| Analyst Show Flashes from 2009 CES | ||||||
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the largest tradeshow in the world for consumer technology. Despite a subdued economy, more than 2,700 manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and related products and services introduced new products at this year's event. Current Analysis was at the show and our coverage includes reports written from analysts in our Consumer and Infrastructure services. In these Show Update reports, the analysts give their view of announcements made at the show providing perspective on the relative merits of the announcements as well as their importance to the vendor and the market as a whole. Analyst Show Flashes are excerpts from these reports, and are available to all visitors at no charge. Clients with subscriptions to the respective modules can read the full Show Update reports on our CurrentCOMPETE™ Intelligence Portal by following the Client Access links. |
| 2009 CES Analyst Show Flashes | |
| ► | Broadcom Debuts 30a Profile VDSL2 Chipsets for 100 Mbps Symmetric Service Broadband Infrastructure - Jan 9, 2009 - True to its “arms dealer” form, Broadcom has announced new chipsets for both the telco and cable infrastructure markets. First, we’ll look at the telco offering; what distinguishes Broadcom’s new VDSL2 chipset from previous generation silicon? |
| ► | Microsoft Mediaroom Gains Reverse Gear, But Will It Go Forward? Digital Media Infrastructure - Jan 9, 2009 - Microsoft’s Mediaroom Anytime is a compelling proposition for network DVR deployment, even though it won’t automatically wash your clothes or prepare a TV dinner – the two more indispensible home technologies according to a survey by rival NDS. |
| ► | Cisco Sees More Eos in the Media and Entertainment Future Digital Media Infrastructure - Jan 9, 2009 - Cisco continues to diversify its portfolio in the area of content delivery with the launch of the Cisco Eos platform, designed to bolster the ability of media and entertainment companies to elevate the user experience at their hosted Web sites. |
| ► | RIM’s New BlackBerry Curve 8900 Comes to T-Mobile Mobile Devices - Jan 9, 2009 - T-Mobile will be the first U.S. carrier to pick up RIM’s much-anticipated BlackBerry Curve 8900, which squeezes an impressive spec list into a gorgeous form factor that is the thinnest and lightest among all QWERTY BlackBerrys launched to date. |
| ► | Verizon Wireless Seals the Deal with Microsoft’s Search Service Wireless Services - U.S. - Jan 9, 2009 - Verizon Wireless’ alliance with Live Search will allow its users to receive contextual results, which will encourage mobile Web usage and subsequent data plan adoption. The advertising part of the deal opens a new revenue source for the carrier. |
| ► | TiVo’s New Search Tools Incorporate Internet Content Partners Amazon and YouTube Digital Home - U.S. - Jan 9, 2009 - TiVo Search addresses a past weakness of TiVo’s growing mass of Internet content -- how to find it. TiVo begins with a good first step by integrating TV recording search queries with related Internet content from Amazon and YouTube. |
| ► | SanDisk SlotRadio: Cheap and Easy Content Mobile Devices - Jan 8, 2009 - SanDisk’s new slotRadio format brings something new to the digital music marketplace: a prepackaged music format that combines the absolute simplicity of radio with the desire for portable digital music. |
