The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) once again kickstarts the new year and we discuss several of the important stories that arose from this event. Speaking of kickstarting, SmartThings was there along with others like Canopy with their innovative Sensus touch enabled iPhone case.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Lois Mae Boogie by Doc MistaBluesman Quinn. Brought to us by Music Alley.
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Discussed during the show…
- CES:
- The Apple economy dominates CES 2013, but Samsung isn’t far behind
- Canopy’s Sensus touch-enabled iPhone case offers ten extra points of input
- Sensus Touch-Sensitive iPhone Case Rewrites Rules On Smartphone Functionality
- Hands On With Pebble, the Internet’s Favorite Smart Watch
- SmartThings Gambles On The Connected Home In Vegas
- Graeme’s Interview of UnitedHeathcare Group’s Head of Innovation
- Soundmatters debuts superslim FoxL Dash 7 Bluetooth speaker
- Almond+
- Qualcomm’s insane CES 2013 keynote in pictures and tweets
- 3M debuts gigantic 84-inch multitouch table with 40-point input
- Polaroid’s Jelly Bean Tablets Could Give Google a Run for Its Money
- At CES, the 4K TV sets arrive: Boom … or bust?
- Best Buy related:
- BIG Android Phones:
- Internet of Things:
- Apple:
- Chorus (proprietary content management system by Vox Media)
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