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Talking TVs With an Imaginary Consumer at CES
Time to run out and buy a new 4K TV? Read this, and count to 10 first.
Viral Video: “To the Arctic”
Incredible.
The iPhone Finds Its Voice
The iPhone 4S is one of Apple’s less dramatic updates, but, when combined with the Siri, iOS 5 and iCloud features, it presents an attractive new offering to smartphone users, writes Walt.
High-Definition Streaming
Walt answers a reader’s question on set-top boxes streaming movies in high definition.
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Cisco Drops Price of Home Video-Calling System
Cisco Systems has cut the price of its umi video-calling system for consumers, a flashy offering released in October to great fanfare–and widespread criticism about how much it cost. The network-equipment giant on Monday said it is reducing the price of the existing umi system to $499 from $599, and introduced a $399 version with reduced high-definition resolution that requires a slower Internet connection.
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Trade Show Chief Touts Many Gadgets, But Not 3D TV
Gary Shapiro promises more cool stuff than ever at the giant Consumer Electronics Show in early January. But the trade group leader sounds less than enthusiastic about one of the most talked-about topics, 3D television.
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Vast Majority of TV Viewing Still in Standard Definition
Do you watch most of your television in HD, or standard definition? Even though 56 percent of U.S. households have high-def, more than 80 percent of television viewing is still done in standard definition, according to a report this week by Nielsen.
Digital Cameras Improve Zooms, HD Function
Katie compares digital cameras for potential buyers as they begin their search for gifts during the holiday season.
Video: BoomTown Gets a Taste of Umi and Chomps into Cisco Execs Too!
Yesterday, BoomTown dragged my weary bag of bones to downtown San Francisco for the unboxing of a new consumer telepresence product from Cisco called Umi. The networking giant is making yet another big foray into the competitive space for, well, space in the living room. At the event, Cisco dubbed Umi as sweet as chocolate. Is it?
Like BoomTown Said: Cisco Announces "Umi" Consumer Telepresence
In a post last week, BoomTown wrote that Cisco would introduce a consumer telepresence product. It did today at San Francisco at a press event. It is called, inexplicably, ?mi telepresence. I’ll be honest, it sounds like sushi I refuse to eat. In any case, Cisco’s entry into the crowded consumer video-chat arena will be $599 with $24.99 monthly fee and can be used with a high-definition television.