The best of CES 2012 (photos)
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ntCES 2012 promises to be another show driven by tech excess with scads of tablets, ultrabooks, laptops and more devices that could possibly end up in your office or home. For the full coverage from the show, see CNET’s CES special report and ZDNet’s CES Rpecial Report. And the show hasn’t even started yet.
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ntLenovo was one of the first manufacturers to leak their upcoming products with a slew of new laptops and ultrabooks.
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ntZDNet’s James Kendrick highlights the X1 Hybrid Thinkpad which is a 13-inch device that operates on both Linux and Windows. You can run Linux and save battery life.
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ntAbout 60 new ultrabooks are expected to debut this year – with many of them being shown off at CES.
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ntCredit: Lenovo
ntLenovo is also showing off T430U ultrabook. ZDNet’s James Kendrick describes it:
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ntThe ThinkPad T430u is the first business-class Ultrabook from Lenovo that starts at $849 and comes with up to 1 TB of HD storage.
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ntAcer’s Iconia Tab A200 tablet retains the 10.1-inch screen of the A500, but adds a bit of style in the form of an optional strawberry-red backside. Really.
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ntCNET’s Eric Franklin says it will be available in February for $329. He also zooms in on one missing feature.
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ntCredit: Acer
ntKaruma’s Play Base, a new low-cost tablet that could be attractive for children or adults looking for a cheap iPad alternative at $267.
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ntFor more on products from CES startups, read CNET’s report from Daniel Terdiman.
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nt(Credit: Karuma)
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ntSamsung announced three new lines of monitors, which wirelessly connect to both your tablet and smartphone and allows you to control them from the displays’ 27-inch screens.
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ntDot, from startup Kogeto, makes it possible to shoot 360-degree video from an iPhone, and soon, an Android device. Click here for more.
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ntCredit: Kogeto
ntHardly a cube and barely a mouse, Logitech’s Cube aims to shake up how presentations are made. ZDNet’s Ricardo Bilton has more. And here’s a gallery.
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ntCNET thinks that LG’s 55-inch OLED TV might be the “best TV ever.”
ntLG will also show off this 84-inch monster, according to ZDNet’s Sean Portnoy.
ntNikon officially announces the long-rumored D4 professional dSLR, which will hit the market earlier and at a lower price than the Canon EOS-1D X, says ZDNet’s camera expert Janice Chen.
ntFujifilm kicks off its pre-CES product announcements by adding a 26x megazoom to its high-end X series. Janice Chen talks about its large sensor and megazoom.
ntAn example of how far cameras are progressing is this $89 Fujifilm FinePix AX550 with 16-megapixels and 5x zoom. Here is the full list of Fujifilm announcements.
ntAKG’s higher-end K 495 NC headphones retail for $349.95 and are due to hit stores shortly. CNET’s David Carnoy has more details.
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ntCredit: AKG
ntCNET’s says Sony is sure to be pushing the Vita, and he would like to get a better idea of how the device will interact with its big cousin, the PlayStation 3. Plus, expect more games for the Vita.
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