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Samsung debuts H-Series of HD camcorders, first with 64GB SSD

5 January 2009, 5:00 pm by: Darren Murph
You should've known that Canon wouldn't be able to introduce a new family of HD camcorders without Samsung hitting back with a crew of its own, so it's with that in mind that we present Samsung's H-Series. The HMX-H106, HMX-H105, HMX-H104, and HMX-H1...

Creative Zen Zii screenshots unearthed, possibly faked

5 January 2009, 4:49 pm by: Joseph L. Flatley
As you know, we've been hearing some mind-blowing Zii hype lately. If this latest rumor has any weight to it, among earth-shattering revelations unearthed in Creative's booth at CES will be a Zii-powered Zen. Of course, screenshots like these can be...

Engadget's new double-wide HQ rolls in to Vegas

5 January 2009, 4:24 pm by: Thomas Ricker
Oh hells yes. We've arrived at CES in full nerd style. We sent Moms to Atlantic City so us kids could hijack the trailer all the way to Vegas baby, Las Vegas. And in true Kojak style we parked right in front of the central hall just outside the Las V...

iLuv's iMM183 dual dock iPod alarm clock also does weather alerts

5 January 2009, 4:02 pm by: Darren Murph
Man, iLuv's on a roll like no other. Practically every week since the onset of December '08 the company has pushed out a new alarm clock of some kind, and it has apparently saved the big boy for CES. Announced today, the iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm...

Engadget is live from CES 2009!

5 January 2009, 3:48 pm by: Joshua Topolsky
That's right -- it's CES time again at Engadget! It goes without saying that this is one of the most exciting events of the year for us, as CES presents an almost unyielding vista of new gadgetry to play with. We'll be covering all the news you could...

Wisair's Wireless USB Display Adapter Set coming soon for $129

5 January 2009, 3:37 pm by: Darren Murph
It's debatable whether wireless USB is on its way out or on its way in (for real this time), but regardless of which way it's swaying, Wisair's got some availability you should know about. The outfit's Wireless USB Display Adapter Set, which is a scr...

Famicom cart camera provides its own smile-catching technology

5 January 2009, 3:07 pm by: Donald Melanson
BenHeck.com forum member goteking apparently built this camera-in-a-Famicom-cart a little while back, but this is one instance when we're more than happy to catch up a little late, even if we may quite not be able to bring ourselves to gut a cart of...

Fraunhofer IIS to push MPEG Surround as next big downloadable audio format

5 January 2009, 2:52 pm by: Darren Murph
Watch out, MP3 -- you've got a formidable opponent creeping up on you. All kidding aside (yes, we were kidding), Fraunhofer IIS is hoping that at least four people will turn from their MP3 / AAC addictions and embrace yet another one of its audio for...

Apple's final Macworld keynote is Tuesday, and we'll be there live!

5 January 2009, 2:39 pm by: Joshua Topolsky
Don't forget kids, Apple (and our main man Phil Schiller) will be doing its final Macworld thing live and direct come Tuesday morning, and as usual, we'll be there doing what we do: liveblogging the hell out of it. Set your alarms, wake the neighbors...

Rumors of drastic cost cutting at Sony abound, Sony says not so fast

5 January 2009, 2:37 pm by: Donald Melanson
Sony already announced some pretty significant layoffs and other cost-cutting measures last month, but it looks like the company could be set to take things even further, with the Times of London now reporting that some major factory and division clo...

MSI at CES: Wind U115 / U120, NetOn all-in-one PC, gaming laptops galore

5 January 2009, 2:22 pm by: Darren Murph
If you thought that MSI would allow CES to pass it by without unleashing a veritable smorgasbord of new kit upon us, you're dead wrong. For starters, the company will be showcasing its Wind U115 and U120 netbooks for the first time in the public eye...

Denon's luxurious AH-D7000 headphones are nearly too pretty to use

5 January 2009, 2:14 pm by: Darren Murph
You think we're kidding, but after spending around £800 ($1,164) on Denon's absolutely stunning AH-D7000 over-ear headphones, are you really about to squeeze your sweaty noggin in there without feeling the slightest bit guilty? The cans, which...

T-Mobile's BlackBerry Curve 8900 seemingly pegged for February 11

5 January 2009, 2:01 pm by: Chris Ziegler
Product delays are the greasy, disgusting lubricant that keep the wheels of the consumer electronics world turning, so when we hear of something being pushed back a week, a month, or a quarter, we really don't think much of it. Moving a launch up, th...

