All the stories tagged with CES
CES is the acronym for the (International) Consumer Electronics Show, one of the largest consumer-electronics shows in the world. Although it is held in Las Vegas today, the first CES happened in June 1967 in New York City and Bob Gavin, the CEO of Motorola was the opening keynote speaker for that first edition. Subsequently, CES was held twice a year: the summer edition was in New York, and the winter edition was in Las Vegas, that is, until 1998 when CES became a once-a-year show. CES has been the introduction place for key products and technologies, including: Pong (1975), Nintendo NES (1985), Tetris (1988), Compact Disc (1991), HDTV (1998), Xbox (2001), Blu-Ray (2003), OLED TV (2008). Check our latest CES Coverage
Last Day at Microsoft for Bill Gates (Video)
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Some people love him, others hate him but regardless of what one thinks of Bill Gates, he is (and has been) a part of the computing history. He is going to step down and “retire” (he will still [...]
INSTEON Thermostat Adapter
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] SmartLabs Inc. has rolled out the INSTEON Thermostat Adapter that hooks up to Totaline / Venstar T1700, T1800, or T1900 programmable thermostats for easy remote control of the temperature from any INSTEON-compatible controller. It takes just a couple [...]
Alltel Wireless AAA Mobile Navigation and Search Tool
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Alltel Wireless and AAA have joined forces to deliver AAA Mobile – a GPS application that allows Alltel customers (comprising of both AAA members and non-members) to find AAA Approved points of interest as well as other locations [...]
Portable stereo sound on Orbitsound T3
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] The old school way of getting portable stereo sound was through the use of headphones, but Orbitsound from UK has come up with something different – the T3 device. It is slightly larger than the average BlackBerry and [...]
PC cases look more like HiFi unit
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] The Noblesse line of PC cases certainly look more like the center console of a mini HiFi system than a computer case thanks to its design. Some might call it tacky and overstated, while others will definitely love [...]
Versuz Scoreboard plays it loud
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Seventy Inc. wants to get kids out more often instead of letting them lounge around in the living room all day long playing video games. Hence, the Versuz Scoreboard that marries the functions of a portable electronic scoreboard [...]
Aura SoHo conference speakerphone
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Conference phones are dime a dozen these days, but one of them pops up occassionally that makes you stop and take a second look. The Aura Soho is one of them, being a full duplex speakerphone that features [...]
Blinger makes it a snap to spend money
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Now here’s another method that makes it easier for you to spend money – the Blinger. This handheld wireless device offers a real-time, constant connection between you and your back account – all you need to do is [...]
Neutrano Photowatch, Eyes-On
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Telling the time has gotten a little bit more fun with the Photowatch from Neutrano. Nothing mind blowing here, save for the following :- 128 x 128 LCD display USB rechargeable 8-hours of viewing time Included software to [...]
QuadTri Pad prototype on display
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Check out the QuadTri Pad – a one-hand keyboard that could possibly improve data input capability where mobile devices are concerned. It requires all five fingers on your hand to perform some touch-typing, but I must say it [...]
Dexpreso DEX2000 backup system
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] While the Dexpreso DEX2000 might sound more powerful that the DEX1000, there are pros and cons to both sides. The DEX1000 can handle making backups of your data in different discs and formats without having you being there, [...]
Dexpreso DEX1000 backup system
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] Making a backup of your work or data is more than important despite many people (including me) throwing caution to the wind by thinking a hard drive failure will “never happen to me”. Why not reduce the risk [...]
United Pepper supports Fair Trade
01/09/2008, [CES 2008] We’ve all heard of sweatshops in the east that produce goods at a dirt cheap cost only to be sold to gullible folk at an extremely outrageous price. United Pepper from Europe aims to change that mindset, and [...]
