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CES 2009

Jobs Invited To Keynote At CES
The Wall Street Journal has claimed that Apple will make a rare appearance at next year’s CES Show in Las Vegas after pulling out of the Macworld Show.


LG Concept Phone Causes Buzz At CES
LG has shown off a prototype straight out of a James Bond movie – a watch phone that also has a camera, a touchscreen protected by tempered glass, and can play music.


ViewSonic Enters Netbook Market At CES
ViewSonic has released its first netbook, which comes with a 10.2-inch screen, Intel Atom processor and 160GB of hard drive.


EXCLUSIVE: HTC To Launch New Touch Phone Says Telstra
Mobile phone Company HTC is set to launch a brand new phone touch phone that will take on the Apple iPhone and the new Pre offering from Palm claims a senior executive of Telstra.


Are These The Worlds Best New Headphones?
Germany headphone Company Sennheiser has introduced a brand new pair of headphones that deliver sound at a slight angle giving the music a more spatial feel, similar to the effect created by a pair of stereo speakers. Some are already saying that these are the best ever new headphones.


Cell TV From Toshiba To Deliver Awesome Capability
Privately executives from Samsung and LG who are attending this year’s CES show in Las Vegas are concerned about Toshiba’s Cell processor and their upcoming Cell TV offering. They know that the processor has an enormous amount of headroom and processing capability and that if integrated properly into either a TV or a separate set top box could deliver enormous processing capability for managing TV and online content or gaming.


New Stand Out Lenovo All In One PC
As the business market cuts back on IT expenditure Lenovo is set to make a major push into the consumer technology market with a stylish new range of notebooks and home accessories.One big standout is a new all in one PC.


Samsung Megazoom Camera With HD Recording
Besides showcasing its LED TVs, Blu-Ray home theatre gear, and camcorders, Samsung has also showcased four new digital still cameras at the CES 2009.


Dell Offer Stylish Laptops At CES
Dell’s new laptop range is aiming at offering an immersive cinematic experience with 16:9 Full HD display and Dolby audio, says the manufacturer.


Pioneer Blu-rays With Built-in Memory
Pioneer has offered up three new Blu-ray players and CES, which are outfitted with built-in memory to deliver on the promise of BD-Live right out of the box.


Samsung Rolls Out 64GB Full HD Camcorder
Samsung has unveiled six new digital camcorders that feature internal, flash based Solid State Drives (SSD), providing higher capacity, and faster, more durable onboard memory.


Dell Offers Energy-Efficient Monitors At CES
Dell had gone with the green approach with its new series of LED widescreen flat panel monitors released at CES today.


SanDisk Unveils World’s Fastest Solid-State Drive
SanDisk has launched a new generation of solid-state drives that claims to be five times faster than the fastest hard drive in the market and more than twice as fast as current solid-state drives.


Mini Seagate Hard Drive For DVRs
Seagate today announced a new mini hard drive specifically designed for the digital video recorders.


Skype Now Available For Mobile Phones
Skype has released a lite version of Skype that can be downloaded on Java-enabled mobile phones as well as Android-powered devices.


Palm Take On iPhone & Google Android In Attempt To Survive
In a direct attack on Apples 3G iPhone Palm have rolled out a brand new Web OS device that has touch capabilities similar to the iPhone however it’s key point of difference is it’s fast web capabilities and unique multitasking features.


Tom Hanks Gives Sony A Leg Up At CES Keynote
Sony has flexed their muscle at the second big CES keynote with CEO Sir Howard Stringer teaming up with Tom Hanks who claimed that he had a Betamax recorder and that his best Sony product was his Sony Trinitron TV. Jokes aside, Hanks was very funny as he helped Sir Howard explain 3D TV with a pair of 3D glasses.


Emerging TV Breakthroughs At CES
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show does not promise many breakthroughs in large-area LCDs and PDPs; most will be refinements of existing technology emphasizing thin form factors, LED backlighting, 100/200 Hz scanning, and green features.


Sony Pocket Notebook Part Of New CES Lineup
Sony has held back two key announcements for CEO Howard Stringers keynote at CES claims the Japanese Company who at a late press conference last night announced several new products including a new lifestyle PC that fits into a suite pocket and a new range of OLED TV's.


Microsoft Fail To Impress At CES Keynote
After stepping into Bill Gates traditional slot for the opening CES keynote Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has delivered nothing new other than yet another gushing appraisal of their new Windows 7 operating system.


New LG Gear Displayed At CES
LG will display its latest products and technologies including several new display products, six world first TV technologies and an expanded range of audio-video products at CES 2009.


Panasonic Call For 3D TV Standard At CES
Not to be outdone Panasonic has jumped on the 3D bandwagon claiming the 3D TV is just round the corner. Speaking at CES 2009 the Company's CEO has said that there is a need new national standards for the delivery of 3D content to TVs. He also announced a portable Blu-ray player and new compact camcorders.


Sandisk And Sony To Create 2TB Memory Stick
SanDisk and Sony have announced that they are aiming to produce a memory stick that can achieve a maximum storage capacity of 2TB and a memory stick that transfers data at 60MB per second.


Cisco Launch Wireless Audio Gear & Storage Hub
Cisco are set to eliminate the Linksys brand name in favour of a consolidated Cisco product range for the home and as tipped by SmartHouse Cisco have used the CES show to launch a new wireless audio system using technology developed in Australia. They have also rolled out a brand new content platform and media storage hub.


