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Best CES 2011

gadgets — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:34:12 +0000

Every year, the tech industry goes gaga over CES, the annual Las Vegas trade show that represents the world’s largest gathering of new consumer-electronic wizardry. In addition to scoping out the copious numbers of A-listers, Vegas showgirls and porn starlets (the Adult Video News Awards Show runs at exactly the same time), we media types get to peruse the newest, coolest technology before it hits stores. And then we get to tell you what you’ll be buying over the next 12 months. It’s really a win-win all around. Here’s what we saw:

3-D Everything
It was no surprise to see 3-D TVs all over CES. But this year, 3-D’s reach was much broader than that. Take the three stunning pieces of kit presented by Sony.

First up, the Sony Headman: a Tron-like visor that runs 3-D movies directly into your eyes at 720p high definition -- which, among other things, dispenses with the problem of having a giant 3-D TV dominating your living room.

The Japanese company also announced the Flip-obliterating MHS-FS3/B Sony Bloggie 3-D HD Camera, the world’s first high-def, 3-D pocket camcorder. Sony’s final offering was, admittedly, a gogglebox -- but it’s one that you don’t need to wear dumb glasses for. The company showed a prototype with a 23-inch, OLED, autostereoscopic and glasses-free 3-D display from an overlaid lens on top of the screen.

The other CES 2011 3-D hit was the JVC GS-TD1, the world’s first consumer camcorder with Full HD 1080p 3-D recording. It also comes with 5x optical zoom in 3-D, optical image stabilization, and a glasses-free 3-D LCD screen to check shots on. A finger poking out of the screen at us would not have impressed us more.

Smarter TV
Sorry to break it to you, but your TV will soon have a higher IQ than you. Every TV manufacturer, plus Internet giants like Google, were lining up to sell “smart TVs”: boobtubes with apps that let you surf the Internet, watch YouTube, display photos and keep up with your social networks -- all while reclining on your sofa. The smartest at CES 2011 was the LG ST600 Smart TV Upgrader -- it turns a dumb box into a smart TV with one cable and a Wi-Fi connection. It’s set to be fairly cheap too.

While you’re staring at your smarter TV, why not talk to it (or maybe even wink at it) as well? Microsoft used CES to announce Avatar Kinect, an upcoming upgrade to its full-body motion-sensing Xbox 360 peripheral. The spring upgrade will see the Kinect camera able to track not only waving limbs, but also facial expressions by mapping your face onto your virtual avatar’s. Raise an eyebrow at your virtual friends over that one.

Tablet Computers
Undoubtedly the biggest news of CES 2011 was what was missing: the Apple iPad 2. A shell of one was supposedly spotted, but Steve Jobs’ about-to-be-announced product was not officially in the hizzouse. What was? Samsung’s Sliding PC 7 Series, featuring a tilt-and-slide-away keyboard that allows the PC to transform from netbook to tablet in seconds. So was the MOTOROLA XOOM: the world’s first tablet with a dual-core processor and Android 3.0 software. Super-powerful -- and probably super-pricey too.

No More PC Upgrades

Intel used CES to announce the next generation of its core processor, dubbed “Sandy Bridge.” Awful nickname, but legendary game designer Gabe Newell of Valve Software (“Half-Life,” “Left 4 Dead,” “Team Fortress,” etc.) described the chipset as allowing a “console-like experience on the PC.” Commentators have taken that to mean that the combination of graphics and a central processor is so powerful it’ll put a stop to the endless cycle of graphics/processor upgrades required for cutting-edge hardcore games.

Faster Phones
Hyperspeed-data-browsing 4G phones were all over CES 2011 (Verizon’s LTE network press conference was a big ticket), but there’s another reason souped-up handsets are big news this year: dual-core processors. It’s not just PCs getting a chip-boost; the LG Optimus 2X is the world’s first dual-core smartphone (hotly followed by the Motorola Atrix).

Also on the cell phone tip: the Casio Bluetooth Low Energy Watch. Sure, watches that wirelessly link to your phone, display emails, etc., are old news -- but not ones with battery lives that are measured in years rather than days.

Weird Music Kit
Rock ’n’ roll enthusiasts must have felt like they had died and gone to heaven at CES 2011. Among the cornucopia of high-tech offerings was the Gibson Firebird X, featuring “robot” auto-tuning, Bluetooth wireless pedals, and a host of other tech innovations pretty much incomprehensible to anyone but a guitar fiend.

