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De-Pantsing the Samsung K3 Slim MP3 Player

We first told you about the Samsung K3 back in November, and it is on display at CES. Rather than getting the details of specs or prices or the release date, we took the au natural approach and had Jason cram the player down his pants. His official depants-ing review: https://gizmodo.com/samsung-yp-k3-the-k5s-little-brother-sans-speaker-218232 Thin, yet firm. Didn’t…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jan 8

Samsung SCH-i760 Slide-up Mobile Office Communicator

The latest “mobile office communicator” from Samsung comes in a slide-up form-factor runs Windows Mobile 5. It’s got 3G, two separate keypads (numerical on top, QWERTY on bottom), and even a click-pad. The phone’s heading to the US some time mid 2007, but Samsung currently doesn’t have any providers or pricing info.

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 8

Taser C2 Requires Public Safety Background Check, Comes In Metallic Pink

Taser introduced the C2, its latest personal protection zapper. It does not work out of the box. Once purchased, you must complete a background check online or using a toll-free number… After that you get an activation code and unique serial number. The C2 also disperses serialized confetti whenever deployed, as with earlier models. Taser…

Gadgets Noah Robischon Jan 8

M-Audio Stereophile AV20, AV30, AV40 Speakers: For Musicians and Normal Folks Alike

M-audio just gave me a bitchin’ lap dance and at the same time showed off a new line of studio monitors (speakers) under the Studiophilie moniker. The three models—the AV20 ($99), AV30 ($129) and AV40 ($149)—cater to different needs. The AV20 feature a 2-inch woofer and a tweeter, something similar speakers from rival Bose don’t…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jan 8

Best Booth Entertainment: String Quartet Dances Up a Sanyo Storm

We were taken by surprise by a musical presentation at the Sanyo booth, where the usual booth announcer was surrounded by Barrage, a Canadian quartet of virtuoso violinists playing a blend of techno, disco, Las Vegas hip/beat music and a touch of Yanni. And we mean that in the best possible way. All were expertly…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8

Nokia N93i Sends Video Straight to Vox Videoblog Site

Nokia showed off their updated N93i, the slimmer, lighter version of their videocamera/phone hybrid. One really cool thing you can do with it is use their new videoblogging service called Vox. It works great with the N93i, allowing you to shoot your videos right from your phone to the site with the push of a…

Tech News Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley Jan 8

DirecTV Sat-Go Is Real, So Are 100 More HD Channels

Months ago, we told you about a DirecTV prototype portable TV called the Sat-Go. Imagine our surprise when one of DirecTV’s CES announcements today was a fleshed out Sat-Go system set to debut this spring. It still folds up like a briefcase and features a removable DirecTV tuner, a 17-inch LCD screen and a handful…

Tech News Karson Thompson Jan 8

Samsung SD Camcorder Line: What Could Have Been

There may have been rumors of great things from Samsung in the world of HD camcorders, but instead we’ve been left with a small product line upgrade of their DVD, Mini-DV and flash-based offerings. However, their SC-X300L (but you may know it as the Sports Camcorder from when it w) is still an interesting camcorder…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jan 8

CES Partycrashers: Getting Shut Down at Verizon’s Off the Record Party

So that party that I told you about earlier, the Verizon one? It was at the Palms in the Hardwood Suite, and we headed over after getting kicked out of the HP party for taking videos (we’ll show you the footage we smuggled out of there a bit later). We were understandably a bit tired…

Tech News Adam Frucci with photos by Richard Blakeley Jan 8

Sanyo Demos WHDMI Wireless HD Projection

Wireless HDTV projection is here, and we saw our first demo at the Sanyo booth. Using a transmitter and receiver from Amimon, the $3000 WHDMI module slides into the industrial-strength projector ($10K) they were using, giving uncompressed wireless performance with no lag time. The Sanyo official told us the system is capable transmitting 1080p video…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8

Eleksen SideShow Bag: Kind of Ugly, Kind of Cool

The Skinny A bag we saw last night at CES Unveiled from “interactive apparel” maker Eleksen that sports a Vista SideShow module designed for “soft-goods peripherals,” so we’ll probably see it in a number of other Eleksen wares. The module has a 2.5-inch LCD screen and pulls data from a notebook using either Bluetooth or…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 8

CES Scenes From The Trenches 2

South Hall LVCC, around 12PM.

