Specs here. They sounded pretty good from what I could tell in the noisy hall, but they look freaky. → Read More
Listen: covering CES is hard. It’s fun, don’t get me wrong, but it’s exhausting, frustrating, and full of stuff we all have seen already. To that end, we present CES WTF, a way for us, your humble narrators, to blow off some steam. Here are some exciting new WTF posts for you enjoy and you can always view the WTF stories right here. Bumblebee rocks CES The LG booth is staffed by… → Read More
[photopress:blackout.jpg,full,center] Make your own joke Sony, riding on a high after Warner’s decision to exclusively back Blu-ray, has used CES to announce Platinum MusicPass download cards. The cards, which will be available here in the U.S. on January 15, will let music fans download “high-quality” MP3s; they do look to be free of DRM, as we found out last week, since… → Read More
Alienware’s Virginity Shield A friend of mine bought that flight chair from way back when that lets you sit in a deep bucket seat and control an on-screen plane or tank from the comfort of a womb-like simulator that will ensure you never get laid. Well, Alienware’s oddly cool but wildly impractical curved monitor is more of this same concept — something hardcore nerds will love… → Read More
[photopress:87027_WL_Nunchuck.jpg,full,center] Product Name: Nyko Wireless Nunchuck, Charge Base 360 and Frontman wireless guitar controller Description: The Wireless Nunchuck eliminates the wire between the Wii controller and the nunchuck attachment; the Charge Base 360 wireless charges the included battery for the Xbox 360; the Frontman is a wireless guitar for the Wii (and PS3 and PS2) that… → Read More
[photopress:pacemakerrrr.jpg,full,center] Product Name: Pacemaker Description: A pocket-sized DJ system Price: 520 Euros, or $763 (right now—I’m sure that’ll change by the time it comes out) In-store date: February 2008 Site: Pacemaker [Tonium] Why it’s cool: Really? Why is it cool? It’s a complete DJ system in your pocket, for starters. It’s also a DAP that… → Read More
LG’s exciting new watch concept. A few douches decided to prevent me from taking pix of the red hot LG watch concept which, as you can imagine, is a watch with a phone in it. Amazing stuff, to be sure, but I got the Sean Penn treatment from a full set of booth douches informing me in no uncertain terms that a device that will never come to market and is already well documented elsewhere is… → Read More
[photopress:blackarmor_lr.jpg,full,center] Product Name: Seagate BlackArmor encrypted++ portable hard drives Description: A 160GB portable hdd with government-level encryption. That’s only good if you put faith in our government to be competent. Price: $150 In-store date: Q1 2008 Site: Seagate Why it’s cool: Because people are paranoid about their data being compromised while… → Read More
[photopress:pipelinehd_lr_.jpg,full,center] Product Name: Seagate PipelineHD Series Hard Disc Drives Description: A hard drive that’s specifically built for high def DVRs with (initially) up to 1TB in storage space Price: TBA In-store date: First-half of 2008 Site: Seagate Why it’s cool: Because storing high def, DVR’d content takes up an obscene amount of space. PipelineHD is… → Read More
[photopress:V1273FrontLv3.jpg,full,center] Product Name: Kodak Easyshare V1273, M1033 and Z1085 IS Zoom digital cameras Description: Digital cameras Price: V: Starts at $200; Z: Starts at $200; M: Starts at $130 In-store date: All of ‘em in the first half of 2008 Site: Kodak Why it’s cool: Because photography is fun. I’m gonna say the V series is the one to watch here, what with… → Read More
A tampon or the voice of God? In the darkness of flight, many a thought has come to the refugees streaming across the borders of civil and worldwide strife. In the hours before morning, when the moon is covered o’er by clouds and the guard dog is alert and ready, the victims of war dream of one thing. It is not a clean bed and a bowl of good soup. It is not the sad-eyed embrace of a loved… → Read More
[photopress:driverlesscar.jpg,full,center] We could be looking at driverless cars within the decade, says GM. Not only would these cars save you the aggravation of having to drive to work and to the store every day, but it could improve road safety. GM says the technology would have advanced to the point where cars would be able to get from Point A to Point B completely aware of their… → Read More
