While we’re not quite done yet running some of our coverage from CES, we did want to post this video that we quietly shot after the show. Essentially, it’s the first day of post-CES activity at the Las Vegas Convention Center, shot in time-lapse, at about one shot a minute.

It is our first production time lapse shoot, so while we welcome feedback, please do note that we put this together at the last minute. As such, the quality is only about 90% of what we would like it to have been (white balances, and other things could have been tweaked a bit better). That said, we liked the video so much, we felt it was worth the bandwidth to offer it in full 1080p HD.

Download links are below.

For best results, we recommend either QuickTime or iTunes on a desktop computer, or your favorite H.264 playing device.

CES: The Morning After (54 Seconds)
Mobile / 480i (optimal for most Android devices)
VGA / Modern Mobile Devices (optimal for iPod and most iPhones)
540p / 1080i (optimal for first-gen Apple TV)
720p
1080p

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Today, Monorprice is offering a Micro High-definition Link (MHL) adapter cable, for compatible smartphones.

The cable enables MHL-enabled smartphones, tablets, and other devices to provide HDMI output, as well as charge the device directly, via the power supplied from the HDMI cable. It also facilitates CEC communications, so that a Television can directly control the host device.

There aren’t too many devices currently that support MHL, but they are rather popular devices. Here’s a list of most of them today: Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Infuse 4G, HTC EVO 3D, HTC Flyer, HTC EVO View 4G, and HTC Sensation. It is expected most devices from Samsung and HTC in the future will utilize MHL, so it may be a good idea to snatch one at this low price for your next smartphone or tablet.

If you have one of these devices, this cable is practically essential at the sub-$10 price-point. Typically, these cables sell from the manufacturer for between $40 and $60. Monoprice is notorious in the tech sector for providing devastating price-cuts on adapter cables. The store was one of the first to source mini-DisplayLink cables for Apple’s MacBook products, with much more affordable adapters, as well as one of the first cheap HDMI adapters for their products.

California residents should take note that Monoprice does charge sales tax, however, even with sales tax the price is still the lowest we’ve ever seen for such an adapter. Shipping is not free, but at around two dollars, not a major impact.

Micro High-definition Link (MHL) Adapter – Monoprice.com

TiVo was at CES this year (though their giant TiVo wasn’t anchored outside the front of the Las Vegas Convention Center).

And we had one question for them; why can’t DirecTV TiVo units, TiVo’s newest technology, can’t use one of their oldest mobile-enabled features? TiVoToGo enables TiVo owners to transfer television shows from their TiVo to nearly any other device, providing Windows Media and H.264-enabled exporting of recorded TV shows, which are not copy-protected by the content provider.

The problem? DirecTV’s new TiVo HD boxes won’t leverage the feature. Until now, TiVo has stayed quiet on why.

When pressed by PhoneNews.com, representatives for TiVo blamed DirecTV squarely for not offering the technology on their units. TiVo even went as far as to say that they had offered DirecTV a solution that would ensure copy protection requirements for DirecTV, but that the service provider still mandated that TiVo remove TiVoToGo from the new generation of DirecTV-enabled TiVo HD units.

DirecTV does offer its own place shifting technology, Nomad. Nomad is an encoding box that is connected to a home router, which facilitates transferring and encoding of videos. Unlike TiVo, which uses a home PC to encode and transmit videos, Nomad uses its own hardware box to enable transmission of shows to mobile devices, in the proper format, directly from the mobile device.

The downside to Nomad is the $149 hardware cost, but of course, Nomad does not work with TiVo. We asked if TiVo was working with DirecTV to offer a solution that would at least allow Nomad to transcode shows from DirecTV TiVo boxes, and they declined to comment.

Considering the tepid relationship between DirecTV and TiVo, the two were apart for several years from the first generation of TiVo devices… it’s questionable if this will be relegated to the hackers to resolve. TiVo and DirecTV have not been grandstanding sales of the units stemming from their new/returning joint venture.

The good news is, the jury may still be out on DirecTV TiVo. The new DVRs launched only launched 33 days ago. It will be much more likely that TiVoToGo, or Nomad support will arrive if the units prove popular.

Spracht presented the Aura-Z HD camera at CES offering the first of its kind to operate with no moving parts via a fully solid state LCD fluid focusing system. Without moving parts, the camera is less susceptible to bumps and shocks during recording.

Features include 720p recording at 30 frames per second with Dual Noise Reduction MEMS Microphones for high quality sound. Compatible with Macs and PC’s, the camera also supports Skype and iChat.

Read more for full specifications.

