You may have noted that Digital Digest wasn’t uploaded last week, and the reason for this is as follows.  I didn’t write one in protest at the SOPA and PIPA bills which are currently being debated in congress, much like Wikipedia, who blacked out all of their pages in protest against said bills last Wednesday.  Shot themselves in the foot there really, as I’d have usually used Wikipedia to find out exactly what ‘SOPA’ and ‘PIPA’ meant.  I literally had nowhere to turn to find this out.  As such, for all I know Wikipedia was staging a protest against this, and this.  Which is simply put, mental.  There is nothing wrong with good personal hygiene, and a fantastic rear end.  If anything, both of which should be celebrated on Wikipedia.  Or on the internet in general really.  Oh it already has.  Good.

Anyway, the lack of a digest last week meant that I sort of missed the boat on any coverage whatsoever on this year’s Consumer Electronics Exposition.  Which like Ron Burgundy, was kind of a big deal.  The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new product announcements.  Thank you Wikipedia.  I missed you.

Past consumer electronics revealed at CES have included HDTV’s, VCR’s, Tetris, and DVD’s – all staple commodities that we either take for granted, or used to take for granted and simply don’t care about today, so it’s usually a good indicator of what we can expect to see in our living rooms, studies, bedrooms and kitchens in the very near future.  In fact I suppose it’s a bit like Spaceship Earth at Epcot.  That’s right Epcot, the world’s most boring theme park.  Unless, you run into the animals from the 100 Acre Wood.  Anyway, it’s time to take a look at what was on show at this year’s CES…

Personal favourite has got to be the Samsung Smart Window.  Is it a TV?  Is it a window?  Is it a massive tablet?  Is it an elephant?  It’s all of the above!  Apart from an elephant.  I’ll let the chap in this video explain, as by the sound of the strain in his voice, he’s been doing nothing but explain the Smart Window since the beginning of time, and as such nobody could explain it better.  Part TV, part computer, part, well, window, it’s set to revolutionise the domestic domain and block out all natural light for years to come.

If you prefer your television to be of the more traditional variety, then why not take a look at the new LG and Samsung OLED TV’s.  Here’s a video for LG’s offering.  I mean just look at it.  It’s fit.  It’s Rachel Bilson fit.  I don’t know if it’s wrong to fancy a television, but I think I do.  Not only do they look the sex, but they’re 3D ready, and smart.  A bit like going to take Voderman to see Avatar.  I know, I’ve used the Voderman gag before.  But I liked it, and you’re only reading this, I’m the one writing it.  So it stays.  No word on how much the TVs cost, but it’ll be a small fortune.

Finally, because I’m a bit of a geek, and because of their Xbox’s presence at our Redefining Radio event, it’s probably worth mentioning that Kinect is coming to your desktop PC or Laptop very soon.  Just imagine what this means.  Powerpoint is going to be so much fun!  And Excel!  Oh my god Excel, the thought of using your hands and voice to autosum and create pie charts just fills me with a joy only usually found within the first moments of waking up on a Christmas morning.

So thats it for another week, I leave you with this baby (words fail me), the world’s most impressive dog, and my favourite Superbowl commercial of all time.

Same time next week. Woo!