LG Press Event: Super Multi Blue Blu-ray/HD DVD Player $1,199
CENTERPIECE: Super Multi Blue: Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player that’s launching end of January. Available first week of February. PRICETAG: $1,199 SPECTACLE: 1080p LCDs/Plasmas playing Blu-ray movies of oil and water being poured onto high-definition semi-nude girls and vegetables. Lots and lots of vegetables. ACHILLES HEEL: Blu-ray discs take 25 seconds to start up. Fastest startup?…
Treo 750: We’re 90 Percent Sure It’ll Be Announced Here Very Soon
We kinda had a feeling that the Treo 750 was going to be announced during this year’s CES, and an inadvertent leak by a Web site earlier today all but confirms our suspicions. We shan’t be posting any pics just yet (being sued is no fun), but Palm will be talking later today. Once the…
LG VX9400 Accidentally Announced at CES?
Nestled somewhere in LG’s CES press kit were these pictures of the VX9400, which should be compatible with MediaFlo. Does that mean we’ll finally see stateside mobile TV like those crazy Koreans currently enjoy? Considering LG made no mention of the cellphone in the actual text of its press kit, we’re kinda pulling at straws…
Pioneer’s Customers Are Second Life Characters
We’re happy to report that Gary Coleman (in animated Asian form) has found a job promoting Pioneer’s super duper gadget that’s so awesome they couldn’t even show us what it is. Apparently, Pioneer’s customers are virtual Second Life characters and are only too happy to show off virtual products. Can you tell that we felt…
Kodak’s Rainbow of Budget Cameras
Real men eschew girly frivolities like manicures, facials, and gizmos in colors other than black or silver. But real men aren’t buying enough cameras on their own, so Kodak’s offering the choice of ten colors (including black and silver) on its EasyShare V803 and V1003 to entice ladies and men who read Details. The hues…
Kodak’s Connected Digital Photo Frames
OMG, like, you don’t have a digital picture frame? Dude, they’re totally the sh*t these days. Long a niche, nerd product as user-friendly as a graphing calculator, the digital frame has gone mainstream—as evidenced by Kodak getting into the biz. The boyz from Rochester dropped four models on Vegas: standard 7- and 8-inch frames, plus…