Engadget Podcast 179: CES 2010 Final Goodbye - 01.10.2010
By Trent Wolbe 
posted January 10th 2010 3:10PM
posted January 10th 2010 3:10PM
Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Song: See You Again [Maximum FX Crushed + Screwed Mode]
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04:12 - Inbrics M1 is the thinnest Android slider we've seen, probably everything we ever wanted
04:29 - LG GW990 hands-on video
06:50 - 3D @ CES
14:25 - RED Scarlet and Bomb EVF surprise hands-on!
20:05 - Lenovo Skylight hands-on and impressions (video)
20:20 - Intel
22:00 - E-ink
22:55 - Chances of Netflix on Nintendo 'excellent,' says Netflix CEO
23:05 - Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: 'I personally don't like two-handed operations'
23:17 - Boxee
24:10 - Pixel Qi: The e-Reader story of CES 2010
33:35 - The Android Army is Rising
34:05 - Synaptics Fuse concept hands-on
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This is my 2nd CES and have to say Palm - despite having such a small share of the market - is frequently on the minds of the editors for two years in a row now. WebOS is recognized by these brilliant gentleman as a powerful, viable operating system that deserves credit for its innovation. Josh stated that he may use a Pre as his primary or secondary line; that alone suggests those in the business of gadgets and tech reporting have recognized Palm as a major player in the smart phone (or is it "super-phone" now?) market that has a desirable device and OS.
In alphabetical order (so as not to show bias), these smartphone OSes will be the survivors for many years in the US: Android, Apple, Blackberry, WebOS and WinMo. I know there is S60 and Maemo, but until Nokia can better promote its smartphones in the US, their market share will lag behind the rest.
I don't know...For me this year's CES wasn't SO great. A lot of new technologies but nothing revolutionary :S
@Matej Bajan I have to agree 100% This year was very dissappointing to say the least. The Boxee Box as last gadget standing? Seriously? 3D tv as the hot thing, what?
@Matej Bajan Where's the Lenovo X210?? Worst CES evar. :-(
Get to the meat, already.
The Android Army will not be happy about this.
screens are overrated, give me a podpast anyday. :)
Hey guys this has all been excellent coverage, I've loved it all, comedic and insightful, thanks.
Las Vegas is beautiful and I seriously doubt the two million residents all live downtown. For the record, the Convention Center is not downtown, but at the and of the Strip, which is completely separate and miles away from downtown.
A year of Doubtful Technologies.
eBooks, Slates and oversized Android iPod Touches, 3D TVs.
It felt like a year of trying stuff out. Some of this tech might stick and develop into usable gadgets, but much of it will be dead-end evolutionary branches.
PS, Android is the phone equivalent of Linux.
And you don't mess with Linux zealots...
Damn it you guys, I got up at 7AM GMT to catch the last podcast when you'd done it about 4 hours before >:l
I know you guys were tired when you recorded this podcast, but you really do need to scale back the silliness. Paul & Nilay have great insight and observations. Josh needs to edit more and talk less.
@LuisVinOC not so much the silliness, but what I do dislike is the way the presenters talk over each other. I think the silliness is fine, the bullshitting is fun. It makes the presenters on BBC Click seem dry because it lacks character, something which Engadget has heaps of; making it enjoyable.
@LuisVinOC
It does seem like the higher up you are in Engadget the more you like the sound of your own voice.
Thanks for the terrific coverage of CES. I felt like I was following a telethon and couldn't pull away!
I am most disappointed, however, in the attitude of everyone on the podcast. As the "slates" reared their heads again, the prevailing attitude on this podcast was that there was just no way these items could be as good as what Apple is _supposedly_ developing. The entire context was spun so as to show these devices, which ACTUALLY exist and do what their developers claim, as "me, too" devices. Shame, shame, shame!
Be sure to remember that "me, too" assertion when Apple makes their announcement, because ANY overlapping function and design they release is, BY DEFINITION, "me, too".
I'd also like to see the editors give more praise to devices that are not phones. There was some terrific technology presented this week, and it got completely, and I mean COMPLETELY ignored in favor of ad nauseum discussion of cell phones. There are many of us who are interested in next generation whole-world DVR, car stereo integration, e-book readers, active shutter 3D TVs, and new laptops.
23:05 - Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: 'I personally don't like two-handed operations'
Yea....not so much
VERY disappointed with the Engadget Podcasts on CES, you guys sounded drunk and tired, podcasts just dragged on like a conversation at a bar, coverage was spotty and unclear. I discovered the TWiT podcasts at the show, those guys are serious ... and provide the meat! Is Engadget getting resting on their laurels?