Other crazy music kit included the MISA Kitara, a stringless guitar with a touchscreen at its heart, and the Ion Audio Vertical Vinyl -- a wall-mounted turntable, natch. More serious kit came in from respected Brit speaker-makers Bowers & Wilkins in the form of the new Zeppelin Air: the most stylish iPod dock ever, now to come with Apple AirPlay wireless streaming capabilities.

Lady Gaga appeared at CES 2011 to launch not music kit, but a pair of sunglasses as out-there as the “Fame Monster” herself. The first result of her collaboration with Polaroid’s Grey Label line, the GL20 shades incorporate a camera and LCD screens that face outward, allowing the wearer to shoot what he sees -- and instantly display the results to the world.

Image Credits:
All CES Event Images: Getty Images
MHS-FS3/B Sony Bloggie 3-D HD Camera: Sony.com

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Dell Adamo – World’s Slimmest Laptop

gadgets — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:30:11 +0000

Dell Has built an amazing gadgets and its very newest creation, Adamo which declared a slimmest laptop in the universe. The image of Adamo may surprise you in not believing but the information will prove to that this is just maybe being true… Adamo is only 1.64cm when closed and it relies heavily in the feat to impress the market.

Specifications of Adamo:
• Adamo is 33cm wide
• 24.1cm deep
• 1.65cm thick

That is why adamo called a slimmest laptop by beating the Macbook Air of Apple and the ThinkPad X300 by Lenovo, but dells beat them and based on the size, it loses many admirers because of the plain design.With the main framework made from a single piece of aluminum, the Adamo intends to come out as a simple though elegant piece. Instead, it ends up looking more like a portion of steel, quickly cut up and polished.
The Adamo includes an edge-to-edge 13.4” 16:9 HD glass demonstrate with a backlit keyboard and will be present in two models of Onyx and Pearl. Although neither impresses in the area of design, Dell has decided it worthy of placing an outrageous price tag, starting at $2000. With a Flash memory as a substitute of a regular hard drive, the basic Adamo will have a 1.2GHz Intel Core2Duo processor, Wireless N, Bluetooth 2.1, 2GB memory, 128GB state drive, 2 USB ports, a USB/eSATA port and a display port. For those wishing to expend even more generously, Dell offers external storage options of 250GB or 500GB, external DVD+/-RW or Blu-ray disc drive, 8GB USB drive and more.

Adammo is truly the slimmest laptop on the universe and with the most expensive price. But the Dell laptop may not be as handy as they make it sound. And the competitors are challenge to beat this slimmest laptop in the planet.

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Panasonic’s DMP-BD70V puts Blu-ray and VHS

gadgets — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:54:12 +0000

What are stupid idea..Who watching VHS now days? Why wasting Resources, materials, and money? I can't even remember when was last time I played VHS.

Key features of the Panasonic DMP-BD70V series:

* Blu-ray and VHS playback from a single player
* Profile 2.0 compatible
* Onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-Master Audio Essential decoding
* SD card slot and USB input
* Access to Viera Cast Internet content, including Amazon Video On-Demand

I think it is kinda dumb..what do you think?

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Palm calls it a comeback with the Palm Pre

gadgets — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:01 +0000

Palm? Well they just got funding like last month, but Palm, get over it..You are done, history..move on. Hey but they just announced new version of OS..can they survive?

Sprint will be the exclusive launch carrier for the Pre, which comes with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 3.1-inch display, GPS, and 8GBs of storage, among other things. Palm did not announce a price for the Pre, but said it should be available some time in the first half of 2009.

Source:http://ces.cnet.com/8300-19167_1-100-2.html?tag=mncol

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LG Watch Phone

gadgets — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:46:54 +0000

Looks really neat.

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Nokia E63 Smart Phone

gadgets — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:45:06 +0000

E63 highlights include 2.3-inch, 16 million-color QVGA display, and Nokia Ovi support. There's a full HTML Web browser with Flash support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and support U.S. 3G bands.

You could get unlocked for $279

Source:http://ces.cnet.com/

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Panasonic plasma 1 inch thick

gadgets — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:41:05 +0000

War between LCD & Plasma will never end. Panasonic introduced 1" thick Plasma TV at 2009 CES which can compete directly with 1" thick LCD TVs which introduced as well in this year CES. Looks just amazing.

source:http://ces.cnet.com/

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