Articles about CES 2009’

Jan 10, 2009

CES 2009: Sony's Web Browsing Camera

Posted by in CES 2009, Gadgets, Sony, Technology, Wi-Fi
Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-G3

This camera has everything; the picture even has a snazzy “web2.0″ reflection. Manufactures have been adding features and gizmos to mobile phones for years but this could be the first sign that cameras are going to get the same treatment. We have been moving towards the one device to control them all for sometime but [...]


Jan 9, 2009

Pioneer confuses Engadget, fans set 'em straight

Posted by in CES 2009, DVD player, Events, Pioneer, Video and TV
Pioneer DV-420V DVD player

Pioneer has announced the Pioneer DV-420V at CES 2009, an upscaling DVD player that has two tricks up its sleeve: the ability to rip tunes from a CD and store them as MP3 files onto a USB device (including an MP3 player or external hard-drive); and the ability to confuse the hell out of Engadget!


Jan 9, 2009

CES 2009: JVC launch cat-controlled Hi-Fi with iPod dock

Posted by in Audio, CES 2009, Events, JVC
JVC Micro Audio Systems

JVC have been showing off a range of new Micro Audio Systems that integrate nicely with an iPod. I say nicely – the iPod simply slots into a slot at the top, and just sits there looking gormless against the giant black behemoth beneath it! The JVC system might be micro in Hi-Fi terms, but [...]


Jan 9, 2009

CES 2009: Samsung P3 – a touchscreen haptic MP4 player

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, MP4 Players, Portable Gadgets, Samsung
Samsung P3 MP4 player

Samsung have announced the Samsung P3 at CES 2009, a brand new MP4 player that features a new touchscreen haptic user interface that’s designed to take on the iPod Touch at its own game. The iPod Touch made existing MP3 players look as outdated as mobile phones when the iPhone came out, but this may [...]


Jan 8, 2009

CES 2009: SanDisk Sansa slotRadio

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, Manufacturer, Mental Media, MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets
SanDisk Sansa slotRadio

SanDisk showcased a rather usual mp3 player at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. It is called the Sansa slotRadio, priced at around $100 and doesn’t have its own internal memory to store the music. Instead it relies on a partner in crime, the slotRadio music card that was specifically designed for the casual music [...]


Jan 8, 2009

The lazy reader's guide to the best HDTVs at CES 2009

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, HDTV, Video and TV
Sharp AQUOS BD HDTV

Which are the best HDTVs out of the hundreds that were shown off at CES 2009? After spending hours hoovering up all the HDTV-related news, it seems an impossible question to answer, but the following posts provide an overview of the best that the big guns had on display. There’ll be more coverage of these [...]


Jan 8, 2009

CES 2009: Samsung HDTVs with wireless DLNA, YouTube, LEDs, ktichen sinks

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, HDTV, Manufacturer, Samsung, Video and TV
Samsung Series 8 LED TV

Last, but by no means least in this little round-up of HDTVs at CES 2009, comes the biggest gun of all – Samsung, the world’s biggest gadget manufacturer, who’ve launched a seemingly endless number of new HDTVs. Joining LG, Samsung have also been showing off a new range of Internet TV-equipped TVs that also feature [...]


Jan 8, 2009

CES 2009: LG launches wireless YouTube-equipped HDTV

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, HDTV, LG, Manufacturer, Video and TV
LG LHX HDTV

As ever, LG pulled out all the stops in the HDTV war at CES, offering HDTVs that combined a wealth of new features with some stunning specs for superb picture quality. LG Wireless TVs Yes, you read right, LG were showing off a number of wireless TVs, including the LG LHX Slim and the LG [...]


Jan 8, 2009

CES 2009: Toshiba PS3-powered HDTVs with Wi-Fi

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, HDTV, Manufacturer, Toshiba, Video and TV
Toshiba Combo HDTV

Not to be outdone by Sharp, Toshiba were showing off a range of LCD TVs that also featured integrated Blu-Ray players (which really must have hurt given the amount of money they spent on their now dead competing technology, HD-DVD). In addition to Blu-Ray, their new HDTVs also featured access to Internet content through Yahoo!’s [...]


Jan 4, 2009

CES 2009 preview

Posted by in CES 2009, Events, Featured
LG W2486L LED BLU HDTV

Happy New Year all, and welcome to 2009! And welcome to the week of CES 2009, the annual consumer electronics tradeshow, which provides the first insight into the glorious gadgets that are on their way in 2009. To give you a taste of what’s to come, we’ve compiled this little preview of CES 2009.