Summary: 4DoT Short: CES Update January 11, 2009 We can be reached: Http://www.fourdudesontech.com Fourdudesontech@gmail.com Complete show notes and links available at http://wwww.fourdudesontech.com GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Get Great Web Hosting at GoDaddy.com and save 10% Use Promo Code: pod168 Show Outline Nvidia's Year of the Tablet • New Tegra 2 platform from Nvidia powers numerous tablets showcased at CES 2010 Disaster-Proof External Hard Drive • ioSafe Solo SSD can withstand building collapse, water submergence, extreme crush force, heat, and shock Check the Engine Light Yourself • CarMD plugs into your car's diagnostic port and tells you why the check engine light is on Intel Unveils Wi-Di • Transmit video from your PC to your HDTV wirelessly Show Notes 2010: The Year of the Tablet (According to Nvidia) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357854,00.asp • From this article it sounds like 2010 might be the year of Nvidia. • Their Tegra 2 platform is running on a number of tablets being introduced at CES. • Its will also be running on Audi automobiles in-dash navigation displays. • Tegra 2 features a dual-core Cortex A9 processor. • "Nvidia claims Tegra 2 will have 10 times the performance of a smartphone, operating at only 500 milliwatts. So battery life will be far better than products based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon or Intel's Atom chips, according to Nvidia." • "Five tablets were on display at the conference, including ones from FoxConn, MSI, NotionInk, Compal, and ICD – all working units with capacitive touchscreens (7 to 10 inches), no physical keyboards, some type of Linux interface (the NotionInk and ICD tablets were running Android), and running on the same Tegra platform. Each of these devices touts 140 hours of music playback and 16 hours of HD video." The Hulk Couldn't Smash This Hard Drive http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10429804-269.html?tag=mncol;title • ioSafe Solo SSD external hard drive is 'disaster-proof' • "According to ioSafe, the Solo is the "black box" of data protection that's designed to withstand building collapse, water submergence, extreme crush force, heat, and shock." • Quite the demo at CES. Never Dread the Check Engine Light Again! http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10430722-269.html?tag=mncol;txt • CarMD is a device with a database of common repairs for most modern (post-1996) cars, including price ranges and do-it-yourself instructions for some of them. • "There's a probe that attaches to your car's diagnostic port (it's probably under the dash). The probe reads data from your car's computer. It will display simple info on its LEDs and LCD screen, and if you connect it your computer (via USB) it can tell you a lot more." • The device costs $99 and looks like a good second opinion to your local mechanic. When Can My Head Be Wireless From My Body? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/354595/intel-launches-wi-di-but-says-3d-is-the-future http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10424576-269.html?tag=mncol;title • "Intel Wireless Display (Wi-Di for short) uses Wi-Fi to wirelessly transmit video from PCs running Intel's latest generation of Core processors to HD television sets." • "Users can download or stream HD content on their laptop, and watch the footage on a large HD screen at the press of a button.
