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The International CES is heralded as the world's largest consumer technology event, drawing more than 2,400 exhibitors from over 110 different countries. Overwhelming in scale, exhibit design, and sheer volume of visitors, attendees spend as much energy worrying about what they're missing as what they're seeing. And let us assure you, given the scope of the exhibition there is lots to miss.
The event has morphed over the last few years from a show of stereos and TVs into a much more comprehensive review of state-of-the-art technology, as the notion of what constitutes "consumer electronics" has expanded and grown more sohisticated. Another aspect of the show is to serve as a leading indicator of trends in technology, design and brand development, expecially among large, established players such as Motorola and Microsoft. Given the confluence of design, technology and Las Vegas, the show is enough to make a designer's head spin. Repeatedly. But since we can't all make it to the show, we've collected a few snapshots of standout items to share. |
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| MP120 Waterproof MP3 Player Out of the numerous variations on the next MP3 player, this one stood out as the most interesting. A waterproof unit for swimmers with 128 to 512MB of internal memory, integrated FM radio, MP3 and WMA compatibility, built-in rechargeable battery and fast USB 2.0 file transfers. link |
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| Joybee BENQs MP3 range features the joybee 102R that can play MP3/WMA/WAV digital music for 8 up to hours. Super cute patterns and colors available for the hippest kids in the back streets of harajuku. link |
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| Zen Micro MP3 Player With their sights set to take on the iPod giants at Apple, the Zen Micro features a rather familiar looking interface. With an assortment of colors to match any taste, the device supports MP3 and WMA files (DRM compatible), 12-hour battery life, FM radio and recorder, voice recorder and touch-pad controls. The integrated mini-organizer can sync up with Outlook and your PC organizer. link |
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| iRiver H10 The iRiver H10 5GB plays up to 150 hours of digital music. It also features a color display for simple navigation and viewing your digital photos, a rechargeable battery and a digital FM tuner. link |
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| YP-T7 MP3 Player Available in 256/512MB and 1GB capacities, the YP-T7 has a 65,000-color screen that can display photos and album art. The player is compatible with an abundance of formats, including MP3, WMA, protected WMA, OGG, ASF, and JPEG, and it has a rated battery life of 12 hours. Additional features include an alarm clock, a voice recorder, line-in recording, and an FM tuner. link |
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| Network Walkman NW-HD3 The NW-HD3 with 20GB plays back in MP3 and ATRAC audio formats and recharges directly through USB. It comes with 7-line backlit LCD and G-Sensor shock protection and is compatible with Sony Connect music store. link |
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| Cordless Telephone and Cordless Headset The XG5404BK comes with 40 channel autoscan, 80 caller ID memory, caller ID on call waiting, digital answering machine and 4 individual mailboxes. Features of the XG2500 include 2.4 GHz digital spread spectrum, 40 channel autoscan, paging from base to handset and digital security code. link |
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| Internet Phone Plug this cordless phone base station into your computer and take advantage of cheap international calling with applications like skype etc. |
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| Satellite Radio Built for the Sirius satellite radio service, this portable device plugs into your home stereo and can even be fitted to your vespa. Features include 120 channels of satellite radio, 65 music channels, 18 channel preset capability, built-in wireless FM transmitter and wireless IR remote control. link |
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| Sirius Stand What do you do when launching a new service? Deliver content - lots of content, lots of sports content. Sirius radio broadcast live from the CES show and brought in the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders for a bit of celebrity calendar signing. Not sure if it increased sales but it sure got a crowd. link |
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| Satellite Radio Receiver System CRSR-10 Features built-in FM transmitter, user selectable menu options, 20 channel preset, direct channel access and suction cup car mount and home stand. The Memo/S-Seek (Song Seek) capability allows you to capture and store up to 10 artist names and song titles. Alerts you when your favorite artist/song is currently in play. link |
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| Porsche Design P`7131 Featuring AM/FM/Shortwave and XM Satellite Ready Radio technology, projected through two full-range speakers and powered subwoofer. link |
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| XM2GO Satellite Radio Portable radio with 130+ channels, record up to 5 hrs and shockproof design. link |
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| MX500 Mobile and Cordless Phone Headset WindSmart™ technology for clearer calls in windy environments, Flex Grip® design and interchangeable, pivoting voice tubes. link |
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| MX300 Retractable Mobile Headset The MX300 features patent-pending WindSmart™ technology, compact and convenient cord management and Flex Grip® design for a uniquely stable, comfortable fit. link |
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| Halo 2 Edition Xbox® Headset Specially designed for long gaming sessions, it features a noise-canceling microphone for greater speech accuracy, noise-canceling microphone, speaker response maximized for voice communications and is extra lightweight and balanced. link |
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| Wireless Boom Headset HS-4W Features Bluetooth 1.1 and 6 hrs talk time. You can send and end calls, redial, adjust the volume and voice dial. link |
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| In-Ear Headphones You never get the opportunity to listen to in-ear headphones for obvious hygienic reasons so this was a unique opportunity to hear what $499 buys you for sound. What can I say its pretty good. link |
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| Listening Booth Again another chance to compare in-ear headphones, the ER-6i earphones stood out as the ideal upgrade for the iPod (approx. $150 USD) these come in white and sound awesome. The triple rubber flange sticks a long away into your ear, possibly to far but I've read reports of people cutting them shorter in forums increasing the comfort dramatically. The high end ER-4 series do sound better but not enough to justify the price jump. link |