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Firefox OS shows up on a mystery phone, we go hands-on

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That phone looks like a (firefox)ZTE Blade III with rearanged hw buttons.

what do you think about the laptop/tablet where you can switch between android and windows with a blue button? PRetty cool :D

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This isn't a laptop :o

Asus crams Windows 8 and Android 4.1 into one gargantuan tablet

Asus Transformer AiO
At first blush, the Transformer All-in-One P1801 looks like a relatively ordinary all-in-one PC, except for one clear distinction: The 18.4-inch display is mounted in a docking shelf.

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When you turn it on, this all-in-one's unique approach becomes more evident. The unit runs both Windows 8 and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, an unusual dual-operating system combination; you can switch between the two OSes by tapping a button along the right edge of the tablet. The switch is seamless, and makes hopping between Windows and Android viable. Previously, the largest Android tablet we've seen was Toshiba's Excite 13, at 13 inches.

The Transformer All-in-One's split personality extends beyond its dual-OSes. It also has two processors, another unique find: The docking station contains an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, while the tablet itself also contains Nvidia's Tegra 3 processor.

Pricing starts at $1299 for the Core i5 version with a 1TB hard drive in the base station and 32GB of EMMC solid-state storage in the tablet. Asus plans to start shipping its PC-tablet combo sometime in the first quarter of 2013.

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When disconnected from the base, the tablet portion weighs 5.73 pounds—certainly not something you're going to carry about nonchalantly. But somehow, when I held it, the well-balanced unit felt neither unwieldy nor bulky. That might have been due in part to the fact that the display has a convenient pull-out handle that makes it easy to remove. It also has its own built-in stand if you prefer to prop it up directly on a table surface for giving a presentation or watching movies. The tablet portion could come in handy for playing tabletop games and other tabletop-style group apps yet to come.

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The 18.4-inch LED-backlit, IPS display supports 10-point multitouch and 1920 by 1080 pixel resolution. My one gripe with it is that it has one of the largest air gaps between the glass and the LCD beneath I've seen in a while. (A large air gap between the screen and its glass covering can increase glare and reduce the display's perceived clarity.)

You can use the tablet on Windows 8 while it's connected wirelessly to a PC base station; however, when you exceed the Wi-Fi range (the range has yet to be finalized) it will switch to being an Android tablet. The base station packs a ton of connectivity, including four USB 3.0 ports.

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Tethercell magically turns AA batteries into Bluetooth devices

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What happens when you put a couple of SpaceX engineers together with some old-school batteries? You get a new-school approach to battery power. Tetherboard calls the Tethercell "the world's first app-enabled smart battery." Wait, don't fall asleep, this is actually pretty cool.

A Tethercell battery is the size of a regular AA battery, but it holds an AAA battery inside its little case. It also holds a Bluetooth chip inside the case. Think of it as a battery turducken. This means you can use your smartphone to control the battery. Oh the power. You can turn off little Billy's toy guitar when you want to take a nap. You can disable your spouse's remote control when you can't stand another second of mindless channel-flipping. You can even set hours when a device can be used.

Basically, Tetherboard is dragging old devices kicking and screaming into a new age of smartphone control. Take that, Teddy Ruxpin. This could also be a life-saver for parents who unwisely bought their kids Furbies. On a more practical front, the Tethercell could eventually be used to warn you when a battery is about to run out of juice, saving you from your smoke alarm's obnoxious low-battery wails at 4 in the morning.

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When you change out a AA battery for a AAA battery, you will be sacrificing some capacity. Using the Tethercell in a device with multiple batteries helps to minimize this impact to battery life.

Tetherboard showed off a working prototype of the Tethercell at CES 2013. The company is currently talking with investors and tweaking the Tethercells to go into production. Pre-orders should be starting within a few days.

Right now, it costs around $20 for aTethercell battery, but with economies of scale kicking in, Tetherboard hopes to get that under $10. Trust me, it will be worth it just to get that Furby to shut up.

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It's a lap top for me. I think galaxy note is a small phone and want.

