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We've shown you a video of the 150" Panasonic TV, but how exactly does that compare to last year's 103-incher? Just take a look at what 47" difference makes.

Does anyone else feel their 42" telly at home is decidely inadequate now? This must be what it feels like to be a man at public urinals.

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And I mean tiny: check it out. No, I don't have giant freakthumbs. Trust International is showing it off at CES. And, er, there isn't much more I can say about it until they release pricing and availability details. But still, innit small, eh?

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There are too many iPod docks and not enough hours in the day at CES to cover them all, so we'd rather focus on the cool ones. Especially if they're shaped like pigs and come in bright colours. Tech manufacturers, there's a lesson there for next time.

I don't actually know what this product is called, as Lachiya Digital Tech's brochure doesn't make it very clear. But it's an iPod dock that can also hook up to other MP3 players, PSPs, mobile phones, CD players or computers.

It comes in white, yellow and pink versions, and is presumably looking for Western distribution. Quick, someone, pick it up! And keep the marketing blurb that says "Pretty pig. Fair-sounding pig. Lovely pig. Certainly, it need your tender petting." I'm sold.

Lachiya website

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CES 2008: Huge thanks to the following companies...

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CES-sign-logo.jpgThere are a couple of companies out there in this plugged-in world which Tech Digest and Shiny Shiny would just like to raise their foot-long margaritas to, who’ve helped with kitting us out to the max, ensuring our laptops are as light as the free beer served at CES parties, and we won’t turn an embarrassing shade of red when a Gizmodo boy walks past and spies us using a digital camera held together by duct tape. It was an emergency internal operation gone wrong after a seaside accident, I swear!

A huge thanks goes out to these companies from myself, Stuart, Al, Susi, Alex and Gemma...

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While wandering around the Sands hall at CES today, I bumped into a Chinese company called Shenzhen Koonhome Technology, who were showing off some Wii accessories. The most quirky was the Wii Boxing Gloves.

Basically, they're a pair of lightweight gloves, which you strap onto your hands for playing, well, Wii boxing. They're not controllers, mind - you still have to hold the Wiimote and nunchuk. But the idea is they get you more in the mood.

wii-boxing-glove-2.JPGI did ask if they're on sale already, and when they might be coming to the West, but the man on the stand thought I was just trying to blag his only sample. I must learn Chinese before next year's CES to avoid these kinds of misunderstandings...

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Along with hundreds of high def tellies, it’s traditional for electronics manufacturers to flood their CES stands with digital cameras in all shapes and sizes. Some of them may not have the most wild and quirky set of features, but these are the cameras you’ll actually be buying next year when Currys works out that no-one’s stupid enough to buy consumer electronics before Xmas and has to flog ‘em off cheap in the new year. Here’s the run down:

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The latest in the multifaceted PMP range of Samsung cameras, the i8 offers MP3, WAV and video files as well as the more normal act of taking photos. It takes 8 megapixel shots and measures in at 3.5” x 2.3” x 0.8”. Compared to its CES award winning predecessor, the i85, the design is a lot less angular than before, although I can’t quite decide if that’s really been a good thing.

Meet Mr Clock Radio. Made by Geewiz Entertainment, he claims to be the world's first "animated robotic alarm clock radio". And that just about describes all you need to know. He has 30 different ways of waking you up, some of which involve singing. Watch the video above for a taster.

Be warned, Brits, Geewiz told me that they've had interest at CES in distributing Mr Clock Radio in Europe. So he could be landing on a bedside table near you soon. Or not.

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Guess they had to be good for something, eh? HOW TO COVER UP BAD WALLPAPER FROM THE '70s, Jwin/iLuv-style.

Mind you, they had some nice digital photo frames on display actually, like their mother of pearl and crystal-encrusted model, which would be perfect for displaying electronic .jpegs of your nauseatingly perfect wedding. No word on pricing or availability, due to their website not containing any details, and the people on their stand not having press packs or speaking much English.

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CES 2008: Motorola Z10 to get you 'content creating'

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Dave told us about the Motorola Z10 mobile phone yesterday, but Susi managed to have a play around with it, with a video below the jump. Here's what she had to say about the actual phone itself...

Content Creating. Sounds painful, but is actually pretty fun. Motorola have decided they want to 'own' the YouTube generation, by bringing us a camera that records high quality video, gives you loads of lovely editing options and then uses HSDPA to upload them to YouTube, Facebook et al. Aka, creating content, see?

It's a kickslider, like the Z8, but features a much prettier metal body. The video records at 30fps, which is far superior to anything you'd need on YouTube. However, it does mean you can slow down the footage, giving extra director weight to your masterpiece. There's also the ability to add slides, text, music, fading effects and chop up and switch around the scenes you've shot. In all honesty, we're hoping that someone will give us some of these for our video reviews. Please?

