Kurt Shintaku's Blog

South Hall is the home automation stuff along with computer peripherals and the infamous massage chairs and junk like that.  I spent less time in this hall than Central Hall since Central is where the meat and potatoes are at.

• Creative is making a cheaper Android based tablet with Bluetooth stereo audio & AptX high quality audio. http://twitpic.com/3o7ydt
• Creative has a. LOT of wireless Bluetooth speakers here. At least 6 or 7 models. Good for Windows Phone 7 users. http://twitpic.com/3o7z81
• Turtle Beach… Earforce x41, Dolby 7.1 Surround headsets. http://twitpic.com/3o82ml
• Turtle Beach cont… PX5, new headset. Bluetooth & WirelessRF for BOTH PS3/X360. Multipairing capable for cell. http://twitpic.com/3o86ag

• Keytec MagicTouch. Uses lasers to target enemies on games. Optir touch screen overlays TVs or displays. $500. http://twitpic.com/3o87vl
• MagicTouch.com for all of Keytec’s products. Laser or touch. Good technology, horrible marketing. http://twitpic.com/3o89iw
• Sleek Audio. Wow. Custom headsets single/dual driver. 3 swappable bass/treble modules. $80-$275. http://twitpic.com/3o8bro
• Sleek Audio cont. SaPRO model custom fit/design for your ear. 3wk turnaround. Custom levels for hearing levels. http://twitpic.com/3o8c99
• Sleek Audio cont. Custom cable for phone microphone avail in 3 months. Optimze speakers and fit, swap cable for the source. COOL!
• iPONT 3D TV. Without glasses. Concept only. 100% compatible with all 3D content. http://twitpic.com/3o8dsw http://twitpic.com/3o8dzc
• Video EFx 2D to 3D converter box. Takes live 2D signals, interprets them as 3D. Works but is it worth $399? http://twitpic.com/3o8ews
• Verizon 4G LTE capable smartphone. "HTC Thunderbolt" w/ DLNA, Mobile Hotspot, Skype, Video calling, Android 2.2. http://twitpic.com/3o8z4e
• HTC Thunderbolt cont. LED backlight 8GB eMmC, 768MB RAM, 32GM MicSD, Qualcomm MSM8655 1GHZ, CDMA, 1400mAh LiIon, 8Mp cam & 1.3Mp front cam.
• BTW: HTC Thunderbolt coming in March. No price announced.
• Blackberry. Big crowd. Guess why? "Playbook". 1st public viewing. http://twitpic.com/3o92kk
• Blackberry TI OMAP dual core. Very smooth. Only WiFi, no commitment of tethering. (Depending on carriers, swdev) http://twitpic.com/3o930z

• Blackberry Playbook. Based on QNX… not BlackberryOS. No replaceable battery. 3Mp front cam, 5Mp back cam. http://twitpic.com/3o95hf
• Commentary: No compat w/ existing BB apps, totally new OS w/out dev community, no cellular transceiver, NO INTL RELEASE = Blackberry’s done.
• Playbook cont. Will have exclusive contract with Sprint. That doesn’t change things tho. Ppl are http://shortText.com/wew51dbq7n
• Plantronics Voyager PRO UC… Multipoint UC/Desktop & Cell phone headset. PROplus provides A2DP merged stereo. http://twitpic.com/3o9abd

• Plantronics Savi430 Enterprise UC headset. $279. Ultrahigh quality audio over wireless. http://twitpic.com/3o9b7i
• Plantronics GameCom X95 for Xbox gaming. 2.1 only but VERY comfortable. $99. http://twitpic.com/3o9cwp
• Plantronics BackBeat 903+ Stereo Multipoint Bluetooth headset. With back & forth + volume controls + call pickup. http://twitpic.com/3o9eu1
• Kodak Digital Picture frames. 10" or 7". Wireless photo transfer over Internet to http://pulse.kodak.com. http://twitpic.com/3o9hj2
• Kodak Digital Frame cont. Gets photos from FB, Flickr, Email, MMS. Also sent photos can be commented from frame. http://twitpic.com/3o9j5r
• Kodak digital frames cont. $129 for 7", $199 for 10". Supports WPA2.
• Kodak cont. They’re pitching 3D photography with HOME printing really hard here. Problem? Reqs those old BLUE & RED 3D glasses. Yecch.
• Kodak cont. Here’s some photos of the supposedly personal 3D photo tech from Kodak. http://twitpic.com/3o9ln3 http://twitpic.com/3o9lr8
• Kill a Watt March 2011, no pricing yet. Exclusively 110W. http://twitpic.com/3o9pdc
• Kill a Watt cont. Wireless monitor for up to 8 devices. http://twitpic.com/3o9q1u