Author: Stuart Dredge
CES 2008: Creative launches Zen Stone and Zen Stone Plus MP3 boomboxes
Creative has launched new versions of its Zen Stone and Zen Stone Plus MP3 players, turning them into boomboxes by adding a built-in speaker. The Zen Stone will come in 1GB and 2GB models, while the Zen Stone Plus (pictured) will come in 2GB and 4GB flavours.
CES 2008: Uberblogger Loic Le Meur on peeing next to Bill Gates at CES
Waiting in line for a Bill Gates keynotes speech is tough. Last year, they served us food and wine. This year, err, the budget was obviously cut back a few notches. When faced with a few hours' wait without any booze, Kat got resourceful, and nabbed France's most famous blogger, Loic Le Meur, for an impromptu video interview.
CES 2008: Whirlpool shows off whizzy new fridge technology
Internet fridges, they’re THE FUTURE! Maybe. Or not. However cynical you are about connected kitchens, you can’t deny that Whirlpool is putting a lot of effort into the idea, with its centralpark technology. It’s basically about attaching gadgets to your fridge door, with a series of new ones announced here at CES.
CES 2008: Sennheiser debuts Professional IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8 headphones
IE just makes me think of Internet Explorer, but thankfully Sennheiser haven’t been mad enough to make a set of headphones with a built-in browser. Not yet, anyway. Instead, the IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8 make up the company’s new ‘Professional’ series, copping aural technology from the professional ‘phones that bands wear on stage.
CES 2008: Redfly Mobile Companion reminds us of the Palm Foleo
Remember the Palm Foleo? Possibly not – it never came out – but the idea was a mini laptop type device that connected to your smartphone to let you Do Stuff on a bigger screen and keyboard. Anyway, that’s also the idea behind the Redfly Mobile Companion, which was announced at CES today.
CES 2008: Pyramat unleashes PC Gaming Chair 2.1
Okay, so calling something 2.1 doesn’t exactly make it sound like a revolution, but anyway. Pick of gaming furniture maker Pyramat’s new CES products is the PC Gaming Chair 2.1, which gives you a comfy seat surrounded by all manner of audio goodness.
CES 2008: OQO shows off WiMAX-enabled Model O2 UMPC
We caught up with OQO at last year’s CES – it’s the grand old inventor of the UMPC market. At least, that’s what they say. Anyway, OQO is showing off a WiMAX-enabled version of its Model 02 UMPC at CES this year, in partnership with US telco Sprint, which is rolling out the Xohm WiMAX network.
CES 2008: Guitar Wizard will teach you to play proper guitar using Guitar Hero techniques
We're still calming down after seeing Slash rock out with Bill Gates on stage yesterday at CES, but if you're wanting to play a game that tests your proper guitar skills, you should check out Guitar Wizard.
CES 2008: Energizer launches Energi To Go portable iPod charger
Batteries aren’t sexy. Well, unless you’re some kind of filthy AAA electrode fetishist. But Energizer doesn’t just make batteries. It also makes products that use batteries to do other stuff. That’s a bit sexier. Witness the Energi To Go Portable Power for iPod, which was announced yesterday at CES.
CES 2008 Roundup: Sunday
Phew. It’s been a long day here in Las Vegas (as evidenced by me still working at 12.45am. We attended all the major press conferences, caught Bill Gates’ last ever CES keynote, and got a bunch of stories from the Digital Experience press event. See below for links to all the good stuff. Tomorrow, meanwhile, we hit the show itself…
