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Stopped by Parrot’s booth today and couldn’t find any birds flying around. I did however spot Parrot’s new car stereo head unit called Rhythm ‘N’ Blue. It’s a CD/MP3/FM head unit with Bluetooth integrated for using with your phone. Just pair up your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone and the RNB takes care of all the fun stuff.…
MegaZone, who is basically sitting around the TiVo booth going, “Is there anything cool yet? Now? How about now? Really? What about now?” has spotted TVTG for OS X and is making me so happy right now that I could just burst. Not much info, but it’s decoding the TiVo shows into MPEG-2 streams and…
I’m digging the Kodak V570 so let’s just say that Kodak may have skated off its thin ice. The company has ALSO changed its logo, which is an interesting, if ineffectual move. That Kodak “K” is the international symbol for camera stuff, and this might cloud the waters. https://gizmodo.com/ces-unveiled-kodak-dual-lens-digital-v570-146343 Kodak unveils new logo [Rochesterdanc.com]
Wowwee Robotics has a nice booth set up here at the Sands Convention Center with all kinds of new robotic goodies. Three new robots are debuting this year: the P.E.A. BOT, the RS Media, and the Roboreptile. The RS Media is by far the coolest new Robosapien to come out of CES. It is essentially…
Realm Systems is a somewhat reputable company, so going to the company’s booth I expected to hear about some kind of a new server-related product and enjoy a chat from a civilized Realm representative. Unfortunately I was wrong when I was greeted with a crazy guy, on a stage, throwing T-Shirts at people and standing…
Air 2 is a maker of digital vaporizers for smoking, uh, herbs. Now they’ve expanded a little more with the NicoHale, an alternative way to stop smoking. Using special magnets, NicoHale helps remove tar, smoke, and nicotine from your ciggs to allow a cleaner, “healthier” smoking experience. NicoHale is designed to help you quit once…
CES overlaps with the adult entertainment expo here in Vegas, so I figured you would want a peek at some of the cool “adult” gadgets featured at the show. The classic Clone-A-Willy allows you to make a copy of your Johnson, and with the optional motor you can even turn it into a vibrator. The…
There’s plenty of Skype products to go around at CES, but this Japanese one called “Skype To Go” is targeted for an April 2006 US release. Just plug in the sexy black device into your PC’s USB port and you’re good to go. It includes Skype software preloaded on to the device’s 64MB of built-in…
Gizmodo Noah is at the Atom booth right now and getting some good shots. This guy has been showing up at CES for years now dumping all sorts of super-ninja PC components and has never let anyone—at least anyone he hasn’t paid—touch his toys to validate his claims. I’m calling bullshit. Above: Inventor Dr. Shimon…
What’s more hazardous to one’s health than negative ion generators? Superheating those ions and blasting them horizontally into your lungs! We are unsure if Microroyal is really making us any more healthy with their “Healthy Fan Heater,” but we appreciate that they’ve been able to repurpose random parts found in our uncle’s fishing cabin. A…
Xavix is infamous for trying to bridge videogaming and exercise with poorly-made interactive products. Their sports games like baseball and boxing have graphics on par with SNES, horrible audio, and limited interactivity. They also have lots of exercise-based games such as dancing and Jackie Chan Fitness. Through all the horrible products, there IS hope, though!…
M-Audio is the most punk rock music company out there. They’re so gung-ho and hip, they know what’s going to be big, and that’s podcasting. So M-Audio has created Podcast Factory, a solution for the amateur podcaster who wants to start podcasting but doesn’t know much of what to do or what to buy. Podcast…
Gibson is twanging about its digital guitar, and we spent some time strumming it today. This thing is amazing. It’s a standard Les Paul axe with an RJ45-out instead of the usual amp line. Along with the classic pickups, it’s got a HEX pickup (patent applied), which is really six discreet pickups (one for each…
This thing—erm—projects your phone. There’s a little USB camera attached to a clamp and you just tap away like a madman, sending the video out to a laptop or overhead projector. I suppose this would be good for training on the handheld, etc. but it looks a wee bit kludgy. Luckily, it’s designed to be…
Only the best here at CES, baby. I walked by this lovely display of $1 DVDs. Mostly all animated stuff. I noticed that all the characters in the movies looked like they were drawn in Japan, whether it was Alice in Wonderland or KidsSongs. This led me to believe that these cost about 5 cents…
So, pretty much every journalist and his dog has been trying to dig at Sony reps for more PlayStation 3 info. These Sony reps are closed way too tight; maybe we should send them over to the Adult Video Network Conference to loosen things up. My journalistic intuition is kicking in and I noticed one…
There has been much ado about the Atom Chip and their claims of quantum computing power. We found their booth at CES buried in the depths of hell. The product is very real and on display as a working model. Forget transfer speeds in megabytes, because when working with the Quantum Disk, it’s FAST with…
Watch out, Apple. You may be popular and the prettiest girl in school, but there’s some competition out there just gunnin’ for ya. Take the new Sandisk Sansa e270 player with flash memory. It’s smaller and lighter than the Nano, and at $300 for a 6GB player, it’s also cheaper. So better put on a…
Creative is showing off its hot new X-Fi technology at CES. I was promised cheap gifts and sexy women in exchange for standing in line, so I went in for the demonstration of X-Fi. X-Fi creates 7.1 channel surround sound inside any pair of headphones. Sure enough, it worked and worked damn well. It felt…
Can’t live without your fave programs for more than 10 seconds? Loser—I mean, here’s a great new product for you from Lux Outdoor. The 26″ Lux LCD ARIIS Display is a monitor that can be bundled with an outdoor radio and DVD player, Microsoft outdoor media center extender system, or as a stand-alone media component.…