Tech News Photo by Teru Kuwayama Jan 8

What You Missed: Camcorders For Everyone

Best Concept? Hitachi showed off some camcorder concepts featuring direct to Blu-ray recording. https://gizmodo.com/hitachi-concepts-blueray-camcorders-227007 Best Resolution? JVC HD Everio, featuring full 1080p support. https://gizmodo.com/jvc-hd-everio-full-consumer-hd-226571 Cheepest Looking/Easiest to Use? RCA EZ201, coming in at only $129 it isn’t exactly cutting edge. But it will get the job done for your Aunt Salley. https://gizmodo.com/rca-ez201-camcorder-memorymaker-easy-does-it-226788

Gadgets Ben Longo Jan 8

Sharp 108″ LCD Screen Ain’t Perfect

We were longingly gazing at the World’s Largest LCD Display, Sharp’s 108-inch Aquos 1080p flat-ish panel that’s a custom-constructed mockup made specifically for CES. But we noticed a problem with the mighty behemoth: The big screen shows noticeable unevenly-lit streaks, giving the screen a mottled look in bright scenes. You can see them in the…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8

Sony SD Camcorder Line: Big, Not So Bad

Sony announces a lot standard def camcorders this year: twelve in all. And then they didn’t do something else: supply press with a complete listing breaking down their complex lineup. But here’s gist of it: 12 New SD Models 5 of those are HDD 4 of those are DVD 3 of those are Mini-DV The…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 8

iRobot Launching an Edu-Bot?

iRobot is trying to expand their market beyond just mopping and vacuuming, with the iRobot Create. It’s basically just the body of the Scooba without the brushes or cleaning fluid tank. Instead they tacked on some ports so people can mod the system to attach things like reticulating arms. One insane example of what it’s…

Gadgets Ben Longo Jan 8

Panasonic’s Eight 103-Inch Plasmas Live With Kung Fu and Flamenco Dancers: Videos and Gallery

Here’s that amazing Panasonic booth, that we found under cover on Friday, 3 days before the show opened. It’s like we said: Eight of those amazing, but now second best 103-inch plasmas, dancing on display, each with their own 1080 stream and hydraulic pivoting mounts. What we didn’t know was that they’d put an entire…

Television Brian Lam Jan 8

What You Missed: TV’s Everywhere

TV’s are once again the big story at CES—108-inches to be exact. Here’s a quick rundown of the better TV-related announcements over the last couple days. Who Had the Biggest? Sharp with their Godzilla Sized 108-inch LCD. https://gizmodo.com/sharp-rolls-out-gigantic-108-inch-lcd-226761 Biggest Falling Out? Sharp and Plasma, since they released a bunch of new LCD’s aimed right at…

Tech News Ben Longo Jan 8

Zing Player Gets Renamed, Gets a Home: SanDisk Sansa Connect

We gave you a hands-on with the Zing player back in September, and Zing was still looking for a home for its device. The home has been found. Introducing the SanDisk Sansa Connect. It is the same as the Zing player we have talked about, but it has a new name. It will be available…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 8

Samsung Auto Wall Mount: Make Your Flat Panel a Swinger

Samsung showed off a remote-controlled auto wall mount for 42 to 50-inch LCD and 42 or 50-inch PDP sets that swivels 30 degrees in either direction with 20 degrees of tilt with the touch of a button. Support for 63-inch monsters is coming in May. The unit features auto-centering and obstruction detection, which stops the…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Jan 8

De-Pantsing the Samsung K3 Slim MP3 Player

Samsung SCH-i760 Slide-up Mobile Office Communicator

Taser C2 Requires Public Safety Background Check, Comes In Metallic Pink

M-Audio Stereophile AV20, AV30, AV40 Speakers: For Musicians and Normal Folks Alike

Best Booth Entertainment: String Quartet Dances Up a Sanyo Storm

Nokia N93i Sends Video Straight to Vox Videoblog Site

DirecTV Sat-Go Is Real, So Are 100 More HD Channels

Samsung SD Camcorder Line: What Could Have Been

CES Partycrashers: Getting Shut Down at Verizon’s Off the Record Party

Sanyo Demos WHDMI Wireless HD Projection

Eleksen SideShow Bag: Kind of Ugly, Kind of Cool

CES Scenes From The Trenches 2

What You Missed: Camcorders For Everyone

Sharp 108″ LCD Screen Ain’t Perfect

Sony SD Camcorder Line: Big, Not So Bad

iRobot Launching an Edu-Bot?

Panasonic’s Eight 103-Inch Plasmas Live With Kung Fu and Flamenco Dancers: Videos and Gallery

What You Missed: TV’s Everywhere

Zing Player Gets Renamed, Gets a Home: SanDisk Sansa Connect

Samsung Auto Wall Mount: Make Your Flat Panel a Swinger

The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles

Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore

Microsoft Office 2024 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Hits 76% Off, a Complete PC Setup for Less

You Can Add ‘Lamp That Folds Your Laundry’ to the List of Doomed Startups

Logitech MX Vertical Wireless Mouse Is Back at Almost 40% Off, Save Your Wrists with Ergonomic Comfort for Less

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Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

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HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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