Guess who I ran into at CES …vlogger iJustine!!!
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I have one more thing to say about CES 2010 that somehow I didn’t cover in 1 out of the hundreds elevendy +plus video blogs I posted

3DTV at your house is stupid.

No really, it’s dumb. Ok, I’m being a bit Jersey Shore dramatic, but I viewed the best 3DTV’s in the world at CES this year from every major manufacturer (Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, yade-yada) and I’m telling you it’s over hyped and it under-delivers.

Consider my 3 simple reasons:

1.) Imagine you’re at home, the sun is out on a gorgeous weekend- and you’re watching your favorite college team play football. John, Susie, Lebron and Kim who are all best friends are sitting on the couch having beers and snacking on some food. You’re watching the in game in 3D on ESPN and you turn to John and high-five him after a big touchdown. You then scan the room and look around and realize all of you sitting on the couch are wearing big black bulky 3D glasses.

Can you picture that? I have a hard time believing that John, Susie and Lebron and Kim are going to be cool with wearing 3D glasses comfortably and watching the big game, don’t you?

2.) No one looks cool in 3D glasses. Period. Look how dumb I look:

Annnnnnnnnnnd this is why I’m proud to announce my start-up “designer” 3D glasses company (just kidding, but seriously- someone should).

3.) At CES there were several varying sizes of 3DTV’s. I demo’ed the 42″, the 60″ the 50″ and even the 20″ and 8″ TVs. I came to a realization that fundamentally sets apart 3DTV in the movie theater vs. 3DTV at your house.

3DTV’s are too small.

The reason why Avatar looks incredible in the theater, is you’re watching it on a huge screen that engulfs you into the movie. When you watch 3DTV on a 50″, the experience doesn’t compare. And you can forget the small 3DTV’s, it’s not worth the hassle of wearing the 3D glasses for what you get out of it.

IMHO, 3DTV at your house is simply a novelty at best and I would argue it will never go mainstream. In retrospect, I do think that movie theaters are the appropriate place people want to experience 3DTV, primarily because you’re focused on nothing else in the room but screen …not to mention the lights are off and it’s pitch black.

There was one type of 3D that did catch my attention at CES that I do think will be a hit. That’s 3D gaming for your computer and XBOX 360. I played Avatar on 360 at the NVIDIA booth and that experience was incredible. If 3D has any kind of chance, it’s the gaming sector that will benefit the most from it.

You can forget seeing a 3D movie at your friend’s house anytime soon. It’ll be a fad before you can say “Sony Mini-Disc“.

Am I crazy to think that 3DTV at your house won’t ever be the norm? What do you think? Is it just a fad? Make a comment.

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The full week series of CES video blog coverage continues! (this is the last installment). Here’s another collection of various video blogs I shot while at CES this year in Las Vegas. Enjoy!

A demo of the iPhone / Android application, CoPilot Live, a GPS navigation application that’s cheap, only $35 and free updates for life!

A look at the new Kodak Pulse wifi photo frame that will be released in March of this year. It uses wifi and has an email address in which you can send photos directly to the frame.

A look at jammit, the iPhone application that allows you to separate the drums, bass or guitar from songs so you can play along with the music.

A look at the Midland Radio BT2 Bluetooth wireless intercom at CES 2010. A pretty cool headset that can be helmet mounted that allows you to talk and/or listen to music while riding your motorcycle (disclosure: Midland Radio is the company that sponsored my CES trip).

A look at the Midland Radio Action Cam, a sweet fisheye lens portable video camera that allows you to mount it to just about anything (e.g. ski goggles, helmets, guns, dogs, etc.) (disclosure: Midland Radio is the company that sponsored my CES trip).

The full week series of CES video blog coverage continues! Here’s another collection of various video blogs I shot while at CES this year in Las Vegas. Enjoy!

