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Nate the great · 01-04-2010, 08:39 PM

There seems to be a tradition of posting a list of gear bag contents when one goes to CES. Who am I to argue with tradition.

I just bought a new messenger bag (size medium) from Timbuk2. My previous backpack had had an unfortunate encounter with a carsick foster puppy. I bought the new bag because it was on sale.

I'm bringing my faithful old Dell Inspiron 710m laptop. I'm sticking with my old laptop because I can't justify the funds to replace it. Also, it still has over a year on the warranty. But I recently replaced the battery. I now have close to the original 5 hours battery life, which is fine. I doubt that I'll use it that much in a day.

I just received a digital voice recorder in the mail. I know it won't be much use on the show floor, but I plan to use it to record presentations and private showings.

I'm bringing 3 cameras: Kodak Zi8, C140, and C330. The Zi8 is a video camera, and the C140 is a digital camera. The C330 is much older, and is coming along as backup. I also bought a Gorilla Grip tripod.

One item I'm not bringing is my Cherrypal Africa netbook. I bought this netbook before Christmas, and Cherrypal completely screwed up the shipping. I've been waiting 2 weeks now and there is still no sign that they've shipped it.

I'm going to tell you the next item in my gear bag, and if you want to take away my geek card that's okay. I'm bringing a spiral notebook (made of paper) as a backup. If I get bored I'll see if I remember how to make obscene origami.

Of course, I'll also have a printed copy of my itinerary, including a set of maps marked with the booths I want to visit.

For internet access I'm borrowing a 4G USB dongle from Clearwire. I've been to enough conventions to know that I can't rely on a shared internet connection. I'm not under any obligation to tell you about them, but I've looked over the company and if the service were available in my area I'd think about getting it.

There are 3 ebook readers in my gear bag: the Onyx Boox, Jetbook, and WikiReader. The last is in the bag simply because it's so small that the weight penalty is negligible. The Jetbook is coming because I'm quite happy with it. And the Boox is coming so I have a modern epaper device for comparing screen refresh rates.

01-04-2010, 08:39 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	My CES gear bag There seems to be a tradition of posting a list of gear bag contents when one goes to CES. Who am I to argue with tradition. I just bought a new messenger bag (size medium) from Timbuk2. My previous backpack had had an unfortunate encounter with a carsick foster puppy. I bought the new bag because it was on sale. I'm bringing my faithful old Dell Inspiron 710m laptop. I'm sticking with my old laptop because I can't justify the funds to replace it. Also, it still has over a year on the warranty. But I recently replaced the battery. I now have close to the original 5 hours battery life, which is fine. I doubt that I'll use it that much in a day. I just received a digital voice recorder in the mail. I know it won't be much use on the show floor, but I plan to use it to record presentations and private showings. I'm bringing 3 cameras: Kodak Zi8, C140, and C330. The Zi8 is a video camera, and the C140 is a digital camera. The C330 is much older, and is coming along as backup. I also bought a Gorilla Grip tripod. One item I'm not bringing is my Cherrypal Africa netbook. I bought this netbook before Christmas, and Cherrypal completely screwed up the shipping. I've been waiting 2 weeks now and there is still no sign that they've shipped it. I'm going to tell you the next item in my gear bag, and if you want to take away my geek card that's okay. I'm bringing a spiral notebook (made of paper) as a backup. If I get bored I'll see if I remember how to make obscene origami. Of course, I'll also have a printed copy of my itinerary, including a set of maps marked with the booths I want to visit. For internet access I'm borrowing a 4G USB dongle from Clearwire. I've been to enough conventions to know that I can't rely on a shared internet connection. I'm not under any obligation to tell you about them, but I've looked over the company and if the service were available in my area I'd think about getting it. There are 3 ebook readers in my gear bag: the Onyx Boox, Jetbook, and WikiReader. The last is in the bag simply because it's so small that the weight penalty is negligible. The Jetbook is coming because I'm quite happy with it. And the Boox is coming so I have a modern epaper device for comparing screen refresh rates.