New gadgets are the stars of CES, but there was a ton of gear behind the scenes that was instrumental to our coverage of the event. Here’s what kept us alive in Vegas. More »
My love for Blu-ray players grows whenever companies add another feature that has nothing to do with Blu-ray. Now any worthwhile player is a home-entertainment hub, replacing the pay TV DVR and Apple TV alike. How soon till they handle everything? More »
Last week you were crying out for more ideas from Haier’s wall o’ ideas, so I swung by there on the last day of the show to see if there were any more hare-brained suggestions. I was in luck! More »
I’m going to tell you a tale, a tale of friendship that, with the help of a Chinese automatic nail printer, blossomed into a full-out, wet and sticky bromance. More »
The fastest laptops usually get lousy battery life, but Asus has made a few innovations that supposedly net its memorably named UL80JT laptop an incredible 12 hours of battery life, despite its Core i7 processor. I really hope it’s true. More »
Sony’s new camera and camcorder lineup is a whopping 17 products strong. Why not, say, four? I give a Sony rep 10 seconds to justify his gadgets. Watch him panic! More »
This BBC isn’t just funny because a reporter breaks an unbreakable phone, it’s that the company’s CEO just starts laughing like, “You got us!” Meanwhile, the phone will probably be relabelled, “unbreakable by anything but edges of fish tanks.” More »
I’m a skeptic who’s seen every consumer-grade 3D TV in existence from manufacturers like Panasonic, Samsung and Sony. I’ve seen OLED 3D, plasma 3D, LCD 3D and LED LCD 3D. And I’ve finally made up my mind on the matter. More »
