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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some nice looking gadgets! I can't wait to get that 103 inch TV mounted on my wall... do I have one that accommodates a TV of that size?!<br><br><br><br>I'm excited to see that Dell topped their 2405fpw. Hopefully the prices will come down on that.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua K]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 6:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[<i>This is Intel's first attempt to market a platform</i><br><br><br><br>Is it? What was Centrino?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel McConnell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 6:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does anyone know where I can download a full video of the Google keynote. I'd be interested in the other companies too. I already have Microsoft's off their site.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Tilley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 6:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[What? Intel Viive is best of CES? It's nothing else than a marketing gimmick and a sticker that sits on a computer case. Everything that this "platform" offers is already available in todays media center PC's.<br><br>Check out this story:<br><br><a href='http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28834'>http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28834</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 7:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[what, no love for the new tivo? thats one of the few things that i found interesting from the reporting. i know theres alot of tivo haters but an hdtv with cablecard has to be one of the best things for consumers (not only nerds). sure, there is a subscription fee but come on, its worth it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[khamel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 8:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA["Michael Dell stressed that this isn't a living room television" - I'm curious to know why not?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 8:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA["This is Intel's first attempt to market a platform rather than a PC part, "<br><br><br><br>That simply is not true. Intel already did this with "centrino" which was just basically a specification for parts already on the market. VIIV is exactly the same thing: Use this product of ours, this product and this one and we will let you put a "centrino" or a "viiv" sticker on the side of your computer.<br><br><br><br>Engadget: this isn't a case of opinion, that statement is factually incorrect.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jono]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 8:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Viiv will bomb because no one will know what in the heck it is.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 8:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm still waiting for the video of Robin Williams to be posted somewhere......anywhere!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 9:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does anyone know if the Gigabeat S will support USB Mass Storage and USB charging?  I was set on getting an iPod, but the higher video battery life (assuming the 30GB version can go 4 hours+) and FM tuner support of the Gigabeat S could change my mind.<br><br><br><br>Thanks for all the great CES coverage, btw.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 9:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Centrino was a chipset, but Viiv isn't just about chips, it's also a standard for protecting content so it can be moved around the home. That's why it is truly a "platform" where Centrino was not.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[actually...]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 9:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[> a display whose slightly bigger pixels make its face 0.9 percent lager<br><br><br><br>Mmm, beeeeer!<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Paul<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Wakeford]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 10:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[#3:  The article you've linked to shows that the author has no idea what Viiv is about.<br><br><br><br>Yes, it's a PC, and you can go out and buy all that gear and build one.  However, Viiv also includes software above and beyond XP MCE, as well as content and content distribution.<br><br><br><br>Do some research.  I was skeptical on the whole thing, but after having actually used some of the devices I've changed my mind.  It's a pretty cool set of technologies that really does improve the experience of a media PC.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2006 11:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Viiv is all smoke and mirrors. It's a marketing gimmick that piggybacks on Microsoft's Media Center OS. No wonder an MS rep wasn't present at the unveiling. <br><br>Intel is making a mistake by dropping names like Pentium that people know and have come to trust during the last 10 years.<br><br><br><br>Where's this year's Cat Schwartz CES video??]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shmoe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2006 12:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[I still think their announcements were a Googleflop (ha ha, I made a joke).  The only moderately intersting aspect is that clearly they will ultimately they will offer a free download serivce paid for by targeted (by person, content and locality) advertising.  When that happens its bye-bye for Apple and friends - lets face it, the majority of people are too cheap to pay for their downloads if they can be had for free.  The only thing Google has yet to figure out - how to force you to watch the commercials.<br><br><br><br>And yes, just where is the FULL video of their keynote?  Its not even on Google video - how ironic is that???<br><br><br><br><a href='http://longdarktechtime.com/2006/01/ces-google-yawn-or-was-it-googleflop.html<br>'>http://longdarktechtime.com/2006/01/ces-google-yawn-or-was-it-googleflop.html<br></a>I still think their announcements were a Googleflop (ha ha, I made a joke).  The only moderately intersting aspect is that clearly they will ultimately they will offer a free download serivce paid for by targeted (by person, content and locality) advertising.  When that happens its bye-bye for Apple and friends - lets face it, the majority of people are too cheap to pay for their downloads if they can be had for free.  The only thing Google has yet to figure out - how to force you to watch the commercials.<br><br><br><br>And yes, just where is the FULL video of their keynote?  Its not even on Google video - how ironic is that???<br><br><br><br>http://longdarktechtime.com/2006/01/ces-google-yawn-or-was-it-googleflop.html<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Waddington]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2006 5:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[you guys did such an amazing job that i am no longer jealous that you actually get paid to do what you do ... it is obviously very GREULING work.<br><br><br><br>i take it back .. you lucky bastards!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua H.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2006 8:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[I thought the best booth was Creative. They had a lot of cool stuff to look at, giveaways for the frothing show-goers, and that pro gamer Fata1ity. That guy was kicking some serious gamer ass!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2006 9:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[And what about the G10 from iRiver ?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[m-p{3}]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2006 10:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dell stressed it isn't a living room TV because they gimped the monitor with exactly one (1) connector, a dual-link DVI. All their previous large-screen PC monitors had multiple connectors that allowed for 2 PCs and two other sources (like a cable box). I have the 2001FP, and I have 2 PCs (1 DVI, 1 VGA) and a DVR cable box (via S-Video) attached to it.<br><br><br><br>Obviously, they gimped the 30" model so they wouldn't cannibalize their TV sales. They definitely lost one sale here.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[L'Emmerdeur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 11th 2006 10:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Basically, this collection of top notch invention is really mind boggling. Another thing that amazes me is the comfort and enjoyment that these technological advancements bring. As expected, these peripherals will boost the capacity and the reliability of these machines. Perhaps only time can tell what the future will be with these innovations. Until that day comes, it is only proper to utilize these things for the benefit of all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Yale]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 11th 2006 5:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[would like to read more about the "platforms, standards, and formats than specific devices" you mention in the VIIV comment. i guess i hear about standards and formats (especially blu-ray vs hddvd) but what are the others, and how do they compare and contrast? what do they mean for the consumer-end specifically?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Normal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2006 10:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[The google talk from CES can be found at Truveo.com]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2006 7:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[here it is:<br><br><br><br><a href='http://www.truveo.com/search.php?q=ces&web+video'>http://www.truveo.com/search.php?q=ces&web+video</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2006 8:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[Try this on for size instead:<br><br><br><br><a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-594779305713074829&q=ces+keynote'>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-594779305713074829&q=ces+keynote</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Victor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 12th 2006 8:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Best of CES 2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/best-of-ces-2006/</guid><description><![CDATA[The blocky pixelated view from GOOG leaves an awful lot to desire, quality wise.  They definitely need to upgrade to FLASH8 and run it through ON2's FLIX!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[grinder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 13th 2006 5:38AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
