Archive for the 'CES' Category
iPhone 2.0 software securely erases user data
The fact that the iPhone doesn’t securely erase user data when you choose “Erase All subject matter and Settings” has prompted a lot of hand-wringing (and given rise to a lot of complicated manual workarounds) as society get ready to flip their old phones and upgrade to the iPhone 3G, but it loo…
CES 2008: everything you need to see
We know there was an absolutely stunning amount of stuff going down at CES final week — yet strangely suitable nothing that really stood out. Before Macworld officially gets started let’s bring it domestic with a few of the highlights of the news week you might have missed!Bill Gates!
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SkullCandy shows off MP3-playing Double Agent headphones
It’s not like we haven’t seen MP3-playing headphones before — heck, we’ve even seen ‘em from SkullCandy itself — but the latest pair from the aforementioned firm simplifies things fairly a bit. Quietly showcased at CES, the Double Agent cans sport a built-in SD slot and the typical assortment …
Here we go again: CES and Macworld to overlap in 2009
Oh dear lord, we aren’t even through that year’s CES / Macworld one-two punch and we just happened upon some distressing news for the 200,000+ tech trade show-goers and media that attend both: they’re overlapping in 2009. AGAIN. Granted, things seem to be a little different that day around — St…
You decide ‘08: The best of Crapgadget at CES
Primaries schmimaries. Your vote is so obviously well spent here: we’re asking you to manufacture your choice for best (and by best, we mean worst) Crapgadget of CES. Simply browse through the crap we’ve assembled below and add your pick to the tally. Hopefully next year you’ll be able to shout …
iriver prepping handwriting-friendly e-book / tablet?
To wrap up its CES week, iriver has some pictures and scattered Korean text about its booth experience and product reception in Vegas by the past days. Tucked below all the self-congratulation, however, is what looks to be an as yet unannounced prototype from the ever-active iriver designers. Th…
Transystem’s i-Tracker keeps tabs on whatever you’d like
Ah, the wonderful world of personal GPS trackers. Upon gazing at the i-Tracker, visions of Cheaters occur in our minds, but we’ll try to keep the nostalgia at a minimum here. Transystem’s latest — which was proudly displayed at CES — reportedly houses both a GPS and GSM module which enables it…
Gear and loathing in Las Vegas - Engadget has left the building
tough to believe, but the 150,000 some-odd humans that flooded into Vegas for CES have all gone domestic — including your Engadget editors. certain, it wasn’t the most exciting CES in recent memory, but it wasn’t without merit, either. Why, just think of the eight thousand HDTVs announced, bloc…
Keepin’ it real fake, CES edition: Sony’s NW-A800 has a secret admirer
Sony’s been certainly making strides in its DAP lineup that year, and that here is just further proof of its success: a cheap knockoff version of the NW-A800. We’ve got nothing in the way of specs, other than the “Digital MP4 Player” title, which we’re guessing means precisely what it says. Look…
Crapgadget CES finale, round 18: Tole Pure really is a crapgadget
The Tole Pure is alright, but the habitable demo was pretty awkward.
Original post by Ryan Block
