I’m sitting on the plane returning from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The reason I went to the show was to help identify some changing consumer trends, and to look for some new products to promote as an affiliate myself, and I wasn’t disappointed in the least.<\/p>\n
In two full days I bet I walked 15 miles, and I still didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see the whole show. There were areas that I never even encountered, mostly due to my desire to sit in on the panel discussions, of which there were many. <\/p>\n
I spent the entire first day at the “emerging technologies” section, which was held at the Sands. <\/p>\n
I attended the home entertainment and networking series of discussions, with a panel of impressive experts. They were discussing standardization, but also making some fascinating predictions about how the convergence of technology is going to change all our lives. <\/p>\n
The series was partially sponsored by Panasonic, who announced a new line of products based on a new standard called IPv6. <\/p>\n
In a nutshell, these devices allow for 200 mbs (that’s fast) networking over your home power lines . Just like Ethernet cable (regular network cable) it will even stream high definition 30fps live video , and the clarity of a streaming DVD looked as good across the network as it does when the DVD is right there by the TV. <\/p>\n
That allows anywhere there’s electricity in your house to be a potential device for running the files. Drop a DVD in your computer tray, or open your music files, and see or hear them on any TV or stereo in your house. Pretty slick!<\/p>\n
All these devices are available today only from Panasonic, but a whole slew of them will undoubtedly be coming from other manufacturers as this becomes the de-facto standard. Since its backward compatible too, there likely won’t be any resistance to adoption. <\/p>\n