Posts for Mitchell Hislop


CES 2011 Keynote Videos

From Mitchell Hislop
January 9, 2011 at 2:46 am
Want to see what I have had the pleasure of covering for the last week? All keynotes from the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show are online. These talks, by amazing people from some ... (more)

Satarii Star demos new auto-tracking video camera mount

From Mitchell Hislop
January 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm
As we were walking around the North Hall at CES, we were stopped by a few people from Satarii who wanted to demo their product for us. We shot a quick video with them, and one ... (more)

Live from Verizons 4G LTE Press Conf – CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 6, 2011 at 5:33 pm
I am actually not there - I am covering the show floor today - but you should follow along with Engadget. From what I am told, they are announcing a few 4G devices - the XOOM, ... (more)

Verizon Keynote Liveblog – CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 6, 2011 at 11:58 am
I will be liveblogging the Verizon Keynote this morning, starting at 8:30AM PST. /*10:03: Also, the bright lights kind of suck...but I am pumped. This should ... (more)

Teaser Video from Verizon – CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 6, 2011 at 12:36 am
I will be live-blogging the keynote tomorrow morning (8:30AM PST), but this is their preview: Related posts:What to Expect from CES 2011 I am currently on the flight for the ... (more)

Steve Ballmer/Microsoft keynote – CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 5, 2011 at 10:03 pm
/* Related posts:Samsung Press Day Event – CES 2011 Samsung's press day event will be at 2PM (PST). This... What to Expect from CES 2011 I am currently ... (more)

Samsung Press Day Event – CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 5, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Samsung's press day event will be at 2PM (PST). This is going to me mostly highlights, since it doesn't look like the announcement will be too big. /* Related ... (more)

Video from the Monster Event – CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 5, 2011 at 6:12 pm
One of my new cohorts got this video from the Monster event this morning. Crank up the speakers to watch it: hat tip to Greg Jacobs Related posts:Android 3.0 Video from Google ... (more)

Android 3.0 Video from Google– CES 2011 – Breaking – Developing

From Mitchell Hislop
January 5, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Look what just popped up on the Android Developers YouTube: edit: Engadget's ninjas saved it: Breaking, Developing, More to follow edit - Video has been made private. Highlights ... (more)

CES – Press day

From Mitchell Hislop
January 5, 2011 at 1:16 pm
The Venetian is full of press rushing from presser to presser. I will be liveblogging a few this afternoon, and the Intel presser in an hour. So far this morning, LG announced ... (more)

OnStar’s new mirror, LTE in-car systems

From Mitchell Hislop
January 5, 2011 at 2:58 am
OnStar rocked the auto tech world by announcing a new mirror that can replace the OEM mirror, allowing any car to have OnStar. It will go on sale this spring, with an MSRP of $300. This ... (more)

Let the Tablets Begin

From Mitchell Hislop
January 4, 2011 at 9:35 pm
It is clear by now that I own, and love, my iPad. It goes with me everywhere, and in many ways, is my main device. That makes me really interested to see what devices launch here ... (more)

Startup Debut

From Mitchell Hislop
January 4, 2011 at 9:21 pm
I am going to be covering the startup debut tonight. This event is not an official CES function, but there is a reason its being held now. There are 15 companies exhibiting tonight, ... (more)

CES Unveiled

From Mitchell Hislop
January 4, 2011 at 9:19 pm
I just got done at the CES Unveiled press preview. Most of it was various accessories-it looks like most companies are saving their announcements for the floor or keynotes. They ... (more)

CES Unveiled

From Mitchell Hislop
January 4, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I will be liveblogging this event from my phone via qik and twitter. I will do a full post tonight when I am home. CES unveiled is a pre-show preview for the press. It is where ... (more)

Sprint launches 4G Android at CES

From Mitchell Hislop
January 4, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Well, that was fast. Sprint has announced the much-leaked HTC EVO shift, a successor to the wildly successful EVO, the first 4G smartphone. It launches on the 9th for $149.99 ... (more)

What to Expect from CES 2011

From Mitchell Hislop
January 4, 2011 at 10:23 am
I am currently on the flight for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. I will be covering the full show, and thought it would be fitting to do a bit of a predictions post, as well ... (more)

The way I work

From Mitchell Hislop
December 31, 2010 at 3:25 pm
With Tyler getting an iPad, he sent me an email looking for app ideas. Combine this with it being the time of the year for introspection, I figured a post on how I work was overdue. For ... (more)

Cliche year-end post

From Mitchell Hislop
December 31, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Well, its the last day of 2010. Tomorrow, 2011. A new decade. I was planning on doing a full year in review, but then I decided to do it slightly differently: Things I loved about ... (more)

Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks

From Mitchell Hislop
December 22, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I just posted an article on the SMCpros blog about holiday gifts for geeks. I know there are only a few days left, but most of these could be ordered and still make it in time, ... (more)

Google Directions in PHP

From Mitchell Hislop
December 7, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I am currently working on a side project with Pete Barry and Mykl Roventine. While its not fully public yet, one piece involves directions. Naturally, I turned to the Google Maps ... (more)

One Year Later

From Mitchell Hislop
December 1, 2010 at 2:22 am
As the clock just rolled over, today marks one year since I started working at SMCpros. This is the first job that I have been at for a year, and it is a great feeling. The biggest ... (more)

My WordCamp Presentations

From Mitchell Hislop
November 14, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Below are my 2 presentations from WordCamp MSP. Both we about analytics, and very demo-heavy. Unfortunately, I do not have any video, but will do my best to provide the main points ... (more)

iPad 4.2 Quick Thoughts

From Mitchell Hislop
November 8, 2010 at 2:28 pm
I installed iOS 4.2 on my iPad last week. Here are a few quick thoughts about it: * Multitasking is so freaking nice to have. I hardly use it, but when I do, its perfect * I **HATE** ... (more)

Higher-Ed Tech Rant 2: WiFi

From Mitchell Hislop
November 8, 2010 at 2:14 pm
As the second rant post about the tech at Hamline University, I want to address a topic that I have to deal with on a daily basis. Unlike my last post, which I only need to deal ... (more)