Tekzilla at Macworld/CES 2009

Jan 5, 2009 Author: Veronica | Filed under: apple, ces, out and about, work

Tomorrow starts the busiest week of my year (Tokyo Game Show notwithstanding) so I wanted to give everyone a heads up on what’s going on with Tekzilla this week!

Tuesday:
We’ll be at the (Jobs-less) Keynote, and then roaming the show floor at Macworld trying to find the coolest stuff to put on the show. There’s a Macrumors party that evening that I’d like to attend, depending on my exhaustion levels. For live coverage, make sure you watch Ryan’s liveblogging at gdgt!

Wednesday:
CES baby! We’re all flying down to Vegas in the afternoon. Digital Experience is that night, which always has something interesting to see.

Thursday/Friday/Saturday:
Live Tekzilla at 4pm at the NBC/Revision3 booth (Central Hall #12133). Come see me and Patrick record the show, which should last about 30 minutes or so. We’ll have a ton of new products to show off, most of which I can’t talk about yet. :/
I’m also hoping I might be able to pop into Buzz Out Loud for a little reunion show, but we’ll see!

Saturday night:
We’re having a Tekzilla party at the Double Down Saloon! We’re probably going to get things rolling around 8pm, but I’ll send updates to Twitter if anything changes. I’ll be the one drinking the bacon martinis.

If you’re at any of these events, stop and say hello! Post any predictions for Macworld/CES that you have in the comments, and we’ll see who has the best intel. BTW, we have a winner for the shuffle contest! It was Mirko from Croatia (#433). Congrats! I’ll get that out to you as soon as I get back from CES.

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18 Responses for "Tekzilla at Macworld/CES 2009"

Frank January 5th, 2009 at 7:16 pm 1

My macbook pro broke. Maybe it got depressed because this keynote there will be no steve.
Andrew G. January 5th, 2009 at 7:22 pm 2

Sounds Great! Can’t wait to see how Tekzilla and rev3 are going to cover CES. See you on the show-floor.

-Andrew G.
blackfeathers January 5th, 2009 at 7:34 pm 3

going crazy with guesses here. more wrong than right.

macworld:

wild guess:
-apple hints @ the zune 2k9 failure under their breath while introducing a music player update or new model. crowd will laugh at joke.

other wild guesses:
-some news about the mini display port interoperability & potential capabilities
-upcoming iphone news for existing customers
-iphone updated hardware
–a 32gb or other >16gb iphone updated
-big news on next iphone firmware
-add firewire to the macbook line
-new cinema displays or other display innovations
-netbook/subnotebook down the road stil promising
-still working on getting bluray bag of hurt to play nice
-updated macmini
-something with internet + multimedia with a subscription/rent service
-snow leopard news of when it will be released + opencl
-17 inch macbook pro
-a new home theatre device
-time capsule update

ces:
-tv begone part 2 or other prank
-balmer will do 1 thing not yet predicted/expected by other bloggers in his keynote
-churros & conquistadors
-msi’s new wind netbook model specs will spur on new interests & competition
-yet another hidef dvr that will never see the light of day or get stripped of functionality if it does (echostar tr50 dtvpal ::cough cough:: )
-more about those hybrid bluray/dvd discs
-bluray players w/ faster load times
-sony’s new & expensive subnotebook line trying to be like a netbook
-another content protection scheme that will hurt consumers
-home theatre pcs
-bigger oled flat screens
-ultra thin large tv
-64gb sdhc media
-more vaporware
-yet more layoffs announced during or just right after ces

these are all guesses. i take no responsibility if any of them goes horribly right.
the weakonomist January 5th, 2009 at 7:38 pm 4

can’t wait for some macworld tekzilla. I’m stoked for the gdgt liveblog. It’s not a keynote with block.
Peter The Dane January 6th, 2009 at 12:37 am 5

AAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH

WHY DO I LIVE IN EUROPE
Phoebe January 6th, 2009 at 3:37 am 6

What about DRM-free iTunes? Maybe it’s a lot of hype but whatever Apple does will be watched by lots of people in the entertainment industry, music and beyond.
Cameron January 6th, 2009 at 3:41 am 7

Wow, I can’t wait for all the CES podcasts – from revision3, and Cnet!
Nerdy_Eddy January 6th, 2009 at 6:31 am 8

First post?…..

Yay!!

It’s almost a spam, I know.

Too bad Vegas is too far for me to drop in and say hi.
But hey Veronica I think you should come to Japan and pay me…or us a visit someday!

I like your style and your shows!~
Keep it up you are doing great!

<3 from Japan
Nerdy_Eddy January 6th, 2009 at 6:33 am 9

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Hate the 4 guys above me!!
Noah Xu January 6th, 2009 at 6:56 am 10

Have fun @ MacWorld/CES
TheGrizzlyGreek January 6th, 2009 at 8:17 am 11

I stopped by the Double Down Saloon last week when I was in Vegas via Patrick’s suggestion on the show. I wasn’t digging the Bacon Martini, but the bar and Ass Juice were both awesome!
Silvertide January 6th, 2009 at 11:48 am 12

Frank, my MacBook Pro broke too… with a little help from a cup of coffee over the keyboard

Trying to work out whether to load up my already battered credit card with a shiny new 17″ replacement that they announced today at MacWorld, or pay to have it fixed.
MegaZone January 6th, 2009 at 12:01 pm 13

I’ll be working the afternoon’s of Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and Friday morning, just down the way at Sling’s Booth – LVCC Central Hall 14438. I’m try to sneak down to catch Tekzilla.

Odd coincidence – I was out at my local watering hole in Worcester, MA Saturday night before flying out to Vegas on Sunday and one of the guys there, upon hearing I was going to Vegas, told me I had to check out this place called the Double Down Saloon.

Now I’m really going to have to try to make it there Saturday.
Rodrigo January 6th, 2009 at 4:00 pm 14

Raw Bacon Martini?! Ewwwwww!!!!
John F January 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pm 15

I would like to see a netbook tablet at CES!

Have fun Veronica at macworld and CES!
Moobie January 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm 16

I enjoyed the keynote, I really like Phil Schiller and I was hoping he’d do well.

The keynote itself was basic and workman like. Nothing fancy, nothing special. It simply accomplished what it needed to do and no more.

It certainly wasn’t as good as a Stevenote but overall IMHO I’d have to rate it higher than a typical Microsoft keynote, and that’s a pretty good start for Phil. Plus the keynote was glitch free.

Phil was very nervous at first, he doesn’t own the stage like Jobs does. But I suspect that will change over time and with experience. I hope Phil gets a chance to do more keynotes. This may be the end of Apple at Macworld, but there will always be Apple keynotes… Somewhere.
Ninja Doctor January 7th, 2009 at 8:56 pm 17

Hi Veronica, I love to watch your show. I think you are really cute, today I was watching you on YouTube during my break in the Hospital. Refreshing moments, after being around angry Fat RN’s all day.
Michael Praetorius January 16th, 2009 at 12:19 am 18

… and here’s one of the videos with you, Veronica, at the CES09 showfloor: http://www.praetorius.com/besuch-bei-tekzilla-veronica-belmont-und-die-ces-neuheiten/