As well as LG’s new plasma and LCD TV ranges, SlashGear had the chance to spend some hands-on time with the LG HFB-500 solar-powered Bluetooth car-kit speakerphone at CES 2009 this morning. The compact device can be recharged either by a standard AC connection – with an in-car adapter provided – or by leaving it on the dashboard to soak up the sun.
Olympus is readying two more cameras for the gauntlet – the STYLUS TOUGH-8000 and STYLUS TOUGH-6000. In case you haven’t noticed, these cameras are supposed to be really tough.
LG today announced their 2009 ranges of LCD and plasma HDTVs, with twelve new product lines and a total of 36 new models. Ranging in size from 19-inches to 55-inches on the LCD side, 23 of which support full 1080p High-Definition, together with 42-inch to 60-inch in the plasma ranges, four of which support 1080p, the HDTVs offer a range of technology from LG’s core Invisible Speakers, AV Mode II, Clear Voice II and Picture Wizard systems, standard on all sets, to select models with TruMotion 240Hz and LED Mega Contrast.
LG today announced their new NetCast Entertainment Access system that brings Yahoo!, Netflix and YouTube content directly to selected models in the company’s HDTV range. Both LCD and plasma TVs with the NetCast technology will be available, starting with the 47- and 42-inch LH50 LCD models and 60- and 50-inch PS80 plasma models.
LG have confirmed that their cellphone watch, the LG GD910, will go into production in the later half of 2009. The device, which has full 3G HSDPA connectivity, a 1.43-inch touchscreen and text-to-speech functionality, will go on sale in Europe this year. LG’s Dr Woo Paik demonstrated the watch-phone live on stage at LG’s press conference at CES this morning, making a speakerphone call.
Lately we are hearing rumors of the new Sony Walkman NWZ-X1000, which reportedly features an OLED touchscreen display. The more we read about it the more we pictured images of an existing device, Apple’s iPod Touch. More details after the jump.
Here’s a pretty cool device that has all sorts of mischievous potential. The WowWee Spyball is a remote controlled webcam hidden inside a futuristic-looking plastic ball. Note to WowWee: the ball’s appearance might be kind of a giveaway.
It appears that EMTEC’s new Gdium netbook is ready for prime-time, or in this case, ready for display at CES. We went hands-on with a non-functioning prototype of the Gdium last August at IFA 2008 and now have pictures and specs for what appears to be the final product.
It seems that Sony adopted a few ideas from other music devices when creating the W-series Walkman. The “all-in-one” concept likely came from those big, bulky FM radio headsets, and the “no display” idea probably came from the iPod Shuffle.
Here’s an interesting one coming out of CES – Duck Hunter, a game that aims to recreate the classic “Duck Hunt” video game you played with a light gun all those years ago, this time in real life. We have some more info and a few more pics after the jump.
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