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NAB 2018

CNN has waiver pending to fly drones in Las Vegas

CNN has asked the FAA for permission to fly drones in Las Vegas. Currently, drone pilots must complete a 19-step application process per flight because the city is within the airspace of McCarran International Airport. Las Vegas is one of 53 places in the U.S. where CNN has a waiver pending to fly drones, the […]

Movie posters might soon be based on your clicks

You may have thought you left Blockbuster behind, but the basic way we browse movies hasn’t changed all that much. We peruse poster after poster, kind of like walking the aisles of a ‘90s-era video store. That one poster image, meant to appeal to as many people as possible, is often all we see before […]

A race with a self-driving vehicle in Las Vegas – VIDEO

A self-driving vehicle is making the rounds this week at the National Broadcasters Association show in Las Vegas. The autonomous shuttle runs a short loop with three stops between the Central Hall and South Hall. It moves at about 8 mph, which I thought made it a prime candidate for a footrace. This is what […]

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5 must-see technologies on display at NAB in Las Vegas

The National Association of Broadcasters Show started Saturday and runs through Thursday in Las Vegas. NAB is a showcase for emerging technology in broadcasting and media. Here are some of the coolest things I saw: 1. Google Smart Displays Google’s upcoming smart displays are the gadgets at NAB that I covet the most. That’s probably […]

The funniest tweets from NAB 2018 so far

The National Association of Broadcasters Show started Saturday in Las Vegas and runs through Thursday. While the show is closed to the public, there’s plenty of humor from the event on Twitter. These are some of the funniest tweets so far: 1. I don’t know what this is, but I definitely need it to do […]

5 photos of emerging tech from Las Vegas NAB show history

1980 An RCA camera demonstration.     2003 A 42″ Zenith Plasma TV. John Gurzinski/Las Vegas Review-Journal   2005 A high-definition 3-D presentation at the Panasonic booth. Joe Cavaretta/AP   2006 Floor plans distributed by Segway. Jae C. Hong/AP   2017 Virtual reality glasses. Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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