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April 1, 2008 We have been blogged!
CeBIT technology fair 2008
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Technology News: CeBIT Hanover Fair, Germany 2008
Came over to Germany for my annual wallowing in the new hardware, devices and ideas at the big international CeBIT technology fair. The event has changed a bit this year, running Monday to Sunday instead of Wednesday to Wednesday. There was also more of an emphasis on Germany and so it was a bit less useful. Nevertheless I did get to see some cool things.
The most exciting gadget I saw was from a firm called meta4hand.com. They had a PC the size of a camcorder which had a built in projector and which you could run from a smart phone (target price 1000 Euros). This means no more laptop, and much more secret agent style pocket fun! The guys really impressed me with their "let's change the world" attitude, particularly CEO Ray Moschuk, who is a whirling dervish of enthusiasm and innovation. I'll have a pint of whatever he's drinking!
They'd spotted the potential of teaming up with another firm called planon.com, who had a pen you could roll across paper (4 seconds for a sheet of A4), and a printer the size of a stick (called Printstik, costing $299), which could both be used without wires. Put me down for the gift set...
parsley@gardenrecords.com [www.gardenrecords.com]
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