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Tech NewsWireless HDTV Proliferates Across CES Show Floor
Blasting HDTV from one place to another without wires is a revolutionary concept that made evolutionary strides at CES 2008. We found numerous companies showing the technology that’s able to move luscious HDTV video either across the room, or in some instances, through walls and around the house. Some of these systems are shipping soon, … Continued
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Pull Your Dog’s Hair Out with the Pet Furminator
Dog or cat hair problems? The Pet Furminator somehow gets to the undercoat where hair is matted, leaving the shiny topcoat untouched. Looks like a great way to solve that problem of furballs and hairs sticking to everything in your abode, including you. Or, you could solve the problem by just not living with a … Continued
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Even More Booth Babes from CES 2008
You’re telling us you can’t get enough of the booth babedom, so we found a few more shots from the letches at Think Computers. Check out this drop-dead gorgeous woman here up front, along with two more on the next page—but you’ll have to mosey on over to the Think Computers site for 29 more. … Continued
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Tech NewsHandpresso, for a Espresso Caffeine Fix Anywhere
Most coffee you get on the road tastes like creek mud, so take along this $140 Handpresso, your own portable manual espresso maker that’ll press out some skull-popping brew in no time flat. Let’s see a video of the thing in action: Just add a single-serve pod of finely ground burnt coffee beans and hot … Continued
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Photo Light Skateboard Enables 24-Hour SK8 Fanaticism
Okay SK8rZ, save up your mom’s pennies, because here comes the Photo Light Skateboard, lighting up sidewalks and metal stair railings with enough LEDs to illuminate that Christmas tree sitting on the curb. Between 29 and 54 LEDs draw attention to you, but it’ll cost you $110 to $200 for the privilege of riding atop … Continued
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Tata Nano Isn’t a Music Player or Tits, Nay, It’s a $2500 Car
The words “Tata Nano” have nothing to do with tiny music players, but the car going by that name’s price and size are still nearly small enough to dance on the head of a pin. Introduced in India for $2500, another feature of the car worthy of the word “nano” is probably going to be … Continued
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Retro-Styled Matrix M6001 Watch Takes You Back in Time
The Matrix M6001 watch reminds us of a perfectly restored 1960 Ford we were riding around in at CES this week, with its shiny dashboard and retro speedometer numerals. Unlike most gimmicky watches from the East, this $74 one’s easy to decipher. Bonus pic on the next page: Take your pick of band colors to … Continued
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Garmin to Roll Out ‘Bobcat’ GPS Software at Macworld
Garmin’s trying to catch some of the Apple buzz for the upcoming Macworld next week, code-naming its latest software project “Bobcat” and being all secretive about it and stuff. There’s no indication of what the software will do, but all guesses are welcome. We’ll go first: How about some GPS action for the iPhone? No, … Continued
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Top 10 Booths of CES 2008
Click to viewWandering around the CES show floor, you have to laugh when the elaborate multi-million dollar structures designed to convince you of a company’s credibility are called “booths.” Step with us through the most exquisite, best-designed and overall most awe-inspiring of all we saw this week in this top ten gallery of the Best … Continued
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Aaron Broder, Kid Reporter, Blitzes CES, Gets the Scoops
Meet Aaron Broder, the 14-year-old reporter and member of the Scholastic Kids Press Corps. He’s covering CES from start to finish. Chaperoned by his mom, the resourceful young man convinced the CES suits to bend the “no one under 16, no exceptions” rule to grant him a press pass. Good move, because after all, there … Continued
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Cute Model Demos Starry Night Luxo-Bed
Come along on a bed tour, where this Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed by Leggett & Platt can run as high as $50,000, depending on how you configure it. Plug in your iPod (it’s not quite ready for the iPhone, even though it will fit), trick it out with 2K watts of subwoofer/fanny-rattling power, or … Continued
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Moneual I*magine HTPC Looks Purdy, Steals Our Hearts
This little orb is a Moneual I*magine home theater PC, packed with a Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, HDMI output and a 500GB hard drive for all your fave music or movies. The big draw here is the design, a matter of taste but we think it’s beautiful. We also like the … Continued
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Elite Portable Floor-Rising Screen is Pure Magic
Good lord, look at this Elite Portable Floor-Rising Screen that’s motorized. Carry it around with you, make it rise with its magic motors, and impress all those superficial suits on your next presentation road trip. Or, keep it right at home, take off that easily-removed handle, and it looks like it’s a permanent installation. Available … Continued
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Eyes On the Mitsubishi HC4900U, Cheapest 1080p Projector in the World
How much 1080p projector can you get for $1995? We took a close look at the Mitsubishi HC4900U, selling for $2495 with a $500 rebate until the end of this month (but company reps whisper that might go on indefinitely), and are happy to report that you get your money’s worth with the lowest-priced 1080p … Continued
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Feeling Up the LG Multitouch: It’s a Hoot But Flawed
LG.Philips dives into the multi-touch display game at CES 2008, seen here running Google Earth. Coolness indeed, but LG’s idea of mounting dual IR-sensitive cameras on either side of the display is still flawed. Since it’s such a big screen, its two-point moving and zooming is not exactly an iPhone finger pinch, and zooming out … Continued
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Weather Direct 4-Day Audio Weather Forecaster is Internet-Powered
What is it? In addition to being a plain ol’ indoor/outdoor thermometer kit, the Weather Direct 4-Day Audio Weather Forecaster has an internet connection (through a proprietary wireless link interface) to download weather predictions for the next three days. Add text-to-voice email capability (it actually reads the subjects and sender fields as new mail shows … Continued
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Reviews
Monster Cable iCableLink Adapts Proper Earphones with iPhone
Monster Cable, the cablemonger that never saw an $80 cable worth $7 it didn’t like, reaches deep downmarket with iCableLink, letting you use a proper set of earphones with your iPhone instead of the included stock iPod buds. Uncharacteristically, it’s reasonably priced. The thing is rather stiff but still flexible, has good build quality, and … Continued
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iRiver iAMOLED Hands On
We got our hands on that pretty iRiver iAMOLED Photo Tank, and it’s plenty handy. The only problem is, the most appealing aspect of it is its active matrix OLED (AMOLED) screen, and in this mockup, it wasn’t working yet. The real thing won’t see the light of day until Q3, but until then, we’ll … Continued
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Creative TravelSound i80, a Tight-Fitting Home for iPod nano
The Creative TravelSound i80 is small sheath that you can just slide your iPod nano into. Ooo, that’s a tight fit, baby. Once it’s nestled inside, its mini speaker blasts the tunes, sounding crystal clear for its size. Well, its sound has a rather hot high end, but what do you expect from such a … Continued
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