffed the Bloghaus door, Valerie Cunningham of PodTech for being Valerie, San Key Sa for great camerawork, Mogulus for streaming, and special shout outs to John Aguilar of PodTech and Elizabeth Wallis for organizing the whole crazy ball of wax, Faisal Quadri, and Ken for the amazing bandwidth, Kevin Edwards and MK for keeping the content flowing, to John Furrier for creating the concept, and to Seagate for sponsorship. See you next year! Safe flights home to all.

The Reboot: One-on-One with the Frag Dolls at CES

Rio Pesino — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:03:03 +0000

The Frag Dolls are showing off their gaming skills at CES 2008 and paid a visit to The Reboot. In this episode, host Rio Pesino has a Q-and-A session with Frag Dolls member Roulette at the PodTech Bloghaus. She gives her thoughts on what stood out at CES, Skype on the Playstation Portable, the success of Xbox Live and why Rock Band is better than Guitar Hero.

Tags: BlogHaus, CES, CES 2008 Las Vegas, Frag Dolls, Guitar Hero, Playstation Portable, Rock Band, Roulette, Skype, The Reboot, Xbox Live

CES Got Game: Frag Dolls @ Bloghaus

Michael Johnson — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:43:37 +0000

Come walk the floor at CES and check out the sleek TV you can wear on your head, green screen thrills from Intel, Belkin’s new game pad, a glimpse of the back of Fata1ity’s head, and the Frag Dolls appearance at Bloghaus.

Tags: CES, green screen, Intel, Belkin, game pad, Fata1ity, Frag Dolls, Bloghaus

Frag Dolls Blast Bloghaus at CES!

Kevin Edwards — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:17:18 +0000

The Frag Dolls took out some time to stop by Bloghaus and show off their game skills .
PodTech’s Michael Johnson spoke with Roulette, Psyche, and their newest member Pyra, and they gave some background into what makes a championship girl gamer group.

Tags: Roulette, Psyche, Pyra, bloghaus, cesbloghaus, Frag Dolls, gamming, games, girl gamer, ces

Bloghaus and Showstoppers Day 2 at CES 2008

Michael Johnson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:58:02 +0000

On Day 2 of CES 2008, we visit ShowStoppers at the Wynn, and then back to Bloghaus with Robert Scoble, and Seagate CEO, Bill Watkins.

Tags: CES 2008, ShowStoppers, Bloghaus, Robert Scoble, Seagate, Bill Watkins

Bloghaus Mishap: OLPC Demo Gone Bad

Catherine Girardeau — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:22:45 +0000

Blogger and trendwatcher Vincent Everts showed up at the Bloghaus on opening night without his Segway, but sporting a “One Laptop Per Child” OLPC “XO”. The machine, developed by Nicholas Negroponte’s nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project, and touted as “rugged, durable, and child-friendly, inside and out,” was not so friendly to Everts in this informal demo.

Tags: Vincent Everts, Bloghaus, One Laptop Per Child, OLPC, XO, Nicholas Negroponte

My House to Bloghaus: The Media Center Bus to CES in Las Vegas

Tom Foremski — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:47:30 +0000

This is a taste of my Saturday on the Podtech BlogHaus bus drive to Las Vegas. On board are A-List bloggers: Dan Farber, Robert Scoble, Luic Le Meur, Marc Canter, Jeremy Toeman, Robert McLaws, plus Valerie Cunningham, Rocky, and many more.

It includes a demo of a Samsung ultramobile device and one laptop per child. Mogulus.com and Podtech.net are streaming this and other CES events live. Sponsors include Microsoft, Skype, AMD and Mogulus.

And Marc Canter bursts into song…

Also Dan Farber CES blogs

Tags: cesbloghaus, Dan Farber, Robert Scoble, Luic Le Meur, Marc Canter, Jeremy Toeman, Robert McLaws, Valerie Cunningham, Rocky, Microsoft, Skype, AMD, Mogulus, Samsung

Bloghaus Opens at CES 2008!

Michael Johnson — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:10:10 +0000

Bloghaus is the place to be for CES 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev. The blogger community was in full force at the opening night of the Seagate-sponsored spot for some of the best bandwidth at CES 2008. Some of the distinguished guests included: Tom Foremski, Warner Crocker, Marc Canter, and many more. More mashups from CES 2008 will follow.

Tags: Bloghaus, CES 2008, Seagate, Tom Foremski, Warner Crocker, Marc Canter

CES 2008 BlogHaus, hosted by Seagate and PodTech at Bellagio Hotel & Casino

Kevin Edwards — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:41:29 +0000

CES 2008 BlogHaus Motto: Bandwidth, Beer, and Beanbags all for bloggers only.

We’ll be back at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Suite #6601 - Spa Tower.

Check out the mashup of CES 2007 BlogHaus in this post.

More info can be found at:
www.CESBlogHaus.com

A place for bloggers, podcasters, video bloggers, and other online media creators to meet, have some food, relax, and share the day’s news at the Consumer Electronics Show — CES. We’ll have the best bandwidth in Las Vegas plus last year we had 700 of the world’s best bloggers, podcasters and journalists come through our doors.

Please note that the BlogHaus is only open to bloggers, podcasters, and journalists who have RSVP’d and are on our guest list.

Sponsored by Seagate, our favorite storage company, and hosted by PodTech.

Schedule?

Starting Sunday, January 6 - BlogHaus Open from 4pm to 2am
4pm BlogHaus Opens!
6pm Bill Gates Keynote
10pm Seagate One Touch Giveaway with Robert Scoble
10pm Seagate “Dave” Demo

Monday, January 7 - BlogHaus Open from 7am to 2am
6pm-9pm Showstoppers
9:30pm Seagate Execs Arrive
10pm Seagate One Touch Giveaway with Robert Scoble

Tuesday, January 8 - BlogHaus Open from 7am to 2am
8-10pm Frag Dolls
10pm Seagate One Touch Giveaway with Robert Scoble

Wednesday, January 9 - BlogHaus Open from 7am to 2am
6:30pm Extreme HD Demo
10pm Seagate One Touch Giveaway with Robert Scoble

Thursday, January 10 - BlogHaus Open from 7am to 12pm
12pm BlogHaus Closes

Tags: CES, CES 2008, Consumer Electronics Show, BlogHaus, Seagate, Bellagio, Las Vegas, bloggers, podcasters, press