Liquid Image's new underwater digital camera masks debut at CES

5 January 2009, 1:52 pm by: Joseph L. Flatley
Looks like Liquid Image -- those wacky underwater digicam folks -- are going to be hitting the ground running at CES with not one, but two HD underwater digital camera masks. Meant for serious professionals (and well-heeled Jacques Cousteau wannabes)...

Minoru 3D Webcam ships this week, still looks freaky

5 January 2009, 1:36 pm by: Darren Murph
In case you haven't noticed, 3D is the topic of this year's CES. And we're not talking about 3D HDTVs exclusively -- we're talking about 3D figurines that double as webcams. To be quite honest, the USB 2.0 Minoru 3D Webcam is ripe for a Billy Mays pl...

Nano-powered "FreeStyle" netbook hands-on

5 January 2009, 1:19 pm by: Joshua Topolsky
We had a chance to sit down with VIA's VP of sales and marketing, Richard Brown, earlier today to discuss the finer points of the company's position in the marketplace. While it was a intriguing conversation (mostly about the state of netbook and sma...

Samsung to launch 1.5-inch thin Blu-ray player at CES

5 January 2009, 1:05 pm by: Nilay Patel
We don't have any hard details yet, but word on the street is that Samsung is planning on pairing up its 6.5mm (.2-inch) thick LCD HDTV with an equally svelte Blu-ray deck just 39mm (1.5 inches) thick. We'll find out more during Wednesday's press eve...

Dell introduces 15.6-inch Inspiron 15 notebook: starts at $600

5 January 2009, 12:50 pm by: Darren Murph
So, how's about some news not originating from Las Vegas? Dell has chosen today to take the wraps off of its cleanly styled Inspiron 15 notebook, and while there's nothing here to write home about, the price accurately reflects the low-key nature of...

New Mac mini mentioned in third party press release

5 January 2009, 12:41 pm by: Joseph L. Flatley
It seems like the signs are pointing to a refresh of the Mac mini when this year's Macworld rolls around. According to a press release by SeeFile, their new (version 4.6) web server software can be purchased bundled with a Mac mini server with 1 tera...

Oregon Scientific rolls out (mostly) new product line at CES

5 January 2009, 12:13 pm by: Donald Melanson
Well, it looks like Oregon Scientific will be making a respectable enough showing at CES, with it set to show off a mix of old-ish products like the ACT5K action camera pictured at right, and some new and updated products that it'll apparently only b...

Canon keeps 'em coming with six new SD camcorders

5 January 2009, 11:45 am by: Darren Murph
If your budget just won't stretch far enough to snap up a high-def camcorder, Canon's also got a half dozen SD versions on the horizon. Here at CES, the company is unveiling the FS22, FS21 and FS200 Flash Memory camcorders, which are up to 17% tinier...

Digital TV subsidy program nearly dry: get your vouchers now

5 January 2009, 11:15 am by: Darren Murph
When the FCC's Kevin Martin asserted that the 2009 digital TV transition subsidy program was nearing the end of its financial rope back in October, no one really paid him any mind. After all, this ain't the FCC's gig. Now, however, an AP report on th...

MSI unveils ultra-thin X-Slim 320, fits snugly into manila envelope

5 January 2009, 10:43 am by: Ross Miller
MSI has unveiled the 13.4-inch X-Slim 320 (is that you, U300?), which at 1.98cm and about 2.87 pounds puts it just a teensy bit lighter and thicker than its Cupertino-born doppelganger, and comes with either a 4 or 8 cell battery that lasts up to 10...

Samsung / Yahoo Internet@TV widgets revealed

5 January 2009, 10:27 am by: Richard Lawler
Samsung and Yahoo! promise the Best of the Web on select 2009 HDTV models, thanks to the Internet@TV widgets we snuck a look at a few weeks ago. Developers build Javascript and XML apps that then run directly on your Samsung HDTV, starting with USA T...

Canon comes clean with HD camcorder lineup at CES 2009

5 January 2009, 10:11 am by: Darren Murph
Just as Canon did last year, it has busted out a plethora of new high-def camcorders for our enjoyment over the course of 2009. Without further adieu, let's take a closer look at the outfit's five newest. Starting things off are the VIXIA HF S10 and...

Move over, Eee: Android now running on HP Mini-Note 2133

5 January 2009, 9:53 am by: Ross Miller
Not content with letting the freelancers at Venture Beat hog the spotlight, some HP-loving Canadians decided to take their 2133 Mini-Note and add a dash of Google's Android OS -- the best thing to happen to netbooks since SSD. There isn't really much...

