Author: Stuart Dredge
CES 2008: Vestalife Ladybug is a ladybird-style iPod dock
I’m bracing myself for 784 iPod docks at CES this year, now that every company and their aunt is making them. Vestalife’s Ladybug at least looks different, with a ladybird design that sees the speakers open up like wings.
CES 2008: WowWee's friendly Mr Personality robot
Third WowWee bot of the night is Mr Personality, who isn’t as ugly as his name might lead you to believe. Well, that’s if you don’t mind robots with full-colour LCD screens for faces.
CES 2008: WowWee's Rovio is a Wi-Fi robo-webcam with micro-GPS
You can rely on WowWee to storm CES with a battalion of new robots – tonight, several were on show at the show press preview. Pick of the bunch was Rovio, which the company describes as a ‘Wi-Fi enabled robotic webcam’.
CES 2008: WowWee Alive wild cub toys steal our affections
Nothing makes a man look more manly than cuddling up with a furry robocub, right? Oh. Still, WowWee’s new Alive range is still pretty fun. There’s a lion, a white tiger, a panda and a polar bear in the range, and they were all on show at the CES Unveiled press event tonight.
CES 2008: Top 10 celebrities appearing at this year's show
Britney is, alas, otherwise engaged, so won’t be making an appearance at this year’s CES. Thankfully, an array of other celebs ARE heading for Vegas at the beck and call of sundry consumer tech companies. Here’s the ones we’ll be checking out:
CES 2008: Slingbox PRO-HD will placeshift HD content
Not content with launching its mobile BlackBerry application, Sling Media has now announced an all-new version of its Slingbox device optimised for streaming HD content from home sources to laptops and PCs around the home, or even in remote locations.
CES 2008 Roundup: Friday
We've posted a fair few CES stories today, but trust me, it's the calm before the storm. Once the press events start tomorrow, it's going to be bedlam on here. Thankfully, I'll be sorting and cataloguing all our stories at the end of every day (US-time) so you don't miss a thing. Starting with today…
What does the HD DVD meltdown mean for Xbox 360?
It’s been an eventful pre-CES Friday, what with Warner announcing that it’s backing Blu-ray over HD DVD, and the subsequent cancellation of the HD DVD Promotion Group’s CES press conference.
CES 2008: Mad Catz to make Rock Band peripherals
Games accessories firm Mad Catz Interactive has signed a deal to make peripherals for Rock Band, the multi-instrumental rival to Guitar Hero for the hearts of rawk-loving console gamers.
CES 2008: 3M unveils half-inch mobile projector
Several companies are beavering away on micro projectors for use inside mobile phones, and the latest to go public with a prototype is 3M. It’s showing an LED-illuminated projection engine at CES that’s half an inch thick, and capable of projecting a 40-inch image at VGA resolution.
