The beginning of a new year (and decade) and the technology show to rival all others is underway – at least anything relevant to end users. It is a gadget extravaganza. While it is an overwhelming show, its the best place still to get an overview of everything that is technology. Without a specific agenda and meetings on the calendar, one could question the value of spending time there as its no a terribly intimate venue with over 100,000 in attendance. While none of our companies set up booths at the show, many portfolio executives are there meeting customers and partners.
As I walked through both the MSFT keynote and Palm presentation this morning from the comfort of my office (the taxi lines are incredible at CES) I was thinking about how many of our portfolio companies were at the show emphasizing how much overlap exists between consumer electronics and enterprise IT.
DeviceVM will have a significant presence (their blog below) but so will Sandforce (SSD controller) and Asoka (broadband over powerline equipment). Below is a re-post of the DeviceVM blog surrounding CES and their most recent announcement (which you can find here http://bit.ly/3yTjT). DeviceVM has the ability to add webapps to Splashtop with their new release.
DeviceVM has also been nominated as a finalist for the Laptop Mag Editor’s Choice Award for Best of CES. Great job DeviceVM! Please vote here.
One prediction is that 2010 will be the year of touch. Thanks to Apple (and better, cheaper technology) every major device manufacturer is now chasing touch screen. Enjoy.
Splashtop 2.0 is official and gets touchy
It is hard to keep up with all the exciting news here at CES. It seems like every second there is something drool worthy that pops up. This year at CES there are definitely some drool worthy netbooks from your favorite manufacturers. Which leads me to some exciting netbook related announcements: Splashtop 2.0 is official, and on top of that our software will now be powering all of the popular netbooks from the leading manufacturers – Asus, Acer, and HP to name a few.
So what’s new in 2.0? Well it’s a significant step in every category: it’s even faster than before, has a better 3G connectivity experience, it’s touch optimized, and has a slew of other new features like:
* A redesigned application dock that let’s you add your favorite apps and sites.
* Ability to customize the look and feel of your desktop with stylish wallpapers and personalized packages.
* Instant search, which let’s you search even before launching the browser.
* Visual navigation of your favorite sites and history.
The new Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t, a touch-enabled netbook, will be the first to feature Splashtop 2.0.
Lastly I’d like to welcome the latest addition to the family – EeePC netbook line. The EeePC single handedly rocked the industry three years ago, and they continue to do so with the innovative swiveling tablet-netbooks like the EeePC T91MT, which of course includes Splashtop