Microvision's PicoP-based SHOW WX pocket PJ makes debut

5 January 2009, 9:28 am by: Darren Murph
While Microvision isn't new (per se) to the pico projector arena entirely, it certainly lacks the namesake of, say, Dell or Optoma. Of course, it's not letting that fact damper its excitement about the PicoP-based SHOW WX. The pre-production device i...

Roku digital video player adding Amazon Video On Demand

5 January 2009, 9:09 am by: Richard Lawler
Roku owners looking to go discless are one step closer, now that Amazon Video On Demand will be available on the box after a free software update in early 2009. Fulfilling the promise of more "big name" providers to come, flicks like The Dark Knight,...

Iomega's Home Media Network Hard Drive backs up files, streams content

5 January 2009, 8:00 am by: Darren Murph
Slowly but surely, the multimedia hard drive is becoming more and more relevant. At first, it was outlets like Mvix doing the honors, and then mainstays such as LaCie got in while the gettin' was good. Now, we've got ole Iomega trying its hand at the...

Eye-Fi functionality comes to iPhone via new application

5 January 2009, 7:31 am by: Darren Murph
We'd be fibbing just a wee bit if we said that Eye-Fi functionality for the iPhone has always been imminent, but now that it's real, we suppose we aren't too surprised. Announced today at Macworld, the Eye-Fi application will enable iPhone owners (th...

Nextar launching M3 navigator into South America

5 January 2009, 7:00 am by: Darren Murph
Hey, they don't call this thing the International Consumer Electronics Show for nothing, so it shouldn't come as any big surprise to see Nextar unveiling a trio of new navigators that are destined for routes in South America. PNDs for Argentina (M3-A...

Nextar hops on the bandwagon with Z10 LCoS micro projector

5 January 2009, 7:00 am by: Darren Murph
Just in case counting every last pico projector on or coming to the market was too easy for you, Nextar's hoping to boggle your hippocampus by adding one more to the furiously growing list. The outfit's LCoS-based Z10 is being launched alongside the...

Aeeeris kit turns Eee into UMPC, is later killed by Seeephiroth

5 January 2009, 6:28 am by: Tim Stevens
Eee-branded tablets and UMPCs may be coming, but if you want one right now your only option is to do it yourself. You could go the duct tape DIY route, but those looking for a more aesthetically pleasing path should instead think about ordering up an...

Steve Jobs is still alive, says a hormone imbalance to blame for his weight loss

5 January 2009, 5:57 am by: Paul Miller
A mere day before the big shindig at the Moscone, Steve Jobs has come clean about his much-discussed weight loss in a open letter to the Apple community, saying that a hormone imbalance is to blame. "The remedy for this nutritional problem is relativ...

Keepin' it real fake, part CLXXVI: iPhone Air jockeys for "best ripoff ever" award

5 January 2009, 5:37 am by: Darren Murph
For those with a whiteboard full of Apple rumors, you'll been keenly aware of the fact that the whole iPhone Air terminology has been tossed around before in a joking manner. This, however, is not a joke. In fact, it's a very real KIRF, and it's poss...

Exper Style's colorful 8.9-inch netbook rolls out in Turkey

5 January 2009, 5:06 am by: Laura June
We don't have a heck of a lot to go on here, but the above is apparently a new, 8.9-inch widescreen netbook from Exper called the Exper Style. It seems to boast standard netbook internals -- a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and an 8GB SSD--...

LG gets official with Netflix-enabled Broadband HDTVs

5 January 2009, 4:01 am by: Darren Murph
Yup, it's official. LG will be showcasing the world's first Netflix-enabled HDTVs at CES this week. The so-called Broadband HDTVs will arrive in plasma and LCD flavors, though exact screen sizes and model names have yet to be disclosed. They'll arriv...

Clickfree Transformer Cable gives any USB hard drive auto backup functionality

5 January 2009, 3:00 am by: Darren Murph
If you're not about to sell off your current stable of external USB hard drives just to experience the wonders of Clickfree backups, you're staring your solution right in the face. Clickfree has just introduced its new Transformer Cable, which is "th...

Serv O'Beer pours when iPhone accelerometer tells it to

5 January 2009, 2:31 am by: Darren Murph
Now that the holiday season is officially over (CES notwithstanding), there's officially no better time to get inebriated and wash away the sorrows of not having another government-recognized holiday for like, ever. After you've drug that dead tree o...

LG previews two new UK-bound LCDs

5 January 2009, 1:47 am by: Richard Lawler
Stuff.tv has the heads up on two more members of LG's 2009 lineup, the LH5000 and LF7700. The LF7700 LCD should fit the bill for anyone needing an alternative to Panasonic's TX-37LZD81, with integrated FreeSat support, while a plasma version will fol...

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