Netgear Showcases Hot New Gear At CES
Netgear is showcasing its new products in the areas of wired and wireless networking, entertainment and storage at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.


Radio Stations Set To Be Hurt By New Internet Radio For Cars
Telstra is believed to be considering the setting up of a new broadband service that will allow users to stream unlimited Internet radio content to motor vehicles fitted with a new generation of Internet radio that was launched by Blaupunkt at this week’s CES show in Las Vegas.


Adobe Flash Platform For Digital TVs
Adobe has integrated its Flash Platform into Broadcom’s latest digital television (DTV) and set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) platforms.


Asus May Take On HTC With Google Smartphone
At their CES press conference today Asus has said that they are looking at entering the smartphone market in a move that would take them head on with HTC.


Asus Embarrassed At CES Press Conference
One of the first press conferences of CES 2009 has turned into an embarrassment for Taiwanese notebook maker with the failure of their touch screen technology during a live onstage demo.


Sandisk Unveils Better Flash Memory For Netbooks
SanDisk has today launched its next-generation of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSD) designed for the netbook market.


Sneak Peak Inside CES Show Floor Reveals Secrets
A sneak peak of the show floor at CES 2009, which is still under construction, has revealed some interesting snippets of information including a new range of low cost LED TVs and new low cost home automation controllers.


CES Numbers Down As Vendors Rethink Big Trade Shows
The 2009 CES Show in Las Vegas officially kicks off today and while several Australian’s have made the annual pilgrimage organisers do expect attendance numbers to be down significantly.


Mass Market Not Ready For Home Automation
Mass market consumers have no interest in home automation a new study has concluded. Presented today at the 2009 CES show in Las Vegas the report could lead to several Companies like Whirlpool and Proctor and Gamble delaying the release of new products that incorporate smart technology.


Samsung To Launch OLED & Thinnest HD TV's Ever At CES
I have just arrived at the CES Expo in Las Vegas and already the leaks game has started with Samsung executives telling me that they will be launching a new HD TV that is less than 6.5cm thick and 2cm thinner than what the Company revealed at last year's CES show.


OZ Trio Scores Big XBox 360 Gig At CES 2009
An Aussie group, who describe themselves as an Aussie “Showbiz juggernaut”, has scored a prize gig at the opening Microsoft keynote address at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas.


MSI To Show Hybrid Storage Notebook At CES
MSI will display its hybrid netbook at CES that runs on a hard disk drive as well as a solid state disk drive.


Dual Purpose Lenovo Remote Takes On Wii
Lenovo is about to release a new PC with a multi-purpose remote, which can double as a motion-based gaming controller, much like the Nintendo Wii device.


Samsung To Showcase Thinnest LED TV At CES
Samsung is set to unveil a 6.5mm thin LED TV panel at the CES 2009.


Super-Thin LED TV From LG
US-based website Aving.net is reporting that LG is about to enter the market with a super-thin LED TV.


Microsoft To Use CES To Spell Out Problems
Microsofts keynote slot at this year's Consumer Electronic Show is set to be taken over by Steve Ballmer who unlike Bill Gates is set to be the bearer of bad news with the Company set to announce that in certain markets the Company is struggling and that they will later this month lay off thousands worldwide including Australia.


Big New Megapixel Digital Camera's At CES 2009
The 2009 International CES which kicks off in January is set to witness the launch of several new digital still and video camera's with Companies like Panasonic, Sony and Samsung set to launch a new generation of big pixel models acroos both Digital SLR and HD Video.


Jamo Launch Voice Matched Speakers
Danish Hi Fi Company Jamo is using the 2009 CES to reveal new 600 and 400 series custom speakers that are voice-matched to its in-room speakers.


Gamers Move In At CES 2009
Three hundred new first-time exhibitorsincluding many gaming Companies are among the more than 2,700 exhibiting companies set to show their gear at the 2009 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. which kicks off in Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2009.


Toshiba Offers 512GB SSD For Laptops
Toshiba is to release a 512GB solid state drive for use in laptops at CES 2009, claiming it will be the largest-capacity solid-state drive on the market.


Sharp To Unveil LCD With Blu-ray Drive At CES
Various websites are speculating that Sharp will finally show its HD LCD TV with built-in Blu-Ray recorder at CES 2009.


Samsung To Show 50-inch OLED TV at CES
Samsung's Vice President in charge of Flat Panel Development, HS Kim, says the company might demonstrate a 50-inch OLED television at CES 2009, according to a report in What Hi Fi.


Nyko Promises Surprise At CES
Nyko Technologies has released some of its products they are going to show at CES 2009 including a heavy-duty drum pedal for use with Rock Band 1 and 2, as well as Guitar Hero: World Tour.


Wi-Fi Memory Card To Debut At CES
Eye-Fi is set to change the way you take and upload photos with its Wi-Fi enabled memory cards.


Remote Access For Home Security
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies will be showcasing its news security system at CES, which can be accessed via a mobile phone or computer.


Microsoft To Concentrate On Windows 7 At CES
Windows 7 is going to the main plank of Steve Balmer’s address at CES 2009, according to inside sources at Microsoft.



 



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