ces2012 Archive
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Toon Boom Doodle: Animate Drawings on the iPad – CES 2012
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsSteven Choo, CEO of Toon Boom joined the CES TPN Live show. He showed off an iPad product, and how easy it is to create animations. Toon Boom powers a lot of the video you see now. Simpsons, Sponge Bob, and many other cartoons have used the engine. We saw Toon Boom Draw, their iPad app. You can create a simple animation within seconds. Toon... -
Livio Radio: Turn Your Car into Kit – CES 2012
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 1 CommentNo, not the famous car from the 80′s that David Hasselhoff drove. This is the kit bluettoth internet radio car kit. Plug the kit into your cigarette lighter to charge it up. Kit then gets synced with your iPhone. You can then control the app with voice commands. It can get many different apps, and also streams music and (depending on radio) can also... -
Ford: New Apps for Sync – CES 2012
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsFive new external apps were announced at CES by Ford. NPR radio, Stitcher, Roximity, Tune-In, IHeartRadio. Also Sync Destinations which is location based services for turn-by turn directions. Also an app called Scout that is also a navigation system. We went through a demo of the Sync. This is on a series of select vehicles, but they are looking for ways to roll back... -
Ford: Updated My Ford Touch – CES 2012
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsWe look at Ford and their My Ford Touch System. Back in November, they updated the software so you could navigate better. Larger buttons, more spacing and their four corners system, so you know exactly where to press. We go through the system and talk about how easy it is to update your car. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:17 —... -
Dynamics Inc: PowerCards – Smart Credit Cards with Security Features – CES 2012
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe credit card is getting an upgrade. It also won the CES 2012 Innovation award. Jeff Mullen, CEO of Powercards joins us to talk about the Dynamic Credit Card. They just raised over 40 million dollars to create one of the smallest devices ever developed. 70 electrical components in the size of a credit card. This is the world’s first card re-programmable mag stripe. Push a... -
Canon: Powershot G1 X Camera with Professional Features – CES 2012
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsWhile at the Canon booth, we looked at the new Powershot G1 X camera. It’s a new type of point-and-shoot camera that allows you to act like a professional. Ben Thomas talks about the sensor size of 1.5 inches. It’s much larger (9x) than other Point and shoot. This gives you amazing low light performance and “Shallow depth of field”. It’s the ability to... -
iLuv: Travel Accessories DreamTraveler, RockWall, Mo’Beats – CES 2012
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsI don’t trust hotel alarm clocks. In fact, I unplug the clock and plug my iPhone in the same area. Someone at iLuv must do the same thing, because they came out with the DreamTraveler. At CES this year, iLuv won several CES Innovations awards. Todd gets the skinny from Peter at iLuv. First, we have the Dream Traveler. The is combined iPhone dock, USB charger and... -
IOGear: HDMI HD UpScale Switch Turns Your 2D Movies into 3D Movies – CES 2012
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsIOGear has a box so cool, there is no name for it yet. While at the IOGear booth at CES, Todd talked to Joshua about this new box. It does a few different things in a 3×6 box. It’s all about 3D – you want 3D, but the standards are not set, or you don’t like the way 3D works. What they have done, is they...







