The Connected Home: Turning SciFi into Non-Fiction

Joseph Ambeault
Director, Product Development and Management, Video Services, Verizon

Ever wished you had a Star Trek tricorder to scan your surroundings, a Star Wars light-saber to keep the bad guys at bay, or the display technology from Minority Report to seamlessly move content from screen to screen? Mass market consumers are just beginning to realize what early tech adopters have known for a few years – home networking can bring many of the scenarios imagined by science fiction writers into our everyday lives. In this session we'll explore what it takes to live the dream today and what it will take to make even more of the cool tech imagined in science fiction tomorrow's reality.
 

TV Technology in the New Age of Consumer Buying

Scott Birnbaum
Vice President, Samsung LCD Business

The buying decision for today’s TVs has become more complex, while at the same time, more important in the list of home priorities. Consumers are no longer simply satisfied with a good picture and a decent warranty. Today, as this presentation will explore, they are looking at TVs as exceptionally thin wall hangings; energy-efficient Energy-Star rated appliances; and providers of crystal clear, movie-like viewing experiences. The presentation will compare thinness of panels, edge-lighting and energy efficiency, as well as contrast ratios, aspect ratios and the importance of faster refresh rates. As stereoscopic 3D also enters the TV picture in 2010, Mr. Birnbaum will cover how 3D can best be married with 2D to usher in a new dimension in post-HD customer satisfaction.

Consumers by the millions are gravitating toward TVs that can be seen as energy-saving thin-bezeled, wall art instead of power-hungry table furniture. Samsung’s Birnbaum will explore where LCD technology is heading and how fast, as well as energy-efficiency comparisons between CCFL and LED back-lit alternatives. His presentation also will cover the accelerated movement toward a 16:9 aspect ratio and the short-term prognosis for 3D in the home.
 

Smart TVs: Ready for Primetime

Wilfred Martis
General Manager, Retail CE, Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation

The long-foretold Smart TV Era is finally here. After false starts and uncoordinated initiatives, the key components are all in place: a technology platform, the content experience, and profitable revenue models.

With the ecosystem aligned, things will move quickly. As with other digital industries, winners and losers will emerge in less than 18 months.

Is your Smart TV strategy ready for primetime? Learn how Intel and its partners are making it easy to integrate your content and business models with the right technology at this critical moment in time.
 

Entertainment in a Connected World

Mitch Singer
CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment; President, DECE

In this keynote, Mitch Singer, CTO of Sony and president of DECE, will provide an overview of the state of the entertainment industry including trends that will help spur the marketplace as well as evolving distribution and industry opportunities.