Jan 7-23 in US

Photos from Christine's business trip
20140103 085327 In Montreux I was wrapping up the Christmas season 20140108 083659 before I got on a plane to Las Vegas for CES 20140108 112209 2014 is Chinese Year of the Horse, even in Las Vegas 20140108 090636 This is the coffee shop where I hoped to meet John
20140108 093418 Across the corridor was the display case with history of digital eyewear 20140108 093459 It is the collection (minus a few) that we gathered for the AR community meeting in May 2013 20140108 110448 This is the Innovega booth where they are showing contact lenses that work with glasses 20140108 115333 Intel had several demonstrations of AR
20140108 115823 Qualcomm also featured AR in several areas 20140108 123733 Android is going to be in your next car 20140108 123811 and bicycle 20140108 123947 and NFC in your next camera
20140108 124708 It's the Internet of Things and Big Data 20140110 115523 this depicts it well! 20140108 124832 Vuzix booth 20140108 125201 they are integrating M100 with safety glasses
20140108 125210 kind of awkward 20140109 095547 Then I went to the robot zone 20140109 095602 Dozens of booths about robots 20140109 095752 this is a robot camerea
IMG 1645 dinner with members of the IEEE SA team @ CES 20140110 093719 then I went to the Automotive halls 20140110 094227 funny to see two wheels in front and one in rear 20140110 102601 a signed away my rights in exchange for a ride in an assisted car
20140110 104142 Now this Lumus Vision eyewear looks more plausible 20140110 104148 side view 20140110 104153 What do you think? 20140110 123557 A self-ie (self photo) to enter a drawing for a tablet (I didn't win)
chrstine-Anne After Las Vegas I went to Madison NJ and stopped in at Anne and Steve's place christine-2014 Madison kitchen DSC01180 I also paid several visits to the Madison Starbucks DSC01183 but I also made coffee "at home" in my micro Moka pot
DSC01186 from the Madison NJ Transit station DSC01185 Took a train into Manhattan DSC01189 Found the Penn Station and 24th subway DSC01188 got on the NY subway and headed to Brooklyn
DSC01190 next morning I grabbed a coffee while waiting for a ride DSC01193 to the venue where I gave a two day workshop DSC01191 I stayed overnight in Piscataway Radisson DSC01198 a night in the hotel made the room in Madison even bleaker...
S-C warm reception at Anne and Steve's on Saturday A-C we had a beautiful lunch together DSC01199 before I headed to Newark (stayed at an Extended Stay America that was cheap, clean and comfortable!) DSC01200 Landed in LAX and found a different species of animals
DSC01201 and huge roads DSC01202 but everyone was watching the football game so traffic was light DSC01204 checked in to the Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel (what was I thinking?) DSC01205 it was not that fancy but 2x the price of the Radisson
DSC01207 I checked out as soon as I could DSC01209 went to my meetings (why do people in LA drive 4WD?) DSC01212 Four days of meetings at the Century City Hilton DSC01214 where else but a shopping mall. Reminded me of Singapore malls!
DSC01215 dropped into an Apple store and everywhere they were showing thin devices DSC01216 in triples (iPad, iPhone and Macbook Air) DSC01218 in case you forget how nice the weather is DSC01219 the Azul Inn was clean and high quality for a motel
DSC01220 good Internet too DSC01221 across the street was the church of Latter Day Saints DSC01224 flag flies in blue skies DSC01225 Looking East I saw this
DSC01227 And looking down on the sidewalk (I walked to the meetings) were ripe mangos DSC01228 Smokey Bear is your buddy DSC01230 and there are Starbucks on every street corner DSC01236 on the flight heading to Newark I read the NYT (hard copy)
DSC01251 flying into New Jersey the skies were overcast and the ground frozen DSC01252 over a foot of snow had fallen all over the New Jersey/New York area the day before I flew DSC01253 I spied a small area that isn't covered with roads or buildings! DSC01254 and 12 hours later, it was sunrise in Montreux!
DSC01255 over the Dents du Midi DSC01256 Blue skies in paradise! DSC01257 Westward view from the apartment DSC01258 Indoor was brightly lit!
DSC01261 and we had Catherine and Duncan over for dinner Chateau Chillon Rich Woerner's Chateau de Chillon DSC01265 First "prize" of 2014 found (and purchased) at Galettas