CES Roundup, 2008
I've been taking my "virtual tour" of the CES 2008, as well as looking through the pile of press releases that filled up my inbox during the last 24 hours. Looking through them, here are the stuff that is notable so far.
From Panasonic, they still are not making a hard drive based TV recorder. Big mistake as they're going with a pair of DVD recorders, and a pair of DVD/VHS combo decks. They promise 1080 upconversion of DVD playback. They start at $180 (no tuner??!), and top out at $300. For additional details jump here.
SanDisk has some more intriguing products. The Cruzer Crossfire USB flash drive grows to 8 GB capacity for $129. They're also coming out with branded flash cards for the video recorders that write to flash cards under the VideoHD product line. Finally, two of their existing media players grow another notch in capacity. Clearly aimed at kickin' Apple where the sun don't shine, the Sansa Clip hits 4 GB for a downright cheap $80! At the other end, the Sansa View hits an "iTouch can't touch this" capacity of 32 gigs for a less impulse purchase price of $350.
Kensington has the LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit. It is designed to interface with a Bluetooth cellular phone, and provide hands free driving. For those that don't like the Bluetooth earpieces on the market, and don't want to install something in their vehicle permanently at $99 it could be just the ticket. Also, there seems to be no shortage of iPod accessories, and Kensington is introducing the Car Charger Deluxe for iPhone and iPod.
Linksys has some new routers. You wouldn't know that the N wireless specification hadn't been finalized yet, as they're coming out with plenty of N gear, and unlike some recent routers, they're actually not ridiculously priced. Check out the new gear here.
Belkin is going green with their Conserve Surge Protector. It features a remote to switch off the outlets not in use. They're also betting on the iPod with plenty of accessories. One intriguing one is their new RockStar. It provides a way to share the music from one iPod (or any player from what I can tell) with several others by splitting the feed as pictured to the right. Who knew the iPod could get social for a mere $20? Also check out the TuneBase designed for the newest iPods, including the iPhone to transmit the audio into the car stereo while charging the iPod. Also, they have a desktop Skype phone they're calling the new Desktop Internet Phone for Skype that bypasses the computer for calls for $99.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Jonas
From Panasonic, they still are not making a hard drive based TV recorder. Big mistake as they're going with a pair of DVD recorders, and a pair of DVD/VHS combo decks. They promise 1080 upconversion of DVD playback. They start at $180 (no tuner??!), and top out at $300. For additional details jump here.
SanDisk has some more intriguing products. The Cruzer Crossfire USB flash drive grows to 8 GB capacity for $129. They're also coming out with branded flash cards for the video recorders that write to flash cards under the VideoHD product line. Finally, two of their existing media players grow another notch in capacity. Clearly aimed at kickin' Apple where the sun don't shine, the Sansa Clip hits 4 GB for a downright cheap $80! At the other end, the Sansa View hits an "iTouch can't touch this" capacity of 32 gigs for a less impulse purchase price of $350.
Kensington has the LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit. It is designed to interface with a Bluetooth cellular phone, and provide hands free driving. For those that don't like the Bluetooth earpieces on the market, and don't want to install something in their vehicle permanently at $99 it could be just the ticket. Also, there seems to be no shortage of iPod accessories, and Kensington is introducing the Car Charger Deluxe for iPhone and iPod.Linksys has some new routers. You wouldn't know that the N wireless specification hadn't been finalized yet, as they're coming out with plenty of N gear, and unlike some recent routers, they're actually not ridiculously priced. Check out the new gear here.
Belkin is going green with their Conserve Surge Protector. It features a remote to switch off the outlets not in use. They're also betting on the iPod with plenty of accessories. One intriguing one is their new RockStar. It provides a way to share the music from one iPod (or any player from what I can tell) with several others by splitting the feed as pictured to the right. Who knew the iPod could get social for a mere $20? Also check out the TuneBase designed for the newest iPods, including the iPhone to transmit the audio into the car stereo while charging the iPod. Also, they have a desktop Skype phone they're calling the new Desktop Internet Phone for Skype that bypasses the computer for calls for $99.Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Jonas
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