Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 Hands-On Demo at CES

by Eric on January 25, 2012

Check out this killer CES 2012 demo of Lenovo’s IdeaCentre A720 with its amazing 10-point multi-touch display.  It should be available the first half of 2012, starting at $1299. [click to continue…]

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Other World Computing at CES 2012

by Eric on January 17, 2012

We checked out some of OWC’s newest products at CES 2012, including a UL listed in-wall charging unit that sports dual USB ports with auto-shutoff, as well as 10-finger capacitive touch gloves for use on iPads and other multi-touch displays.

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Sony Xperia Ion LTE Hands-On Review

by Joe on January 16, 2012

Sony is jumping into the LTE race with a gorgeous new, slim Xperia Ion introduced here at CES 2012.  The Ion features a 4.6 inch display, HDMI output, 12MP camera and a 1.5Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM. [click to continue…]

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It might seem a little crazy to release a new version of a product about a month after the initial release, but that is what Asus has done with the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.  The display has been updated to 1920 x 1200 the aluminum cover slightly redesigned to accommodate better WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS.  Additionally, the front facing camera was updated 2.0MP from the previous 1.2MP unit.  I’ve got to hand it to Asus for not beatting around the bush on taking those correcting steps.  Also, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich – ICS) is on board. [click to continue…]

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Sony Press Conference at CES 2012

by Joe on January 11, 2012

Monday night the Sony press conference was pretty spectacular.  Once the new products and services was talked up, Sony played the MIB3 trailer in 3D and then Will Smith came on stage briefly (cool stuff) and I was on the front row.  A few moments later Kelly Clarkson made a appearance and sang.

Back to the tech after the jump… [click to continue…]

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CES 2012 is seeing a flood of new and updated products including Canon’s new line of VIXIA HD camcorders.  The new line includes three compact VIXIA HF M-series models, the HF M52, HF M50 and HF M500 as well as three entry-level VIXIA HF R-series, the HF R32, HF R30 and HF R300, which Canon says improvements to functions and features, like a newly designed HD CMOS Pro image sensor, have been made.  To help get your social media fix in, WiFi connectivity and DLNA compatibility has been stuffed in.

Video capture in MP4 is now an option and with the WiFi connectivity videos can be directly unloaded to YouTube and Facebook or mobile devices in a snap.

Also unveiled was Canon’s new PowerShot G1 X and PowerShot ELPH Digital Cameras. [click to continue…]

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OnStar and Cadilac Announcements

by Joe on January 9, 2012

The OnStar / Cadillac press conference last night saw some pretty exciting news.  The Cue infotainment center, OnStar open source API and expanding on the Verizon 4G LTE partnership with streaming content, in-vehicle content sharing and Skype video calling. [click to continue…]

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New LaCie Thunderbolt Gear at CES

by Eric on January 9, 2012

LaCie dropped a couple of new Thunderbolt devices at CES 2012.  In addition to the previously announced Little Big Disk, the LaCie 2big sports dual drives for a total of 4TB or 6TB capacities.

The other new Thunderbolt device is an eSATA hub, which features 2 eSATA ports and 2 Thunderbolt ports, which allows for additional Thunderbolt devices to be daisy chained.

No word on pricing yet; however, they should ship first-quarter 2012.

Check out the photos and video below for a closer look. [click to continue…]

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Speck Products Mobile Device Cases

by Joe on January 9, 2012

CES 2012 officially kicked off Sunday evening.  Speck Products was showing off some new products like their new gaming cover and cover with built in stand for the iPhone 4S.  Check out the video below to check it all out.

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CES 2012 Kicks Off This Week

by Joe on January 9, 2012

 

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 is about to kick off this week and while there is a particular them is not really pushing to the forefront this year like tablets did last year and 3DTV the year before, there are some trends and emerging technologies to look for. [click to continue…]

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