Blogs
Background Music
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-10
A traditional German oompah band performs.
Help from the Organizers
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-10
Staff from Hannover Fairs, organizers of CeBIT, assist the press in checking out the German consumables. In this case, it's Brock McCormack from Hannover Fairs USA (right) assisting members of the International press in their task.
French Food
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-10
The real reason that the members of the international press corps go to parties like this is the food--in this case, French specialties prepared by French chefs.
Your Basic CeBIT Party
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-10
Tobit Software throws a party for customers and others in typical trade show fashion. The entertainers are mostly ignored while everyone talks business.
Celebrity Performers
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-10
August-Wilhelm Scheer, president of the Presiding Committee for BITKOM, the German Information Technology Association, plays the sax with a jazz trio at a reception for the international press put on by the government of France.
Faster, Faster
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
Software AG used the trick of having a supercar on its stand, with the tag line, Getting there faster. The company had this white Lamborghini parked in the middle of its stand, and visitors could try to win a test drive of the car.
Humans Not Required
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
Not for sale at your local dealership yet, this is Caroline. She is an autonomous car that needs no human driver designed and built by The Technical University of Braunschweig and based on the Volkswagen Passat. Team
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Lazy-boy car
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
For those people who only like riding bikes downhill, this Hybrid car on display with Sun Microsystems is the perfect solution. Driven by peddle power, when the bike has an electric motor inside it for when the rider gets tired, or for those particularly steep hills.
Finger Mouse
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
Reinventing the way we all use our mouse is the idea behind this cool gadget. There are two designs, one for using a laptop, the SwiftPoint Slider and one for use with a tablet PC, the SwiftPoint Triped., Held between thumb and forefinger, Simtrix, the manufacturer said they also help to combat RSI.
Greener Than Thou
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
IBM touted its green credentials at the show, through its very impressive use of lights and water. The ironic thing here is that Big Blue had 99 lit up podiums showcasing its products as well as this water feature complete
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Real Robots
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
This is Zeno, a fully function robot with human like reactions. Scarily real to the touch, Zeno is programmed with artificial intelligence software and capable of facial recognition, having a conversation and making eye contact.
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Computer Clothes
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
Is this is future? CeBit had its very own future parc, which included technology such as eyeball tracking, demonstrating how it could to help marketers know where to place their products on shelves, and this wearable computer range, which means you need never be without GPS or your PC again.
Bling my Thing
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
This was without a doubt attracting plenty of attention at the show. Its is one of only 20 Blinged-up Apple AirBooks. It costs around £20,000 and 11 have been sold in the world so far. It has 11,000 pieces of 24 carat
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Microsoft Auto
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
Microsoft demonstrated a Fiat 500 - not the flashiest car you might thing, but this Fiat comes with 'Car Infotainment. It includes integrated Bluetooth, voice controls for everything, USB for any kind of media player, Portable Sat NBav, also via Bluetooth and has support for various mobile phones.
Water Feature
By Jackie Floyd | Posted: 2008-03-07
This Secudos ruggedized firewall IDA 1000 had water tipping onto it for the duration of the show. The firewall is capable of surviving being submerged in up to a meter of water. The firewall is also dustproof and vibration proof, containing no moving parts like a hard disk or cooling fan.
