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Some
of the greatest innovations and computer toys can be found at
the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Live On Line NEWS
co-host, Barry Diamond gives you a tour of some of the highlights
of Comdex 2000. His favorites from the show are pictured below.
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One
of the hottest advances in display technology are plasma displays.
Plasma cells are excited by an electrical charge producing a
high-resolution picture for computers and video. The largest
screen previously available was a 42" diagonal screen that
had a depth of about 5". Sanyo had a prototype of
a 62" plasma screen on display.
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Many
companies were displaying their products around Apple's high-tech
looking clear plexiglass cube computer system. This one is displayed
with Iomega's 2 Meg Jazz drive and a 19" plasma display.
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He's
cute. He's cuddly. He chases a pink ball and he knows when you
touch him. He's AIBO, Sony's digital pet. He has sensors throughout
his body to detect your touch and a video camera in his nose
so he can see you and his favorite toy. If he falls, he can
stand up again. He has a learning personality and will follow
you around if he likes you. You don't even have to walk him!
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Soon
your computer will go everywhere you do. Full size computer
tablets are making the scene. You will have a stand, keyboard
and mouse for when you are home. When you travel, just pick
up the tablet and go. Functions can be accessed through a touch
screen interface. This one is being produced by Innolabs.
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Video
game fanatics, your world has just taken a giant leap forward.
BestSoft was showing Virtual Ring, a video game one-on-one battle
simulation that goes a step further than Double Dragon. A video
projector shows the game on a screen or wall, and the players
stand in a square area, surrounded by sensors that pick up their
movements. Your kicks and punches are registered by the computer
and translated onto the animated characters on the screen.
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Another
robot making the scene was iRobot. It climbs stairs, has a video
camera and extendable neck to look over things, you can speak
through it and, best of all, you can control it remotely from
anywhere in the world over the Internet. A great way to keep
an eye on things when you are away.
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