Tech stocks may be approaching their annual low, but you'll never know that at Comdex 2000
The annual trade show attracts millions of IT professionals and technology enthusiasts from all over the world every year.
A week in Las Vegas, dance, party and free sign T-
The shirts gave the geeks a happy break from the rush-down portfolio.
The 250,000 nerds attending the show did not see red numbers on the computer screen, but were more interested in the latest products offered by the world's leading technology companies --
Not to mention the likelihood of engaging with their rock star brand is slim, with keynote speakers including Oracle's Larry Ellison, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Hewlett-Packard's Carly Fiorina.
Comdex divides the products on display into five different categories
Office products, consumer products, wireless/mobile products, software/service products, and enterprise products.
But every year there are some topics that are developing.
Popular live news: two years ago Tony Award deadly crane collapse trophy hunting documentary "Women's World Cup" everyone was fascinated by the flat panel display, which is too expensive and too expensive for most people, network consumer devices that cannot be used.
Last year, the theme was "beyond PC "--
More handheld devices, more gadgets and interactive TV.
The focus of this year is wireless, wireless, wireless.
I'm talking about wireless, which means a lot more than a mobile phone. compared with other wireless devices, the phone now looks outdated.
For example, Bluetooth-
A wireless standard that promises to connect the refrigerator to the oven, video recorder and mobile phone once it's on the market --
It has collected its own pavilion, although it does not exist for the most part.
Moreover, it is difficult to visit any of the booths in the 1 million square feet of rental exhibition space, whether SMS or SMS, without at least one wireless angle
A way for mobile phones to communicate with each other, WAP-
A way to make Web applications like e-commerce
Mail provided via mobile phone-or IrDA -
The way the palm and other handheld devices transmit information to each other.
All wireless devices have one thing in common --
What they did was not perfect.
But unlike previous years, many wireless products have at least played a role in some cases.
My favorite product on the Comdex floor is not a phone or personal digital assistant.
Instead, it's a robot.
To be precise, it's a dog robot.
This robot dog named Aiboor ERS 210 -
The Sony developer who designed it is something that must be considered credible.
It looks like a puppy, speaks like a puppy, and can even understand voice commands like "sit" and "stay.
"Of course, it's also wireless and can communicate with the wireless home network via voice commands.
Sony's marketers say Aibo, the representative of AI robots, is more than just a toy.
It's a lifelike companion.
Unique Personality
It was proposed by its owner and learned from its environment.
It is also very cte.
However, there is a price for cute.
Orders accepted on November.
In Sony-style stores, a clearer image and treasure.
It's not cheap to buy Aibo for $1,500.
Some believe that the company's presence in Comdex is a logical way to measure the health of a business, at least for small businesses.
Business and consumers
For the company.
If you believe this theory, this list is for you: companies with the largest and best Comdex --
According to the size and visibility of the logo, the crowd around the booth and the buzz around the reporter --
Including: handheld computers, Microsoft, Sony, Intel and Cisco.
However, my favorite product doesn't seem to have much in common with the expert product.
According to CNet and ZDNet, the best products for Comdex this year are: the best new office products: the best consumer goods for Compaq Portable projectors: AOL gateway countertop equipment best wireless mobile product Nvidia GeForce2 Go best software/service product: rideset wireless service best enterprise product: best future vision for virtual access network: Tablet PC in general.
I can only guarantee for one company. Ricochet.
What does it do?
Wireless network, of course.
But unlike Bluetooth and other wireless networksto-
In fact, the network of the bounce network is up and running.
The company has deployed a 128-kilometer wireless network in the San Francisco Bay area.
The speed is twice that of most phone modems.
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