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Sony Wants Back in on the Plasma Action

It’s been awhile since Sony backed out of the plasma market, but rumor has it that the Japanese giant is hoping to set up a joint plasma venture with Fujitsu Hitachi. Fujitsu is looking to kick out 3.6 million plasmas this year in the hopes of catching up to LG and Samsung, and it looks…

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WidgetStation Alarm Clock Suits Your Swanky Bachelor Pad

Considering I’m not a morning person, it takes a lot for an alarm clock to impress me. But ever since laying eyes on emTrace’s WidgetStation, I’ve been curious to check one out. The folks at T3 bring us this video of a WidgetStation in action and from the looks of it, we like what we…

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Nintendo Wii More Elusive Than PS3

Here in New York, finding a Wii has been pretty much impossible. But scoring a PS3 on the other hand, though hard, is still do-able. This unscientific stat backs up a recent analyst survey which shows that out of 52 retail stores, 28 of them still have PS3s in stock. (By comparison, Xbox 360 shortages…

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Philips Goofs on Pricing for 63-inch Display

Being a Philips Ambilight owner, I was psyched when I found out that Philips was working on a 63-inch 1080p TV with a $3,500 price point. While far from cheap, it was something I could see myself buying (if I skipped lunch and dinner a few weeks this month). But sadly my hopes for a…

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Westinghouse’s 2160p TV Gets Pricing

Even though CES is over, Westinghouse’s Quad HDTV continues to make news. This time around, however, it’s the TV’s pricing that’s making the headlines. The folks at Cybertheater are reporting that the 52-inch TV (which has a 3,840 x 2,160 resolution) will sell for about $50k. While that’s enough high-defness to blow everything else out…

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First Pirated HD DVD Movie Weighs in at 19GB

It’s only been a few weeks since Muslix64 bypassed HD DVD’s DRM protection and now it appears the first HD DVD movie has made its way onto BitTorrent. The movie of choice is the sci-fi flick Serenity, which weighed in at 19.6GB. The .EVO file is playable on most DVD software packages like PowerDVD, the…

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Trekkie Spends $15k on DIY Star Trek Home Theater

It’s one thing to model your home theater after the command bridge in Star Trek, but it’s a completely different ball game when you build it from scratch all by yourself. Yet that was Gary Reighn’s goal back in 2002 when he first started working on his Star Trek home theater. The finished project looks…

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Dell’s First Rugged Notebook Reviewed: Toughbooks Better Watch Their Backs

With the exception of a few other manufacturers, Panasonic has had the rugged notebook market all to themselves. At least until now. Weighing in at 7lbs, Dell has unleashed its first rugged notebook, the $3,145 ATG (All Terrain Grade) D620. The folks at Laptop took the new system for a spin and were more than…

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Audiovox Covers All Grounds with XM Stereo Line Up

Audiovox has been busy creating new stereos based on XM’s tiny cartridge-sized adapter, the CNP2000. The cool thing about the adapter is that it replaces the need for a dedicated receiver and you can use it on any stereo that supports it. So what new XM stereos will support the adapter? First up are the…

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Polk’s miDock Studio Takes a Stab at Apple’s Hi-Fi

There were so many iPod accessories at CES last week that it was nearly impossible to see them all, which is how Polk’s new miDock Studio managed to slip by us. The $229 speaker system has two 3.25-inch full range drivers and a backward slanted design that shoots sound straight up at you. At $229…

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Soundolier’s Speaker/Lamp Combo Brightens Your Tunes

Home theater fans may frown at this speaker lamp combo, but you have to hand it to the folks at Soundolier, the lamps are pretty snazzy looking. Sound-wise, however, we wouldn’t use them over our Denons. Nevertheless, the Duo can be purchased as a single lamp or as a pair (for stereo sound). An additional…

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First Impression of Inowell’s UREN V1 UMPC

We were pretty impressed the first time we saw Innowell’s in-car UMPC (unfortunately named the UREN), but after getting a bit of hands-on time with it last week, the infatuation is slowly waning. First of all, it’s nowhere near as sexy as OQO’s Model 02, despite it having a larger 7-inch touch screen. Also, the…

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Hands On with Novint’s 3D Game Controller

