behind the scenes

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The Toughest Dude at CES

2:40AM Mark Wilson | We didn’t come across the toughest dude at CES ourselves, but we’re pretty sure that Steve Ballmer could still devastate the guy using only two of six of his secret superpowers. [Joystiq] More »
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Overseen at CES: Green Wizard/Waiter Needs Food

12:14PM Brian Lam | When replenishing hit points on level 99 of CES, a cookie can either restore 10 HP or revive fallen workers. More »
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FCC Chairman Watches Grandma Parody the Digital Transition, Mouth Agape

11:51AM Mark Wilson | At the Panasonic’s booth, Kevin Martin (right) watches the ‘Cable PSA’ DTV parody for two minutes without speaking. We’re guessing that he hadn’t seen the sketch before and won’t be viewing it again. More »
Cameras

The Most Convincing Logic of CES 2009

6:40AM Jason Chen | “Why take out your $US1,000 Sony camera when you can use ours?” This would have made sense if this salesman wasn’t hocking a no-name $US200 camera. More »
Screens

The CIA Shows Up to CES

5:40AM Mark Wilson | While I was waiting to watch Panasonic’s 3DHD demonstration earlier this week, I overheard what was surely the strangest conversation I’d ever eavesdropped at CES. More »
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The Official Massage of CES 2009

2:06PM Mark Wilson | Hands-on impressions: ahhhhhhhh. Adam Frucci left, Mark Wilson right, some dude we don’t know in the middle. More: More »
Gadgets

2009 CES Press Room Display Mirrors Financial Apocalypse

11:43AM Jason Chen | 2008: Verizon’s cookie lady hands out baked treats as readily as Washington Mutual doled out housing loans. 2009: Need to shred your deed and get outta town? Staples says: Easy. More »