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What would a CEDIA floor walk be without stopping by Crestron, that company that will let you control everything in your house with sophisticated control devices, commanding a hefty price along the way. The company’s newest addition to its vast system of control processing equipment is the MLX-2, a $750 remote control that has two-way…
CEDIA wasn’t all work and no play, as Gizmodo Chief Blam shows us the best way to eat the world’s best meat balls. These happened to be some of the tastiest we’ve ever had, perfect in every way. It’s unusual to be served press room food that’s this damn good. Bravo, Denver, the food is…
We got our hands on the Dish Network ViP722, making sure the next generation of satellite DVRs has plenty of storage space. Its makers have added hours of storage to this beast, now totalling 55 hours’ worth of 1080i or 720p HD video, or 350 hours of standard def. In addition, you can now plug…
Like we mentioned in our posts yesterday, if you purchased an iPhone on a credit card with a price protection plan, you can call them up and see if they will honor their return policy protection with the iPhone price drop. In our case, we’ve personally confirmed that American Express is offering the drop. All…
You never know when you might want to spread your connectivity love, and that’s why this Cradlepoint CTR-350 travel router might be able to keep you and all your buddies online when nothing else will. If your broadband-enabled cellphone can connect, then this little black box can turn that connection into a Wi-Fi hotspot. This…
Click to viewDespite confirmation from reputable sources like CNN and Engadget, there were still people unsure of whether iPhoneSIMFree actually worked. The reason? The lack of video proof of the unlock process. Well, here it is, the first, exclusive video proof of the unlock process. Hit the jump to see our notes about the process,…
DirecTV is unveiling their new, top-of-the-line DVR unit at CEDIA, able to record 1080p and supporting optical HDMI. Dubbed the HR21 PRO, it’s more than your regular piece of home theater equipment; this thing can be rack mounted and is designed to be professionally installed, which isn’t something most people need or want. We don’t…
Take a look at the new Samsung 69 series (LN-T4069F) of 120Hz LCDs just announced here at CEDIA, taking 40-inch and 46-inch 1080p screens slightly downmarket from the company’s high-end TVs. But these cheaper models thankfully lack one downside we’ve noticed: that glossy screen on the higher-end TVs reflects everything in sight. Sammy calls it…
Trekkies, like what you see? The word from CEDIA is that these bad boys will be given out to consumers who buy a Toshiba HD DVD player and the Star Trek box set. No word on what kind of features this thing has. But hey, it’s free and you can relive your childhood dreams of…
No one will be mistaking the Bang and Olufsen Beo5 for another remote anytime soon, thanks to its distinctive form factor and features. The Beo5 sports a touchscreen on top and an array of buttons arranged in a circle below. What makes this thing special, besides the obvious design, is that it is fully programmable…
Life|Ware rolled out what it says is the first media center PC running four CableCARDs at the same time, and it proved to us that the whole thing actually works today at CEDIA 07. Its life|media Media Center PC is the new top of the line for the company, and it’s packing an Intel Quad…
Living on planet Earth, you get used to seeing a Starbucks every 5-10 ft, but what’s truly amazing is the fact that there is always a ridiculously long line to wait in. However, these lines may soon become a thing of the past, that is if you live in the UK and have a laptop…
We got a close-up look at those super-tiny Klipsch IMAGE earphones today, and we’re here to tell you, if these aren’t the smallest phones in the world as Klipsch claims, any smaller ones would be invisible. Their earpieces are the size of the smallest kernel of corn you’ve ever seen. We’re hoping to get a…
Whether you like it or not, this thing is about to get switched ON: We totally feel like Don King right now. Remember when we interviewed James Dyson about his Airblade, and he said it could put a hurtin’ on Mitsubishi’s Jet Towel? Well, Mitsubishi fired back, saying, “We obviously take issue with his claims…
iDrink combines the iPod with a beer bottle opener (I only use openers for beer, anyway.) Maybe the designer is trying to con Apple haters into loving the iPod using associative thinking. Or maybe I just needed an excuse to start the weekend right now with a cold Guinness and some dance music (the beer…
And you thought ringtones were annoying. The DrumPants, created by Tyler Freeman, are the combination of two great inventions, MIDI instruments and pants. Basically he just gutted a MIDI keyboard and hooked it up to a couple piezo transducers wired into his pants that act as “drum heads”. However, the result is actually pretty impressive.…
Ever wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons with your subwoofer? Too bad this Dodecasub (12-sided) doesn’t meet the standard 20-sided tournament legal requirements, but you do get 10 separate speakers with 600 watts each—meaning you’ve got 6000 watts total. It’s $2500, which is what your mom’s electric bill is going to be if you use…
Click to viewI had a chance to test out the HappyVappy Vaporizer for vaporizing vaporizables, and videographer Alex Goldberg was on hand to capture the magic as it happened. It, uh, well, it works. It’s a healthier way to smoke, as it heats your plant life up to a high enough temperature to release whatever…
Cut iPhone price by a third two months after launch. Eager fanboys bite back with strongly worded letters and man-on-the-street blurbs. Give them $100 store credit, which really goes right back to Apple. Wall Street bites back. Harder. https://gizmodo.com/the-100-iphone-rebate-the-what-and-the-why-297233 Wall Street, which had lopped $5.5 billion off Apple’s market cap the day before on news…
The BRio flying boat may look like a raft glued to a glider, but it’s so much more! Because when the $10,000 kit is assembled with an engine, you and a bikini-clad friend will boast cruising speeds of 44mph for distances over 100 miles. The contraption works because the hydrodynamic boat is naturally aerodynamic. And…