Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:56 pm
you can mount the ball on a an optional tripod stand and trigger it from a Wi-Fi connected smartphone. This solution is also perfect for the many occasions when you wouldn’t want to be throwing an expensive camera into the air, such as on bikes, boats or anywhere within reach of a playful dog. The resulting panoramic shots are certainly very immersive. There’s a real sense of ‘being there’ which you simply don’t get from a traditional photograph. While the picture quality won’t match that from a decent DSLR, there’s plenty enough resolution available to keep the pictures looking detailed even when viewed full screen on a 32 inch monitor. On mobile devices, the Panono app tracks the movement of your phone or tablet giving you the feeling of being inside the image as viewed through the ‘window’ of your screen. Dell Hits Home Runs At CES 2015. Remember back in 2013 when Dell was losing PC market share and talking about focusing on “profitable growth in commercial markets”? It seemed then like Dell was losing their nerve in the consumer PC market. Then Dell announced in June of 2013 sweeping changes to their PC strategy that I wrote about here. The results in 2014 were unit market share gains in both global commercial and consumer markets (7 straight quarters per IDC) and increased profitability. Now fast forward to the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show where Dell received seven CES awards for many of their PC and tablet products. What a difference a few years make. rs gold Dell XPS 13 The product that got the most attention was Dell’s XPS 13 notebook which really lives up to its reputation as the smallest 13” notebook on the planet. When you see it in person, you cannot believe that it is a 13” notebook because it’s essentially in an 11” chassis. Dell accomplishes this with a 13” UltraSharp Quad HD+ (3200*1800) touch display which is almost edgeless. In my first passing of the XPS 13, I actually had to ask someone to confirm that it was the XPS 13 because I simply couldn’t believe that was standing in front of me was a 13” notebook. Dell XPS 13 As you would expect, the Dell XPS 13 is built with machined aluminum and carbon fiber and weighs a paltry 2.6 lbs. Also, thanks to the 5th Generation Core processors and SSD drives and other power optimizations the laptop can get up to 15 hours of run time on a single charge. That is without the potentially 7-8 additional hours of battery life that can be had with the Dell Power Companion’s help. I’m looking forward to seeing how it stacks up to my 13” Mac Air. Marketing will be exceptionally important for the XPS 13. It’s one thing to have a great product, but it’s another thing to market it accordingly. Just ask Apple. They have both, something few companies have. While I’m not at liberty to share conversations I had with Dell executives, the approach I had explained to me is smart. We’ll have to wait and see how it’s executed.