Innovators Shine At CTIA Wireless Conference 29
CWmike writes "The CTIA Wireless conference this week brought in larger crowds and more vendors than last year's event, but that probably isn't saying much, considering the recession had begun to hit hard in early 2009, Matt Hamblen reports from Vegas. The uptick pleased vendors exhibiting at the event, especially some of the smaller, lesser-known companies that sometimes offer the most interesting products, even if they never go gangbusters with the public. Matt highlights top innovative firms and products from the show, including W PhoneWatch (yes, a GSM phone watch for $199; see video), AT&T's Zero Charger (ends 'vampire draw'), Connectify (turns your laptop into a hotspot), and Line2, a Wi-Fi calling app for iPhones and iPod Touches (look out cellular voice service revenues)."
Android made quite a strong showing at the conference as well.
Line2 will be pulled I'm sure. (Score:3, Insightful)
Then again, Apple has been less then consistant with the app store so far. So perhaps this one is OK while the last ones where "bad".
Re:"Zero charger" defies the laws of physics? (Score:4, Insightful)
Wait, things have to actually conserve energy in order to get people to feel good about saving energy with them? When did this happen?
When some nerds accepted the global warming and/or other green rhetoric - but still were nerds enough to demand more than just claims for the remediation schemes.