The International Consumer Electronics Show got under way in Las Vegas Monday with a familiar theme: the blurring of computers and consumer electronics in the home.
Two Orange County companies,Fountain Valley-based D-Link Systems and Irvine-based SmartLabs Inc.,announced a deal at CES to use Smartlab’s home networking technology on D-Link routers.
The companies hope to allow homeowners to adjust lights, temperature, even close and open blinds via a remote control.
CES, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and neighboring hotels, is the largest gathering of consumer electronics exhibitors and buyers, spanning more than 1.5 million square feet of exhibit space.
Other OC companies represented at CES include Irvine-based Broadcom Corp., Cypress-based Universal Electronics Inc. and Anaheim-based Targus Inc.
The show’s convergence theme is being played up by keynote speakers such as Bill Gates, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger and, set for Wednesday, CBS President Les Moonves.
Each are talk about practical ways of blending music and video data with home computers and entertainment systems.
