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Ever wondered how the future homes will look like? Then you got to visit the NextGen Home Experience in Las Vegas, where Creston will showcase an example of how future North American dream homes will look like in the future, in terms of high-end technological equipment. This will not only answer to the question " why is technology important?" but will also offer multiple gadgets and connectivity options you could choose from.

Creston provides the latest gadgets in technology for the 5,200 square foot home showcased, delivering a modern style, comfort and entertainment elements, creating a space where you can control video devices, lights and thermostats, using 11 touch-sensitive panels, 45 Cameo keypads and 2 small remote controls.
Included in the system there is a 7.1 surround sound processor, a video processing unit, the distribution unit, lighting and climate control, the latter accessible via the TPS-6X Wireless Touchpanel.
In the master bedroom and VIP area the owners will be able to use the two specially designed TPS-6X touch panels, while in the bathroom, the WPR-48 waterproof remotes are in charge with controlling the lights and temperature.
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Your iPod can be installed in the Creston CEN-IDOC docking station and the other family members have the possibility to set the home audio system via the touch-sensitive panels.
The TPMC-8X WiFi Touchpanel with Windows XP sets in the kitchen and the family members can use it for home control, web browsing, email and media streaming.



All of these gadgets are covering 10 areas for climate control, 10 zones of distributed video with 16 audio zones, and 8 lighting zones consisting of 188 loads. You can even set specific modes like "Goodnight", "Vacation", "Party" and "Show".
In addition, there are CCTV monitoring cameras, biometric scanners for fingerprint reading, and children control.



To keep it green, Creston added solar power, water recirculation and backup power generators, all controllable via the base home system.

Nextar is a famous producer of customer electronic products for a fun lifestyle such as media players, GPS devices, DVD players, Bluetooth speakers, digital picture frames, car stereo systems and others.
Its latest gadget is a cute MP4 player called Ribbit, which will be revealed in detail at CES 2009 in January.



From the press release we discovered how it looks like and the most important features. Seems that Ribbit, model named MA589, sports a low-power consuming OLED display, featuring USB interface for computer connectivity, up to 4GB of storage and support for seven languages.
The new Nextar MP3 player is a cute frog coming in several colors for everyone’s taste – black, blue, green and pink - and allows you to play MP3 and WMA files. It powers from a rechargeable Li-Ion battery for up to six hours of continuous music playback and brings with earphones, the USB cable, and a software CD.
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It has to be mentioned that the OLED technology used in displays for various types o gadgets, consumes low power, has high brightness and wide viewing angles, in addition to a faster response time than the other display types. More than that,the new MP3 player has playlist function and an equalizer with eight modes for normal, rock, pop, classical, bass, jazz, soft, and SRS WOW effects, as well as five playing modes for normal, repeat one, repeat all, folder, and repeat folder.
Having just a few basic functionalities, the Nextar MP3 player will be available in stores next spring, at only $24.99.

“Nextar's newest MP3 player is sure to be both an audio and visual treat,” commented Eddy Zheng, Nextar founder. “With its cute looks and economical price, it makes an excellent impulse item that can be used as a gift or kept for personal use.”

CES honorees were finally announced and we’ll spend a considerable amount of time to cover the most interesting innovations of the latest gadgets in technology.

One of the most appreciated gadgets producer is Black Box, a Florida-based company specialized in customer products. Its Personal Pocket Safe was named one of the Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering honorees. It is a pocketable drive that connects to your computer via USB and stores all your important information including personal data, in the most secure way, using several high-security layers.
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Personal Pocket Safe comes with a special software that allows you organize files and information such as bank statements and bills, insurance policies and even passwords.
The security involves DataLock PIN protection, 256-bit AES encryption and epoxy shield that destroys memory in case of forced access.



“We are thrilled by the recognition and awards we have received leading into this year’s CES,” said John Tate, President of Black Box Innovations. “We are looking forward to making our first appearance at the International CES and being featured as Day 23 on this list is a great start.”

Personal Pocket Safe is available a around $60.
Other two amazing products will b unveiled in Las Vegas in January: the Knox-IT – a USB flash drive with high-end security for carrying all your personal information wit you wherever you go, and the SafeMouse – a high-en mouse model with built-in, real-time backup system.



We’d love to provide you with all the details about these three cool gadgets, but we have to wait for the next press releases during CES presentation.

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing in the second quarter of 2008, months after the product is supposed to officially "launch" alongside Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 on February 27.

Microsoft announced the seemingly innovative strategy of not finishing a product until after its launch at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver this week.

Customers who are being told to prepare to capitalize on the new tools coming in February may be surprised to find out Microsoft itself won't be prepared.

However, the company has always left an opened ended 2008 date for the release of the new SQL Server, code-named Katmai.