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Samsung’s 4th-Gen BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player is Announced

Samsung just announced it’s new fourth-gen Blu-ray player, the BD-P1500. It’ll feature HDMI 1.3, built-in Ethernet for BD profile 1.1 discs and firmware downloads, and 7.1 PCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution and Master Audio. It’s got a slick, shiny exterior with a minimum of buttons, and it’s sure to be expensive, although Samsung didn’t…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung Announces Z510 Series of Wireless Home-Theatre-in-a-Box Systems

Samsung just dropped three new 5.8GHz wireless Home-Theatre-in-a-Box systems in the new Z510 series. First there’s the HT-Z510, which comes with a receiver, a sub and four small satellite speakers. The Z512 (pictured) swaps out two of those small satellites for tallboy speakers, and the Z515 has four tallboys and no small satellites. No word…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung’s Lowly LCD Line for 2008: 720p Series 4 and 1080p Series 5

The Basics: Samsung’s mid and lower tier LCDs announced at 2008 include the Series 4 line with 720p resolution and sizes from 19, 22, 26, 32, 37, and 40 inches. The Series 5 line gets 1080p res and sizes in 32, 37, 40, 46, and 52 inches. March 2008. I’d assume the price will be…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Samsung Gives its P2, T10 MP3 Players Bluetooth-Sharing Capabilities

Samsung’s providing firmware updates for its P2 and T10 portable music players through a new service called Bluewave. The first update will allow owners of said players to share songs via Bluetooth. Future updates will be “based on further customer research.” Get excited!!! Check the full press release after the jump https://gizmodo.com/samsung-announce-pricing-release-details-for-yp-p2-yp-307563 SAMSUNG UPGRADES BLUETOOH-ENABLED…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Sharp Aquos Net: Widget TV

Sharp’s new Aquos Net brings (approved) widgets to your television. Our shaky video walks you though the experience. It’s not the speediest interface at the moment, but we’re really digging the different panel size options. You can leave the widgets in the corner, blow them up to half-screen size, or go to the sites ala…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Giz Salutes the Non-Booth-Babe Babes of CES

Everybody always talks about the booth babes at CES: models hired to draw nerds in with skimpy outfits and heads full of air. But who cares about them? If you want to see girls in skimpy outfits, there are plenty of places other than CES to find them. We’re more into the non-booth-babe babes of…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Spy Video of the CES Show Floor

In 2007 we snuck in to CES early. So last year! This year, we’re sneaking you in using some tech James Bond would be proud to rock, darting inbetween half-made company booths and half-made-up booth babes. Here’s the archive video of the whole thing. It’s a little herky jerky and sound will be off, but…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Hey Toshiba, Keep Your Chin Up

Hey Toshiba, how’s it going? It’s been rough, these last couple days, with Warner bailing and HD DVD looking like it’s on the Bataan Death March. We were pretty impressed with the way you mostly kept your shit together onstage instead of like, slaughtering the press corps with smashed HD DVD players or weeping tears…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Pioneer Kuro 9mm, Way Cooler Than the Gun

One of Pioneer’s new Kuro television concepts (that we covered already today during our liveblog) is a plasma that’s just 9mm thick. We’re pretty sure that makes it The World’s Thinnest Yada Yada Pissing Match Television; and it makes for a heck of a gallery. We’ll be checking it out on the show floor soon.…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

F-Cup Breast-Enlarging Pudding is Cheaper, Less Effective Than Surgery

Remember the F-Cup Breast-Enhancing cookies and tea we found a while back? Well, the company that makes them keeps on bringing the incredible innovations, this time with “F-Cup Pudding.” Yes, it’s pudding that promises to add a bit more jello jiggle to your boobs . It tastes like Mango, for what it’s worth. Click the…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Toshiba Press Conference Liveblog

We’re outside Toshiba’s press conference, waiting to get in as they screen registered press from the unwashed and unregistered. (We showered.) Will Toshiba get up on stage and cry about the sad state of HD DVD? UPDATE: Yep, they cry salty, salty tears onstage! And show some new TVs—ultra-thin bezel and a 32-inch 1080p set.…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Fujitsu’s Fabric PC and Three Other Forward-Looking Concepts

Fujitsu just unveiled a few futuristic concept gadgets, the most interesting of which is probably a fabric laptop. Sure, there’s no word on just how they’ll make a computer that’s “soft, pliable, and can comfortably be carried like portfolio of paper,” but it sure is a neat idea. The other concepts are an electronic card…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Saddest Sight in the World: HD DVD Sponsored Bags at CES

Oh, poor HD DVD. Toshiba pays big bucks to stamp its name and the HD DVD logo on every journo bag they hand out at CES. But Warner’s bitchslap has sent them home to cut their wrists and cry in the corner, so they’re not even here! Yep, the HD DVD Group has shitcanned their…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Weather Station Tracks Past Weather on Your PC For Some Unknown Reason

This Oregon Scientific weather station records the weather as it happens. It then plugs into your computer and uploads recent weather data. So if you happen to forget that it was hot in July, you can spend a lot of money and go through an elaborate process to remember. I… don’t get it.

