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CES 2012 in a nutshell

Posted January 25, 2012 - 4:54 pm

As technology conferences go, CES this year reached new heights of stardom, with its own television show on Spike TV and big entertainment names like Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson and Ryan Seacrest.
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Silver gloves said to ease cold-weather touchscreen use

Posted January 14, 2012 - 7:13 am

The problem of using smartphone and tablet touchscreens has led to the creation specialized gloves that ease the task and can conduct a person's bioelectricity.
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Windows 8 on ARM: You can look but you can't touch

Posted January 13, 2012 - 6:30 pm

For a touch-based interface it was awfully hard to get hold of. Microsoft's Windows 8 OS was shown on a handful of prototype ARM-based tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but almost no one was allowed to try it out.
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This week in pictures: Microsoft's CES swan song

Posted January 13, 2012 - 4:39 pm

Also: Apple gets egged, ICANN defends new gTLD plan, SOPA-type Web blocks start in Finland, and Intel fakes IvyBridge demo.
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Rupert Murdoch finally admits what everyone else already knew

Posted January 13, 2012 - 1:35 pm

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch tweets that his company made a huge blunder with social networking roadkill Myspace.
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Microsoft the sleeper hit of CES 2012?

Posted January 13, 2012 - 10:18 am

Microsoft's final Consumer Electronics Show keynote on Tuesday was criticized for not delivering much in the way of interesting news, but the software giant just might be the sleeper hit of CES. Alongside big trends at this year's show such as Smart TVs, new display technologies, apps, and Ultrabooks, new handsets from HTC and Nokia running Microsoft's Windows Phone software are impressing the crowds at CES.
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Overhyped trivia overwhelmed the few real innovations at Consumer Electronics Show

Posted January 13, 2012 - 9:12 am

The Consumer Electronics Show always generates a blizzard of hype, endlessly repetitive announcements of world-changing new products and a few real gems. This year's hype/news ratio is worse than usual, but it's not always obvious why, or what real innovations got buried.
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For $1000, a chance for tech glory in Vegas

Posted January 13, 2012 - 12:58 am

A new section at the Consumer Electronics Show allows small startups to join the show.
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Nvidia shows quad-core tablet prototype running Windows 8

Posted January 12, 2012 - 8:49 pm

Nvidia showed tablets using its Tegra 3 quad-core processors at CES, including a developer prototype that was running Windows 8.
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CES: Actor Seth Green talks video apps, robots, Robot Chicken

Posted January 12, 2012 - 4:31 pm

Seth Green talks up Shodogg, a company he's investing in. The app allows for aggregation of video content to multiple monitors and devices. Green also chats about robots and Robot Chicken.
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CES 2012: Lifeproof iPhone case survives water, drops

Posted January 12, 2012 - 11:57 am

Lifeproof's iPhone case can survive falling in water or dropping from about 7 feet. The case is thin enough to not add too much bulk and can actually enhance the speaker's sound.
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Intel's Ashlee Simpson moment at CES

Posted January 12, 2012 - 11:44 am

An Intel executive demonstrated a "live" game on the company's Ivy Bridge ultranotebook to an audience at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But it wasn't quite live.
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CES 2012: Justin Bieber unveils a dancing robot

Posted January 12, 2012 - 11:10 am

The MRobo is designed as a speaker that can also dance to music uploaded from a USB. But the company proved to be not quite ready for prime-time for its announcement, with at least three microphone failures, and one screen failure that Justin was supposed to turn on, to start a video of the dancing robot.
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CES 2012: Thunderbolt hard drive zapped with 1,000,000 volts

Posted January 12, 2012 - 11:03 am

Showing off how rugged its hard drives are ioSafe followed up last year's hard drive shootout with an electrocution.
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Stuntmen, 8-track collectors and others check out gadgets at CES

Posted January 11, 2012 - 11:48 pm

Years ago CEA stopped letting the public into its huge annual gadget show in Las Vegas, but the conference still attracts a fair share of non-industry people looking for the hottest new stuff.
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CES 2012: HzO waterproofs phones' electronics

Posted January 11, 2012 - 4:35 pm

Rather than create a waterproof case, HzO opens up the devcies and waterproofs the internal components. The device can even fill up with water and continue to work.
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Your cheat sheet to CES' notable mobile happenings

Posted January 11, 2012 - 11:30 am

Here’s a short list of the things worth talking about at CES in 2012, at least in the mobile realm.
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CES 2012: Mimoco MicroSD adapters feature Star Wars, DC Comics characters

Posted January 10, 2012 - 10:03 pm

At the Pepcom Digital Experience event at CES 2012, Computerworld's Sharon Gaudin got a sneak peek at Mimoco's MicroSD card adapters, which feature popular Star Wars and DC Comics characters.
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CES 2012: Kensington shows new mobile, tablet, smartphone accessories

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:59 pm

At CES 2012, Keith Shaw chats with Kensington about their new batch of tablet, smartphone, security and power accessories that the company launched at the show.
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CES 2012: Sensics offers virtual-reality Android with gesture control

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:52 pm

At the Digital Experience event at CES 2012, Computerworld's Sharon Gaudin tried out the Sensics virtual reality Android goggles, which includes gesture control and lets you watch and play your apps while wearing a giant helmet.
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CES 2012: Lenovo shows off tornado chaser truck

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:46 pm

The truck uses lots of Lenovo gear to help researchers gather data from tornadoes, blizzards and other storms.
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CES 2012: AR Drone 2 sturdier, records HD video

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:37 pm

The helicopter can be flown by an iOS or Android device and new for this year is the ability to record HD video.
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CES: Analysts predict the future of technology

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:32 pm

At least one panel discussion at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show is focused not on what people can buy now, but what they will be able to buy in the future -- at least 10 or more years out.
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CES 2012: Enormous iPod dock weighs in at 900 pounds

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:26 pm

Called the iNuke it measures 8 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet and runs on 10,000 watts.
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CES 2012: Microsoft recaps 15 years in two minutes, autotunes Bill Gates

Posted January 10, 2012 - 3:14 pm

During its last CES keynote Microsoft recapped 15 years of presentations by setting Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to music.
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