Author: Stuart Dredge
CES 2008: Watch Bill Gates play Xbox 360 Guitar Hero III with Slash
Hurrah for Bill Gates, who capped an entertaining CES keynote by jamming on Guitar Hero with Slash. Shiny Kat and Gemma were there to capture the historic moment as it happened…
CES 2008: Jook lets you broadcast your iPod music to people around you
I haven’t been blown away by many things so far at CES this year, but Jook is one of the most intriguing startups at the show. The company’s technology currently takes the form of a gadget that clips onto your iPod (or iPhone, or Zune, or whatever), and lets you broadcast what you’re listening to to people within 30 feet or listen in to their devices.
CES 2008: iLuv shows i399 iPod boombox and i1255 DVD / iPod Video player
iLuv was in the house at tonight’s pre-CES Digital Experience event, and had a couple of new products on show. The i399 is the company’s new iPod speaker dock, with a fat sound and a built-in woofer, and also iLuv’s patented Blue Pin technology.
CES 2008: SpaceTime swizzy 3D web browser
SpaceTime has officially launched its SpaceTime 1.0 3D web browser, which turns internet searches, YouTube videos, eBay listings and all manner of other web content into 3D elements that swoosh around the screen.
CES 2008: Alienware debuts curvy 2880×900 gaming monitor
Cor! Check this curvaceous gaming monitor out. It's 2880×900 resolution, the equivalent of two WXGA+ monitors stuck side by side. It's due on sale in the second half of this year from Alienware, which has been working with tech firm Ostendo Technologies to create it.
CES 2008: Sony Ericsson's W760 GPS Walkman phone
For those of you getting weary of big TVs, some comfort: Sony Ericsson has unleashed some new mobile phones at CES this afternoon. Pick of the bunch is the W760, a Walkman handset with HSDPA, motion-controlled gaming, and GPS.
CES 2008: Samsung's Duo HD BD-UP5500 player blends Blu-ray and HD DVD
The dust hasn’t settled yet from the seismic HD format war developments on Thursday and Friday, and it won’t for a few days, with dozens of companies announcing new products in one, other or both Blu-ray and HD DVD. For example, Samsung just unveiled its new duo HD player, the BD-UP5500.
CES 2008: SC-HMX20C 1080p HD camcorder makes a splash
Still on a Samsung tip – the company announced loads of stuff during its press conference – how about the SC-HMX20C Progressive HD Flash-based camcorder? It’s got a 1080p mode with 30 frames-per-second recording, and comes with a docking station to recharge it or connect to an HDTV to watch your footage.
CES 2008: Panasonic’s new Viera TVs – 46-inch plasma and 37-inch LCD
At its press conference today, Panasonic took the wrappers off its Viera HDTV range for 2008, including the 46-inch TH-46PZ80 plasma and the 37-inch TC-37LZ800. Across the whole range, Panny is offering better contrast ratios, SD card slots, HDMI connections and a Game Mode feature that cuts time lag when playing console games.
CES 2008: Samsung unveils 3D-ready Series 4 plasma HDTV
It’s all about the tellies at CES so far this year, at least as far as the big consumer electronics manufacturers go. However, rather than willy-waving about biggest and slimmest screens, they’re focusing more on features.
