Jim
- Overall impression was that there was surprisingly little in the way of mobile technologies on display.
- Microsoft--when I asked about mobile tech, the rep told me that Mobile 7 is coming out
- Optoma--projector people. Were demoing a mini projector that hooks up to a smart phone. Got a picture and registerred to win one. She admitted that this particular model was underpowered memory and lumens wise, but showed what was coming down the line.
- Verizon--seemed like most mobile ready vendor, I guess not surpisingly. Talked for a while with sales rep who said the next big thing was skype on the phone. Audio was coming soon, and video would follow as soon as bandwidth expanded and they started designing mobile phones with two cameras (one for video in front). Big word is "convergence"; I think he meant that the computer and the mobile phone were become integrated more into one. The other big thing coming was the 4g network. He called it LTE. A super broadband network (7-mb/second) which was coming out soon in select areas (Rochester is one). He predicted this would mean the end of wireless hubs on college campuses and offer the possibility for staying on one network for all your wireless.
- Espon--ok, not mobile, but snapped a pic of the rep demoing a smart board projector that looked cool.