CES Consumer Electronics Show Last Gadget Standing.

CESConsumer Electronics ShowLast Gadget Standing

Nikon Coolpix P1

Nikon Coolpix P1

8MP CCD 3.5x zoom In-camera redeye fix Facial recognition technology Will follow multiple faces

Nikon Coolpix P1

Best Shot Selector (BSS) Scene modes Wireless to PC Shoot and send 802.11B wifi $209

Palm Treo 700w

Palm Treo 700w

Picture ID Type name to get contact Internet search – google Plays for Sure Napster to Go Note: in the demo they call it a phone

not a PDA $300

Logitech Z5450 Digital Speaker System

Logitech Z5450 Digital Speaker System

THX 5.1 surround sound Saving relationships by not requiring

wiring No networking – just plug in. Big wireless range – large room Digital not analog

Logitech Z5450 Digital Speaker System

THX certified speakers 1st wireless surround THX Discrete/distinct channels to each

speaker Hardware digital decoder, no AV

receiver needed What about power? $350

Pioneer Inno (XM2Go)

Pioneer Inno (XM2Go)

Ipod plus XM Scheduled record My music – recorded USB

Pioneer Inno (XM2Go)

Click, hear, keep Relationship with XM – tag/bookmark

songs as they’re played then go oline to download clean copies of those selections

Bookmarks made during live play $399

NetGear Storage Central Model SC101

NetGear Storage Central Model SC101

Digital piggy bank Can feed video to up to 5 audio/video

feeds at once Can be chained as one volume You choose the HDs inside

NetGear Storage Central Model SC101

Up to 128 petabytes. (Petabyte=1024 terabytes, terabyte=1024 gigabytes, gigabyte=1024 megabytes, megabyte=1024 kilobytes. Petabyte=1 billion megabytes)

Build-in mirroring 1 terabyte for under $350 Starts at $129

Epson P-4000

Epson P-4000

Multimedia storage device and viewer 3.8” screen 80GB storage displays audio, image, video formats

(not a large number listed in demo) audio/video outputs direct connect to printer $620

Celestron SkyScout

Celestron SkyScout

“iPod of astronomy” GPS device Point at a star, will tell you name of the

star, distance, what constellation(s) it is in Locate a star – includes a database of

6000 naked-eye visible objects Red blinking arrows in viewfinder direct

you to the object

Celestron SkyScout

Includes audio and text descriptions of over 200 objects plus a glossary of terms, astronomer info, etc.

Will lead you through all stars in a constellation

USB connection to PC allows you to download info on newly added objects.

SD card slot to load class info. $399

iRobot Scooba

iRobot Scooba

4 stages – vacuum, clean, scrub, dry wipes up dirty water 45 minutes to clean a kitchen. Doesn’t do a great job on corners (but

who does?) Aperture to pick up debris on the floor

the size of a Cheerio (their ‘cereal’ port!)

$399

Samsung Sprint Power Vision Phone MM-A940

Samsung MM A940 Download audio and

video 2x optical zoom

camera/camcorder 2 MP camera 1.56” x 1.25” screen Not yet available

InFocus Play Big IN72

Hi definition- dazzling projection TV 80” image projects clearly, can be

larger – up to 110” $1300 portable No picture or info on InFocus site -

Pulled from production?

And the winners are

Celestron SkyScout Pioneer Inno

(XM2Go)