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CES 2009: Wrapup and The Best of the Rest

Attending CES reminded us a lot of our earlier years when we worked in the video game industries, during the hey days of E3 excess and visual/information overload. And despite the economy there seemed...

CES 2009: Hitachi's Prototype Hakuichi LCD Frames and Stands

Electronics manufacturers made it clear this CES that home electronics were being designed not just technological solutions, but as decor friendly pieces that would add, rather than detract, to our ho...

CES 2009: Pogo Sketch Turns MacBook Trackpad into a Pen Tablet

We've never really liked track pads on laptops. That is until we got ourselves a MacBook Pro, with its huge, glass surface, multi-digit gesture trackpad that is so responsive and pleasant from a tacti...

CES 2009: Updated Lasonic TRC - 931 iPod Ghetto Blasters

Sure, we have fond memories of our early 80's ghetto blasters bumpin' out Kool Moe Dee and Suicidal Tendencies, but do we really wanna take it back old school like these Lasonic TRC-931 iPod Ghetto Bl...

CES 2009: 3D Televisions Coming Soon!

Besides super thin displays, the most fun we had at CES was noting the technological steps forward in the realm of 3D displays. Manufacturers such as LG, Samsung and Sony showcased various models of d...

CES 2009: Areaware Moof Bicycle Offers Solar Powered LED Lamp

Our car lease is about to expire in a couple of months and we're considering going without a car for a bit while we sort out the possibility of going hybrid, high efficiency diesel or just economy. Th...

CES 2009: Panasonic EP30005 Real Pro Ultra Deep Massage Chair Brings the Pain

Despite not being a completely brand new product (updated in 2008 with additional features), the Panasonic EP30005U massage chair found itself to be a popular product amongst the thousands attending C...

CES 2009: Two More Anorexic HDTVs

Last week the Consumer Electronics Show rolled through Vegas bringing with it hundreds of thousands of new product releases. One of the big trends of '09 seems to be the competition to develop the thi...

CES 2009: Hitachi's Gesture Remote Control TV Prototype

Taking a cue from the popularity of the Nintendo Wii, Hitachi's engineers showcased a motion-gesture remote control system that brought flashbacks of Mr. Miyagi telling Daniel-san to "wax on, wax off"...

CES 2009: Panasonic's Wireless 1" Thick VIERA TC-P54Z1

Off all the technological advances we laid our eyes upon during this past week's CES show, it was Panasonic's prototype 1" thick plasma display, the TC-P54Z1, mounted onto a motorized bookshelf that i...