This device is awesome given that the battery time is on par with small tablets. Thats the best thing I seen at CES this year. When can I buy it? cant wait until I pick it up on a flight :D while they guy nexy to me pick up his 10 inch mini tablet :p

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Intel's next-gen ultrabook design concept

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One of the highlights of Intel's CES press conference was a design concept for an ultrabook featuring the upcoming fourth generation of Intel Core i-series processors.
While concept designs such as this rarely make the transition into shipping products, many of the ideas and details do, and you could very well see something reasonably similar-looking when the next-gen Haswell Intel CPUs make their way into systems.

At the press conference, this slim, white ultrabook, with scooped-out sides and edge-to-edge glass over the display, was easily the closest thing to a buzzworthy new consumer product Intel showed off (also featured were a parade of previously announced laptops and hybrids).

Following the new rules Intel is setting for next-gen ultrabooks (the term Ultrabook is owned by Intel), this 17-millimeter design concept featured a touch screen, which will be a requirement from now on. It was also -- not surprisingly -- designed as a hybrid, with a detachable screen that functions on its own as a standalone Windows 8 slate.

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That means the Core i-series CPU and a battery are behind the display, while a second battery is in the keyboard base. Intel says this design concept can run for 13 hours as a laptop, and 10 hours as a tablet, all with a Core i7 CPU.

The 11.6-inch display has what Intel calls a one-finger "special mechanism" for removing it, but it looked a lot like the double clasp in the Lenovo Helix. The difference here is that when the screen is removed, the aspect ratio changes, supposedly to make games and movies easier to interact with from a handheld perspective.

We could very easily never see this particular design concept again, or it could be the basis of a holiday 2013 ultrabook. According to Intel, this, or similar systems, could cost $799-$899.

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Get ready to program! Lego's Mindstorms EV3 robots are here

The third generation of Lego's best-selling programmable robotics platform is here, and features more sensors, motors, and flexibility than ever. Plus mobile apps.

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The third full generation of Lego's programmable robotics platform, EV3 is aimed at both enthusiasts -- young and old -- and educators, and blows past the previous generation with a long list of new features that add speed and power, intelligent programmability, and more ways to communicate with the robots. Lego expects to begin selling the product, which includes 594 Technic pieces that can be used to make five different robots, this summer at a retail cost of $350. It will also release instructions for 12 additional robots at launch.

Lego released the first version of Mindstorms in 1998, and the second iteration, Mindstorms NXT, almost exactly six years ago at that year's edition of the International Consumer Electronics Show. This year, too, the global toy giant chose CES as the place to unveil Mindstorms EV3. In the interim, countless thousands of kids and adults alike learned to program and build their own robots thanks to Lego, and Mindstorms became the best-selling product in Lego's history, at least as measured by revenue.

In the interim, Lego developed a strong relationship with the enthusiast community and even turned to users to help figure out how the platform could best be used. Because Mindstorms NXT sold more in 2011 than it did upon its initial release in 2006, Lego knows there is still intense interest in the platform. And with Mindstorms EV3, a new generation of children, and plenty more adults are likely to become immersed in personal robotics. And as it did with NXT, Lego once again turned to its users to help develop EV3.

As with the two previous generations of Mindstorms, EV3 is about a simple programming environment designed to let almost anyone create robots that follow directions and carry out specific tasks. The system is built around a series of new sensors, as well as programmable intelligent bricks, each of which is meant to control a different motor, sensor, or screen. The bricks can be programmed to direct how a robot should move, for how long, and how far to go. Lego believes that almost anyone can get a Mindstorms EV3 robot up and running within 20 minutes of opening the box, and can even start programming their robots without turning on their computer.

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Each programmable EV3 brick comes with an ARM9 robotic processor, an SD expansion slot and embedded 16MB flash memory, Linux, Bluetooth 2.1, iOS and Android compatibility, a USB 2.0 interface allowing Wi-Fi connectivity, four input and output ports, a Matrix display with a loudspeaker.

