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Videocassette recorder
(VCR) 1970
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Pong home console by
Atari, 1975
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Camcorder 1981
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Compact disc player
1981
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Commodore 64 personal
computer 1982
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Firewire, 1334 Standard,
1992
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Mini disc 1993
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NBS100 introduces VATS,
FirewireVatsSystem, 1994
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Digital versatile disc
(DVD) 1996
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Mag intorduces Smart90.com,
2000
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High-definition television
(HDTV) 1998
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Xbox game console by
Microsoft, 2001
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Plasma television 2001
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Internet television (IPTV)
2005
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BunnyBox, 2008. A analog
to digital WiFi converter Box. /
Hand-held voice translators and
dictionaries
01.
The
Featured Events -
The
Keynote Stage Lights Up at the 2009 International
CES. •••You can you find
moguls of television and cinema, professional
athletes, rock stars and consumer technology's
heavy hitters all on one stage at any of the
International CES keynote addresses. The only thing
bigger than the names is the technology they're
there to unveil. Pre-CES Keynote
Address Microsoft Corp.'s
CEO, Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corp., will
deliver a pre-CES keynote address on Wednesday,
January 7, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. Ballmer joined
Microsoft in 1980 after being the first business
manager hired by Bill Gates, and was named chief
executive officer in 2000. With Microsoft's goal to
provide an integrated platform to enable a seamless
experience across a range of computing and non-PC
devices and services, Ballmer is focused on
continuing Microsoft's innovation and leadership
across the company's seven businesses. He is known
for his unique leadership style and strong passion
for the technology industry. Date/Time: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Location: The Venetian
Room: Palazzo Ballroom
State of the
Industry Address and Sony Corporation Keynote
Address. •••Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO
Gary Shapiro, will precede the Sony keynote with
his State of the CE Industry Address •••Sir Howard
Stringer, Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation, will
then officially kick off the 2009
International CES. Sir Howard has been
chairman and chief executive officer of Sony
Corporation since June 2005. He is also a
representative corporate executive officer of Sony
Corporation. Additionally, Sir Howard serves as
chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation of America, as
well as corporate head of Sony Corporation's
Entertainment Business Group. He is a member of the
board of directors of Sony Corporation, and is a
Board member of Sony BMG Music Entertainment and
Sony Ericsson. He joined Sony Corporation in May
1997. Prior to joining Sony, Sir Howard had a
distinguished 30-year career as a journalist,
producer and executive at CBS Inc. Date/Time: Thursday, January 8, /2009
8:30 p.m.
Location: The Venetian
Room: Palazzo Ballroom
02
/CES
will host the Technology & Engineering Emmy
Awards for the third year in a row! The
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
(NATAS) has presented the Emmy® Awards for
Outstanding Achievement in Engineering /Technical
Development since 1948. These awards honor
achievements in two areas: Science & Technology
for Television - broadcast, cable and satellite
distribution and Advanced Media Technology. •••The Awards are presented to an
individual, company, or to a scientific or
technical organization for developments and/or
standardization involved in engineering
technologies which either represent an extensive
improvement on existing methods and its RF effects,
if any, so innovative in nature that they
materially have affected the transmission,
recording, or reception of television. Date/Time: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 6:00 p.m.
Reception;
7:00 p.m. Awards Banquet
Location: The Venetian
Room: Lido Ballroom 3101
Parade of gadgets - The Consumer
Electronics Show has long been the venue of choice
for introducing hot new home-entertainment
technology. SEE LIST ON LEFT.
3.
Editor's Note / FRANKLIN
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS ATTEND
EVENTS •••"PUTTING A BOOTH TOGETHER to be part of
the Las Vegas Convention Center, isn't simple,
especially if your company sells hand-held
translators and MPG3 players," says Erin Salvatore
of Franklin. The International Consumer Electronics
Show, a trade extravaganza highlighting the newest
gadgets, runs Monday through
Thursday. •••Put
the power of language in the palm of your
hand! -
Erin says that "almost as essential as your
passport when traveling, in Las Vegas, it's having
your Handi around. •••The Speaking Global Translator contains
over 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases, and speaks
115,000 words in recorded human voice. Ideal for
communicating on almost any continent with 12
languages and translations to and from Chinese
(Mandarin), Dutch, English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian and Spanish. Enter a word in your native
language and this indispensable travel tool will
speak and show the translation in your language and
the language you seek. •••A voice recording feature allows you to
record custom words and phrases appropriate to
travel or business needs. The predictive spelling
feature can help you with misspelled words. 7-line
screen aids visibility in this lightweight
unit. •••• Includes an MP3
Player to download and play MP3 files; enjoy music
and more while looking up words and
phrases. •••• Includes Audio
Player, Earbuds and AC
adaptor •••• Five
games •••• Chinese, Japanese
& Korean are displayed phonetically using the
Roman alphabet, and in Asian
characters •••• Organizer,
local/world clock, calculator, currency and metric
converter •••• USB Connection. -
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4.
TVinews Bylines /
With the
economy collapsing, the ranks of the unemployed
growing, and bailout petitions underway, the last
thing we seem to need in America is a show
displaying the newest electronic
contraptions.
"Wrong," says Gary Sunkin of TVI Magazine.
"As consumers spend more time at home, they
increasingly consider CE products as necessities,
not luxuries, even given the tough economic times,
when all global industries are susceptible to
consumer unease about their own personal finances.
But the questions remains, "in the midst of the
sharpest recession in memory, will anyone truly
care about the latest gadgets and gizmos? " •••That depressing question will be hanging
over the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
this January, as buyers, retailers, enthusiasts,
and reporters will gather in Las Vegas to either
herald the economy's resurgence, or damn the show
as just another Comdex or Macworld. •••Naysayers say that attendance will be
down, and that consumer electronics companies will
scale back to the tried, true, and profitable. •••In a bid to steal some thunder,
companies exhibiting at CES are already emailing
and publicizing the announcements they'll make at
the show. •••Will CES be as big as the 2008 show in
January 2008? The short answer: No. The show's
attendance continues to decline. In June, the
Consumer Electronics Association's final tally said
that CES 2008 drew 141,150 attendees. That, in
turn, was down from 143,695 in 2007. •••"However, the 2009 International CES
features with 2,700 exhibitors across 1.7 million
net square feet of exhibit space, which is a strong
indication of the resiliency of our industry," the
CEA added. "Most importantly, our research shows
that the average CES attendee conducts 12 meetings
at the show, making CES attendance a most
economical way to do business and generate new
leads in the consumer electronics
industry." CLICK
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NBS100
TeleComunication Study - Regulatory Frequency
Seizure
01.
The
Featured Events -
The
Keynote Stage Lights Up at the 2009 International
CES.
