Below is a brief description of three of the most interesting new product ideas presented at the CEA Forum. These are as follows:
Amulet Devices- voice command media remote
The voice controlled Amulet remote was interesting however wasn't without its glitches including its inability to recognize certain of the user's voice commands. We were told that this was due to the noise level in the room. The most interesting feature was the ability of the remote to automatically skip all commercials simply by saying “skip commercials.”
Promotion Display & Technology (PDT)- 3-D Webcam
The 3-D Webcam demonstration at first seemed more about a novelty device than a serious consumer product. The company, PDT, said that it is bringing the product to market at a $69 price point and is working with Disney and other companies to joint market the camera. Their entire pitch centered on how their 3D webcam experience compares favorably with seeing Viewmaster images. They also showed 3-D video that had been uploaded to YouTube.
The 3-D webcam spokesperson pointed out that the 3-D wave is hot again with some Blu-Ray DVDs now packaged with 3-D glasses. Judging by the audience response to the PDT presentation, 3-D Webcams may have a sustainable market niche.. The technology still requires the red and green 3-D glasses. Nonetheless, the demo was fun to watch and PDT was voted as the audience favorite at the conference even though the $50,000 judges prize went to a another contestant, social networking start-up Boxee.
Lightglove-wrist mounted gesture pointing device
The final product demonstration that piqued my interest was the Lightglove wrist mounted pointing device. Demonstrations of playing an "Air-Piano" using only fingertip gestures looked quite amazing. Product images were not available. I believe this product is very promising with no lesser company than Monster Cable sponsoring the presentation.
More information about these products is available at the following URLs:
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