Apple and Cingular Tag-Team for iPhone
According to the WSJ’s sources, Cingular is going to be the official provider for Apple’s iPhone/ApplePhone/WhateverPhone in the US. The Apple phone was originally speculated to be both GSM and CDMA, but apparently, it’ll only(?) be GSM for Cingular. On the bright side, you can most likely take it onto T-Mobile without too much effort.…
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…
Scenes From After Hours
Chairgasm, Showstoppers at the Wynn hotel, around 6:30PM.
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…