CES 2011 has come to a close. It’s been a long weekend filled with amazing new technology and prototypes that should be hitting the market as 2011 moves forward. There were some manufacturers that outdid themselves when it comes to being innovative. CES compiles a list of the 2011 Most Innovative Honorees. Take a look and see some really creative products. One that caught my eye is the portable solar charger by…
One really interesting item at CES 2011 is the new line of eyeglasses released by PixelOptics called emPower. What differentiates them from any other eyeglasses is that these are the world’s first “electronic corrective eyeglasses”. What does that mean? Hidden in the frames of the otherwise normal-looking glasses, are a microchip, micro-accelerometer and miniature batteries. Each lens has a transparent LCD layer that can electronically adjust itself, changing the focus when necessary.…
Now this is an interesting PC product. Samsung Slider PC appears to be a tablet at first glance but unveils a keyboard and a tiltable screen. The Slider has 2GB DDR RAM, 32 or 64GB SSD drive. The resolution is 1,366 x 768 wrapped in a 10” screen. Connectivity can be obtained via its built in 3G and Wimax features. The battery life is expected to last 9 hours and weighs in…
Sony displayed its first 3D Blu-ray player prototype at CES, featuring a 10.1-inch screen and 5-hour battery life. There is 1,366 x 768 pixels so the screen will not deliver full Blu-ray resolution. Other features are its 180-degree swivel stand, built-in speakers, headphone output and USB port. Additional connectivity sources are unclear at this moment so it is unknown whether or not the player could be used as a standalone unit via…
Pioneer unveiled their new line of receivers. Similar to the current models, the VSX series, the newer units will be able to dock an iPad to play music. What differentiates Pioneer’s new receivers from other manufacturer’s receivers that can dock an iPad, is that Pioneer’s are fully iPad compatible. This means while you are listening to music, the iPad is charging at the same time.…
Watching a movie becomes a much more intense experience with great speakers. Several manufacturers showed off their new designs at CES; from the sleek to the classy to the booming, all seem to be a great addition to a dedicated home theatre system. Samsung’s new home theater system is a very metallic, cool looking set-up. Accompanied with their ultra thin TV this collection looks amazing. Klipsch announced their new line called Gallery series. The…
Motorola’s Xoom is the name of their tablet to enter the competition. Some quick specs on the unit: Has a 1280 x 800 resolution and a dual core processor. Comes with 1 gig or RAM and a front facing camera. 5mp camera with flash on the rear. Both a USB port and an hdmi output. The unit was Developed with Google technology. There will be plenty book titles to choose from. LTE…
There have been all kinds of things at CES 2011 so far. Technology that is big, small, shiny, robotic, 3-dimensional. One thing has been consistent, however, from the manufacturers: the tablet. Apple’s iPad was a starter pistol for a handful of manufacturers to make their own versions of the handheld device. As you read earlier in this blog, Panasonic has their version, the Viera. Since then Lenovo, Toshiba and even Blackberry have…
I’ve been fighting the desire for an iPad ever since it came out. I own a laptop and a new iPod so, for me, there is really no reason to get one. (Even though it does everything I already own 100x better). I’ve been resisting the temptation for a good while. Until I saw this… Yes. That you see there is an iPad playing the game “Asteroids” in a dock shaped like…
Sanus makes wall mounting your high definition TV a bit easier with their pro Set Level iPad Case, which attaches to any Sanus wall mount. After situating your iPad you can download Sanus’ Install Tool Kit 2.0 application and begin the install process. The free application has a database of over 15,000 TVs and helps you level the mount, pinpoints the drilling location for the mount and even will offer a video…
