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Roku XDS Turning on USB Port!

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My favorite product of 2010 the Roku box which is now residing in over 1 million consumer homes. The Roku XDS is now entering major retail stores so availability is going to be increasing. They are working with new partners to bring new content to the device. Announced at CES 2011 they are turning on the USB feature which allows you to play back your own files via USB which will be turned on over the next couple of weeks.

With many major players and more to come the Roku is at a price point anyone can own one.

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Eye-Fi Direct Mode at CES 2011

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Eye-Fi has introduced Direct Mode at CES 2011 which allows you to send pictures directly to another device like a mobile phone or base station from the eye-fi, wi-fi, sd enabled memory stick. While it is a minor upgrade to their service it is handy that you will be able to send pictures to your mobile device which then you could sms or email to someone.

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Moovida Free Media Player

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Moovida launched a very cool media player at CES 2011, it essentially is a very intuitive menu interface that can work on your Mac or PC it catalogs the content you already have on your computer and allows you to find that content quickly. Designed for folks that have big libraries of content.

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NBCU Show 1 Coverage from Bravo Stage

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NBCU was nice enough to offer up their main stage for two events again this year, due to NBCU regular production time over runs we recorded our first NBCU event from the Bravo stage. What is funny is that we finished our 5 company interviews in 26 minutes, yet the program that caused us to not be able to use the main stage, recorded their 8 minute spot 5 times. What was different from take 1 to take 5 still has me still scratching my head, but the producer of that show obviously was not happy.

We had executives from Ford, iRobot, Red, Anti Sleep Pilot and Clickfree we could not not keep these executives waiting,and could not infringe on their time any longer holding them longer waiting for production at NBCU o wrap, so we had to shift to the poorly lit bravo stage. You will see in later videos from our NBCU day 2 coverage the deltas in what going from their main stage to the bravo dome. While I appreciate the support of NBCU and their allowing us to use their facilities we were disappointed that we could not give the companies we invited the appearance experience we had expected. Hopefully in future years we are given time slots that are a lot less conflicting with actual production of NBCU television shows.

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Actiontec Wireless HDMI

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Actiontec has introduced Wireless HDMI at CES 2011 which allows you to connect multiple monitors to a single transmitter. So you can transmit the HDMI signal from lets say an xBox or your cable TV set top box to a TV 150 feet away. The product will be available in the second quarter for around $200.00. The exciting thing about this is you can hook more than one TV up aka you have a single transmitter with multiple receivers, this is a great way to distribute the same content to multiple TV sets.

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Bling Tag enables Payments with your Cell at CES 2011

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The concept is simple, your sign up for an account over at BlingNation.com and get your bling tag you put on your cell phone. Then anytime you are at a merchant that takes Bling Payments you simply tap your Bling Tag on the payment interface and your account is automatically billed cool for consumers. What is even better is that merchants can set up reward programs to offer discounts to frequent customers.

Bling also integrates with Twitter and Facebook so your friends know what merchants you have visited and paid for products with your bling tag. Several companies have tried this in the past and what makes Bling different is that they tie in discounts and the social aspect. According to the company representative the number of vendors adopting the optional bling payment system is going well.

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JoyFactory Launches iPad Accessory Line at CES 2011

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JoyFactory launched a full line of iPad accessories at CES 2011 under the iPad anywhere mantra. One of the products that drew my attention was a iPad stand that was made out of composite materials. This is a brand new US based company.

Another product that I thought was pretty cool was a Tag and Go charging station that is unique in that multiple devices could easily be charged from the charging pad. Check out their new line of products.

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Wilson 4G / LTE Signal Boosters CES 2011

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Wilson Cell Boosters are introducing a line of 4G / LTE signal boosting amplifiers. These products available soon, will help consumers that are in areas with weak signals. Wilson has a full line of cell phone boosters covering every band. Available for pre-order now.

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Celestron Introduces Self Aligning Telescope CES 2011

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Celestron has introduced a self aligning telescope that will find and align itself within 3 minutes of being turned on. One of the biggest challenges people have when using a telescope is the alignment procedure. With this new telescope amateurs will be able to take this unit out to the back yard turn it on and start observing celestial bodies within a few short minutes.

The SkyProdigy with a built in digital camera can connect to a PC as well, allowing you to point the telescope automatically. Scheduled to be released in a few months priced at $800.00

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Nike Plus Sports Watch GPS Enabled CES 2011

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Nike has created a GPS enabled watch for runners that is not only simple to use but tracks your runs, and allows you to connect online and share your runs, it tracks where you go and the run times.. Great way to share great running routes with all your friends.

One of the cool features is that once you take it off, you can actually plug it into your computer with the built in USB connector.

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