Content Insider: CES Update

CES 2010 - Look Good, Act Assured, Play Loud

It is so easy to get swept up in the excitement, the presentations of CES. This year was no exception because there was an event-wide feeling that things are improving and that the PC, CE, communications industry has not only rebounded but is set for a number of years of solid growth. Watch the presentations and it is almost easy to believe that the world really does evolve around us. There are still challenges mixed in with the opportunities. It's still Shapiro's Greatest Show on Earth!

Content Insider #135: 3D TV

After 150+ Years, 3D Is About Ready to Come Home

Go to a content conference, convention -- heck any conference, any convention. What's the leading subject of conversation? OMG 3D movies are fantastic. 3D video games are so real. Did you hear what Sir Howard said the other day? Yep we're all going to have 3D TV by the end of next year...all of us!!! Gee and we're still paying for our big screen HD TV sets (all of them!).

Heath McKnight's 2009 Holiday Shopping Guide

It's that time of year again: the turkey and dressing are resting in your belly, and thoughts turn to the holiday gift giving season. Which means it's time for the annual Holiday Shopping Guide from Digital Media Online, Inc. I'm going to spotlight the best gifts for the techie, creative, home theater, computer users in your life. I'm going to break it down by category and give some affordable options, as well.

VIZIO VF550XVT1A 55-inch LCD HDTV

Reviewed with Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer

I'm a big fan of "America's number 1" LCD HDTV provider, VIZIO, and its wide range of home entertainment products. I've reviewed two previous LCD HDTV models (a 42-inch and a 47-inch), but I wanted to review something bigger and better. And I got the opportunity with the monster 55-inch XVT LCD HDTV, which has an incredible picture and sound.

Eviant T7 7-inch portable TV

Digital TV in carry all form factor

Back in the early 1980s, a friend of mine got a new TV for Christmas. What was cool about it was that it was portable and powered by batteries, which let us watch TV in our treehouse. It was a hoot to watch TV in places other than the living room. Today, with the advent of digital TV, those analog TVs have gone by the wayside. Eviant Inc., has released a 7-inch portable color TV that harkens back to those days of portable television.