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CES 2012 starts Monday, but lots of pre-information coming out this weekend.
http://www.engadget.com/ces/
http://ces.cnet.com/
http://www.theverge.com/ces
http://www.bgr.com/tag/ces/
http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ces-2012/
http://www.androidcentral.com/ces2012
http://www.pcper.com/category/tags/ces
Some of the interesting stories to me so far...
802.11ac and 802.11ad Gigabit wireless 2H 2012
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/gigabit-wi-fi-chips-emerge-will-power-super-fast-home-video-streaming.ars
802.11ac wireless up to 1.3Gbps speeds (433Mbps per channel) and improved range on 5GHz.
WiGig 802.11ad short range 60GHz wireless for same room uses and speeds up to 7Gbps.
1TB USB 3.0 Flash drive.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/7/2690288/victorinox-swiss-army-1tb-usb-esata-flash-drive-ces
It's gonna be expensive.
Motorola teases wireless power
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/motorola-wireless-power-ces-2012/
Vizio getting into the laptop and all-in-one desktop market
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/vizio-desktop-laptop-pc/
Toshiba coming out with a cheap 7 inch tablet.
http://www.androidcentral.com/toshiba-preparing-7-inch-cost-effective-tablet-ces-2012
Specs are low end, but it looks pretty.
Motorola Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 inch wifi tablets coming Jan 18th
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/7/2688765/motorola-xyboard-wi-fi-tablets-preorder-shipping-jan-18
Thin and getting Android 4.0 eventually, but using last year specs, 1.2GHz TI processor, 1GB RAM, 1280x800 resolution. Prices starting at $400 for 8 inch and $500 for 10 inch models.
Samsung Galaxy Note coming on AT&T
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/6/2687238/att-samsung-galaxy-note-promo-images
5.3 inch super phone with stylus. Really awesome phone if it can fit in your pocket.
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LOL i saw CES and though Clinical Equipment Services.... i repair medical eqiupment and thats what our shop is called.
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Acer's press conference was pretty boring. They announced an ultrabook (like everyone else) and their own cloud service. Was hoping for details on the A700 tablet, but they only teased us with a very brief glimpse and a promise of more to come later. Ugh. Really?
They did confirm it's quad core and "native 1080p". So the rumors of the 1920x1200 resolution are probably accurate.
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33363_1-57354779/an-early-letdown-acer-unveils-ultrabooks-cloud-and-little-else/
Toshiba unvieled the Excite 10 tablet. 7.7mm world's thinnest tablet. Sadly the specs are not exciting. A 1.2 GHz dual core OMAP 4430, 1GB RAM, 1280x800 resolution.
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33378_1-57354154/toshibas-new-tablet-is-thinnest-yet-but-does-its-price-kill-it/
Lenovo IdeaTab S2 looks interesting. 1.5GHz dual core Snapdragon, 1GB RAM, and 1280x800. But this thing has has a clamshell dock like the ASUS Transformer. So it also converts into a netbook like Android device. Sadly it has possibly the worst custom UI I've ever seen. Why Lenovo, why?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/lenovos-ideatab-s2-10-joins-the-tablet-transformation-gang-pa/
Another Lenovo tablet, IdeaTab K2. Tegra 3 and 1920x1200 resolution. Bit on the chunky side though. And probably not coming anytime soon. So I'm not too excited about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/lenovo-lepad-k2010-ideatab-k2-hands-on/
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That ultrabook was pretty sexy though
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LG's 55" OLED TV has my interest.. though it still needs work from what I am reading.
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$10,000 price needs the most work. 
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ASUS announced a new Transformer Prime. The Transformer Optimus Prime... Just kidding about the name. It's the Transformer Prime TF700T.
http://www.pcper.com/news/Mobile/CES-2012-ASUS-Updates-Transformer-Prime-1920x1200-Display
Three notable improvements over the original Transformer Prime that just launched a couple weeks ago.
* A 1920x1200 resolution display (up from 1280x800)
* A 2.0MP front camera (up from 1.3MP)
* And an improved back cover that will fix the wifi, GPS, and bluetooth issues
It's coming this quarter for $600 and $700. So a $100 price bump over the existing model.
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But just think, couple years ago when a 30" OLED TV would of run you few times that amount. In a few years we might be seeing 80" OLED sets that cost less and look better then anything on the market today. If only they would also be quadHD too 
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Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint all getting awesome new phones.
T-Mobile isn't getting squat!
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Any high-res tablets announced yet?
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Any high-res tablets announced yet?
Acer Iconia (no model yet, but assume it's the A700), ASUS Tranformer Prime TF700, and Lenovo Ideapad K2 all seem to have 1920x1200 resolution displays.
Acer is the only one without any official info yet. They did tease a "native 1080p" display. But I doubt they are doing 1920x1080 (16:9) display. So I assume they mean 1080p on a 1920x1200 display.
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Dish announces a speed increase to it's satellite broadband service. Now up 12Mbps down and 3Mbps up. This an increase over the previously fastest speeds of 3Mbps down.
