Ken C. Pohlmann

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CES 2012
CES 2012: OnStar FMV
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 09, 2012  |  0 comments
OnStar, owned by GM, was one of the first embedded telematics options for cars.
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CES 2012: Stick a Fork In It
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments

If you’ve ever ridden the Tokyo subway during rush hour, stood in line to buy Nike Air Jordans, or been pepper-sprayed at a Walmart on Black Friday, you may have a sense of what CES is like. The only difference is that CES is a lot more crowded, dangerous, and painful.

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CES 2013
CES 2013: It’s Alive! It’s Alive!
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 09, 2013  |  0 comments

The future of audio. That is a significant statement – the fact that audio actually has a future. There has been much handwringing by people (including me) wondering whether the awesomeness of screens big and small has forever eclipsed the coolness of audio. We feared that much like the tiny speakers in flat-screen TVs, audio would become something trivial. After walking the CES floor and taking to people, I can confidently state that rumors of audio’s demise are greatly exaggerated, and in fact they are not true.

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CES 2013: Kenwood DNN990HD
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  0 comments

When you think of car audio, do you think of AM/FM radios and CD players? Think again. Today’s best head units are as connected and function-heavy as your phone or tablet. The big difference is that the head units offer dynamite A/V quality. Case in point, Kenwood’s new DNN990HD head unit marries Android with DVD playback.

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CES 2013: These Go to Eleven
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 09, 2013  |  0 comments

Stratocaster guitars. Marshall amplifiers. These are the playthings of the gods. The gods of rock and roll, that is. For sure, some of the sweetest sounds this side of a Stradivarius violin have come from Marshall guitar amplifiers. And now, the classic look of the Marshall (if not the sound) can be yours for home playback.

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CES 2015 Wrap Up: A Test of Manhood
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  2 comments
Much like puberty, the Consumer Electronics Show can be awkward, embarrassing, something to look forward to, and something to be glad about when it's finally over. During puberty, your voice gets deeper, hair starts to appear in new places, and you learn what the word “gonads” means. CES is exactly the same. However, unlike puberty, CES happens every year. To help you cope with the strangeness of CES, my curious young friend, here are some pointers from the show floor.

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CES 2016: The Trouble With Trotters
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 12, 2016  |  0 comments
What do Hunter S. Thomson, Philip K. Dick, and L. Ron Hubbard all have in common? For starters, they all use an initial in their names, and anyone who does that is obviously trying hard to appear to be intellectual. More important, I think they would all have enjoyed attending this year's CES.

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Change the Channels
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 18, 2012  |  0 comments

"One size fits all" surround is dying. It's time for us all to consider a whole new dimension. First, a parallel to impart from the annals of tech history. In the earliest days of photography, the emulsions and lenses were extremely "slow." Even in bright sunlight, a plate might require hours of exposure time. As technology improved, exposure times decreased to a minute or so.

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Chromecast Opens the Music Box
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 05, 2013  |  3 comments
The wildly popular Google Chromecast just got even better. It has added Pandora Radio and Hulu Plus to its list of supported content. And, the best may be yet to come.

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Circuit City: Retail Resurrection
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 09, 2016  |  0 comments
When's the last time that Circuit City crossed your mind? It's probably been so long that you can't even remember the last time you thought about it. And yet, the name Circuit City is instantly familiar to you. That's called name recognition. And clearly, rather than starting from scratch to build name recognition, you'd prefer to start with something well known. That is why Circuit City is being resurrected.

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