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CES 2015: Dell Introduces World's Thinnest Tablet

Hands-on with Dell's crazy thin Venue 8 7000 tablet | Android Central. The only thing wrong with the new Dell Venue 8 tablet is that it doesn't have a 4G LTE micro SIM yet. But, even at WiFi only, this amazing tablet has the prettiest quad-core LED screen I have ever seen. And, at only 6 mm thick, it is like holding a piece of paper with a screen on it. 32 Gigs of storage with a micro SD expansion slot, and 2 Gigs of RAM, and a quad core Atom CPU, make it almost a high end specs device. When this thing gets 4G, it will replace my beautiful Galaxy Tab S, which already has the best screen on the market. Here is Neil Hand, who is obviously bringing Dell's tablet business into the stratosphere:

SmartWatch Heaven - CES 2015

CES 2015 - CNET. In the coming days, I will be highlighting some of the products and trends I spotted at CES 2015 last week. Since I will be doing a Wearable Tech presentation at ABA TechShow in a few weeks, I will be talking about some of those trends as well. Fellow lawyers, and everybody else, if you thought you could avoid wearable computing in the near future, you can't. It will be everywhere, and you will be using it even when you aren't aware of it. So, get over it, and make the tech work for you. There were hundreds of smartwatches at the show, and, while none of the new players converted me from my Samsung Gear line of watches, there are plenty of alternatives for every taste and budget. I was impressed with the everyday simplicity of the new Garmin watches, and there were some products of other countries that were interesting. So, check out the CNET roundup at the link, and find out what you (and I) may have missed.

Sling TV - Will It Finally Kill Broadcast TV?

Sling TV is the live TV service cord cutters have been asking for | Android and Me. Broadcast TV will probably never die; but, it won't ever be the same. While I was traveling, I watched football and other stuff on my home Slingbox over the Internet. There is something cool about changing channels on a TV thousands of miles away in real time. But, at CES, Dish Network and Sling Media announced a new twist, Sling TV, which, for $20 a month, will provide live basic cable in real time over the Internet. The channel lineup isn't spectacular; but, if yoiu absolutely, positively, want to cut the cord, this is the first service that promises to do it. 

Robotbase Has A Robot For You

Personal Robot by Robotbase %u2014 Kickstarter.While this is a KickStarter Project, there was a large presence at CES 2015 of Telepresence technology. In the classroom, in the retail store, in a business, and in your home, expect to see AI robots wheeling around using current sensor and Internet tech to monitor, report and assist you in your daily activities. Think SmartPhone, SmartWatch and Google Glass on steroids, and ambulatory. Check out the company's video for a taste of what's to come. The artificial intelligence computers of the future won't be wearable, they will be members of the family.

Things I Didn't See At CES Las Vegas

For #TBT, I give you things I didn't see at CES. I did see these back in the Eighties at Comdex. I did get a few 4 Gigabyte USB sticks with Press information on them. They are tiny little things, about the size of half a fingernail. At $3,400 apiece, you would need 400 of these to equal one 4 Gig USB stick. About a million dollars per stick. 

Smart Wheel, Smart Light, Smart App - Smart Bikes

Smart Wheel, Smart Light, Smart App | FlyKly Street  Okay Bill Holmes, this one is for you. FlyKly makes a smart wheel add on that monitors your cycling activity and reports to your smart phone. Bring your bike into the new century and get the benefits of both pedal and electric power. Only 1,100. 

CES 2015: Lowe's IRIS - A Smarter Home Or Office

CES 2015: Inching Toward a Smarter Home. For most of us, home security is a function of interest and budget. There is a huge amount of smart home automation on display here, and, for the budget conscious do it yourselfer, Lowes' IRIS system is an inexpensive way to control a home or office remotely. Everything from connected wall outlets (turn off the teenager's access to Xbox from anywhere) to leak detectors that notify you of water on the floor, to automated appliances and watering systems are available. If you don't need professional monitoring, you can have all the bells and whistles of glass breakage sensors, door and window sensors, and the full complex of home security automation. And, you can control the whole show from your iPad, iPhone or Android phone or tablet. It's a brave new world.

ADT Pulse - Cool Security Innovations

6 of the Coolest Smart Home Innovations at CES | TIME. At the ADT booth. I use Pulse for 24 7 video surveillance at the office. Now if they can figure a way to let me spend time with the birds over the net. Smart security is now a smart home or office, all controlled from a smartphone. 

GoldKey Vaults - Encrypted Online Storage

GoldKey Vaults %u2014 Encrypted Cloud Storage | GoldKey Corporation. Many lawyers are debating the placement of client data in the cloud. Given the spotty treatment of the reasonableness standard, as applied to lawyers and the duty of confidentiality, I still think there is big risk in the cloud. Even companies which are security conscious don't provide end to end encrypted security. I signed up today for a Premium Gold Key account, which provides 10 Gigs of absolutely secure storage, along with USB key or softkey protection for devices, and end to end email encryption with others, as long as they have a Gold Key account. If you need more than 10 Gigs, you can get it for 50 cents a Gig. Military grade end to end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and hardware driven key management. A bargain at 20 bucks a month and FutureLawyer recommended.

Benebot - Telepresence In The Retail Space

ECOVACS. While I can think of a lot of legal uses for Benebot, he is designed to follow shoppers around the store and act as an assistant. I couldn't resist the opportunity to interview him on the show floor.

 

Post by Richard Georges.