On the hardware side, Mindstorms EV3 features three interactive servo motors, two touch sensors, an infrared seeker sensor that can measure distance, movement, and object detection, an infrared "beacon" designed to control the robots remotely from a distance of up to 6 feet, and a color sensor. Up to four bricks can be daisy-chained, and the USB port and Wi-Fi connectivity allow for a wide range of expansion. Mindstorms EV3 is also backwards compatible with all Mindstorms NXT robots, allowing users to utilize everything they bought during the NXT generation with EV3.

Programming environment
Perhaps the most important element of the Mindstorms EV3 platform is its programming environment. While the primary way users can program their Mindstorms robots is to do so in the development interface on their computers, and then download the instructions to the robots, the intelligent bricks also have an interface that allows for simple programming. At the same time, Lego will soon release mobile apps that can be used to design programs for the robots.

Lego knows that the enthusiasts who play with Mindstorms EV3 want to get started right away, so the new version of the platform features motors and sensors that know what and where they are so that the second they are powered on, they appear in the programming interface, ready to be controlled. Similarly, any new motors or sensors that are plugged in will also automatically appear.

The Mindstorms platform has always been about sharing, with users encouraged to upload their creations to a common Web site. And that is more true than ever with EV3. While Lego will release instructions for 17 different robots at launch, it expects users to come up with thousands more unique designs that can be shared among the worldwide Mindstorms community.

Deadly accuracy
In a demo of the product at CNET last month, Lego executives showed off some of the impressive capabilities of the Mindstorms EV3 platform.

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For example, a spiderlike robot called Spik3r was able to automatically identify the location of the remote-control beacon and fire little red balls directly at it, hitting it more often than not. Then it charged at the beacon.

With its sensors, another one of the robots was able to detect when someone's hand was in front of it, and when there was, it lashed out. Another demo showed how one of the robots was programmed to weave its way around a small obstacle course, knocking little tires over along the way -- intentionally -- and then hitting a specific color sensor.

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Samsung unveils gesture-control TVs

New TVs from Samsung will recognise an expanded range of gestures so people can swipe through on-screen menus in a way that revolutionises the old remote control.

Samsung Electronics Co., the Korean electronics maker that is successfully challenging Apple in smartphones, touts the new user interface as faster and more intuitive than before.

Samsung said Monday that the new interface will be a feature of upcoming smart TVs. In addition, certain high-end Samsung smart TVs sold since last year can be upgraded with an add-on kit - complete with the required quad-core processor - that will be sold separately for a few hundred dollars.

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Samsung President Boo-Keun Yoon said the new features are designed to make TV-viewing easy as consumers face more and more choices in what they watch.

"We have developed TVs that respond to people's needs and lifestyles, TVs that know in advance what people want to watch, TVs that have the power to create the ultimate lean-back experience," Yoon said.

At the International CES gadget show, Samsung also introduced an 85-inch "ultrahigh definition" set, in line with rivals that are all rolling out screens with four times the pixels as the current HD. The higher resolution will let TV screens get larger and people to sit closer without a decline in picture quality, though initially the price tag will limit those sets to technology's early adopters.

The new lineup of smart TVs respond to more natural speech and motion, similar to the way the Kinect controller on an Xbox 360 game console allows users to swipe through menus by gesturing in the air. The camera is mounted on top of the screen and can be folded back for people concerned about privacy.

Earlier Monday, LG Electronics Inc. unveiled a new Magic Remote, which acts like a wand that is sensitive to motion and is used to navigate on-screen menus. LG said the new model responds better to natural speech and can be controlled with a single finger. It also lets you change the channels by writing numbers in the air.

Samsung's new handheld remote control comes with a touch-sensitive clickable track pad, which is another way to navigate through viewing options.

Because it is integrated with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, the new interface accepts text input. You have a range of options for typing - through a synced smartphone, a Bluetooth-enabled wireless keyboard accessory, using hand gestures for an on-screen keyboard, or using its voice-to-type software.

Search functions also span Web video apps and live TV, meaning that searches of a show will inform viewers if and when an episode is available on live TV, or if it's available through an app such as Netflix.

Nintendo's Wii U game console does something similar by showing search results from live TV and Web video apps. But by being integrated with the TV, Samsung's universal search function doesn't require the user to change the TV's source input.

