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Four things to watch post-CES

As the dust settles from the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, here are four trends worth looking at based on some products that were announced at the show. On my radar screen for the year:

By Keith Shaw | 16 January, 2009 08:59

Tags: CES, consumer electronics

Smarter cameras lead IP video evolution

There is a lot of misinformation about IP video systems that comes through in many of the articles written in print and on the Net. It appears that many people interviewed on the subject really do not have a grasp of it or are not actively involved with IP surveillance on a daily basis, and while they give their opinion, a lot of it is not really based on what is actually happening and why.

Eye-Fi links digital cameras to Wi-Fi nets

Every now and then you come across a product that is, what's the word I'm looking for, compelling? intriguing? Way cool? Today's topic is a product that is all of those things. It is the US$99.95 Eye-Fi Secure Digital (SD) memory card for your camera that has built-in wireless networking. Once configured, the card will log on to your Wi-Fi network and automatically upload images to one of a number of popular photo management tools or storage services such as Flickr and Picasa.