Asus Eee PC 900 Video live from CeBIT 2008

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Asus announced the interesting new version of the Asus Eee 900 PC at the CeBIT 2008 last week. French video blogger Charbax has been hitting CeBIT again and published tons of video interviews and reports. One of the videos shows the new Asus Eee PC 900 with the new 8.9 inch screen and higher resolution that I would like to have on my Asus Eee 8G right now. See the video below. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:51:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AMD Demos 45nm Native Quad-Core CPUs at CeBIT

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AMD demonstrated its 45nm native quad-core processors at CeBIT in Germany this week. The processors were shown running multiple operating systems and running different processor intensive applications.

AMD says its 45nm transistors are engineered for higher performance-per-watt in AMD processors and platforms. To build the processors AMD combines new processors and materials with immersion lithography and 4th generation strained silicon. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:54:50 CST | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS Introduces new Eee PC 900 at CeBIT

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ASUS showed off a new version of its very popular Eee PC at CeBIT called the Eee PC 900. The Eee 900 has a 8.9-inch display and uses an Intel mobile chipset and CPU. The 900 runs Linux OS, but can run Windows XP as well like the currently available 701.

Update:
Asus Eee PC 900 ships
Asus Eee PC 900 officially announced

Communication options for the 900 include 10/100 Ethernet and a 56K modem. Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g is included as well. Internal memory for the system is 1GB DDR2-400 and graphics are handled by Intel UMA. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:47:16 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Prostitute Shortage during CeBIT 2008?

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Germany's largest daily tabloid Bild runs a story today titled: Prostitute Shortage during CeBIT.

Apparently 2,000 additional prostitutes are in Hannover during the technology trade-show starting on March 4th.

The brothels actually would like to hire more but do not have the space. Read more

Posted on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:38:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

What to expect from CeBit 2008

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In short, not much.

CeBit 2008 is opening its doors next week on March 4th in Hannover, Germany.

5,845 companies will exhibit at the show, which is down 300 from last year. China will for the first time have the most foreign companies at the CeBit, a position that Taiwan had held so far.

Big brands like Sony, Sharp, Philips, Lenovo, Dell and Nokia are not exhibiting at CeBit. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:00:58 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer opens CeBit 2008

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German IT trade-show CeBit convinced Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to hold the opening keynote at the CeBit 2008 in March of next year.

The appearance of the Microsoft boss of course indicates that Microsoft will have a strong showing at the CeBit 2008. The company is sure to try to give Vista another big push. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:04:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS Debutes Wireless HDMI at CeBIT

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ASUS was showing off something very interesting for the home theater lovers at CeBIT this year. How does Wireless HDMI grab you? The mere though of being able to connect my HD projector to my HD cable box without wires makes me giddy as a school boy on field day.

The wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver is said to cost about the same as 10m of high-quality EMI-shielded HDMI cable, but that is as precise as they get on pricing. We can assume that we are talking about somewhere in the $100 to $150 range for the system. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:20:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Victorinox cleaned CeBit from Swiss Army USB Knife Knock-Offs

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Famous Swiss pocket knife maker cleaned out several booths of Asian exhibitors who pirated the already classic swissbit USB Swiss Army knife.

Apparently seven companies had a visit from German Police. Two booths have been cleaned out completely.
Trade-shows are apparently the best way to do something against copy-cats.

If the copies look like they are from Victorinox it is bad for the consumer. If you buy a Swiss pocket knife you want it to be made in Switzerland with associated quality.
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Posted on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CeBit 2007 Booth Babes / Hostessen Photo Gallery Round-up

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The CeBit 2007 is over and had with 480,000 visitors 10% more than last year. One reason might be the apparently increased number of hostesses (aka booth babes).

At CeBit 2006 it was more like bring your own booth babes for photos.

This year I found several great photo galleries of CeBit booth babes.

The photo on the left (keep your eyes on the Flybook) above is from the German site ChannelPartner who features a 5 part gallery of CeBit 2007 hostesses.
The sneaky guys even hid an Easter egg (CES booth babe photo) in the 5th gallery.

Find more links to CeBit 2007 Booth Babe photos below.

If you want to see a really pretty German model see our brand new Gadget Model Julia featuring the Sony PS3.
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Posted on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CeBit: Acer to Release Ferrari Red GPS Gadget c500

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Acer said at the CeBit to release a Ferrari branded GPS PDA based on the Acer c500 series.

Acer has already released several Ferrari branded notebooks in the past. Now they expand the fastest red on the planet to handhelds.

Sharp already introduced a Ferrari branded mobile phone in 2005. So the Acer GPS will not be the first portable device in the Scuderia Ferrari colors.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CeBit 2007 already very Successful at Half Time

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The largest IT trade-show is off to a good start. At half-time the CeBit 2007 has 10% more visitors then 2006.

This is quite a success considering that the show misses several high profile exhibitors. Over 200,000 visitors have already been at the CeBit this year. The show ends on the 21st.

On the other hand the economy in Germany is in good shape again. Being an IT focused trade-show the CeBit 2007 also benefits from the recent Microsoft Windows Vista launch.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CeBit: Samsung Bang and Olufsen WEP 420 Bluetooth Headset

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Samsung Electronics showcased the stylish Bluetooth Headset WEP 420 designed by Bang & Olufsen at the CeBit 2007.

