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iLounge Pavilion at CES 2010 to House iPod and iPhone Product Vendors

Aviv — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:29:52 +0000

For the first time at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the dedicated iLounge Pavilion will give iPod and iPhone third-part manufacturers a chance to showcase their products within the exhibit.

“Debuting at the 2010 CES, this pavilion will for the first time give iPod and iPhone vendors their own dedicated, prominent stage at the world’s largest trade show for consumer technology,” iLounge’s Charles Starrett explains.

“We are excited to announce that iLounge and CEA are partnering on this dynamic new CES pavilion,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “The accessories market, driven by the popularity of iPods, iPhones, and other MP3 and smartphone technologies, will grow this year to a nearly $15 billion market. This new pavilion is one more innovative way the 2010 CES will be the epicenter of consumer technology.”

“iLounge is proud to be working with CEA and the world’s leading iPod and iPhone developers to fulfill a common goal,” said Jeremy Horwitz, editor-in-chief, iLounge, “to give these exciting companies and products a prominent stage at the center of the industry’s most important technology trade show. We are especially glad that readers, exhibitors, and retailers will finally be able to find all of the best new iPod and iPhone products of 2010 in one excellent place.”

“The space has been established and the wait/priority list for the pavilion is now open,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, events and conferences, CEA. “We believe that CES attendees will make this pavilion a ‘must-see,’ and based on early inquiries we think this area, already set for thousands of square feet, will very rapidly sell out.”

While it had been rumored by a few sites that Apple themselves would be making an appearance at CES 2010, this goes against their own reports that trade shows are not in their best interest.

As Macworld 2009 wrapped up, whispers of an “Apple lounge” were beginning to appear, which later got published as near certainties that Apple would be exhibiting at the event. We remain scepticle that Apple will show up, however the newly announced iLounge Pavilion does fall in line with what we heard a few weeks back. It is entirely possible that the murmurings of an Apple Lounge led to some confusion in thinking Apple would be there. Either way, the iLoung Pavilion will be a welcome addition to CES. Seeing as how Apple announced its last year at Macworld, unless a major attraction draws consumers back, we imagine a hefty amount of goers will try and make their way to CES instead.

Note: The above image is not the actual space that will be used.

Booth Bunnies Make the Macworld Go Round (Photos)

Dave — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:01:03 +0000

After hours of perusing the seemingly endless maze of vendors hawking their wares to passers-by, we began to take notice of a trend among the exhibits. No, not cases or hip side bags, although they don’t seem to be in short supply, this time we are thinking something a bit different.

It is a common perception that Macworld can be rather gender-biased event as upon first glance you may notice more individuals possessing a Y chromosome. Ahh, but this myth has now been debunked as we present you with the Macworld 2009 booth bunnies. What’s a booth bunny? In keeping with many basic principles of sales 101, the old adage of sex sells, remains as present as ever. Lets have a look at this year’s contenders.

Incipio

Incline Pro

In the middle of two booths…tough to tell

Voice on the Go

SecureMac

SlideRocket

The Omni Group

Cinemizer Plus

Axiotron

Incipio

LightSpeed

Apple

Feral

Incipio

Evouni

Axiotron

Other World Computing Begins Shipping Hard Drive Kits for New MacBooks

Dave — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:29:49 +0000

Coming off the heels of the recently released new line of MacBooks, Other World Computing has begun shipping its own MacBook drive upgrades.

In true capitalistic fashion, the third-party memory provider’s drive upgrades take advantage of the new MacBooks and MacBook Pro’s replaceable drives, as the base model kits tend to be far less expensive than upgrading directly through Apple. OWC also makes a point to note that they allow owners to retain their original factory installed drives.

The majority of the drive options center around 320GB disks, beginning with Hitachi’s Travelstar 5K320 available for $75. Spinning at 5,400 RPM and carrying 8MB of cache, the 5K320 is a good starter kit for the price. Users in need of more speed and storage can choose from either a Travelstar 7K320 or a Seagate Momentus 7200.3 coming in at $110 and $120 respectively, both carrying twice the cache and spin at 7,200RPM. OWC is additionally offering a 500GB Samsung Sandpoint M6 which comes in at 5,400 RPM and carries 8MB of cache for $180.

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