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268 - More Info from Consumer Electronics Show January 10, 2004
January 12, 2004
More Info from Consumer Electronics Show January 10, 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada By Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center
Here are some technology highlights and announcements from the Consumer Electronics Show that has just ended in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of these have direct relationship to the world of Learning and Technology in the workplace, while others are just interesting gadgets and trends:
* DLP Technology from Texas Instruments is now showing up in a lower cost and higher quality projectors. Optoma's Projector is a Digital Light Processing for home use that produces terrific images in demos and is only $1395.
* Sony, Sharp, and Samsung are all showing wireless televisions. These battery-powered, flat-panel models communicate wirelessly with base stations. Plug your cable TV input and DVD player into the base station, and you can tote the display into another room or even the patio--watching a movie or TV show all the while.
* Keep your eye on Disney’s MovieBeam. This is rolling out in major metropolitan areas, and if it succeeds, you can kiss your video store goodbye. No running out for a movie at the last minute, no late fees, and unlike most cable pay-per-view, you can start and stop the movie at your convenience. Think of the implications for training access for employees at home that might access corporate or third party content.
* Context By Phone? With the TeleNav service and a new Nextel cell-phone models, you'll always know where you're going--and how to get there. The phones have a built-in GPS. You call a toll-free number, state your destination, and--presto--directions are downloaded to your phone. The phone will verbally guide you, and can even redirect you if you miss a turn. The service costs $6 monthly.
* Speaking From the Neck? Intecs offers a microphone you wear around your neck. Using a piezoelectric-based microphone, the Lucy headset responds to the vibrations from your neck.
* Scan My Car Scotty! AutoExray's EZ-Scan automotive scanners connect to most modern automobiles to diagnose mysterious mechanical ills, and cost from $160 to $700.
* We spent some time with TMIO, in the Microsoft booth, offering "Internet-ready, refrigerated ovens." Put your food in the unit and it keeps it warm until either a specified time or a web delivery note to start cooking. These could be used for house bound seniors, with meals delivered by a relative or agency and a confirmation that the food was taken out of the over.
* Video Games That Get You Exercising: XaviX games actually get you out of your seat. In its baseball game, you swing an infrared-enabled bat at the video image of a ball coming at you. In bowling, you must take your full follow-through, though you never let go of the ball.
More reports tomorrow about trends in types of users of devices, the impact on workforce development and user reactions.
* Finding versus Searching: We had a great dialogue at our e-Learning CONSORTIUM meeting about the shift in focus to FINDING things rather than SEARCHING. Most of our workers want to "just FIND it". They are not that interested in spending time searching. While there were no products on the market at CES that focus on that this moment, a lot of the buzz and non-disclosure dialogues were on new models of "FINDING" that we may see in the next three years. Stay tuned to both Google and Microsoft's Longhorn efforts in this arena.
Upcoming MASIE Center Events: www.masie.com
- Elliott Masie's e-Learning Briefing - London, England - Feb 9, 2004
- e-Learning Skills LAB @ MASIE Center - Saratoga Springs, NY - Feb 23- 25, 2004
- Learning Management Systems Special Interest Group - Las Vegas, NV - March 8-9, 2004
- Virtual Classroom & Collaboration Special Interest Group (SIG) - Las Vegas, NV - March 10-11, 2004
Here are some technology highlights and announcements from the Consumer Electronics Show that has just ended in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of these have direct relationship to the world of Learning and Technology in the workplace, while others are just interesting gadgets and trends:
* DLP Technology from Texas Instruments is now showing up in a lower cost and higher quality projectors. Optoma's Projector is a Digital Light Processing for home use that produces terrific images in demos and is only $1395.
* Sony, Sharp, and Samsung are all showing wireless televisions. These battery-powered, flat-panel models communicate wirelessly with base stations. Plug your cable TV input and DVD player into the base station, and you can tote the display into another room or even the patio--watching a movie or TV show all the while.
* Keep your eye on Disney’s MovieBeam. This is rolling out in major metropolitan areas, and if it succeeds, you can kiss your video store goodbye. No running out for a movie at the last minute, no late fees, and unlike most cable pay-per-view, you can start and stop the movie at your convenience. Think of the implications for training access for employees at home that might access corporate or third party content.
* Context By Phone? With the TeleNav service and a new Nextel cell-phone models, you'll always know where you're going--and how to get there. The phones have a built-in GPS. You call a toll-free number, state your destination, and--presto--directions are downloaded to your phone. The phone will verbally guide you, and can even redirect you if you miss a turn. The service costs $6 monthly.
* Speaking From the Neck? Intecs offers a microphone you wear around your neck. Using a piezoelectric-based microphone, the Lucy headset responds to the vibrations from your neck.
* Scan My Car Scotty! AutoExray's EZ-Scan automotive scanners connect to most modern automobiles to diagnose mysterious mechanical ills, and cost from $160 to $700.
* We spent some time with TMIO, in the Microsoft booth, offering "Internet-ready, refrigerated ovens." Put your food in the unit and it keeps it warm until either a specified time or a web delivery note to start cooking. These could be used for house bound seniors, with meals delivered by a relative or agency and a confirmation that the food was taken out of the over.
* Video Games That Get You Exercising: XaviX games actually get you out of your seat. In its baseball game, you swing an infrared-enabled bat at the video image of a ball coming at you. In bowling, you must take your full follow-through, though you never let go of the ball.
More reports tomorrow about trends in types of users of devices, the impact on workforce development and user reactions.
* Finding versus Searching: We had a great dialogue at our e-Learning CONSORTIUM meeting about the shift in focus to FINDING things rather than SEARCHING. Most of our workers want to "just FIND it". They are not that interested in spending time searching. While there were no products on the market at CES that focus on that this moment, a lot of the buzz and non-disclosure dialogues were on new models of "FINDING" that we may see in the next three years. Stay tuned to both Google and Microsoft's Longhorn efforts in this arena.
Upcoming MASIE Center Events: www.masie.com
- Elliott Masie's e-Learning Briefing - London, England - Feb 9, 2004
- e-Learning Skills LAB @ MASIE Center - Saratoga Springs, NY - Feb 23- 25, 2004
- Learning Management Systems Special Interest Group - Las Vegas, NV - March 8-9, 2004
- Virtual Classroom & Collaboration Special Interest Group (SIG) - Las Vegas, NV - March 10-11, 2004
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