Audio

2 Digital MEMS Microphones
Noise Cancellation
AC97 Codec support
Manual Audio Mute support

Video

Native Widescreen 1280 x 800 CMOS, (16:9) sensor with BSI pixel technology for excellent low light performance
Frame rates up to 30 FPS at full 720P resolution.
Resolution: Software selectable video resolutions of CGA (320×200), QVGA (320×240), WVGA (640×400), VGA (640×480), 720P (1280×720).
Still Image: Capable of UVC Method 2 and Method 3 still capture at resolutions of CGA (320×200), QVGA (320×240), WVGA (640×400), VGA (640×480), 720P (1280×720)
Patented smooth, silent and continuous solid-state autofocus.
Support for face tracking and 3x digital zoom.
Brightness, Contrast, Gamma, Hue, Saturation, Sharpness, White Balance and Exposure manually adjustable.
Formats: JPEG stills, MJPEG, YUV422 Video.
AutoFocus, Auto White Balance, Auto Exposure.
Focus distance Range: 10cm to infinity.
Lens: F2.0 fast, high quality, High Definition compact lens

Image courtesy of CNET

Today at CES, Samsung presented a Google TV enabled set-top box that also offers Blu-Ray support. Samsung has built two demonstration units that are still in testing as the company has yet to fully to commit to further development of the devices. The company is concurrently promoting its own line of Smart TVs with its own app store and content deals.

At CES, Oregon Scientific is showcasing the ATC9K All-Terrain Video Camera designed for use in rugged conditions such as extreme sports and extreme weather conditions. The camera is rather large and can be mounted to a helmet camera or even a surfboard for HD video recording.

The camera records full color 1080 x 720p HD video directly to a MicroSD card with a Field of View (FOV) of 135 degrees for ultra wide angles. Built-in 1.5″ LCD is available for playback and review, while a G-Sensor measures real time G-Force effects on the camera. The camera is available now and retails at $299.99 with free shipping. Read on for complete specifications.

Specifications

• HD 1080p Resolution (1920 x 1080)
• 30 Frames per Second at 1080p mode
• 60 Frames per Second at 720p mode
• Includes Double-Sided Remote for easy access and Recording
• 32GB Micro expandable memory – 32MB Internal Memory
• G-Sensor
• HDMI
• 1.5″ LCD Color Screen
• Laser Pointer
• 135 Degree Field of View (FOV)
• Waterproof up to 20m
• Shock Resistant up to 1.2m

• 1080p = 1920×1080 pixels (16:9),
  30 fps, ~12 Mbit/s data rate
• 720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9),
  60 fps, ~12 Mbit/s data rate
• 720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9),
  30 fps, ~8 Mbit/s data rate
• WVGA = 848×480 pixels (16:9),
• 60 fps, ~8Mbit/s data rate
• Sensor Type: 1/3.2“ 5M pixels CMOS
• Light Sensitivity: Low-light sensitivity (>1.3V/lux-sec)
• Video Format: H.264 in Quicktime format (.mov) for Windows and Mac OS
• Exposure Control: Support one exposure control mode with auto exposure with calculating the scene average

Photos

• White Balance : Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent
• Selectable recording modes: Vivid, Negative, B&W, Sepia, Art modes
• Resolution: Supports 3 megapixel and 5 megapixel
• Photo Burst Capture: Continuously 3 photo and 5 photo bursts
• Capture Modes: Single Shot, Countdown Timer: 5s and 10s settings
• Night Mode and White Balance adjustments

At Adobe’s “Flash On The Beach” conference, the company confirmed that a Flash player for the iPhone is under development and will be ready when and if Apple gives the approval.

Image courtesy of Flash Magazine

While a true player hasn’t been fully developed and tested, Adobe’s Sr. Director of Engineering did confirm for the first time publicly that his team is “actively developing Flash support for the iPhone.”  No word yet as to how comprehensive the player will be, nor whether it will bring true full-Flash support to the iPhone or if it will be a trimmed-down version.

Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail.

Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, but show what Instinct can do.

Instinct Product Placement – High Definition (720p), H.264 (16.5 MB)
Instinct Product Placement – Standard Definition & iPhone, H.264 (16.4 MB)

CTIA, the association for the wireless industry in America, has begun to promote itself to the general public. In a new ad campaign, the wireless industry says “OK” to “whatever America wants next” in wireless communication.

CTIA Ad – Standard Definition / iPod, H.264 (4.9 MB)
CTIA Ad – iPhone, H.264 (5.0 MB)
CTIA Ad – Mobile, 3GPP (1.2 MB)

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse pitches Sprint’s new Simply Everything plan.

Simply Everything – High Definition (720p), H.264 (17 MB)
Simply Everything – Extended Definition (480p), MPEG-4 (5.4 MB)
Simply Everything – iPhone/iPod Ready, H.264 (5.3 MB)
Simply Everything – Mobile, 3GPP (1.2 MB)