Tag: las vegas
Interview: Betfair TV CEO Simon Miller on online gambling and the future of internet-connected TVs
Fancy a quick flutter on the footie? Thanks to Betfair's recent debut on the Yahoo! TV Widget engine, gamblers can place bets from the comfort of their armchair. But what does this mean for the traditional high-street based bookie? Is…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 2 Round-Up
It may have gotten off to a dull start thanks to the lacklustre showing from Microsoft, but CES 2010 today threw up some really nice surprises. Keep an eye out for the Light Blue Optic's Light Touch here in today's…
CES 2010 – five things to watch for
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that TechDigest's coverage of CES 2010 is actually being sponsored by the retailer Best Buy. So as well as blogging here I have also taken over their site too. I have just added…
CES 2010: Day 1 Round-Up
With CES 2010 now well under way, it can be pretty tough keeping track of all the latest announcements. Here's Tech Digest's round-up of the of best Day 1 at CES 2010 so far, including all the news from the…
CES 2010 – will it be any good this year?
Last year was not a good one for the world's biggest gadgets show CES. Attendances were down because of the recession and the number of memorable launches was at an all time low? This one was one of a few…
2012 boom-time for 3D TV say Sony
Though this week's Consumer Electronics Show and the rest of 2010 alike will bring with them tons of 3D TV tech headlines, Sony executive Mike Fasulo has suggested that all the hype may yet be a little premature. Whilst speaking…
SHINY VIDEO: Shooting guns down the Las Vegas Gun Store
It’s not all work, work, work when you travel to Las Vegas for CES and if the show floor disappointed in any way, shooting my first sawn-off pump action shotgun certainly didn’t. It may not be a big deal if you’re from the US but as an Englishman, the first time I cocked that sucker and heard the echo of the empty cartridge against the shooting range floor…
Las Vegas Harrah's bar has six Microsoft Surface tables with drinks designing application
Following hot on the heels of AT&T, casino giant Harrah’s has bought six Surface tables from Microsoft, and plonked them in their Rio iBar Ultra Lounge in Las Vegas.
Just like the telecoms company, Harrah’s has customised the tables with bespoke software, including an application called ‘Flirt’ allowing customers to send text messages and videos to each other. ‘Mixologist’, on the other hand, lets the customers create their own cocktails from the wide range of ingredients. Games…
NOT CES 2008: Exclusive video of what WON'T be in Las Vegas this year
Hey everyone. What with all the talk of this “CES” thing that’s going on at the moment, I thought I’d give you an EXCLUSIVE look at a few of the products that won’t be on the show floor this year.
I’ll be revealing a two-year-old TV with NO HDMI sockets on it whatsoever, a six-year-old games console and a literally ancient digital cable box that’s definitely NOT rocking the crowds at the Vegas Convention Centre right now.
You won’t see these anywhere else! (apart from maybe at a dump or really poor friend’s house).