And since you can also play some games on its new smart TVs, the new sets from Samsung are acting more and more like mobile computing devices with an extra-large screen.

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Utah startup HzO hopes to make your devices waterproof

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The days of water and other liquids being the enemy of consumer electronics may be over, if HzO has its way. At CES this week, the Utah-based startup is showing off a solution it claims can counter the often fatal effects of swimming pools, spilled drinks, and rainstorms by making the next generation of smartphones, tablets, earphones, televisions and other consumer electronics virtually waterproof.

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HzO’s WaterBlock technology, which was awarded a CES Innovations Design and Engineering prize, uses a nano-coating process to cover the innards of electronic devices with a liquid-repelling film that blocks out moisture without disrupting the products’ functions. It’s applied to the insides of a device and adds no extra bulk or weight and is completely transparent when used on materials including metal, plastic, steel and tin.

At CES, HzO representatives demonstrated WaterBlock to ITProPortal by dunking a Samsung Galaxy S2 into a tank full of beer. The phone was sat in the liquid for a prolonged period of time and, remarkably, continued to work both while submerged and after being removed from the beer.

Though the technology was originally developed to be used by rescue workers, HzO hopes to collaborate with manufacturers large and small to have WaterBlock applied directly during the manufacturing process. Last year, the company hinted at the possibility of collaboration with the likes of Apple and Samsung. While the technology isn’t available for consumer use directly, there’s a good chance it could make its way to mainstream products very soon.

HzO has also said that it foresees its WaterBlock technology being adapted for use in non-electronic products, such as rugs and textiles that equally need to be protected from liquids and other potentially damaging substances.

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That's old tech, there have been companies doinng this for a while now, it has even been on UK TV (Gadgetshow) in their stress tests.

And then I found this...

It's a TV in a tablet and RCA is taking it to CES

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RCA has made something for those mobile couch potatoes – a tablet for watching television on the go.
The RCA DMT580D was unveiled Friday, and though it doesn't have a slick name it does do some pretty cool tricks. The device has a dual TV tuner that picks up DTV signals and is compatible with mobile TV provider Dyle.
The tablet has a top mounted telescoping antenna to get those standard over-the-air digital TV broadcasts. Unfortunately, it seems users will have to be stationary to receive those DTV signals, so no watching regular TV while the car's moving.
But users will be able switch over to Dyle TV while they're in motion. And with 130 mobile TV channels offered by Dyle, viewers shouldn't get too bored.
Dyle is free to anyone with the hardware to access it, but the service is only available in about 35 markets at the moment.
It's a tablet too

The new RCA device isn't just a boob tube on the move; it's an Android tablet as well.
First off is the all-important screen. It's an 8-inch HD IPS touchscreen with a 1024 x 768 resolution. The TV tablet also has a Cortex 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal flash memory.
There are front and rear cameras on the tablet for catching reaction shots to horror movies. But RCA didn't spill the beans on camera specifics.
The device is Wi-Fi capable with a host of USB and SD ports, as well as HDMI connectivity.
As for battery life, TV mode is quite the energy hog. The device only lasts through four hours of unadulterated television. Pure web surfing will extend the tablet's life to about 10 hours.
TV to go

The whole package weighs in at 1.4 pounds and will cost around $299. At that hefty price, the TV tablet is reserved for those who really want to catch their SNL while they'are still at the club.
There are those diehard TV fans, so RCA's new TV tablet might be a real hit in some circles. But there are plenty of cheaper tablets that offer better specs, so RCA's new device might have trouble competing with other tablets.
RCA is still being coy with some facts, like exactly when the new tablet will launch. It's most specific launch window for the product is this spring, and will only be available in the U.S.
The TV tablet will make an appearance during next week's CES 2013. Hopefully, a few more details will shake loose during the show.



Man... Who would pay $300 for 2 year old specs with a TV tuner attached when the Chinese have been knocking these out for ages and can be picked up online for cheaper.

