LiveSide - News blog : CES 2007

Who's going to Vegas?

Matthew — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:07:00 GMT

In probably the only time the vast majority of people going to Vegas aren't going there to gamble, the International Consumer Electronics Show will be hosting approximately 150,000 people. The show hasn't even started and people are chatting about what may or may not be there.

I'm in Vegas until Saturday afternoon, if anyone wants to get together, please give me a call at +1 217 390 4444 or e-mail matthew (then type the at $ymbol) liveside.net

@Matthew

PS--One important tip for the new attendees of CES: don't miss your flight. I made that mistake last year when the entire world is trying to get to Vegas at the same time and I flew stand-by for 24-hours before catching a flight after making it to American Airlines' hub of Dallas. It was certainly an adventure, but unfortunately I missed Gates' keynote.

Windows Live @ CES

Chris — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:32:00 GMT

As lots of technology bloggers are going to CES, we thought we’d level the playing field a bit for those who aren’t. With journalists from the big press organisations in attendance, CES provides the perfect opportunity for Windows Live to raise brand awareness by securing column inches for upcoming products. Here are the ones we’ve heard they’ll be seeing, with releases coming soon:

OneCare 1.5
Messenger 8.1
Mail & Mail Desktop
Soapbox
Mobile Messenger "G2" client

Windows Live Search also has a presence at the exhibition (they are offering free swag if you visit their booth), unfortunately as Mary Jo Foley posted recently, Live Drive appears to be staying out of sight for the time being.

So what about some new stuff? At CES 2006 Harrison picked up the chatter on Microsoft Gadget integration with Spaces and this time around the Spaces team has set up a CES Space. We’ll have to wait and see whether Bill demoes anything from Windows Live; Soapbox and G2 are the most likely, though ex-Live product Windows Search 4 is no stranger to exec demos.

You can watch the keynote through the Microsoft CES site.

Will CES bring Windows Live News?

Kip Kniskern — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:56:00 GMT

Robert McLaws is guessing that Windows Live Drive may be announced at CES in Las Vegas in January. Basing his assumption on an ad in the CES 2007 guide, "Announcing a new way to share, protect, and store what matters most", the "All Together Now" ad does seem promising. While Robert may be going out on a limb here, as a number of Microsoft incubations would seem to fit a product that would "share, protect, and store", Live Drive is certainly one possibility.

Our own Matthew Weyer will be at CES, and will be bringing you all the Windows Live news from the Consumer Electronics Show (or from the parties, anyway)