Author: Stuart Dredge
CES 2008: Punch with some proper Wii boxing gloves
While wandering around the Sands hall at CES today, I bumped into a Chinese company called Shenzhen Koonhome Technology, who were showing off some Wii accessories. The most quirky was the Wii Boxing Gloves.
CES 2008: All your singing Mr Clock Radio robots are belong to us
Meet Mr Clock Radio. Made by Geewiz Entertainment, he claims to be the world's first "animated robotic alarm clock radio". And that just about describes all you need to know. He has 30 different ways of waking you up, some of which involve singing. Watch the video above for a taster.
CES 2008 Roundup: Monday
Oh. My. God. I’m slightly disbelievingly putting this post together and realising that we’ve published more than SIXTY posts on Tech Digest today. And we’re still sitting here with bags of other stuff ready to go. So this is an attempt to sort through it all.
CES 2008: Halo 3 weapons turned into real-world laser-tag guns
Wouldn’t you like to own a Halo 3 plasma rifle or plasma pistol in real life? Well, you can! A US company called Jasman Toys is selling replica versions with Laser Pursuit technology built in.
CES 2008: Blu-ray studios claim 85% share of HD hardware market, predict two million player sales in 2008
This evening’s Blu-ray press conference at CES was a predictably cheery affair, although thankfully without too many digs at HD DVD, and more focus on the state of the market, and plans for 2008.
CES 2008: Blu-ray set to kill off UMD as a PSP movie format
I’ve just published the liveblog of the Blu-ray press conference at CES (you can read it here), but one element in particular is worth pulling out. There was talk of a new feature where you’ll be able to put a Blu-ray disc in your PS3, and within seconds, have a copy of the movie ready to transfer to your PSP.
CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference liveblog
It’s safe to say this one could be somewhat triumphant. With rival format HD DVD having seen its CES press conference cancelled, the Blu-ray people could spend the next hour crowing.
CES 2008: What kit does a tech blogger need at CES?
We’ve done the post thanking our sponsors earlier on, but speaking as someone who was stupid principled enough to pay for all his own gear, I thought I’d do my own roundup. Hence the photo above, which shows the key tech that’s getting me through CES:
CES 2008: 3DV Systems' ZCam wants to give EyeToy a good punching
ZCam is a prototype technology from Israeli firm 3DV Systems, which does roughly the same thing as Sony's EyeToy gaming camera, but with more features. Specifically, it captures depth, rather than just movements to the side.
CES 2008: Erector / Meccano unveil three new Spyke robots (well, Spykee)
Spyke was one of the hits of last year’s CES, being a spy robot capable of trundling around the house recording video and streaming it to you over Wi-Fi. Trouble is, he never actually went on sale – makers Erector and Meccano delayed him to get the technology just right. He’s due out in September or October this year now, and has acquired an extra ‘e’ (he’s now called Spykee).