We saw a lot of controllers at CES, but Novint’s Falcon stood out from the pack. It’s a force feedback 3D controller designed for PC games. Users hold the grip handshake style and can then move it up/down, left/right, or backwards/forwards. https://gizmodo.com/e306-clips-novint-falcon-172967 The cool thing about the Falcon is… that it reacts depending on the…

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Format War Over, Says Mechanical Bull Riding Nymph

Still deciding whether to make the jump for Blu-ray or HD DVD? We asked this bull-riding nymph for her advice on which format to support. – Louis Ramirez with Video By Richard Blakeley

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Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor

Ever since the whole iPhone trademark scandal, Apple and Cisco have been clashing like two old archrivals. Now word has it that Cisco is working on a product that will directly take on Apple TV. According to Daily Tech, the new set-top box will be able to “serve and sync to content much in the…

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LG Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player Getting Canned?

Anyone who was planning on buying LG’s hybrid high-def player may wanna sit down for this one. As we reported from CES, the BH100 fully supports Blu-ray discs, but since it lacks support for HD DVD‘s iHD, you can’t access an HD DVD’s interactive menus, you can only see the movie straight through. https://gizmodo.com/lg-press-event-super-multi-blue-blu-ray-hd-dvd-player-226710 So…

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Eye Massager Scares Little Kids Away

Remember that Thanko USB Eye Warmer. Well, the Breeze 180 I See eye massager we spotted in one of the deep, forgotten booths at CES might one up Thanko’s warmer, despite the fact that from the other side it looks like… https://gizmodo.com/thanko-usb-eye-warmer-say-goodbye-to-your-friends-220013 a medieval torture device for your eyes. We tried it on. It was…

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Hands On with CES’ Smallest Tablet

Flybook’s V33i was without a doubt, the smallest notebook we saw at CES. This thing made our 3-pound ultraportable look like a heavyweight. The keyboard is very cramped, but we love that it has built-in HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE and GPRS. The 8.9-inch display might make you blind, however. We put our Motorola Q on the keyboard just…

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Canon Buys Toshiba’s Stake in SED

Canon and Toshiba are going their separate ways in what was their joint SED-based venture. The reason? It seems that Nano-Proprietary, a Texas-based company which licensed technology to Canon, is crying foul over the fact that Canon is sharing Nano’s technology with Toshiba. As a result, Canon is telling Toshiba to fork over their 50%…

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Cylo Tech Turns Breast Implant into 3Style Functional Mouse

The Skinny Yeah, we know. It looks like a small breast implant, but the 3Style mouse was designed to let you work in 3D. It has left and right click buttons along with a jog dial that you can twist left or right (like a rotary phone). Geared Toward Video and photo editors who need…

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Sony Wants Back in on the Plasma Action

WidgetStation Alarm Clock Suits Your Swanky Bachelor Pad

Nintendo Wii More Elusive Than PS3

Philips Goofs on Pricing for 63-inch Display

Westinghouse’s 2160p TV Gets Pricing

First Pirated HD DVD Movie Weighs in at 19GB

Trekkie Spends $15k on DIY Star Trek Home Theater

Dell’s First Rugged Notebook Reviewed: Toughbooks Better Watch Their Backs

Audiovox Covers All Grounds with XM Stereo Line Up

Polk’s miDock Studio Takes a Stab at Apple’s Hi-Fi

Soundolier’s Speaker/Lamp Combo Brightens Your Tunes

First Impression of Inowell’s UREN V1 UMPC

Hands On with Novint’s 3D Game Controller

Format War Over, Says Mechanical Bull Riding Nymph

Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor

LG Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player Getting Canned?

Eye Massager Scares Little Kids Away

Hands On with CES’ Smallest Tablet

Canon Buys Toshiba’s Stake in SED

Cylo Tech Turns Breast Implant into 3Style Functional Mouse

Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth Speaker Isn’t Supposed to Be This Cheap, Even the New Midnight Blue at an All-Time Low

2026 MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) Breaks Into Its First Sale on Amazon, While Apple Store Still Has None on the New Laptop

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Movie

What’s Actually the Best Way to Get a Good Night’s Sleep? We Asked Scientists

Game to Lose Online Mode After Its Server Partner Pivots to You’ll Never Guess What

This $400 (Not) AI Keychain Is Pointless, Extravagant, and Weirdly Lovable

New Getaway Means Subaru Has an Electric SUV in Every Size

pCloud Easter Special: One Payment, Lifetime Storage for Entire Family (68% Off)

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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