Recent Press Coverage
News hit the wire late last night about the new products and concepts that we’ll show at CES. The news is getting good traction and the reaction has been favorable - notably from Engadget who hasn’t shown us much love in the past, but seems to be getting behind Celio’s long-term vision a bit more. Here are a few reactions in case you missed them.
CrunchGear has a good post about the new offerings:
From that posting: “Celio is now going to be offering software that can be run on a suitably-sized laptop or netbook that will allow you to dual-boot your hardware, so you’ve got the best of both worlds. I can’t imagine the Redfly stuff takes up more than a gig at the very most. That alone is a solid product in a limited connectivity situation, tethering may be difficult or not useful, but using your smartphone to the maximum of its capabilities may be a great idea.”
Matt Miller gave some great comments on his Mobile Gadgeteer blog:
“One of the proof-of-concept demos they are giving at CES is for the REDFLY Smartphone Dock and this is something I could see really being quite functional at airport, hotel, or other public kiosks. The REDFLY Smartphone Dock concept device is a box with VGA port, USB ports, Bluetooth radio, and power supply. You could connect to this type of device that could be plugged into a dedicated large keyboard and monitor or take it on the road to use for giving presentations from a Windows Mobile device. I think the airport or other public place would be perfect for plugging in your Windows Mobile phone to write a quick email on a large keyboard or check your email and then leave without ever worrying about leaving behind any private information.”
And from MobileCrunch:
“That said, this newest bit of news did manage to convince me, a long time skeptic. According to a concept-only video released today, the folks behind the Redfly have managed to coax the G1 to play friendly with the mobile-to-psuedo-netbook. They”ve tweaked it to run at 800×480 and have pushed in basic mouse cursor support and, well, I want it.”