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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.
In two full days I bet I walked 15 miles, and I still didn’t 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.
I spent the entire first day at the “emerging technologies” section, which was held at the Sands.
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.
The series was partially sponsored by Panasonic, who announced a new line of products based on a new standard called IPv6.
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.
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!
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.
