In a sign of the growing unrest over distracted driving in the United States, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show featured a small summit on distracted driving.
The upshot: There’s no silver bullet solution to getting drivers’ eyes and…
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Just spent some time strolling through the iLounge Pavilion, a collection of companies and offerings geared to the iPhone and its siblings.
Among the offerings:
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Vestalife's "Ladybug"
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Mint is made by Evolution Robotics of Pasadena, Calif. The device cleans hardwood or tile floors using Swiffer pads.
Ultra quiet, it operates for about four hours on a charge and it works on…
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Product display from iLuv at the Consumer Electronics Show (photo by Tim Barker)
Ahh, the power of Apple. So many things at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas reflect the impact of Apple’s phones,…
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Here’s an interesting entry into the surging e-reader market. The Samsung Ebook adds MP3 player and notepad to its abilities. It may not be something you’d write a letter with, but it seems fine…
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The Cybook Orizon by Paris-based Bookeen may be entering the U.S. e-reader market in April.
Bookeen says it’s the thinnest of the readers at .3 inches and features a touch-screen and wireless connectivity. It’s…
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Dan Zettwoch of St. Louis works on a shirt design submitted by an attendee of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The design is for Woot!, a Dallas company with a growing…
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Side view of Samsung
Fun stuff coming out of Samsung this year, with the company announcing a wide range of new products, ranging from an ultra-slim 3-D television to a new line of e-readers.
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Visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show hover around the latest Sharp television with
Foregoing the big 3D push, Sharp Electronics spent the bulk of its time with reporters talking about its new QuadPixel technology.…
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This has to count as ironic: Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — the great showcase of technology — they can’t seem to get, or keep, a wireless Internet connection running in the pressroom.
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