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Bloggers Get Special Privileges, Their Own Exclusive Lounge at CES

We’ve done a bit more investigation into this Press vs. Blogger war that CES has started, and it turns out that the Bloggers actually have more privileges than the Press! What the hell is that about?! There’s a press room for people to come and write up their stories, as shown above. Both Press and…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

New Line Cinema Also Joins Blu-ray Exclusive Party

The Blu-ray crowd continues to be the cool kids’ party. New Line Cinema is not too surprisingly falling in lockstep with sister studio Warner Bros to go Blu-ray only. (Both are owned by Time Warner.) Upshot: Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray. [Variety, Thanks John]

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Lenovo’s MID Handheld Internet/Media Device Looks Like a Giant PSP, Has Touch Gestures

UMPCPortal found this video of Lenovo’s unannounced MID, or Mobile Internet Device, that shows off some touch gestures and a bit of its functionality. It has a horizontal PSP Xross Media Bar-like navigation, a wide PSP-like body, and touch gestures (which the PSP doesn’t have). Not only can it play back video and audio, it’s…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Grundig Eton Satellit 750 Shortwave Radio (Yes, Shortwave)

The Beef: I am not a shortwave enthusiast, by any means, but the industrial design, open for a literal interpretation on the industrial. It’s got AM, FM, shortwave, longwave, SSB and aircraft band frequencies. There’s a scan or manual input by 10-key. And check the analog gauge and yellow-glow back lighting. Very nice. There’s also…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Sonoro cubo fusion and elements iPod Docks and Clocks Are Sexier Than Most

What’s What: With Sonoro’s cubo line of do-it-all music/clock boxes, looks are the hook. Black, shiny with soft lights, they kind of remind us of Belkin’s N1 Vision router. Well, they’re European too. The flagship cubo is the fusion, which has an iPod dock on top, in addition to the CD Player, alarm clock, radio…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Grundig Eton FR1000 Voicelink Survival Radio Is Gorgeous

Awesome: The Eton FR1000 Voicelink is maybe one of the most pornograpic survival radios I’ve ever seen, but functionally so. IT has AM/FM/NOAA Weather/2-Way GMRS Radio. And a Flashlight, siren, and Cellphone charger. It runs off of 4AAs, but has a hand crank. The design seems superfluous, but those cutouts actually protect the knobs. There’s…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Samsung’s 4th-Gen BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player is Announced

Samsung Announces Z510 Series of Wireless Home-Theatre-in-a-Box Systems

Samsung’s Lowly LCD Line for 2008: 720p Series 4 and 1080p Series 5

Samsung Gives its P2, T10 MP3 Players Bluetooth-Sharing Capabilities

Sharp Aquos Net: Widget TV

Giz Salutes the Non-Booth-Babe Babes of CES

Spy Video of the CES Show Floor

Hey Toshiba, Keep Your Chin Up

Pioneer Kuro 9mm, Way Cooler Than the Gun

F-Cup Breast-Enlarging Pudding is Cheaper, Less Effective Than Surgery

Toshiba Press Conference Liveblog

Fujitsu’s Fabric PC and Three Other Forward-Looking Concepts

Saddest Sight in the World: HD DVD Sponsored Bags at CES

Weather Station Tracks Past Weather on Your PC For Some Unknown Reason

Bloggers Get Special Privileges, Their Own Exclusive Lounge at CES

New Line Cinema Also Joins Blu-ray Exclusive Party

Lenovo’s MID Handheld Internet/Media Device Looks Like a Giant PSP, Has Touch Gestures

Grundig Eton Satellit 750 Shortwave Radio (Yes, Shortwave)

Sonoro cubo fusion and elements iPod Docks and Clocks Are Sexier Than Most

Grundig Eton FR1000 Voicelink Survival Radio Is Gorgeous

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Scientists Create ‘Living Pharmacy’ Implant That Doses 3 Drugs at Once

Dyson Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer Cuts Into Its Premium Price Tag in the Spring Sale, Bid Frequent Salon Visits Goodbye

I Wouldn’t Plan on Wearing Smart Glasses to Court Anytime Soon

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Comes Down $130 Amid a 2025 Smartwatch Lineup Clearout on Amazon

Disney Will Not Bow to Audience Belief That the Rock’s ‘Moana’ Wig Looks Awful

Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Hits a Record Low as It Moves Beyond Espresso Machine Deals on Amazon

Doctors Struggle to Spot AI-Generated X-Rays, Raising Scam Risks

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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