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What’s Darth Vader Got Planned For CES?

4:20AM January 4, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Well this is maybe something! We’ve gotten word of a Star Wars-related announcement coming to CES on Thursday. Stormtroopers! Darth Vader himself! All wrapped up in some sort of announcement that’s not so very far, far away. More »

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Toshiba Hasn’t Finished With Its Tegra 2 Android Tablets

10:20PM January 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The last time Toshiba tried its hand at a Tegra 2 tablet, it stank. Will this mysterious 10.1-inch Android tablet do any better? Probably not. It will run on Android Honeycomb, however. More »

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Upgrade Old TVs With LG’s Smart TV DLNA/Apps/Browser-Enabled Box

9:40PM December 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

At CES next week, LG plans on announcing the Smart TV Upgrader, but they’ve given us a sneak-preview today. What does it do? Basically, the add-on upgrades non-”smart” TV sets with DLNA, apps, plus a web browser. More »

LG’s New TVs Will Come With A Wiimote-Like Remote Control

10:30AM January 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It turns out that from all that CES coverage that the US gave us last week, they neglected to spend any time on LG’s new “Magic Wand” TV remote control, which offers Wiimote-like control of their new Infinia TVs. Lucky for us, the guys from Kotaku took the time to look at it. More »

Samsung Launching 3D Displays From Mid-April

4:12PM January 12, 2010 | Nick Broughall

I just had a great chat with Mark Leathan, head of Marketing for consumer electronics at Samsung. Turns out we’ll start getting 3D TVs from the Korean company from the middle of April. More »

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Monster Cable CD Will Make Your Optical Drive 58% More Efficient

4:00AM January 10, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

Most press kits are given out on USB flash drives at events like this, which is both convenient and pretty cool, since you get a free flash drive! But Monster Cable instead opts for the cheap printed CD-R. Classy. [Giz@CES] More »

Aneesh Chopra Visits CES, Gets A Slap On The Wrist

12:15AM January 9, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Yesterday, Obama’s Chief Technology Officer went to Vegas yesterday to hang out with Blam, Chen, Frooch, et al. And what did he get from Consumer Electronics Association head honcho? Not a request for POTUS’s mobile number, but a bollocking. More »

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Dell’s CES Announcements, Aussie-fied

12:52PM January 8, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Eyeballing the Alienware and Dell products seen at CES? Wondering about Australian availability? We’ve got you covered. More »

The Fashion Of 3D Glasses, Always Out Of Style

12:39PM January 8, 2010 | Brian Lam

I just tried 3D HD and really enjoyed it. I don’t even mind how goofy the glasses make me look, but that’s mostly because I wouldn’t be looking at myself. Really, I’d look sillier than I can imagine. More »