This is not the first collaboration on mobile devices between Samsung and Bang & Olufsen. The unique Serene mobile phone in 2005 marked the first successful collaboration.

The buttons of the Samsung WEP 420 are hidden behind a sliding cover. The special sliding cover blocks static to increase the overall sound quality of this exceptional headset. To enhance its value, the WEP 420 comes packaged with a uniquely designed charger cradle that may be used as an interior decoration item (very B&O).
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Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC at CeBit 2007

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Samsung introduced an updated version of its Q1 UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer) dubbed Q1 Ultra.

This is one of the worst product names in a while. Naming a product that already has Ultra in the product category name is very weird. Why not call it Q2? The form factor and the additional buttons are making the Q1 Ultra different enough from the Q1.

Samsung even headlined the Q1 Ultra in their CeBit micro site with "The Ultra Experience". We have to worry that the Samsung marketing department is overdosing on the word Ultra.
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Posted on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus Introduces Premium Sound Cards at CeBit 2007

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Asus enters the sound card business with premium sound cards aimed at gamers.

The new Asus sound card Xonar D2X feature 3D sound processing and support Dolby Digital Live, DTS and 5.1 surround sound.
The Xonar D2X records and reproduces sound in HD (192 KHz/ 24 bit).
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Posted on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Commodore Gaming launches Sick Beige Gaming PC at CeBit 2007

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Commodore Gaming launched a line of gaming PCs with bold case designs at CeBit 2007.

The company owning the Commodore brand tries to leverage the Commodore sentimentality of consumers who owned a C64 or VC20. I owned a C16, C128 and still have a VC20 in my treasure chest. The VC20 is actually my first mod. I added the missing reset button. Still, I do not feel any attachment or even trust into something that is branded Commodore today for state-of-the-art gaming performance. They need to prove themselves to be up to snuff compared to Dell's Alienware and other custom gaming PC outfits.

I like the Commodore's C-Kin custom skinning concept. To show though that you are a Commodore addict you need to pick the C64 "sick beige" as case color and not one of the colorful and pretty skins.
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Posted on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Talking BMW at CeBit 2007

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German researches show a voice activated BMW in the Future Park at CeBit 2007.

The EU supported TALK project of the Saarland University focuses on the development of new technologies for adaptive multimodal and multilingual human-computer dialogue systems.

To demonstrate their voice solution they integrated it into a BMW car. At the CeBit you can try to select songs on the CD player or ask where the next pizza restaurant with your voice sitting inside the TALK BMW.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:24:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple to show iPhone at CeBit 2007?

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Apple has not been exhibiting at CeBit since 1999. Heise (German) reported today that Apple is exhibiting at the special show lifestyle@CeBIT.

Apple is supposed to show the iPhone, Macs and iPods. At least this is what the CeBit organizer Deutschen Messe AG is saying.
In an update to the Heise story, an Apple spokes person says that Apple is not taking part in the lifestyle@CeBIT show and throws in that the iPhone will be available in Europe at the end of the year.

So what is going on? CeBit needs some good news after the reports appeared end of 2006 that the number of exhibitor is declining.
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Posted on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:05:58 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GlobalTop GPS HUD Speed Meter to Debut at CeBit 2007

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The GlobalTop GPS HUD Speed Meter could be really cool. This GPS navigation device displays your speed and other navigational info, like direction, onto your car's windscreen. This is a feature that you only get in premium cars like 5 or 7 series BMWs right now.

The GlobalTop GPS HUD device features a 32 channels receiver and a Bluetooth interface.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CeBit Apparently in Trouble

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The World's largest computer trade-show CeBit is apparently in trouble as large companies stay away in 2007.

The CeBit in Hannover Germany needs a redesign to not loose ground to the now yearly IFA in Berlin. The driver for this is an anticipated 15% revenue loss for the CeBit 2007, as major exhibitors like Nokia, BenQ, LG and Motorola are not showing up.

The idea is to make CeBit more attractive to professionals again to improve efficiency for exhibitors. The computer show is also getting shorter in 2008. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:40:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

HD Video Coverage from CeBIT 2006

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In case you need more live footage from the CeBIT 2006, Charbax has published 3 hours worth of HD video coverage from this years show in Hannover at cebitvideo.com.

Charbax interviewed representative from Panasonic (see photo), Fujitsu-Siemens, Runcom, Thomson and iAudio, to just name a few. The HD videos are available as Google video and BitTorrents. Happy watching. Read more

Posted on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:58:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CeBit 2006 Booth Babes: Bring Your Own?

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You know we always take a look at the booth babes aspects of trade-shows. The CeBIT in Hannover is not actually known to be a hotspot for scantily clad models in flashy outfits.

I have not been personally at the CeBIT since years and also do not find it necessary to send reporters there. There are just too few globally relevant technology announcements. I only found a handful of CeBIT 2006 booth hostess photos published. Not even Flickr has some. I cannot proof it a 100% but it looks to me the photographers brought their own models. In the photo above from AP (hi-res version on Spiegel) and on the Getty Images photo below (hi-res on BBC News) you see the same 103 inch Panasonic Plasma with different photo models.
The dresses the models wear is also coordinated with the image shown at the TV. This looks like a setup. Anyway if you have been at the CeBIT and focused on the important aspects and made photos of them feel free to email them to me. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:27:26 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr