Philips Internet Phones
OK, when Linksys and Netgear make Internet phones, that’s one thing. But when Philips gets into the business, things have gone mainstream. The company introduced a slew of new phones today that offer the choice of calling via the Internet or POTS lines. Most are cordless DECT models—which deliver clean reception by using the 1.9-GHz…
Scenes From After Hours
Chairgasm, Showstoppers at the Wynn hotel, around 6:30PM.
Schwag Competition: Monday’s Best
For some of the more serious journalists, CES is about emerging technologies, hands-on demos and social networking. For me, it’s all about the schwag, the mountains of junk companies spend thousands of dollars on in order to draw innocent passersby in. I’ll be showing you the best of the schwag I get my hands on…
Casio’s V7 is a Slim Shaker
I got a quick hands-on with Casio’s one new camera announcement at CES—the EX-V7 that features a 7X internal optical zoom and Casio’s first antishake mechanism via a moving CCD. Quite impressve is the camera’s slimness. It’s not bulimic skinny, but it’s quite trim- considering all the gear it houses inside. Photo quality was meh.…
More About Samsung’s Cameras
We got to feel up Samsung’s new digicams today. The flaks even let us take some sample shots—despite the cameras being very pre-production. Photos taken with the 10-megapixel S1050 didn’t show any big problems at least. 10 megapixels is likely overkill, so you could pay $100 less ($250) and get almost all the same features…
Matt and Charlie, Death Match Behind the Wheel
Sharp recently entered into a new NASCAR sponsorship and to celebrate the occasion, they built a mockup car with dual LCD Panels and driver’s seats, for head-to-head racing. Charlie White and Matt Buchanan star, with cute Sharp girl in a brief supporting role.
CES Partycrashers: We Got Thrown Out of the HP Party
When I told you about the Verizon party I promised video from the HP party we got kicked out of. I am a man of my word, so here it is. Imagine a party in a cheesy dance club populated with a bunch of people who party like your parents do when you aren’t around.…