CES 2009 show report

Intel demonstrated a working version of USB 3.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Here's why it will make eSATA and FireWire obsolete.  Read more »

Canadian-based NovelQuest's mother of all workspaces, the Emperor Workstation, made another appearance at this year's CES tradeshow.  Read more »

Smartfish Technologies recognizes the need for a more ergonomic solution and developed the Pro:Motion family of products, starting with the Automatic Moving Keyboard.  Read more »

In an effort to trump the existing Nintendo Wii remote controller, Nyko is introducing what the company is calling the most advanced Wii remote yet.  Read more »

The company showed off two new monitors specifically designed as companion monitors for a laptop.  Read more »

Like the Samsung, the FuHzion has a 120Hz refresh rate. This is double what a typical monitor has.  Read more »

The buzzword this year seems to be "Full HD" for many vendor and BenQ is not an exception.  Read more »

The G-Fi from PosiMotion is the first router we've known that doesn't have the ability to share access to the Internet. Instead, it receives the satellite signals and shares the GPS information to any Wi-Fi-enabled device.  Read more »

Here's another alternative to the US$1,499 Belkin FlyWire. For US$500 less, you get a similar wireless HDMI transmitter and receiver pair capable of supporting uncompressed 1080p signals.  Read more »

Don't be fooled by its mini size--this thing has every gadget you'll need to give a business slide show presentation.  Read more »

A Silicon Valley company says its take on motion-control technology will offer far more accuracy to such games as Nintendo's Wii Sports.  Read more »

By sticking this gadget into the soil beside your plant, it can gather information such as soil quality, temperature and if the plant is getting enough sunlight.  Read more »

One of the holy grails of consumer electronics is to create a wireless networking solution that works seamlessly behind the scenes to link together all your home A/V, PC, and mobile gear throughout your house. Silicon Image, the company that brought you the HDMI standard, is on a quest to find that grail and the horse its riding is named LiquidHD.  Read more »

Imagine dropping your cell phone and MP3 player into a special pocket in the console of your car, and having them automatically charge up. Leggett and Platt, an automotive parts supplier, is using technology from Fulton Innovation that makes this scenario a reality. Read more »

The Zii is a System-On-Chip (SoC). In pedestrian terms, that means a new processor that comprises dual ARM cores, a host of peripheral controllers and middleware on a single chip.  Read more »

The SideStage is a 7-inch LCD monitor that you can plug into your computer via a USB port. Once plugged in, it becomes an extension of the computer's main screen.  Read more »

Both keyboards feature a built-in Cirque two-button touchpad meant to take the place of your mouse and clean up your desktop.  Read more »

Having announced its slew of new panels and media players at CES, Samsung gave us an inkling as to what its main focus would be this year.  Read more »

In collaboration with Disney, US Music Corp has developed the Disney Star. This game is very similar to Rockband and comes with a guitar, music keyboard and microphone, but instead buttons, there are colored strings.  Read more »

Unlike AMD, which is merely a beneficiary of iZ3D offering ATI Radeon customers a deal on drivers for its specialized 3D LCDs, Nvidia's stereo 3D hardware is homegrown, and it's also one of the few products that Nvidia itself is distributing to retail.  Read more »

The Korean chaebol has launched what it claims is the world's first Network-Attached Storage (NAS) device with integrated Blu-ray rewriter drive.  Read more »

LG unveiled its LCD displays for the US market in 2009, among them a full-HD 23-inch TV (M237WD) with built-in ATSC tuner (for digital broadcasts in the US) and remote control.  Read more »

LG's "Life's Good When It's Green" initiative will focus on environmentally sustainable solutions through product design, manufacturing process, energy efficiency and recycling programs, as well as management of hazardous waste.  Read more »

Netgear unveils a successor, the Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150, which offers a few significant improvements.  Read more »

The Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD media player, which connects to your TV and plays back video, pictures, and music from external storage devices.  Read more »

Seagate just announced two new additions to the Seagate Pipeline group of hard drives made to fit in digital video recorders (DVRs). Read more »

Trying to put more electronics in a tight corner and running out of power outlets? ezGear has a solution, and it comes in a compact package.  Read more »

Logitech has announced several new member of its G-Series line of PC peripherals, starting with the G35 Surround Sound headset. Read more »

iLuv has trotted out the iSP200, a 2.1-channel PC speaker system for laptops and desktops due out in June.  Read more »

Cisco Systems is making a big push this year at CES with new products that will help consumers move digital media around their homes.  Read more »