Tag: CES2009

By Andrew Liszewski Being ‘international’ guests at CES meant that David and I couldn’t really use our iPhones for checking email or the web while in Vegas, lest we return home to massive roaming data charges on our phone bills. So Peek was kind enough to supply both of us with one of their ‘Simply…

[CES 2009] Hands-On With Kodak’s OLED Wireless Frame – Great Picture? Yes, Expensive? Double Yes

Jan 17, 2009

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By Andrew Liszewski While they didn’t come up with the original idea for OLEDs, Eastman Kodak is actually credited with inventing the first diode device in the 80’s which paved the way for the OLED displays we see hitting the market these days. So it makes sense that Kodak would be one of the first…

[CES 2009] Mattel’s Mindflex Game

Jan 16, 2009

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By Andrew Liszewski Mattel brought a decent collection of high-tech games and toys to CES this year, but it was their Mindflex that seemed to be drawing the biggest crowds. It’s another “mind-control” game where your thoughts are used to move a ball through an obstacle course, or at least that’s how it’s made to…

[CES 2009] Cocoon Bags Feature ‘The Grid’ Elastic Organization System

Jan 16, 2009

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By Andrew Liszewski Cocoon Innovations was one of the hundreds of companies to email me a pre-CES press release about their new products being unveiled at the show this year. And while the images they sent of the company’s line of cases, briefcases and laptop bags showed off their unique designs on the outside, it…

[CES 2009] Crucial’s SSD Torture Test

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By Andrew Liszewski Sometime’s the simplest of demonstrations can be the easiest way for a booth to extol the virtues of their product. And while we already know that SSDs have many advantages over traditional hard drives, Crucial wanted to drive home the fact that their solid state drives were particularly well suited for even…

[CES 2009] Hands-On With The Contour Design RollerMouse Free

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By Andrew Liszewski Besides tablets, trackballs and touchpads, there haven’t been many advancements in human-PC interaction since the development of the mouse and keyboard. And while Contour Design’s RollerMouse Free is called a ‘mouse’, using it is a whole different experience. The device comes in the form of a wrist wrest, but just above the…

[CES 2009] Venture Heated Clothing

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Evan Ackerman

By Evan Ackerman Humans are tropical animals. We really aren’t designed for cold weather, and we have to wear impractical amounts of clothing to go outdoors in the winter when you get much beyond the 23 degrees of latitude. So instead of wearing five extra layers, it makes a lot more sense to just wear…

[CES 2009] Intel 3D Touchscreen Is Skinny, Smooth, Nearly Invisible

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Evan Ackerman

By Evan Ackerman This transparent touchscreen at the Intel booth was being used to demonstrate how powerful their new Core i7 processors are. The screen was performing all kinds of fancy interactive visual tricks with a framerate readout in one corner that managed to hit 1500 fps (!) on occasion while never dropping below 400…

[CES 2009] BlueAnt Q1 Bluetooth Headset

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Evan Ackerman