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Mad Catz wants to make its funky gaming style mainstream with new R.A.T.M and M.O.U.S.9 mice (hands-on)
The Verge - 7 Jan 2013 02:34
We just got a chance to check out Mad Catz's new mice in its GameSmart line -- new Bluetooth 4.0 products that are certified to work with a range of mobile devices, computers, and consoles. The new mice share both the sa...
iLuv outs three more Bluetooth speakers, NFC and Qi-certified wireless charging join the fray
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 23:56
Looking for wireless charging and Bluetooth connectivity in your next speaker dock? If so, iLuv's most recent CES announcement may be of interest. The MobiRock is the company's first Bluetooth unit to sport Qi-certified ...
Video: This is the game of the year
NBC News - 7 Jan 2013 23:55Windows 8 logo creators redesign New York City parking signs
The Verge - 7 Jan 2013 23:45
Pentagram Design, creator of Microsoft's new Windows 8 logo, has teamed up with the City of New York to simplify Manhattan's notoriously confusing parking signs. The new signs are nearly a foot shorter and trim the text ...
ASUS Nexus 7 dock hands-on
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 22:11
Along with the Qube and the VivoTab Smart at CES, ASUS also quietly showed off its dock for the Nexus 7 at its remote suite outside CES. Judging by the tablet's position in the above photo, you can tell that the fairly w...
Polaroid announces an Android-based mirrorless camera, the iM1836
The Verge - 7 Jan 2013 22:10
While Samsung and Nikon wade slowly into the waters of Android cameras, Polaroid's jumping in with both feet. The new iM1836 wasn't exactly a secret, but the company's now made the 18.1-megapixel camera official. Its 3.5...
Nvidia unveils handheld gaming console
NBC News - 7 Jan 2013 10:17Windows RT 'code integrity mechanism' gets sidestepped, allows unsigned desktop apps to run
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 05:44
As Microsoft continues to promote and push its RT apps and programs, Windows tinkerer Clrokr at SurfSec has detailed how he managed to circumvent Redmond's controls on what can run on Windows RT. It's worth nothing that ...
ThinkGeek offers $500 HAL 9000 replica, makes you answer to 'Dave'
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 23:56
It was a little over a year ago that ThinkGeek gave folks a chance to add a bit of 2001 to their home with the IRIS 9000 iPhone dock, but it's really gone the extra mile this year. The retailer has today announced its ne...
3 Cosmic Events That Will Spark Doomsday Rumors
Mashable - 7 Jan 2013 23:25
Take a deep breath; Dec 21, 2012 is behind us. The Mayan calendar end-of-world debacle is over: zip, zilch, gone! The silliness, anxiety and paranoia leading up to the predicted end of times was so bad that on Dec. 21st ...
A U.S. Nuclear Lab Removed Chinese Tech Due to a National Security Risk
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2013 23:21
After recently discovering that its computer systems contained several Chinese-made network switches, a major U.S. nuclear weapons lab has replaced at least two components because of national security concerns. More
Baby wasps disinfect cockroaches before eating them
NBC News - 7 Jan 2013 23:21Best Buy, Wal-Mart bring disc-to-digital conversion home
Reuters - 7 Jan 2013 23:00
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SlingPlayer, TuneIn and other channels added to Netgear's NeoTV lineup
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 22:01
If the release of Netgear's new NeoTV PRIME has left you feeling like your earlier model is a bit dated, then maybe some fresh software for that streaming box will ease those woes. Announced today at CES, several new cha...
New Biscotti XS brings TV video calling to the cloud for $300 this March
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 21:53
Dreaming of turning your HDTV into a George Jetson-style phone booth? If so, California-based electronics firm Biscotti might have what you're looking for. Earlier today the company announced its new XS TV camera, which ...
CES: Smart appliances, big TVs on deck at LG
PC World - 7 Jan 2013 21:30
LAS VEGAS -- International CES 2013 opens tomorrow, but LG used its press conference on Monday to drive home its new tagline: "Touch the smart life." What does that phrase mean, exactly? Well, for LG, the "smart life" en...
NASA's Turning Astronaut Trash Into Radiation-Shielding Frisbees
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2013 20:20
The Death Star's trash compactor may have been implausible, but it was on the right path towards solving a very real problem: space junk. More
Parrot's Flower Power monitors plant's environment, sends data to the cloud
Engadget - 7 Jan 2013 20:15
For a company that usually makes Bluetooth audio products and quadcopters, this sure is a weird product coming from Parrot, but we dig it (pun intended). The French company has announced its Flower Power at CES, and as y...
Vizio at CES 2013: Tegra 4 tablets, Android smartphones, 4K TVs, and Windows 8 PCs
The Verge - 7 Jan 2013 17:39
Inside a converted ballroom at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas, Vizio used CES to revamp and re-invent nearly every one of its product lines. From a pair of great-looking smartphones (that you can only buy in China) to a duo...
New DLP Pico Chip Brings Brightened, Doubled Resolution to Tiny Projectors
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2013 16:40
Over the past few years, pico projectors stuffed into smartphones and tablets have seemed like novel concepts with little real world application--yet. But the little projectors may finally evolve from novel to practical,...
Canon Powershot N: The Future of Tiny Cameras Is Eco-Friendly Touchscreen Squares?
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2013 16:00
The new Canon Powershot N includes a lot of the features that Canon (and other companies) been adding to tiny point-and-shoots over the years, like Wi-Fi connectivity and touchscreen controls. What makes it new and refre...
As Demand For Tablets, Smartphones And Connected Screens Soars, Pure Play Devices Under Threat, Says Accenture
TechCrunch - 7 Jan 2013 13:41
Attention dumbphones, point-and-shoot cameras and music players: sorry to tell you this, but it looks like your days may be numbered. According to a new survey out from Accenture (embedded below and released to coincide ...