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Logitech has announced a new universal remote, the Harmoy 880, with a built-in color screen and a recharging station. I like the Harmony platform a lot—$250 worth of like, I dunno, but I might pick it up on clearance. Product Page [Logitech]
Samsung’s DVDjr platform, designed to let kids watch the same content they could get on full-sized DVDs, except only on a tiny screen. Even Samsung was kind of like, “Eh.”
When I asked the Samsung rep if I could get a demo unit, she sort of laughed. Then I asked again and just got a stern look. Guess that means I’ll be stealing the 102-inch prototype they had in the next room.
This was a nice compromise: this 5.1 speaker system could be used in a set-top configuration, with all five speakers in a single box, or each individual speaker could be pulled out and placed elsewhere in the room (if you ran a wire to it). The next booth over had Samsung’s wireless speakers on display,…
Here’s Samsung’s smallest new portable slimline DVD player. I know, it’s not all that interesting, but I thought it was funny that it had a recessed circle in the top, yet that door on the left was were the DVDs went. It’s like a dished-out ring has become the international symbol for “portable DVD” player.
Yes, I finally made it on the showfloor! After hours of bopping around, trying to find just a drop of internet, I finally through all caution to the wind and actually looked at gadgets. Samsung’s booth in particular was full of yummy things, like this nice-looking DMB portable television that we’ll never get here (because…
SanDisk is showing off their new SD card with a built-in USB plug. We showed another similar one recently and I have to say, I think both designs are awesome. SanDisk’s might be a little more robust, but it does have a moving part, so who knows. Either way, it’s very slick—almost makes me wish…
A day after Sony said that they would probably launch the Playstation Portable in March, an analyst tells Kotaku that he still thinks it is 50/50. PJ McNealy says that a lack of stock and problems getting the necessary semiconductor parts could push the handheld back to a June launch. I’m sure Nintendo’s sad. PSP…
BenQ finally showed off the P50 smartphone, with built-in Wi-Fi and GSM/GPRS radios, as well as a 1.3-megapixel camera. The bummer is they are quoting a price of $800—almost twice as much as its main competitor, the Treo 650 (after rebates). BenQ unveils WLAN smart phone with camera [Infoworld]
Apple sued Think Secret, those bastards. I’ve got nothing else to add at the moment, except stay on target Think Secret. You’re obviously doing your job pretty well. Apple sues popular Mac Web site [Reuters]
XM is showing two new XM2go products, including a new iPod mini-looking Pioneer model. I’m pretty much a huge fan of XM2go (more than just plain ol’ XM), so I’m glad to see the line expanding so quickly from just the Delphi model. XM CES Page [XMRadio]
UTStarcom announced the CDM-180, a strangely thumb-looking stubby phone that has two 262k color screens. UTStarcom CDM-180 announced [MobileTracker]
New Rio players have been announced, a new Rio ce2100 that looks like the Carbon (no pic yet) but with just a 2.5GB hard drive, plus the Rio Carbon Pearl, which is basically the same as the regular Carbon, except white. Rio Carbon Pearl and Rio ce2100 Announced [PlayerBlog]
A new Sirius Satellite Radio has dropped called the Star Mate, billed as the smallest radio yet. The three-line display device is only 6 ounces and will hit the ground for only $130. Star Mate – unveiled today from Sirius Satellite Radio [OrbitCast]
Having gotten my bell rung a few times during my high-school glory days—I was a punter, natch—this gizmo really speaks to me. The halo-shaped sensor for Simbex’s Head Impact Telemetry System (at the bottom right of the image) fits inside the helmet, and measures the force of each tackle. For now it’s just being used…
OMFG Worst. Trip. Ever. I’m at CES finally, though, and have big, big stuff to talk about. Expect short, bursty posts—not because I don’t want to dazzle you with my dick jokes, but because there’s just so much to cover, both CES and not. Here’s a little blurp: Cingular’s rebate form for the Treo 600…
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No news isn’t always good news, and Bill Gates didn’t have much to say at last night’s keynote address: nothing new about the XBox, and he pushed his lovefest with TiVo and the slowly-developing plans for digital media transfers between storage and players. Best of all: The presentation was marred by several technical glitches, including…
Since I was cursed with stubby fingers, texting’s always been a pain. So you can be sure I’ll be scrambling to land one of the first SCH-a890s, equipped with voice-recognition technology. Still, I guess I shouldn’t get too excited—so-called QuickPhrase only recognizes a list of pre-programmed sayings, like “Will call you later.” But I’m guessing…
The remote controlled plane photography dudes went nuts on New Year’s Day, and they’ve just compiled their aerial photographs from the US, Europe, and Australia. Seemingly none of them got arrested for being Al Qaeda cells or something. We wonder where this will lead: every gadget finds its ideal application, and we’re pretty much thinking…