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Steam and X3i teamed up to create the 'steam box'
For all of you gamers hear, the steam box is here!
Codename: Piston
Specs and price are still unknown, but Steam is actually going to use Linux for the OS on this steam box! The model is based on the X7A, which has a 3.2 Ghz CPU and an iGPU. Now, hopefully the steam box will run a better GPU than the model it's based off!

Here's a picture for you:
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Finally, This is great stuff!

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An early look at Intel's 'Lexington' platform: Atom, tailored for emerging markets

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Where are all the keyboard phons? I only see PadPhones :D

Can't beleive there is no market for a keyboard slide phone? Sad.

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Samsung shows off whopping 110-inch TV

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While claims of "world's biggest" have been quite liberally applied to many products at CES 2013, here is a product that is truly big: Samsung's 110-inch 4K television.

The TV dwarfs the UN85S9 announced earlier this week, but at this stage it is only a prototype. It shares the same design elements, though, with the tilt-back easel design and relatively slim bezel. I'm not sure what it is about 110 inches -- there are a lot of products that are the same size this year--maybe it's the biggest size that will fit in a delivery van. Or something more arcane like the metric length of Henry's the VIII's forearm.

As a prototype it misses out on features like an upgraded smart TV suite and all of the other Samsung goodies announced this year.

The Samsung UN85S9 will be coming online in 2013, but don't expect to see the 110-incher for a while.

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Pebble watch is the smartest timepiece ever

Think your smart watch is pretty slick? Well think again. The new $150 Pebble watch flaunts a wide range of fancy skills plus looks gorgeous doing it.

On the surface, the Pebble seems to be your standard smart timepiece. It syncs to phones, either Android or iOS, to display incoming messages and caller information. What sets this device apart, though, are its powerful and flexible software skills and stunning good looks. For instance you'll be able to configure the device via the cloud and have custom alerts pushed to the watch. Need to know when it's raining in Topeka, Kan.? No problem. You can also download and swap in fresh watch faces on the fly to keep things current.

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Swype Beta crowdsources your keyboard dictionary

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Swype for Android has been around for a few years now, but the app's developer Nuance is still showing it off here at CES 2013. In fact, the company officially announced the newest beta version of the popular Android keyboard on Monday, and the app happens to be a finalist in the CES Mobile Apps Showdown.

If you've never heard of Swype, it's a stunningly effective gesture-based keyboard that lets you type on your Android device by sliding your finger continuously across your target letters (as opposed to tapping). I must admit that I personally prefer a traditional tap-to-type experience on my mobile device, but there is no question that Swype is still a godsend for a growing number of other Android users.

The newest beta version of Swype for Android, announced here at CES, brings with it two noteworthy features.

First, is Swype Living Language. If you decide to opt in to this new feature, Swype will use crowdsourcing to analyze words and phrases that are being used by the masses in real-time, and continuously update your language dictionary accordingly. This means a smarter keyboard and better predictions for you. Of course, the tradeoff here is that your data will also be shared with the masses. If you don't mind paying this price, then you could be in for a significantly upgraded typing experience.

Second, is the new Smart Editor. This new feature allows Swype to analyze your sentences and the contexts in which you're typing, and offer suggestions to correct potential mistakes. The key here is its ability to analyze context, which makes Swype feel like it's actually "understanding" what you type, as you type it.

Swype Beta version 1.4 is available for free download from Swype's Web site. The Living Language feature alone looks like a good enough reason to try it out.

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Luminae glass keyboard: From vaporware to reality

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When the Luminae glass keyboard project concluded its campaign on Kickstarter in early 2012, it was pretty much just a glimmer in its creator's eye, more an idea than a product. That didn't stop it from nearly tripling its funding goal. Move ahead to CES 2013 and the Luminae from TransluSense is very much a real thing, and it's a thing of beauty.

A light pipe, infrared LEDs, and visible LEDs feed signals into the artfully curved glass. Three cameras look upward from below and see when your fingers break the light pattern. That's how it recognizes what you're doing on the glass. A smaller trackpad version will also be available.

So what's the purpose of a glass keyboard, especially one that costs $500? For starters, you'll never have to shake, toothpick, or vacuum crumbs out from under your keys ever again. Ultimately, the real answer is that it just plain looks awesome.

