Tuesday Touring the exhibits at CES 2013

Mike stopped by the Cube 3D printer from 3D Systems Corp.  The Cube prints in 3D... which means that instead of putting ink onto a flat surface like regular printing, it builds up material in three dimensions to create a real object. It melts plastic filament, then draws with it in a very fine layer. It then builds another fine layer of plastic on top of this one, and then another, and another, building your idea in slices from the bottom up until you have a plastic object ready to hold.
3D printer audio description

Next, Mike visited with ION Audio and checked out their portable and shower Bluetooth speakers. 

 

Here is Mike's Audio file on the Toshiba Convertible Tablet

Mike's report on Panasonic Viera TVs with voice guidance, not fully implemented in the US but development has started.

Also on the list to visit was the RCA / Voxx International booth.  Mike's report on Sound Flow technology great for amplifying speaker phones and basic mono content.