Okay kids, holiday is OVER. We’re back from our little Christmas break with a vengeance – both Seamus and I are cracking our proverbial CES cherries in the bitter cold of Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas no longer stays in Vegas… It makes its way to Giz! More »
Most Vegas hotels have some kind of a shtick. From half-scale Eiffel Towers to skanky pirate wenches, the city is a veritable playground. Vdara Hotel, however, went too far with its death ray, which its management refers to simply as a “hotspot”. More »
You’ve got to be pretty bold to use your iPhone to count cards in a Vegas casino, especially now that they’re on the lookout for such behavior.
T-Mobile’s finally continuing their 3G rollout with a Vegas deployment. This follows up their previous NYC 3G rollout and will offer both voice and data services, which will be great when we’re at all those conferences and trade shows they host.
Microsoft’s following up its initial retail rollout of their Surface Table at AT&T with a slightly sleazier version in Vegas. The Rio is going to get six Surface tables, which allows patrons to order drinks and play mini-games with their buddies. The most interesting is a “Flirt” application, which lets you try your luck electronically with people at other Surface tables without actually going over there and talking to them. How well does vomit come off of these things again? [Surface Blog]
NAB in Las Vegas saw the unveiling of Panasonic’s HPX-170 P2 solid-state camera. The 1080p camcorder has the widest zoom lens in its class, a 13x Leica Dicomar with 28mm wide-angle setting, and an SDI interface, all in a 1.2kg body. Full press release of the HPX-170 P2 after the jump.
N.E.R.D. may get their lapdances for free, but I don’t know about ordinary people. I do know, however, that my lapdancing run-in in Vegas several years ago was a never-to-be-repeated experience. Girls with wonky boobs in Santa outfits, (it was June) my girlfriend in hysterics and me squirming with embarrassment, vowing that this was the last time I would have a lay-dee gyrate on top of my chest in order to extricate the dollar bill that said chum had put there for the tip. So this forty-buck glitterball-encrusted alarm clock seems like a safer option. One drawback I do see, however. Five shiny red buttons to work it—isn’t that going to lead to confusion amongst some people? [Nerd Approved]
With the Sony 2008 Line Show behind us, we can’t help but feel a little sad to be leaving Vegas once again (and by “Vegas” we mean “hookers”). Unfortunately, most of you can’t experience the joys of America’s playground as frequently as we do—but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. The following 10 gadgets can help bring the Sin City experience to your crib.
Imagine walking down the strip in Vegas and seeing this giant BSOD. Sure, it may not be the biggest we have ever seen, but it comes in at a respectable second position. The images were captured by Christopher Kimbell as he was going about his holiday fun in Las Vegas. Even though Christopher was most likely inebriated, cashless and newly married, he still managed to grab these great pictures from the Paris hotel’s display stand. In thanks, we’ll forget his devious ways in Vegas and not mention any of the naughty things he got up to. We do have our suspicions that this may be a great PS work, but if it is, what the heck, it still looks crazy cool. Jump for a shot from the next morning, showing the mother of all Explorer bars.