Another secret makes this keyboard appealing. Customers can design their own custom overlays online and set the keyboard to recognize all the custom keys and shortcuts. If you get tired of it, just peel it off and apply a new one. It also offers multitouch. You can slap a trackpad area on the side if you want to.
Luminae creator Jason Giddings got the idea for the keyboard from watching sci-fi movies, where so many future interfaces are see-through. He calls the concept "eye candy." It took plenty of design and software development to turn his sci-fi idea into a real device.

The reward is a gaggle of gorgeous glass keyboards sitting at CES, glowing in different shades of red, blue, white, and purple. Luminae expects to be shipping to customers in about three months, giving the developers time to work out some kinks in the software. That time frame may be a bit generous considering the project's long history of delays. Still, being able to actually touch one of these keyboards is a big step in the right direction.

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Keep it up ranbaxy; our in-house aggregator!

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Aka spammer :D

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Nah AMD has exclusive use to that title :p

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I soooooooooooooooooooooo predicted that comment!

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please move the more important talk about titles to the countdown thread.

This is about CES?

Regards
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Razer Edge becomes reality at CES

Gaming hardware usually takes a backseat at CES, but this year seems to be an exception. We've already seen Nvidia's blockbuster Project Shield handheld Android/PC game streaming device. Today Razer announced the Edge PC gaming tablet, and we took a good long look at and played with it along with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan at this year's CES.

Razer teased the tablet at last year's CES under the code name Project Fiona. The company then conducted a crowd-sourcing campaign in which gamers provided Razer with feedback about the specs they'd like to see in a mobile PC gaming device.
Razer Edge brings full PC gaming to a versatile tablet (pictures)

It’s an innovative approach, but the result is what you could probably guess anyway: the Edge splits the difference between hard-core gaming PCs and tablets with a full-fledged Windows 8 tablet running an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GT640M LE graphics. It looks...well, it looks like a tablet. But, under the hood, it has the guts of a high-powered gaming ultrabook.

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If the specs are perhaps predictable, it's the accessories that help it stand out.

The accessories help the Edge transform into a few different modes: a handheld dual-controller case looks nearly identical to the Project Fiona images shown last year. It adds gaming console-like buttons and sticks and makes the Edge a large gaming handheld, of a sort.

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There's also a dock that offers external HDMI and USB connectors to plug into a TV and add additional Xbox 360-like controllers, for two-player simultaneous gaming. You can use the dock with a larger-screen monitor or TV, or as a standalone device.

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A keyboard accessory turns the Edge into a little gaming hybrid device, and both the keyboard and the game pad accessories support a removable battery that doubles the life of the Edge. You will likely want an extra battery, too. Without it, Razer estimates the Edge has 2 hours of power during general tablet use, and around 1 hour when you're playing games, but an extended 40-watt battery will take gaming use up to 2-4 hours, or around 8 hours for less graphics-intensive tablet use.

The Edge costs $999 in its base configuration with a Core i5 chip, 4GB of RAM, and a 64GB solid-state hard drive. That's in the same ballpark as other Windows 8 tablets like Microsoft's forthcoming Surface Pro.

The $1,299 Edge Pro model will get a bump to Core i7, 8GB of memory, and either a 128GB or 256GB SSD. A $1,499 bundle includes the game pad case. Both models are available for purchase today from online retailers and Razer's own Web site, but will be available starting Q1 of 2013.

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The Razer Edge, along with Nvidia's Project Shield, signals a strategy shift from companies with strong ties to PC gaming due to an increasingly portable consumer computer landscape. Whether gamers of any variety want these devices is an open question, but we expect they won't be the last to tempt PC gamers away from the desktop. The best news about the Razer Edge is that it's ready to go: all its modes feel weirdly practical, avoiding the challenges that the touch-screen Switchblade UI continues to pose for Razer's Blade gaming laptop. And, especially compared with the Blade, its price isn't too high. As a demonstration of the evolution of the PC and PC gaming, the Edge succeeds.

