The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is winding down; today is the closing day. But the PCMag.com crew continues to scour the show floor for you. They’ve dug deeper into new mobile platforms from Intel, great new sports gadgets, and hot home-theater gear: Check out the stories below, and find a whole lot more at PCMag.com.
Our CES 2008 Photo Blog
What happens in Vegas generally stays in Vegas, unless you're the PC Mag team sharing the sights of emerging technology. Check out our slideshow of nearly 300 pics from the show floor. Check out remote-controlled beverage coolers, killer gaming rigs, high-tech cars, and more.
Hands-On with Menlow Prototypes
Though the Intel booth at CES was buzzing with many things (like the Penryn chips), something smaller grabbed a lot of attention: the Menlow Mobile Internet Device Platform. The five prototypes showcased run on a Silverthorne processor, a 45-nm process that runs at at Pentium M speeds.
ASUS, iriver to Sell Unlocked U.S. Smartphones
At CES, both companies announced that they're diving into the U.S. cell phone market with a series of unlocked GSM phones. The handset from iriver is reminiscent of the iPhone, while ASUS's offerings are more businesslike.
Comcast Talks Faster Internet Access for Consumers
Comcast plans on rolling out "wideband" cable Internet access, also known as DOCSIS 3.0, for millions of homes by the year's end. A movie download that might take 6 hours on today's DSL connection, for example, would take only 4 minutes with wideband.
Ultimate Sports Gadget Gets Upgrade
At first glance, the Lvis looks pretty much like your standard personal media player. In actuality, though, it's much more than that; it's the best set of binoculars ever! WebDV's new Wi-Fi enabled device can make even nosebleed seats feel like center court (or center ice, the 50-yard line, what have you). |
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Epson and Atlantic Technology Make Front Projection Cheap(er)
Epson and speaker manufacturer Atlantic Technology have built a complete front-projection system dubbed the Ensemble HD, which offers easy installation, a 100-inch motorized screen, and an Epson PowerLite 3LCD projector. Who said you couldn't have a complete home theater for under $5,000?
GM Announces Fuel-Cell-Based Cadillac
GM is taking a risk with its fuel-cell cars, which will run on lithium-ion cells and hydrogen fuel cells; the auto giant isn't waiting for proof that these critical components work. The Volt and Provoq concept cars will have top speeds of 100 mph, a 0- to-60-mph acceleration time of 8.2 seconds, and a range of 300 miles.
Hands-On: Radio for the Deaf
One of the first stories out to CES this year was a new closed-captioned radio for the deaf. Even after our initial look [[222857]], there were still a lot of questions about implementation. Today, though, a demonstration showed the morning NPR newscast with closed captions on a concept-car dashboard created by Delphi.
XStreamHD: The New Voom or the Next Netix?
What do actor Michael Douglas and startup company XStreamHD have in common? Both are interested in launching a new satellite HDTV service. Offering promising uncompressed high-def audio and 80-megabits-per-second, 1080p video to the home, XStreamHD plans to use data satellites to deliver very high-quality video and audio to consumer's homes.
Gearlog Video: Nabaztag Meets MSN Messenger
The i-Buddy is a bit like a winged Nabaztag that interacts with your MSN Messenger chats. It clips atop your monitor and has eight different motions, triggered by the use of emoticons during chats. Watch the exclusive demo.
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