Smart Home Pro

The crew is back from this year's 2010 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas.  The Electronic Home Expo (EHX) was included, so many of our home integration suppliers were included.

CES is posting video summaries on their YouTube Channel.   The big topic of the show was 3D Television.   Every television supplier had a demonstration (Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi).

In other news on the television front, LG, Samsung and Panasonic also showed some impressive prototype panels, from the enormous 152 inch Panasonic plasma panel to the ultra-slim but still small sized Organic LED (OLED) displays at LG and Samsung.

LG is introducing Skype and NetCast enabled televisions (you supply the USB camera for Skype).  Mitsubishi showcased their LaserVue television.   I've seen this television and it is every bit as good, and in some ways better than the best plasma I've seen.  Energy consumption is great and this technology has great potential for larger screens.

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Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) had a nice booth, showcasing their custom Jaguar XJ sound system, a new generation of 800 series floor standing speakers, the Zeppelin and Zeppelin Mini, and the awesome new P5 headphones and MM-1 powered computer speakers.   If you like placing movies on your iPod for portability, a Zeppelin mounted under your TV provides great sound with the video displayed on the TV.  What a great guest room option!

Crestron was present, demonstrating Digital Media products.  Digital Media allows you to share your HDMI source devices (BluRay players, satellite receivers, media servers, etc) with all the TVs in you home, using CAT-5, CAT-6 or fiber cables.

While in Las Vegas, we took a side trip to the Crestron Experience Center, where ALL the Crestron products are on display.  Of notable interest are the ADMS Media Server and the Hospitality (hotel room) solutions.