Product Name: JBL On Stage IIIP Description: The On Stage IIIP is a ring-shaped portable speaker for the iPod and iPhone. It’s very small and cute at just only 6 inches by 1-3/4 inches, and it can run on AC power or on six AAA batteries (for up to 12 hours). The four drivers put out a combined 6 watts per channel, and JBL claims their Slipstream port design increases bass output without… → Read More
Product Name: JBL On Time 200ID, On Time 400IHD Description: The On Time 200ID lets you wake up to your iPod, iPhone, radio, or a buzzer. It also has a 1/8th-inch line input for connecting other audio devices. The small one-piece speaker has a backlit LCD and touch-sensitive controls, and a backup battery preserves your settings even if power is interrupted. The silver grille covers two 6-watt… → Read More
Product Name: JBL On Stage 200ID/400ID, Duet 200 Description: The JBL On Stage 200ID and 400ID are a pair of iPod speaker/docks. (Please try to stay awake for this anyway.) Both have a universal iPod/iPhone dock on top, and the 200ID has two full-range drivers while the 400ID has four plus a tweeter. The Duet 200 is identical to the On Stage 200ID but it lacks an iPod dock and instead takes in… → Read More
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These FX-edition laptops and PCs from Gateway come in black and brown. The gaming laptop, for example, features high-end Intel processors and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB GDDR3. It has HDMI out. The laptop is priced at about $3,000 and will be available next month. The flagship model, the Gateway P-171XL FX Edition, comes with an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M… → Read More
Genuine leather cases for your iFones. Cows died so you can encase your Apple biscuit. How do you feel about that? They sure are pretty, though. → Read More
[photopress:IMG_0346.JPG,full,center] Who wants 802.11n? Linksys has a full selection of new routers and bridges for the N generation including a $99 switch that looks like an alien spaceship. Take the Linksys Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Gigabit Router for example. It has 802.11n and Gigabit Ethernet and should hit the $100 mark when it’s released. → Read More
Here’s ViewSonic’s 47-inch 1080p LCD TV with built-in ATSC/NTSC/QAM TV tuner. Contrast ratio is pretty good at 6000:1 with 11 input connections that include three HDMI 1.3 ports. Yay! I like it. I want one. I must have one. → Read More
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Product Name: Sony Ericsson Z555 Description: Sony is focusing on the music with their new Walkman phone. The W350 has a flip design with TrackID (hold it up to a radio and ID the song that’s playing) and a number of classy colors. It also has stereo Bluetooth streaming. → Read More
KDL-37XBR6 Sony dropped 17 Bravias today and I’m far too tired to point out all the specifics. I’m sorry but it’s been a long day so far and we’re not even half done. Check out the full list after the break. A quick glance tells me there isn’t anything extraordinarily special. Just 1080p and 720p sets wrapped in an attractive package. Sizes range from 17- to… → Read More
Product Name: Sony Ericsson Z555 Description: A fashion flip phone that you shake in a way that could remind one of a Polaroid picture. The big draw here is Gesture Control, which lets to flip back and forth between call and mute and you can even sweep your hand over the phone to turn off the alarm. As Sony says, it’s magic! → Read More
The latest in Sony’s revamped DSLR line is the 10.2-megapixel A200, which will be available next month and ships with an f3.5-5.6 3.9x 18-70mm zoom lens (kit only). Incorporated into the body is Super SteadyShot image stabilization. Pictures can be previewed on the 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD. Noise control is said to be taken care of with a Bionz image processor at ISO 1600 and 3200. Auto… → Read More
Sony loosed two VAIO home theater PCs, TP25/20. They both playback Blu-ray in 1080p via HDMI. They each have two external CableCARD compatible TV tuners to view and record HD content (TP25). Built-in DVRs record up to 50 hours of HD programming. They’re juiced by Intel T8100 C2D processors. It also has Bravia Sync tech for one button connectivity. Both models available this month, the TP20… → Read More
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