Category: CES 2008

Yesterday, PlanOn, the company that brought you the DocuPen scanner writing utensil, released for retail a one-of-a-kind portable printer, called the PrintStik. The tiny, mobile device, oblong and light, is a Bluetooth-enabled development that allows users to print e-mails and images from a smart phone, laptop or PDA. The technology is particularly useful for those of you who get annoyed with ...

Well the OQO wasn't alone for long. At a joint press conference with Sprint and Intel yesterday Asus announced that in 2008 it would be launching several laptops with WiMax capabilities, including an update of the popular sub-notebook the Eee PC, though adding WiMax requires using Windows XP instead of Linux. WiMax is the next generation wireless network technology championed by Intel. Sprint is ...

The new Sony mylo personal portable communicator recently debuted with a host of new features, added functionality, and redesigned form factor. Specifically designed for the texting teenager (AIM, GoogleTalk, and Yahoo Messenger), the new mylo is also set up for social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Friendster as well as direct uploads to content sites like YouTube and other Adobe ...

Wondering whether to go with Blu-ray or HD-DVD? The decision is pretty clear, if the lightning fast drama and events over the past few days at CES are any indication. First, last Friday, Warner Bros. announced it was switching its exclusive deal for next-gen disc availability of its movies (everything from 'The Matrix' to 'Lord of the RIngs') from HD-DVD to Blu-ray. This was enough to get the ...

Today at CES, Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts announced a bevy of new services and technologies for the cable giant's customers. The signature development Roberts touted is the launch today of Fancast, a Web site that that translates cable television services to the PC. Under the new service, consumers will be able to search for content from most major networks and a plethora of video sources, ...

The world is going wireless. Whether it's Wi-Fi or WiMax, or Bluetooth, wires are going the way of Britney Spear's career. ArtDio, after dabbling in wireless audio last year, has embraced this trend whole-heartedly, adding a trio of Bluetooth-enabled speaker sets to its line up. The BT-132 is a portable stereo Bluetooth set up that can be powered by either 4 AA batteries or an AC adapter. The ...

Last June, Microsoft chairman and head geek Bill Gates announced he was going to start taking a somewhat less involved role at Microsoft, the company he grew from a simple partnership with Paul Allen into a global computing powerhouse. He's set to step down most of his Microsoft day-to-day work in June of this year to become a full-time philanthropist, and Engadget's Ryan Block snagged an ...

Need a heavyweight Mac to do some serious computing in a stylish form factor? The Mac Pro has always been the go-to box for just that purpose, and now it's even faster, offering two 3.2-gigaherz quad-core CPUs from Intel. And, with four slots for hard disks, you can configure up to a whopping four terabytes of storage, as well as up to 32 gigabytes of RAM. When using the right applications, ...

Sure, iPods are cool, but they're just not the status symbol they once were, and there's nothing cool about having sleekest slimmest laptop on the market if everyone else has one, too. Companies are realizing this and know that people, especially fiercely independent Americans, have a need to be different. So, as a way to make their products stand out (and their customers feel a little more ...

For that annoying, crackly interference noise many iPhone users hear when docking into standard iPod speaker dock system, Altec Lansing has figured out a solution: The new "Works with iPhone" T612 speaker system builds upon the audio prowess of the M602 powered audio system for iPods, while adding GSM (Global System for Mobile communications, or cellular network that AT&T runs on) ...

The new generation of the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP-2000) is now being bundled with Skype. For those of you not included in the 246 million users of Skype it is a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VoiP) service that allows users to call one another free of charge or call to land lines worldwide for a nominal fee using your computer (or in this case PSP) and its internet or Wi-Fi connection. ...

When Casio showed of its forthcoming EX-F1 camera during it's Sunday afternoon CES press conference it blew the entire room away. What started out as pretty dry and, to be honest, dull event soon was drawing oohs and ahhs from the assembled cynical press. After the conference Bill Hoyer of Casio was kind enough to have a chat with us about why the F1 was so special and gave us a ...

There may be a 150-inch plasma TV on the show floor but some of the brightest stars were just outside the convention center at the Consumer Electronics Show Monday, where Yoko Ono was joined by Natasha Bedingfield, the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, and Pat Monahan of Train to announce a brand-new audio and video technology-laden John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The bus' mission is to drive all ...

Let the memory wars begin anew. SanDisk and Panasonic unveiled some impressive advancements in memory cards at the kickoff of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Memory card maker SanDisk has attempted to make it easier for users with High Definition camcorders to choose the memory card for their needs by listing the actual recording time capabilities of each different size Video HD ...

WowWee's Rovio is on the move. Check our video of this Wi-Fi-enabled robotic webcam. It streams audio in addition to video and gives users remote control from any Web-connected gadget, such as a computer or even a cell phone. Whether you want to know what's shaking with the fam when you're away or simply solve the mystery of which dog has been peeing on the carpet, you need look no ...