For a video of the phone in all its glory, click over the jump.

CES 2008: DOSS Wireless iPod Speakers

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Some of the best stuff we've seen at CES so far has been far from the madness of the main halls and the major players with their new phones, digital bloody photo frames and iPod docks. And yet, as you might reasonably point out, this is also an iPod dock. Yeah, but it's a clever one, so there.

DOSS didn't have the world's biggest stand but they had a lot of quirky and attractive iPod accessories, not least of which were these clever wireless speakers.

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regza-thin-bezel.jpgJust how thin are the bezels on Toshiba's new Cinema series TVs?

Well, we know the specs, that the bezel is the world's thinnest at 0.9" wide, meaning a 40" TV now fits in the same space as a 37-incher, but let's put that into perspective. Using the good ol' hand-test!

(Yes, my thumb is obviously double-jointed. You wouldn't believe the possibilities).

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Susi's lethargy is obviously setting in as she looks at the Samsung Infolink television. Our quote of the trip so far has to be "anyway, there's stuff," which actually sums up this television pretty well. It's got an ethernet connection built in which allows the telly to connect to the internet...but don't get too excited, it doesn't allow you to surf the web, but pulls in RSS feeds on stocks, news and weather and displays them on screen. In the US the service is provided by USA Today, and a UK partnership should be revealed very soon...

Samsung has proudly unveiled its latest French Door refrigerator here at CES. This behemoth easily outstrips all other French Door style units to offer the largest storage capacity of its kind in the market, at a whopping 29 CUBIC FEET. You could probably lose a whole child in that.

Designed to meet the needs of consumers who demand both high performance and good looks and, of course, instant access to more food than a normal human could eat in year, this basically the fridge for the ultimate late-night snacker.

It’ll be landing in the US in May, but it’s unlikely that it will be making a UK debut until we really commit to our growing national weight crisis in earnest. If you ever want to have a 29 cubic foot fridge in your house, it’s time think very seriously about cancelling that gym membership. Buying one of those gigantic series 7 Samsung HDTVs would help too.

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An updated Philips Streamium has been revealed at CES, with the added extra of internet radio. So now not only can you rip music and stream it around your house, you can also pick up obscure radio channels and play them to your neighbours too. Susi shows off the kit below.

toshiba-320gb.jpgToshiba's been kicking around the mobile storage industry for a good few years now, so it's refreshing to see them update their line with something visually appealing, and also with a worthy claim. Yep, it's another 'World's most...' product.

Take a deep breath - these 320GB HDDs are the world's highest-capacity 2.5" storage device. Not as impressive as Panasonic's 'World's largest HD TV', but nonetheless, it's a little something to help cheer them up after the whole format wars situation.

Included with the unit are the usual encryption and back-up software, plus a USB cable, all for $199 later this month. Did we mention they're purdy? I can't believe I'm writing this, but it looks like external hard drives just got sexy back.

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It's not CES without someone looking like an idiot in gaming glasses or riding horse simulators. This year, Susi tested out the first 3D-ready plasma television from Samsung. It looks a bit odd without the glasses on, but she assures us it looks great when you're gaming. Take a look for yourself...

I am loving Samsung's decision to slap Bluetooth into absolutely everything this year. The HT-X710 is another compact 2.1 virtual surround system, designed to match Samsung's latest sexy looking HDTVs with A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth included. The built-in DVD player will also upscale your movies to 1080p resolution.

If you want to cough up a little more, the HT-X715 comes with an extra set of speakers, but which are connected wirelessly using a 5.8GHz connection. Both models are due out in the US in May and should be making it the UK later in the year.

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Panasonic Link to Cell is one of those 'I can't believe nobody's done this before' products, leading me to think someone probably has done it before. The $99 gadget will redirect calls to a cellphone through to its landline phone, meaning you no longer need to keep your mobile in your pocket when you're at home. This is probably most useful if you live in an area with bad network coverage in certain parts of your house, or if (like my entire family) you never seem to hear your mobile when you're at home.

They might be small, but Sony's OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) televisions are definitely perfectly formed. With a ridiculously tiny 3mm thickness, it's a bit like putting your telly on a piece of paper. The 11 inch screens are available to consumers already, and Susi shows them off in the video under the cut. There was also a prototype model with a slightly larger 27" screen on show at CES, but considering these babies come it at almost $2,500, it may be a while before we see that one on sale in the US, let alone the UK...

We showed you a bit of Sony Rolly action earlier in our CES coverage, but here's a much more in-depth look at the gimmicky music player - see how to control volume and tracks by moving the device, and a bit of Ricky Martin action. Who doesn't love that?

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