And with this, we wrap up and talk about CES 2009. This is the last activity DanfromTechDigest partook in in Vegas. Being British, and not terribly gun savvy, there was much excitement to be had at The Gun Range.
Hooray! An air ionising computer! There's some witchcraft that claims to keep you more alert whilst using the computer, due to some ion negatiser. Duncan's not convinced, but he is convinced by the decent graphics card, the decent sized keyboard and ability to boot up some key functions without booting up the whole system.
£700 here
For purely selfish reasons, I love this video camera. But perhaps you have the same needs as me, so I'm going to share the love. It records to SD, it has a mic input, you don't have to record in memory snatching 1080p... what's not to love?
Get yours here
Dan gets hands on with LG's other 8 megapixel snapper - the KC780. LG describes it as a "slim 8 megapixel slider" camera phone - Dan's not so sure about the slim part of that claim (the words 'clunky' and 'basic' are used). So, as you'll see in a mo, Dan isn't entirely won over (it's just not the Renoir, is it Dan?) with what it has to offer, but what do you think?
Pricing depends on the network.
More video review here
When I first wrote about the Valve80 speakers, I was mostly excited that they looked a bit different. Apparently, though, they actually sound pretty smashing too. Who knew? They're not cheap though, at £293 a pop.
Dan gets hands on with Nikon's D90 digital SLR beast of a camera and its powerful 12.3 megapixel sensor. There are all sorts of features that makes him wish he had one - retouching features, 3-inch LCD display, face/contrast detection HD video and GPS... to name a few. Just to prove how good the camera is he even filmed the review on it. See what you think below.
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The INQ1 from 3 is a Facebook, Skype, MSN and Last.fm friendly phone with a not too shabby design. If you missed the low down on the handset, Zara live blogged the 3 conference where it was initially announced here and gave us a sneak preview here. But if you want to see more, I suggest you watch Duncan get to grips with it below. With social networking heavily integrated into the phone, it's got the potential to be a nifty piece of mobile equipment. Find out what Duncan makes of it.
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Zara's been eyeing up the netbook space for a while, and it seems the Advent might have convinced her to dive in. There's a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP. You can pick one up here.
Duncan has checked out the bizarre bamboo-covered notebook from Asus, the U6V. It's not under spec'd, carrying an HDMI input, a Core Two Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and a dedicated graphics card. It also delivers on the green specs, as well. But such goodness doesn't come cheap - the cheapest we found was £968 here.
Here it is - RIM's first foray into the flip phone world. Yes, apparently people still buy flip phones. This is modelled on the massively popular Pearl, but with a little bit of spit and polish. You can pre-order yours for a non specified price here. Or you can just be patient.
Xmas comes but once a year, and once the presents have been open, the shiny wrapping discarded you're left with the Boxing Day aftermath. Say hello to toys you'll use once, novelty gifts and tat that you have nowhere to store, and ugly dresses your mum thinks you'll 'grow into'. The credit crunch may be scaring the nation but the discarded tinsel and packaging boxes in your bin Boxing Day beg to differ. How about getting your loved ones something different, such as an experience they'll treasure forever? Welcome to Airkix indoor skydiving.
See a video after the jump.
Dan had a play with the Eee Top, which is receiving mixed reviews across the internet. Personally, having looked over his shoulder for at least 40 seconds, I can confirm that's it's brill. For a more in depth look though, it might be worth watching the video.
Get it for £449 here
Here's the second part of my Blackberry Storm review, including lots of lovely shots of things like the keyboard and the camera quality. I know you've been waiting on the edges of your seats, so no doubt you'll be relieved to finally find out whether I'm going for a Storm or an iPhone at the end of the video. You'll sleep so much better tonight with that knowledge.
Get the Blackberry Storm here.
Last night I got the champagne treatment at the unveiling of the latest LG and Prada collaboration - the Prada and Link Bluetooth watch. It steals its name from its predecessor (which may cause confusion at first), but the Prada phone is so stylish we can let that go. And the inclusion of the Link only adds to its appeal. We told you about it yesterday, but see it in all its glory below.
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Today we told you all about the INQ1, the spec heavy phone from 3 that can be purchased by those on a budget. We promised you a video.. and here it is! Enjoy.
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Apricot entered the UMPC market for the first time in around 10 years in September, exciting Zara who remembers the Apricot brand well. Its aim... to challenge the likes of Asus, Advent and other netbook brands with their big comeback. Find out what Zara thinks and whether it's up for the challenge in the video below.
The Eee brand of low cost, no frills netbooks has a new desktop edition - the Eee Top (we told you about it last week). Duncan gets very hands on with it and overall seems quite impressed with its 15.6-inches of touchscreen goodness.
Like this? Read this: Got wood? Bamboo notebook from Asus has plenty
We're a bit late with our Stuff Live coverage thanks to a technical glitch beyond our control. But we've retrieved the files and first up is a preview of the eco-friendly Asus Bamboo notebook (remember we told you about it at the beginning of the week).
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Sony Ericsson unveiled its spherical wireless home audio system last week alongside the latest Walkman W705 phone. I wouldn't mind having one of these lovely devices pumping out the tunage at home, so needless to say it's won me over.
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I've been in Liverpool over the past couple of days for the MTV EMA's (woop woop), but it's not all been fun and games - we actually had to get down to a bit of work. Sony Ericsson unveiled its latest Walkman phone with a design, sound quality and one touch access to Youtube and online music that has done them proud. Read all about it here, and see it in a quick preview below.
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