CES, the big consumer electronics show starts officially In just 4 days but for us, and you, it all kicks off tomorrow.
Not only am I flying out tomorrow for the first pre-events on the 4th but the PR companies will be back at work after the new year break so expect a lot of news as the scramble for the key stories begins. For the western world it’s an important show that will present company strategies that will play out as products during the rest of the year.
I’ve been kindly invited out to CES by Intel and will be bringing you not only their mobile hardware, OS and application news but lots of other news from CES too. There are meetings planned almost all the way through the 5th to the 8th so its going to be a busy one.
Sascha and JKK from the Meetmobility podcast will be there too and I expect there will be a party or two where we’ll get the chance to compare news with other bloggers and reporters.
As well as my reports, we have a team trying to keep up with all the news that comes in through other sources and as usual, we’ll be keeping focused on consumer internet devices on Carrypad and the more professionally-oriented mobile devices on UMPCPortal. I’m sure there will be a few crossover devices too. There will be videos and, when I get more time during the latter part of the week, more analytical reports.
My reporting will rely heavily on the Galaxy Tab this year as I plan to tap out some quick posts to keep you all updated on the latest in Las Vegas but the Netbook (Gigabyte Touchnote) and smartphone (Nokia N8) will also play important roles. I had planned to take the video reporting up a notch to 480p but I haven’t been able to find a camera / Netbook combo that satisfies me yet. I want to keep it ultra-mobile as always so i’ll take my time to find the right equipment. I’ve written a few posts about my quest for new equipment over at my personal blog, Hiblue.
My Twitter account. @chippy will be a good place to see all the behind-the-scenes activity if you’re that way inclined.
Hope to have some good conversations with you all in the comments!
[This post written on the Galaxy Tab.]
I just found out about HiBlue and noticed that you were considering the TZ10. I purchased its fore father, the TZ5 about 2 years ago for a trip with the kids. It’s a FANTASTIC camera that performs admirably in just about every condition I used it in, including low-light, night, white background… Image Stabilization is extraordinary and Intelligent Auto actually works. Its x10 optical zoom is fully usable while video recording – a rare feature. It can record in 720p, but only in MJPEG. The TZ10 has a number of improvements including a x12 ZOOM and 720p recording in AVCHD (H.264), geo-tagging and more. My camera weighs in at 263g including a 22g battery. You will only need one spare battery for all-day shooting and filming; battery charger is separate from the camera. It has USB connectivity, SDHC up to 16G, continuous AF in video and much more. I my opinion, and the opinion of many reviewers, the TZ10 is the best travel camera on the market today. In the US. the TZ10 is known as the ZS7 and sells for around $250.
I will keep an eye out for it as I travel this week. The price in dollars is very good! Thanks for the detailed feedback.
My last couple of videos chippy were shot on the DMC-ZX1, 8x optical zoom, 25mm wide, 12MP and 720p at 30 FPS. Well worth checking out as its now been superseded meaning it will be super cheap.
Thanks Guy.