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Super Slim Que Reader Is Super Pricey

There isn’t much more to say about the Que e-reader, the rep said plenty after I asked for a one-minute demo. As she said, the Que is targeted toward business readers. So is the price, when the reader is released in April prices will be a whopping $649 for the 4GB model and $799 for [...more]

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Jan 22 2010
By Nick Upton

Want To See What A $9,800 Amp Looks Like?

The VAC Phi 200 Power Amplifier had a whole room to itself at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. It looks pretty neat, but I think I’d rather spend my $9,800 on other things. The VAC Amps amp specifications are as follows: 100+ watt/channel stereo amplifier into 2, 4, and 8 ohms 200+ watt mono [...more]

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Jan 17 2010
By Nick Upton

CES Demo Shows Off Wireless Power Possibilities

A cool demonstration of the powerless technology from WiPower was turning heads at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Take a look, the booth featured floating lights powered by the wireless pad at the bottom. [...more]

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Jan 13 2010
By Nick Upton

MakerBot’s 3-D Printer New Star Of DIY Tech

MakerBot showed off their new Cupcake CNC at the Consumer Electronics Show and there was a constant crowd trying to get a glimpse at the 3-D plastic printer. Basically the printer draws each layer of a design, then draws the next on top of it. According to a MakerBot press release it works [...more]

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Jan 11 2010
By Nick Upton

Pew Pew: CES Gadget Makes Music With Lasers

The Beamz interactive instrument is an interesting take on making music. Instead of actually learning an instrument, musicians can simply wave through a laser trigger to trigger a different “musical event.” What does that mean? Well, watch the video. But basically every move through the laser sparks a bass beat, a drum fill or [...more]

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Jan 10 2010
By Nick Upton

CES: evoMouse Projected Keyboard, Mouse

Here’s a pair of really cool, futuristic gadgets that turn the desktop into an empty desk. The evoMouse mouseless mouse and projected keyboard are one of my favorite things at the Consumer Electronics Show. I’d seen the keyboard a while back, but never thought I’d be playing with one. It works pretty [...more]

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Jan 10 2010
By Nick Upton

Panasonic Spire Speakers Look Great

A perfect paring with the whole house audio Panasonic’s wireless spire speakers are awfully pretty. There wasn’t a chance to hear the speakers, but look how tall gray and hansom they are! [...more]

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Jan 10 2010
By Nick Upton

Lite Brite Re-Imagined At CES 2010

Remember Lite Brite?! Me too; all those tiny pieces to swallow, those bulbs that burn out and are too expensive to replace and those great colors. OK, so Lite Brite was fun, but it was high time for an upgrade. That’s where Hi-Tec Art’s new design comes in. Instead of pegs sticking [...more]

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Jan 10 2010
By Nick Upton

Korean Laundry Ball At #CES Boasts 1,000 Washes

I was walking through the maze of bizarre gadgets in the international bazaar at the Consumer Electronics Show seeing mostly flashlights switches and the like when I saw the Biocera laundry ball. I kept walking for a moment, but thought, “I bet that would make a good picture,” so I walked back and asked about [...more]

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Jan 10 2010
By Nick Upton

Intel’s i7 Interactive Wall Brings The Trippy To CES

The entire Intel space at the Consumer Electronics Show was focused on the new i7 processor line, but the cream of the crop was the interactive wall. The wall, as the rep says, pulls feeds from Google News, Flickr and and puts them into a really trippy rolling box wave interface. Like the [...more]

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Jan 09 2010
By Nick Upton