These are called Gelaskins and they are AWESOME removable vinyl skins for protecting and customizing portable devices. I own these and have skins from this company on my iPhone, laptop and iPods! They’re easily my favorite skins out of all the companies that exist (and there’s a lot of options out there). The great thing about these is 1.) no air bubbles 2.) doesn’t leave a sticky residue. I’ve put the skin on my iPhone on 3 different phones- and it’s still like new must check out if you like the art they have. Watch the video blog here.

I think these are the most durable cases out on the market. They’re awesome. I’ve seen a lot of hard cases- and Otterbox makes the best quality …and I promise, I’m not paid to say that. Keep in mind, you’ll sacrifice size/bulk for the protection though. It’s not a thin case. But it’s durable as all heck (as you’ll see in the video) Watch the video blog here.

If you’re looking for a cheap, easy to use DJ program- ion’s Discover DJ is it. This would make a great gift for someone who throws a lot of parties but doesn’t need to buy expensive DJ equipment. It’s extremely easy to use too. Watch the video blog here.

A first look at the Peregrine gaming glove. What’s interesting about this glove is that this could be used for more than just gaming. Some graphic designers use this for quick shortcuts to common functions in photoshop.

A look at these Kicker stereos for iPod and Zune, called the iKick and zKicks. These things are pretty darn loud and they’re way cheaper than the Bose versions.

I was locked and loaded with duel-cameras when I was at CES this year (video + my DSLR). I wanted to share with you some of my favorites (below). Also, you can see the full slide show of photos on my flickr stream. Enjoy!

Here’s a collection of various video blogs I shot while at CES this year in Las Vegas.

This is pretty incredible to watch- it’s a clip of two really strong “Hand Balancing” dudes at the Motorola booth at CES 2010. I believe these guys are called, “Design Duo”, however I’m not 100% sure.

Here’s a quick look at the new 1080p waterproof Kodak playsport video camcorder. This comes out in April 2009 and is expected to be priced at $149. I use a Flip Mino HD, but I’m really tempted to get one of these- it’s a better and it’s cheap.

A first look at the Pocket Radar, a personal handheld doppler speed radar detector. This device can be used for all kinds of sports: baseball, racing, soccer, tennis, track & field, etc.

A demo of the new “Mint” hard surface robot cleaner- designed to work with swiffer wet and dry pads.

This video blog of the world’s thinnest TV from CES is something you have to see to believe it.

This TV is the LG LED Ultra Slim LED TV, 6.9mm/0.27″ depth (about as thick as your finger). This isn’t expected to hit the market until 2011, but there’s no doubt this TV is awesome! I should mention, no video or audio wires are running to the TV, it has wireless 1080p being transmitted wirelessly to the TV (the gray media box in the video).

This video blog is just one of the many CES 2010 videos I put together, this URL will be updated with more blogs this entire week.

The big buzz at CES was centered around 3DTV, however, a completely different technology had my attention: wireless electricity. Yeah, you read that right: wireless electricity. In my opinion, this was easily the most intriguing advancement to see at CES this year. The potential of this technology could really shake up several industries.

Now, if you’re like me- you probably don’t know the first thing about what wireless power or wireless electricity is. Ashish Gupta and Ryan Tseng explained to me the WiPower technology and demonstrate how it works in this video blog interview I shot at CES.

I want to note; WiPower isn’t the only company who’s developed wireless electricity. You’ve probably heard of Powermat, which is on the market now and some electric toothbrushes have been using a form of this technology as well. However, the difference in WiPower’s technology is that you’re not required to hold a fixed position to transfer power /electricity. They call it “freedom of position“. You’ll see in the video blog that you can freely move the light bulb in the air and it still stays on! Truly incredible insane mind blowing stuff.

…just think of all the potential applications you could apply this technology! Charge your electric car in your garage/parking lots without wires, charge everything on your desk at work just by sitting down, [insert more ideas here, etc, etc].

Who knows, it might not be long until you seeing cell phones that say have a “wireless charging ready” pre-installed on the device…
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