Brian Lam, True Competitor, Builds PCs Very Quickly
Last night Brian Lam, our fearless leader, competed in the Tigerdirect Computer Building Games 2007 here at CES. It was a race of the least athletic kind, pitting nerd on nerd in a race to see who could build a PC the fastest. Lam came in 3rd place last year and really wanted to win…
Takagi Industrial Fresh Seat Is Bootylicious
Surprisingly, the only company showing off a high tech toilet at CES this year is Takagi Industrial. Their seat washes (with heated, pressure adjustable water), it dries (with warm air), it even deodorizes (uhh, with deodorizer). Like similar models from other companies, it also includes a soft-close lid and heated seat, self-cleaning nozzles and ‘antibacterial’…
Hobbytron.com Shoots Up CES Showstoppers
Hobbytron.com Airsoft Guns The Skinny A company that I thought only made remote control devices also makes a whole lineup of airsoft rifles, handguns, & shotguns. Geared Toward Gun happy Americans (Sorry Canada, your gun laws are to strict to allow airsoft over there) who want to shoot their friends and not get covered in…
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…
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…