CES 2009 Preview - Slingbox Mobile

CES 2009 Preview – Slingbox Mobile

nSling Media also has a mobile platform that should have all the kinks ironed out of it by the big show, CES 2009. Here’s a preview of Web video streaming to a BlackBerry Bold.

nRead the review: Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD

nRead the review: RIM BlackBerry Boldn

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CES 2009 Preview - Acoustibuds

CES 2009 Preview – Acoustibuds

nBurton Technologies was peddling Acoustibuds, small earbud adapters made of hypoallergenic supersoft silicone that fit over traditional open-ear buds like the OEM iPod ‘phones. The buds have an angled tunnel to allow more music and less noise to come through the bud — all while staying in while you work out at the gym.

nCheck out the site: Burton Acoustibudsn

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CES 2009 Preview - Navigon 2000S GPS

CES 2009 Preview – Navigon 2000S GPS

nNavigon were happy to show me their just-announced 2000S GPS device, priced in the $500-600 range, clad in brushed stainless steel and packed with a 3D, topographic navigation mode.

nRead the review: Navigon 2000S GPS Navigatorn

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CES 2009 Preview - AMD

CES 2009 Preview

nAMD had an interesting display for home theater fanatics that showed their chipset shoehorned into several brand-name laptops (Dell, HP, etc.) and a Maingear HD Home Theater system that showed off the chip’s ability to give a device 5.1 surround sound capability.

nCheck out the site: Maingear Axess HD Media Centern

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CES 2009 Preview - Innovation award-winners

CES 2009 Preview – Lenovo ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive

nThere were several Innovation award-winners on display, including Lenovo’s ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive, which provides 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard security to a portable unit.

nRead about a similar product: Maxtor Black Armor (160GB)n

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CES 2009 Preview - Innovation award-winners

CES 2009 Preview – Whipsaw Zero Client Computer

nThere were several Innovation award-winners on display, including Whipsaw’s Zero Client Computer, which is a hardware-only unit designed to replace corporate desktop PCs, no software, no operating system.

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CES 2009 Preview - Parrot

CES 2009 Preview – Parrot

nParrot had several digital photo frames on display in addition to their usual collection of Bluetooth speakers and handsfree in-car devices.

nRead the review: Parrot 3200 LS Colorn

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CES 2009 Preview - Callpod

CES 2009 Preview – Callpod

nCallpod, best known for their Dragon Bluetooth headsets, had two unique devices on display: their multiple-device charger aptly named Chargepod, pictured, and Fuel Tank, a rechargable power unit for two devices.

nRead the review: Callpod Chargepodn

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CES 2009 Preview - Newber

CES 2009 Preview – Newber

nI had the chance to meet the CEO of Newber, a small company whose sole product is an iPhone application that, similar to Google’s Grand Central, routs your office phone, home phone and cell phone calls to your iPhone and provides you with an original new number to dial from – allowing you to answer work calls on the go without giving out your personal cell phone number.

nRead the review: Apple iPhone 3G (16GB)n

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CES 2009 Preview - Motorola

CES 2009 Preview – Motorola

nMotorola had their latest collection of phones and Bluetooth headsets on display.

nRead the review: Motorola Pure H15 Bluetooth headsetn
nnRead the review: Motorola H780 brushed metal Bluetooth headsetn

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CES 2009 Preview - Ooma

CES 2009 Preview

nOoma’s pitch is unique: We’ll get rid of your land-line phone bill by giving you access to VoIP without the mess of a computer. Here’s an image of their hub device and a “scout” device, of which you can have up to four per hub.

nCheck out the site: Ooman

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CES 2009 Preview - Neat

CES 2009 Preview – Neat

nAnother aptly-named company, Neat manufactures several units that scan paper documents into digital copies. I was shown two units: one that scanned all sizes of paper, from business cards to receipts to reports, and another with an automatic feed tray.

nRead the review: NeatReceiptsn

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CES 2009 Preview - Universal Remote Control

CES 2009 Preview – URC MX-6000

nURC also showed me one of their professional devices, the MX6000, a $1,500 device that handles everything via infrared, RF and 802.11 B/G wireless.

nCheck out the site: URC MX-6000n

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CES 2009 Preview - S1 Audio

CES 2009 Preview – S1 Audio BudBud

nS1 Audio had their BudBud on display (via magma-red mannequins), which convert single (mono) headphones into stereo headphones…literally.

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