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Technology conventions aren’t dying – they’re evolving

CES 2013

Chris Burns, Mar 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

If this year's Mobile World Congress taught us one thing, it's that no matter how interesting and innovative the gadget makers and software developers of our global community are, it's the top brands that end up making or breaking the show. Make or break the show for the press, that is. Case in point: our several articles written from our chat with Google's Mathias Duarte - they ended up easily becoming some of the most popular posts we had this week, and Google didn't reveal any new products at the convention. In fact, they didn't have a stand - the chat we had wasn't even on the map. And yet, there it is - Google stole the show anyway. Read The Full Story

CEA seeks new Best of CES partner amid DISH debacle

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Chris Burns, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [7]

It would appear that the news of CNET's official kicking of DISH's Hopper technology from their "Best Of CES" list on orders from parent company CBS has cost them their spot as the official partner running the awards program. CNET has been the official CES partner in charge of selecting the Best of CES awards for several years but will, according to the press release from CES today, no longer be a part of the program from this point forward. The events that lead up to this situation involve CBS - the parent company of CNET at the moment - and their litigation against DISH, and it's not pretty. Read The Full Story

Sony handcrafts new CES products in five-minute video

CES 2013

Craig Lloyd, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Right before Sony's press conference at CES 2013, they showed off a five-minute video that featured three of their newest products being handcrafted and assembled right in front of our eyes. The company is now making that video available for anyone to watch, not just CES goers. The video features the Xperia Z, the Cybershot RX1, and one of its HandyCam HD camcorders. Read The Full Story

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Vizio 10-inch and 7-inch tablet hands-on

CES 2013

Eric Abent, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [2]

While we got to see plenty of notebooks and all-in-ones from Vizio during CES 2013, we also got the chance to check out a 7-inch and 10-inch tablet from the company that don't seem to be as far along in the development process as the other products. Nevertheless, they certainly were cool, sporting technical specifications that can take on the larger tablet manufacturers out there. Sadly, we don't have release dates for either of these two tablets, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about them in the meantime! Read The Full Story

Nano Nails converts long fingernails into stylii

CES 2013

Craig Lloyd, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

As you can imagine, touchscreens have a slight bias against long fingernails, and if you happen to have long fingernails, we're sure that you've already developed some special techniques to effectively use your phone and tablet. However, a new product called Nano Nails aims to essentially turn those long fingernails into touchscreen stylii. Read The Full Story

CES 2013 saw over 150K attendees, 1.92M square feet of exhibit space

CES 2013

Craig Lloyd, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you didn't know, last week was CES 2013. We were there in Las Vegas in full force to report on the latest and greatest gadgets, so we know first-hand at how packed the convention center was, so it may not be surprising to you that over 150,000 attendees ended up roaming the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, with 1.92 million square feet of exhibit space. Read The Full Story

Samsung demos curved phone concepts (plus what’s likely the Galaxy S4 display)

CES 2013

Chris Davies, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [9]

Samsung may have had big screens on its mind at CES, but the company also previewed what might be the display the Galaxy S IV (aka Galaxy S4) is blessed with, together with the flexible AMOLED we'd really like it to have. Buried on the company's stand was a display of curved AMOLED concepts under Samsung's YOUM brand, AnandTech reports, with the panels curving around the edges and sides of the mock-up devices. More imminent, however, is a 4.99-inch 1080p Full HD screen running at a luscious 440ppi, which is likely to find its way into Samsung's next Android flagship. Read The Full Story

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CES 2013 wrap-up: Accessories steal the show

CES 2013

Eric Abent, Jan 13th 2013 Discuss [2]

In some ways, one could argue that CES 2013 was really all about the accessories. Sure, a lot of companies where there unveiling new hardware, whether that hardware was a massive TV, a new gaming tablet, or a phone that has an eInk display on the backside, but there were more accessories than we care to count being shown on the floor. Each of these accessories seemed to offer something unique; each was newsworthy in it's own particular way. There were some that caught more attention than others, naturally, but nearly every accessory we saw is bound to get someone, somewhere excited. Read The Full Story