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YotaPhone: An LCD, e-ink Android mashup

It sounds like a bad "Star Wars" pun, but the YotaPhone, a spinoff from a company responsible for making LTE routers and modems, is bringing a whole lot of Android innovation to a crowded field. In fact, it's the most interesting smartphone I've seen here at CES, and this is only the first device prototype out of a planned total of three before launch.

Here's the take-away, plain and simple: YotaPhone is a high-end Android 4.1 Jelly Bean smartphone with an e-ink display on the back. Why? It's all about battery savings. E-ink conserves more resources than color HD displays, so if you're just reading a long article or a book, use the low-power e-ink side, and when you're ready to watch a TV show or swipe through a photo gallery, flip the phone around to use LCD.

There are two ways to get content onto the back display. The first is to simply mirror what's on the screen by swiping down with a two-fingered gesture (check the video above for a demo.) That will give you a static image of a map, for instance, or a shopping list.

The second way to program YotaPhone's e-ink display is to use apps built for that specific purpose. Yota starts out with a few, like an RSS reader, an alarm clock, and Twitter, but plans to open up the SDK so developers can create their own compatible software. Transferring data with these apps was seamless over a strong Wi-Fi connection, just by tapping an onscreen control.

Yota Device's CEO, Vladislav Martynov, pointed out a few other uses as well. You can keep notifications nearby so you don't miss any news, customize with a photo, and it's outdoor reading-ready.

Now I don't know that I buy the customization angle since the e-ink screen looks like someone slapped a boring grayscale sticker on the back of a smartphone and blacks and whites aren't sharply contrasted or defined...but you get the idea.

New stuff
An e-ink b-side isn't the YotaPhone's only new trick. It also overturns capacitive navigation buttons and instead adopts a Web OS-style gesture navigation, where half a swipe across the bottom takes you back, a full swipe takes you home, and a long press in the center brings up recent applications.

Gesture controls also inform navigation on the e-ink side of things, but less successfully. Swiping and tapping navigate around, but the 4.3-inch e-ink display (200dpi) isn't touch-sensitive itself, which just makes navigation slow and clunky. Since it's still early days, I hope the Yota team comes up with a better system here.

Even though Corning just announced Gorilla Glass 3 days before CES, the YotaPhone prototype already has it, and then some. Yota actually got Corning to make them a curved "3D" glass for the e-ink side, which helps improve readability. As a result, the back of the thick-around-the-middle YotaPhone is slightly curved.

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The front of the phone also uses Gorilla Glass 3 to protect its 4.3-inch 1,280x820p HD LCD display.

A final, smaller point of interest is the SIM card slot, which also doubles as power button. CEO Martynov says the company wanted to reduce the number of holes and buttons.

Other features
Qualcomm's 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8960) chip, 4G LTE, and NFC are all onboard. It also features a 12-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video support, and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera with 720p support. There will be two storage capacities: 32GB and 64GB, with 2GB RAM -- but no expandable memory.

The YotaPhone prototype weighs 4.9 ounces and is about 0.4 inch thick.

Problems
In addition to some weirdness with interacting with the content on the e-ink display, as the looks of the screen itself, there are other problem areas that YotaPhone will need to address as it completes the development cycle.

My fingers kept hitting the back of the phone as I held it, activating things I didn't want to see. A locking mechanism would be helpful here, either in terms of hardware or a simple onscreen control.

I'm also still a little dubious about the convenience of flipping the phone over at intervals to use first one side and then another -- even though one use case is to use the e-ink side when you're on the phone's final battery legs. For me, at least, chargers are nearby, I become loathe to switch up what I'm doing, and I can't see myself wanting to leave the comforts of a rich, colorful screen to gaze upon an image that reminds me of an old, faded newspaper.

Then there's the fact that dual screens have a way of sounding better than they really are. Yota CEO Martynov emphasizes that YotaPhone's concept is totally different from the usual idea of a second screen or ticker, but one of the main reasons those phones have failed is because they're just a little too odd or take a little too much work to use.

