Technoradar Blog

My feet still remember MWC Barcelona quite well, but it's showtime again at CeBIT 2013. First impressions are quite mixed, as the concept of this event is still a bit changing and the show is fighting for relevance. There is much more free space in the halls, some filled with just a few exhibitors and in some lots of floorspace occupied by public sector representatives. Hope CeBIT will find its way to stay relevant as a worldwide platform as I really like the venue and the people living here. Don't want to be too lengthy on this, but the fiar is framed by CES in January, MWC in February (just last week) and the Consumer Electronics part is nearly compeltely shifting to the nowadays yearly IFA, which successfully included white good into the show spectrum. Not fo forget Photokina, which even made big companies like Canon moving away even from IFA. So besides some structural stagnation for tradeshows in the traditional way there is much and hard competition for relevance. ...

Lets get the last part and pictures online! In the morning if just saw the first person really wearing the i'm smartwatch ;-) Israel had an impressing booth hosting lots of really different startups and companies with mobile related solutions. As smartphones and tablets get mainstream, special versions get their market, too. CAT showed its ruggedized and fully waterproof smartphone. It can even be operated, if drops of water are on the screen. A real outdoor device. SPB TV is a well known TV app actively distributing TV over mobile. After its full success going public, Ruckus wireless has developed to a full solution professional. Even advanced authenticaton methods can be used out of the box over the full device range of hotspots. 4G backhauling even with the compact access points is also possible. Liked the flexibility of configuration options. The same 4G backhauling scenario with a professional outdoor unit...