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Samsung to show off super thin LCD TV at CES

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 No Comments

How low can they go? Manufacturers are battling back and forth, vying for the title of “thinnest TV”, and it looks like Samsung is intent on bringing home the gold by the time CES starts.

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Nokia readies a new touchscreen phone for China

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 1 Comment

It looks like China will be getting a new phone from Nokia, and an interesting looking one, at that. Upon first glance, you might notice that the Nokia 6208c has a strange removable contraption that snaps in around the camera lens. What is that, you ask? Well, that’s the stylus.

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New HD video camera coming from Kodak

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 1 Comment

As we mentioned earlier this morning, Kodak plans to unveil a couple new devices at CES. One of those is the Zx1 camcorder, the apparent follow-up to the Zi6. We have some more news on the device, available after the jump.

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Back up files and stream media with Iomega’s Home Media Network Hard Drive

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 No Comments

It seems that external hard drives are all the rage, these days. Consumers love the ability to add more storage space by simply plugging a drive into a USB port or adding it to a network, and the portability factor doesn’t hurt, either. Many use these drives to store multimedia files, which makes this new drive from Iomega all the more interesting.

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Take command of your space, Star Trek style

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 No Comments

Is that everyday desk chair a bit too bland for your taste? Do you want to feel less like Dilbert and more like Capitain Kirk? If so, we have just the chair you’ve been looking for.

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MSI’s 13.4 inch… netbook?

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 2 Comments

Just when we thought we had the definition of a “netbook” nailed down, MSI comes along and forces us to reconsider. Specs and pictures of MSI’s new X-Slim X320 netbook have surfaced, and you can see the rest after the jump.

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Netflix-equipped HDTVs coming from LG

By Shawn Farner on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 No Comments

Minimalist movie buffs, rejoice – you’ll soon be able to stream Netflix movies without the clutter of a set top box. LG will unveil a new line of HDTVs this week with instant Netflix movie streaming built right in.