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Impecca's tablet friendly Bluetooth bamboo keyboard :D

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At CES, some of the fun is going around trying to find interesting smaller items. In that vein, I came across this compact Bluetooth keyboard made of mostly biodegradable bamboo from Impecca.

The company also makes standard sized bamboo keyboards and mice, but this one's geared toward tablet owners and its keys have a nice smooth feel. An Impecca rep said those keys have a finish that prevents them from looking worn over time (since I haven't used one for more than a few seconds I can't verify that).

The new keyboard should be shipping soon and carries a retail price of $99.

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Solve math problems by writing on your screen with MyScript Calculator :cool:

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MyScript Calculator is an app for both iOS and Android that lets you perform mathematical operations with freehand writing of expressions on your touch screen. This app won the Mobile App Showdown award at CES 2013 and after some time spent using it, it's easy to see why.

The simple-looking interface mimics the look of graph paper. In the top right of the screen you have buttons for undo and redo, and a trash can for when you want to clear the screen completely. In the upper left you can open a menu where you can access the settings with options for setting the number of decimal points the app displays, switching to left-handed input, and other things. But it also has an interesting setting called palm rejection; when turned on, the app will ignore the part of the hand that touches the screen, useful for those who naturally rest their hand on the writing surface when drawing numbers with a stylus.

Perfect for math students or anyone who wants to make a quick calculation, MyScript Calculator converts hand-written numbers and symbols into clear notation before your eyes, then shows you the solution to a math expression instantaneously. Not only can you add, subtract, multiply, and divide; you also can solve trigonometric functions by writing sin, cos, tan, and the degree of the angle on the screen. The app supports surprisingly complex expressions, letting you add exponents, draw the radical symbol for square roots, draw a line to divide by another number, and so on. You can continue to add to each mathematical expression or erase parts of it until you get it exactly right.

The app also lets you solve for variables using a question mark. This means you could write "6 (6+1) + ? = 50" and MyScript Calculator will replace the question mark with the correct answer automatically.

In my initial testing of this app, I was amazed at how well it understood and converted free handwriting, but once I tried more complex expressions, I was blown away by just how powerful it really is.

MyScript Calculator is free at the app store and is great for when you want to perform quick calculations and would even be useful for students wanting to find the solutions to more complex problems.

Re: Ces 2013
 

OMG I want one!

iPotty... I hope they expand in to making these for adults

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And add a cup holder


blurb

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CTA Digital say they hope the iPotty will help with toilet training by allowing children to watch videos or play games on their iPads while using the toilet. The iPotty comes with a clip-on cover to transform the potty for a child to use as a seat and a cover to protect the iPad from damage (iPad not included), it is expected to retail for £25 when it goes on sale in March.
In the run-up to Christmas it was reported that many children as young as three would be receiving iPads and other tablet devices for Christmas, as toy manufacturers struggled to gain children's interest.
CTA Digital product specialist Camilo Gallardo said: "It's novel to a lot of people but we've gotten great feedback from parents who think it'd be great for training."
The company highlights the number of iPad apps available for young children to use alongside the iPotty.
Despite Apple's minimum age rating on the App Store of 4+ many toilet training apps, including Oceanhouse Media's Once Upon a Potty, have their own lower recommended age range of 1-4 years.

Re: Ces 2013
 

That is an awsome machine! I want...

Whats the specs?

Re: Ces 2013
 

It's funny that Dave has not yet touched this topic, according to Finnish newspapers the YotaPhone will be soon released in Russia, Austria, France, Germany and Spain, priced 499 eur

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/digi/art-1288628270664.html
http://www.yotaphone.com/#/en/

Re: Ces 2013
 

It's not for me. Also it has it's own thread plus I have been occopiaed with jolla Tizen and FF OS!

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=88528

But thanks for bring the device up to light. Someone hels might be in to this cool tech.

Go Jolla
Go Yota

Re: Ces 2013
 

This device's got what I proposed in E-Ink Other Half. We need to get that done soonest, so we can show up that SailfishOS in Jolla can match Android in the Yota device :D

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I think that a good Idea but I think we should do it even better. The E-lnk should have an included Solar screen so you can read and charge at the same time.