This year’s CES brought a lot of really cool gadgets. One standout car audio product is the Sony DSX-S100. It is a stereo head unit that makes listening to an iPod on your car stereo a snap.
If you’ve ever seen a car stereo’s faceplate slide down so you can put in a CD, the DSX-S100 works much the same. The face slides off the unit’s base and a tray comes out with a plug. The iPod simply gets plugged into the stereo and then just set the iPod on the slide out tray and you are ready to listen to music.
Look for the DSX-S100 at Abt, sometime next month.
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show is over; all the booths are down and the attendees are returning to their respective companies, heads dizzy from all of the new technology they’ve just seen.
The hottest categories this year were definitely Green Tech, 3D, and Smartphones. The tablet computer has been the talk of Vegas all weekend. CES saw different manufacturer’s versions of the tablet, but Apple’s long awaited announcement, January 27, has overshadowed the models we’ve seen. Apple will not confirm that the announcement is going to be the release of the Apple tablet, but it is intensely speculated.
Stay up to date about all the latest technology right here on the Abt Blog. For more information on the products seen at CES, talk with an Abt sales specialist.
LG really upped the consumer electronics game this year at CES. One of the cool gadgets they brought along is their Magic-UI. It’s a remote control that acts like a Nintendo Wii controller. The Magic-UI is available currently with the 8500 series TVs. If this new remote isn’t appealing to you, fear not, there will be a standard remote included as well….
Thursday at CES, Intel revealed the first Smartphone to run on the Moorsetown platform for mobile internet devices (MID). The GW990 Smartphone will be made by LG Electronics and ship during the second half of the year, said Intel CEO Paul Otellini during a keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
LG‘s GW990 has a 5” multi-touch screen, capable of playing video at 720p resolution. A camera is on both the front and back of this MID. Running on the Linux-based Moblin operating system, it is capable of running multiple applications at the same time. For instance, with the GW990 you can play Hi-Defvideo and use the calculator at the same time. It is power efficient and brings pc functions to a Smartphone. Features seem to be endless on this MID… Check back for more info in the spring.
Sony brought a 24.5” OLED TV to CES. What’s so special about this TV? It has optional 3D capability and is larger than the 15” found in retail stores, including Abt. This is perfect for the TV connoisseur that wants the best TV on the market enabled with the latest emerging technology. We have no ETA on Sony’s newest OLED, but we’ll pass on info when we get it.
Any laptop or notebook computer owner has the worry that they might lose it or it could be stolen. Solution? Computrace LoJack for Laptops with Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology was announced at CES on Thursday. It’s got remote locking and messaging technology. According to Absolute(R) Software Corporation, the makers of Computrace, the Intel powered solution offers consumers managed theft recovery, remote data delete and now remote lock down and message display capabilities.
The Abt team is hard at work in Las Vegas looking for the coolest gadgets at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
Jon Abt found theSony dash™. It’s a personal internet viewer allowing users to watch different shows in the same room. dash™ has a 7” screen and is equipped with Slacker Radio. This ultra-portable device has built-in speakers, Wi-Fi, alarm clock, and night-mode. dash™ will retail for $199 when released in the Spring of 2010.
Tomorrow is the official start of the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Many people will arrive today to get a headstart on viewing all the greatest new consumer electronics. Some of the newest technology has already been leaked. Here are a few of the new products that you should check out.
iHome is revealing the iP2. It’s an iPod docking station perfect for a kitchen. With a 50-watt amp you will be able to listen to your favorite tunes—even with your stand mixer running at full speed. The iP2 comes equipped with a timer, FM radio tuner, and so much more. Its stream-lined look will coordinate with any kitchen décor.
ASUS will be re-releasing the Eee Keyboard PC. First revealed in 2009, the keyboard PC had a few too many bugs for public launch. Now, it seems, the keyboard PC is ready for release. The Eee keyboard is rumored to be ready to hit the market sometime within the next month.
Tablet PCs have long been meant for specific users, usually in a technology field where the design and function of a slate computer is necessary. Today at the CES opening key-note speech at 6:30pm PT, Steve Ballmer will introduce an HP-built “slate-type computer.” What will this computer do? Stay tuned to the Abt blog for updates!
Would you like to watch digital TV anywhere? Samsung has the answer for you. Samsung’s (Android-driven) “Moment” has been altered slightly to allow for a digital TV tuner. Currently, it is still in the concept phase, but within a few months, trial phones will be in use in Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Check the Abt Blog for the latest news from CES 2010.
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