Tag: 2008
CES 2008: CES Unveiled Video Preview – WowWee Rovio
Being a techie man, and having two young daughters, our Ashley Norris didn’t have to be told twice to go check out the Rovio…
CES 2008: LG announces plethora of LCD and Plasma screens, wheels out Mark Levinson
It wasn’t all grim at LG however, admittedly. There was a bit of a ‘sleb cameo (for audiophiles, anyway), with Mark Levinson (pictured), founder of Mark Levinson Audio Systems, who specialise in ultra high-end digital audio processors, amps and sources.
Plus, as you’d expect with any consumer tech show, they announced a bunch of new LCD and Plasma TVs, with all 1080p flat panel screens being ISF-ready, and most being THX certified.
There’ll be four new product series and eight new models in terms of Plasmas alone, with six of the models walloping us with full 1080p viewing. Beautiful.
The PG 70 series will be this year’s flagship series, with full HD and free of wires. The PG 60 will apparently have a ‘vanishing edge’ design…
CES 2008: Toshiba's response to Warner's Blu-ray allegiance, and what it means for the future of HD DVD
In light of the recent announcement that Warner Bros are backing Blu-ray in the high definition format war (and the subsequent cancellation of the HD DVD press conference) it's no surprise the press packed into the Toshiba press conference this morning to hear what they have to say about the supposed 'death' of HD DVD. After a quick intro from Toshiba CEO Akio Ozaka, who stressed he was "suprised by Warner Bros' announcement", the 'lucky' person who had to face the crowds and defend the format was Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for the Digital A/V department. We got it all on video for you…
CES 2008: LG conference's big announcement? MPH, Mobile TV
It’s true. We sat through half an hour of statistics and sales hype, all expecting the third gen Super Blu player or something as exciting (or even an indication on what direction they feel their multi-format players are going, after the possible death of HD DVD). But no. Perhaps they canned their big next fence sittin’ multi-player and had to fill the hour with drivel about mobile TV.
But us Brits have seen mobile TV on our handsets for a few years now, with network providers offering it for awhile, albeit…
CES 2008: Parrot launch a couple of speakers, the DS1120 and DS3120
Parrot has been a busy little company, working hard in the aviary on several different products to launch at CES 2008. Amongst them are wireless stereo speakers, the DS1120, plus a DS3120 stereo.
The first product works by streaming music via Bluetooth from the source, however if it doesn’t have stereo Bluetooth, a Bluetooth USB dongle and line-in RCA jack is also included. The DS1120 will sell for around…
CES 2008: NRG solar charging docks
I was accosted by a well-meaning PR gentleman this afternoon, vying for my attention in the hordes of other journalists. With a quick glance at his products, I tried to fob him off, then had a proper look and realised they were actually pretty neat. Not only that, but they’re helping save the environment with their eco-friendliness, and to ignore them would be a sin.
The company has a couple of different docking stations available, built for either the home or apartment, plus a…
CES 2008: WowWee Tribot ROBOT!
More WowWee fun this afternoon (the fun never stops at that company, I swear), with Alex playing around with their…
CES 2008: Winner of CES Unveiled's 'most boring' product goes to the Powramid E-900H
I mean, really. I know we all use power bricks, but it’s just not what you want to see being launched at CES. Keep them to Argos and Robert Dyas please companies, and quit boring us with your bulk-power-up…
CES 2008: CUE Acoustics' iPod-dockin' HD radio
In this video, not only can you see Gemma’s accidentally-pervy camera-work aimed at my jubblies, you can also see me making a bit of a fool of myself by forgetting that in the US, HD radios are the equivalent of what us Brits call DAB radio.
We may not have HD radio…
CES 2008: Pinnacle solve video transfer woes with their accurately named Video Transfer unit
Pinnacle was showcasing their wares to all and sundry at CES Unveiled today. One of the products they have up their sleeve for you all is the Video Transfer unit, a simple USB device which allows you to copy a video to any USB device, like an iPod, PSP or PMP.
Not requiring a PC, you just transfer video from the source to the storage device, such as one of those saved vids…
