Tag: CES-2009-FEATURES

GPS is no longer a technology that solely helps you get from point A to point B along the nation's highways and byways. Illustrating that point is a trend we noted at the recent Consumer Electronics Show: namely, the placement of GPS units into devices -- cameras, laptops -- that previously seemed to work just fine without them. Check out the following pages for some examples of the latest ...

Power-Saving TVs Most companies are talking eco-friendly this CES but two announcements stuck out in the power-saving category. Sony and Toshiba are introducing LCD TVs that sense the light level in a room and adjust the backlight on their screens, lowering power output to make the screen image more appealing and save energy. Toshiba's new Regza LCD TVs will have AutoView, which automatically ...

The world's gadget and technology industries will be getting together this week in Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off officially on Thursday. But plenty of folks get into town early for events that showcase innovative and new products before the show floor officially opens. On Tuesday, CES Unveiled offered up dozens of new products and services that have ...

A solid 10-plus years into the mainstream use of cellphones, e-mail, texting and IM, and a half-decade into the phenomena of social-networking sites, we're still astounded on a daily basis at the unbelievably clumsy way some people communicate. While most of us have a pretty good idea how to behave in a civilized way in public, when it comes to electronic means of communication, an ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/12/31/top-tech-flops-of-2008/'; Technology is by nature overhyped, so it follows that quite often some of that new technology -- be it a service, a gadget, or a site -- fails to live up to the promise. Every year brings some tech hits and some tech misses, and 2008 was no exception. We've compiled a list of the top 12 flops in the tech world. Some ...