Gizmodo: ces 2006

CES Plague: I Have Mucus To Spare. Who Else Got Sick?

Brian Lam — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:59:22 EST

These little miracle pills to the right are Zicam Rapidmelts.
Per my email to the Gizmodo CES team, entitled "Battling Fatigue"
I recommended them with the endorsement "I've used them for the last 2 years, and have had 1 cold over that time." But when you throw in Tokyo jetlag, plus, Macworld/CES, claims like these go out the window. My mucus is as green as a bar of Irish Spring.

So I know this is a niche question, but given that the CES attendance was at or around 100,000 folks[Too Lazy to Google, FYI], its worth asking who's infirm and who's of solid body. Ryan Block told me at the airport that none of the Engadget blogging cyborgs went offline, while Dave Zatz got sniffles. Our own Charlie White almost made it through the trip, only to let a night of gambling pull him down. Who else went and got the plague?

–Brian Lam

Kodak's Latest CES Goodies

Travis Hudson — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:54:54 EST

Kodak will be debuting the world's first dual-lens digital still camera, the EasyShare V570. Why two lenses? The real question is, why not? One lens is a 23mm ultra wide angle lens and the other is a traditional 3x optical lens. This is a 5-megapixel camera that is small, sleek, and features all of the standard goodies such as red eye reduction, blur alert, video capture, distortion correction and 22 scene modes. It also carries a somewhat moderate $400 price tag and should be available in the coming weeks.

Kodak EasyShare V570 [Digital Photo Blog]
Kodak EasyShare V570 [LogicandSanity]

Samsung YP-Z5 MP3 Player, nano Killer?

Travis Hudson — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:43:12 EST

SamsungHQ is reporting on a new flash-based MP3 player that will be debuting at the fabulous CES 2006. This is thin, sleek, and will support 2GB and 4GB capacities. It will support MP3, WMA, and JPEG photo. It uses the DNSe Digital Natural Sound Engine processing, and has a 38-hour Li-ion battery and a 1.8-inch LCD screen. It will be appearing sometime this week during CES and expect the Gizmodo crew to be there with a hands-on. The expected release is sometimes in the first half of this year.

Samsung to Introduce New YP-Z5 Flash Player at CES 2006 [SamsungHQ]

Water-cooled Xbox 360

Travis Hudson — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:38:01 EST

Overheating overschmeating is what Cool IT Systems has to say about the Xbox 360. From day one of the Xbox 360 release there have been complaints and issues that ultimately go back to overheating, so Cool IT has done something about this by installing a water cooling system in an Xbox 360 to be unveiled at CES 2006. Expect some very pictorial coverage of this next week from CES 2006.

Press Release

Commodore 2: Back with a Vengeance

Travis Hudson — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:39:55 EST

What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than by introducing the resurrection of my own personal Jesus, Commodore. They are back, and like the Antichrist, they have a thirst for blood. They are trying to get into digital media players (Commodore fanboys versus Apple fanboys, thunderdome anyone?) and also the GPS market with a couple of new gadgets that will make any old-school techie pee himself. The full product unveiling will happen at CES 2006 and expect us to be there with coverage.

Welcome Back Commodore! [Trusted Reviews]

New Standard Keyboard for Kids?

Travis Hudson — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:36:20 EST

At first glace this appeared to be one of those keyboards designed for kids so they can have a grand ol' time smashing the keys, but after further investigation, this keyboard appears to be for adults and has a new layout. It's the same 53-key keyboard that showed up earlier this year, but apparently the manufacturing company, New Standard Keyboards, will be introducing this at CES 2006. Looks like this keyboard could be faster than the standard QWERTY board and has enough colors to feed a horse feed a horse a rainbow. The inventor is an electrical engineer with degrees in psychology and experience with industrial psychology and ergonomics, so he has to be smart. We will keep you up to date from CES 2006.

New Standard Keyboards Announces Fast QWERTY Alternative [I4U]

Belkin'sNew TuneFM and TuneBase FM

gizmogo — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:33:38 EST

Belkin recently released some information about new FM transmitters for the iPod and iPod nano that they'll be launching at CES next year. The new TuneFM (different from that other Belkin TuneFM) and TuneBase FM make use of the new iPod's dock connector — they're both about the same, except the TuneBase FM is built specifically for in-car use (it has an adjustable steel neck, and connects directly to the cigarette light adapter). Both use the LCD display on the iPod to show the FM frequency being tuned to. The TuneFM is priced at $49.99 each while the TuneBase FM will go for $79.99 each.

Belkin to offer new TuneFM, TuneBase [PlayListMag]
Belkin announces new FM transmitters for the iPod [CNET]

Atom Chip's Quantum-Optical Computing

Noah R — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:17:53 EDT

The leaves aren't even turning and it's already time to start talking about what we're going to see at this year's gadget gonzo-fest, CES 2006. First up is the crazy quick-sounding 6.8Ghz laptop by Atom Chip Corporation. With a solid-state drive replacing the traditional hard disk, it should be able to blow other competitors away—but nobody can really tell without proper benchmarking. It should "demonstrate how Quantum and Quantum-optical devices could operate in consumer electronics." Anything with the word QUANTUM in it sounds good to me.

UPDATE: Okay, so this is faker than an Iraqi WMD. (It's April Fool's Day somewhere in the world...) Thanks to those who set us straight. To the rest of you who are still laughing, well, phooey!

6.8Ghz laptop with one TeraByte of non-volatile RAM [Ubergizmo]