2014 will not be the year that HDBaseT becomes a mainstream DIY technology, but it is getting much closer. When we stopped by their booth this year, they had products – yes, actual products that you can buy, on display including AVR, projectors, and TVs. Now, most of kit won’t come cheap, after all HDBaseT is still targeted mostly […]
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If you followed TV news coming from CES 2014 you probably picked up on Sharp’s massive 85” glasses free 3D display. Everything I heard about it was positive so I made a special trip out to have a look; and was sorely disappointed. To make it work you need to move to a place where the two white lines […]
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Dish Network once again brought their “A game” to CES, and not without the lack of advertising everywhere, they are bring a ton of changes to the Hopper lineup. Currently they have Hopper and Joey with some Slingbox action thrown in. Coming soon in Q2 they will be adding many more features to their device lineup and upgrades to their […]
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We did run into Honeywell at CES Showstoppers and you are probably thinking why do I care. Well they have announced the Industry First: Voice Activated Cloud-Connected Thermostat for D.I.Y. Homeowners. They were kind enough to show us the unit with the new app for iOS and Android. It will let you control your thermostat with your voice or anywhere […]
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NETGEAR didn’t have a ton to show in the consumer space at CES, but they did have two very interesting 802.11AC range extenders on hand and their Trek travel router on hand. There are a few things that make these devices interesting. First off, until now if you wanted to bridge an 802.11AC network it required two routers – […]
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Oddly enough D-Link’s main product showing at CES this year wasn’t in networking, but cameras. My favorite was one that is intended for use as a baby monitor. I know that might sound a bit strange, but it’s all about the sensors – it includes audio and temperature beside the camera. Having a device like that would be slick in […]
Read moreI must admit that I wouldn’t self-identify myself as an “Audiophile” for many of the same reasons Chris lays out in his article; it’s a loaded word, with a lot of baggage associated. That said, I like the idea that we can get away from the crazy, and use the term to label anyone who cares about a good audio […]
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Belkin was very generous and gave me a great tour of the booth at CES as well as some great previews of upcoming products for 2014. Belkin purchased Linksys in March 2013 to help excel in the router market and strengthen their current and future products. Their demos were helpful for both companies that are going to be running as […]
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SiliconDust was kind enough to bring us into their suite for private demos and they showed us all of the new products they have and talked about some other new items on their docket. Coming soon is the HDHomeRun Prime six tuner CableCard Ethernet Tuner; it doesn’t have a built in encoder like other models, but it will support the […]
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Zotac made a name for itself with small form factor (SFF) PCs, many of which were great for HTPC use. With competition in the SFF HTPC, and gaming, market heating up we stopped by their booth in the back of South Hall for a look at what they were bringing out this year. Zotac had several new systems on […]
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