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Gadgets
Designed By Porsche, This $US250 Torch Has A 20-Year Battery
1:36AM Danny Allen | The mPower Emergency Illuminator combines a beautiful design (courtesy of the Porsche Design Studio) with new battery technology. One tube holds two CR123 batteries, while the other stores a Lithium Reserve Battery that has a minimum shelf-life of 20 years. More »
Cameras
Rumour: “New Type Of Camera” From Kodak At CES In January?
10:51PM Danny Allen | UK gadget blog, Electricpig, says a “highly placed source” at Kodak has promised big things at CES. Could it be their first SLR…or something completely different? Either way, it’ll apparently arrive alongside the successor to the Zi8 pocket camcorder. [Electricpig] More »
Business
Is Apple Going To CES? Part XVII
11:20PM John Herrman | The WSJ says they totally are. Ryan Block says that the WSJ is full of shit. But wait, haven’t we had this conversation before? Like, a few times? More »
Toys
Mattel’s Pseudo Telekinesis MindFlex Toy Available October 1 For $US100
1:30AM Jack Loftus | Mattel’s mind-over-matter kid’s toy MindFlex, first introduced at CES for about $US80, will actually be $US100 when it arrives on October 1. Still, it’s a small price to pay for moving balls with your mind. [Amazon via I4U News] More »
Business
Is CES Still Trying To Seduce Apple?
7:50PM John Herrman | Apple announced this year that they would no longer attend the decade-old Macworld conference, leading some to speculate that the company would shift their focus to CES. Well, the CEA is now shifting their focus to Apple, but why? More »
Entertainment
Digeo Moxi HD DVR: $US400, No Fees, 500GB HDD, Might Even Be Real
11:11AM Wilson Rothman | I have watched the Digeo Moxi DVR evolution since it came into the world seven years ago. It was vapour we loved to love, but now, it might actually be living-room ready.
Online
The Story of CES, Told Honestly
10:40AM Mark Wilson | This 5-minute clip of Current’s Ben Hoffman at CES accurately sums up our day-to-day experience walking the floor, if we could only devote less time to writing and more time channeling our inner asshole. More »
Gadgets
Sapient’s Coke Machine Longs for Your Touch
11:00AM Andi Wang | Touch screens are everywhere now—on mobile phones, televisions, airport kiosks, MP3 players and cameras. It’s about time vending machines got in on the action, and that’s just what Sapient’s Coke machines are doing. More »
Hardware
Intel’s Barrett on Paranoia, the Core Craze and the End of Gigahertz
2:00AM Matt Buchanan | At first, Intel chairman Craig Barrett struck me as a testy old dude.
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