Archive for the ‘CES’ Category

Sanyo & Sprint Announce Katana DLX

Among the hoards of announcements that came out of CES this week, Sprint and Sanyo have just announced the latest edition to the popular Katana line. The interestingly-styled Katana DLX is aimed at the younger crowd and is Sprint broadband-compatible…

Samsung YP-P2 hands on!

The digital audio player market is….crowded, but what’s one more feature rich entry? Samsung has packed the YP-P2 with just about every feature imaginable. The biggest draw on this device is its creative implementation of Bluetooth. Using the player’s on…

Bluetrek Combines Bluetooth Car Kit and Headset

Bluetrek hit CES 2008 with a couple of interesting bluetooth devices, but the SurfaceSound DUO is particularly cool. Slim and relatively compact, the DUO clips to your car’s visor and can be paired with any bluetooth phone. It utilizes an…

LG Viewty hands-on

We had the opportunity to spend a bit of quality time with LG’s new Viewty handset today at CES. After a bit of menu and feature exploration, we can say that this is a pretty nice high-end feature phone. The…

Pioneer’s Kuro concept TV

Are you noticing a trend here? The CES trade show is about many things, but gigantic televisions are certainly at the forefront of most big manufacturer’s offerings. While Pioneer can’t quite compete on the size scale with the likes of…

Samsung’s YA-BS900 stereo Bluetooth speakers

While cruising through the Samsung booth earlier today we stopped by their DAP and music station to score a bit of time with the YA-BS900 Stereo Bluetooth speakers. These things sound great, and interact with Bluetooth devices in a unique…

Samsung SWT-W100K Mobile Internet Device hands on!

We should state from the jump here that we didn’t get much time to play with this thing. About 30 seconds after we picked it up a Samsung PR rep scurried up and told us to stop taking pictures…what could…

Spectec MiniSD GPS Adapter

Your handheld device may not look particularly cool with this odd old school Motorola antenna-looking contraption sticking out of the miniSD slot, but this gadget is so compact and useful that you might not even care. Spectec hit Las Vegas…

Samsung SGH-G800 hands on!

This one has been on the market for quite some time, but we finally got a chance to get some "me" time with the Samsung SGH-G800 worldphone today. This slider handset is Samsung’s entry in the "5 megapixel camera phone…

Sony’s 27″ OLED TV protoype

What’s the next wave in high-end TVs? Where do we go after LCD and Plasma screens? Sony thinks they have the answer. Utilizing OLED technology, they’re manufacturing some pretty impressive screens. We got a chance to take a look at…

iRiver Wins Today’s WTF?!? Award with Their iClone

If we didn’t see the video with our own eyes, we would definitely say that this is some sort of joke. No such luck however. Reminiscent of the NokLa knock-off devices issued shortly after each new Nokia release, iRiver has…

Neonode N2 hands on!

The Neonode N2 mobile handset is a bizarre little thing. It’s a tiny, full touchscreen device that sports a single joystick for navigation. The touchscreen is navigable by way of several iPhone-like gestures, with a right sweep of the finger…

Panasonic’s 150-inch Plasma HDTV

What happens when you make the world’s largest Plasma TV? Wars end, buildings crumble, and world leaders fall to their knees. Oh, and you also display it at the world’s craziest technology expo. Panasonic had their beast of burden on…