reviewjournal.com -- Get a load of this!: "While Rosie the Robot was nowhere to be found, odds are good even George Jetson would be impressed by the products showcased at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.
And fortunately for those who love new technologies, you don't have to live in a cartoon world to enjoy the futuristic gadgets on display this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
So-called "smart kitchen" products are also expected to make a splash in 2005. With broadband connections becoming more popular in U.S. homes, tech experts believe it won't be long before consumers' refrigerators will automatically tell them when their milk has gone sour as their oven simultaneously executes cooking instructions from a recipe it downloaded from the Internet.
Innovation isn't limited to the home, however. As any driver who's ever caught a 70-mile-per-hour glimpse of "The Lion King" while peering inside a nearby sport utility vehicle on the freeway can attest, automobile-based video systems are already popular with American consumers. But new technologies called "telematics" will soon give travelers even more high-tech options when on the open road.
Wargo, the association's director of industry analysis, said devices are on the way that will allow digital music, television programs or movies to be downloaded using a wireless connection to a car or truck, giving drivers the opportunity to "wire up" their vehicles just as they've wired their homes and offices."
By CHRIS JONES
GAMING WIRE
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