It's not cheap though at $80 a month. But the only people that would use satellite are rural folks that can't get cable or DSL or even cellular data coverage, because just about anything is better than satellite.
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33376_1-57355398/dish-blasts-out-high-speed-satellite-broadband/
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Ravynmagi posted:
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Any high-res tablets announced yet?
Acer Iconia (no model yet, but assume it's the A700), ASUS Tranformer Prime TF700, and Lenovo Ideapad K2 all seem to have 1920x1200 resolution displays. Acer is the only one without any official info yet. They did tease a "native 1080p" display. But I doubt they are doing 1920x1080 (16:9) display. So I assume they mean 1080p on a 1920x1200 display.
Nice res.Bad price.
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Acer A700 hands on at Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/acer-iconia-tab-a700-hands-on/
Somewhat worrisome is that Acer is saying this isn't a product, but a technology demo with no guarantee this will ever go on sale. Ugh, best case it sounds like it could be more than one quarter away if it happens (and I imagine it will in some form).
Sadly it's not going with the thinner and lighter theme. As Engadget said it's got some heft. Though it does seem thinner than it's predecessor, so may not be that bad.
Tegra 3 1.3GHz quad core
10.1 inch "1080p" "IPS quality"
1GB RAM
HDMI (full sized?), micro USB, micro SD ports
Not sure why the display information is so elusive. "IPS quality" does that mean it's not IPS? "1080p" does that mean 1920x1080p, because a 16:9 ratio is kinda odd for a tablet and kinda not idea in my opinion.
Engadget also had a hands on with something that is a product, the Asus Transformer Prime TF700T.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/asus-eee-pad-memo-me171-me370t-and-high-end-transformer-prime-t/
As mentioned earlier, it's an upgrade, not replacement of the just released Transformer Prime TF201. For a extra $100 you get a better camera, resolution, and working wireless and bluetooth. They made no mention of GPS, but that was never an official feature of the first TF Prime either, so it could be a hidden extra again.
I love the look of this new TF Prime. It's a greyish silver. Looks much more profession than the purple and gold colored models of the first TF Prime.
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These 1080p and 1200p resolution tablets are a bit on the high priced side (for Android). So let's take a break from those and mention a couple of cheaper tablets.
Pantech Element is an 8 inch 1024x768 (4:3) tablet with dual core 1.5GHz processor. I really like the squarish 4:3 ratio for tablets, seem to make them more versatile and balanced. Wish more Android manufactures would try that out. Sadly no wifi only model yet. But if you want an LTE tablet, this is pretty cheap at $300 on contract.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/pantech-element-hands-on-at-ces-2012
ASUS 7 inch Tegra 3 with Android 4 for just $250. Sadly no more details mentioned yet. Just a tease. But this could be pretty awesome.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/nvidia-and-asus-tease-7-inch-tegra-3-tablet-with-ics-and-249-pr/
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Intel fakes DX11 Ivy Bridge Ultrabook demo.
http://www.legitreviews.com/news/12209/
The Intel presenter says he's showing up a DX11 game on an Ultrabook. He's on stage with the laptop and racing week. But on the screen, you can see the video playback controls for a second. Then the video doesn't play right.
Why do a bold face lie like that? It's hard enough to get actual real demos to work. Trying to pull of a lie? Way too risky and very easily seen through. Should have just been honest and said, here's a video clip of a racing game on Ivy Bridge (hopefully at least the video clip was originally recorded on an Ivy Bridge DX11 chip).
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For Windows Phone users.. (anyone?)
AT&T getting the Nokia 900. A 1.5GHz single core processor, 512MB RAM, 4.3 inch screen. Specs aren't killer, but it's a killer looking phone.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/09/nokia-lumia-900-official-for-att-4g-lte-4-3-inch-display/
And the HTC Titan II. Considerably better specs, 1.5GHz dual core Snapdragon, 4.7 inch display (believe it's 800x480 like all Windows Phones), and a 16MP camera. Yeah, that's a lot of megapixels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdmF93NTrC8
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Okay, just put together a big list of all the CES 2012 tablets I've heard of so far...
And just a warning. There are two ASUS tablets named "MeMO" a 171 and 370T and it seems the details on the two are mixed up on different websites and I'm kinda guessing on what I think is the correct one. I believe the 170 is the stylus version with Snapdragon and the 370T (T I hope is for Tegra) is the Tegra 3 version without a stylus.
Acer Iconia A700, Q2 2012
Android 4, 10.1 inch 1920x1080 "IPS quality", Tegra 3 (1.3GHz quad), 1GB RAM
5MP camera, micro USB, micro SD, HDMI, 9.8mm, 9800 mAh battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZzbzPRo4-s
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/acer-iconia-tab-a700-hands-on/
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/acer-iconia-tab-a700-tablet-boasts-1080p-quad-core-chip-50006590/
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2692352/acer-iconia-tab-a700-1080p-quad-core-android-4
ASUS MeMO 171, Q2 2012
Android 4, 7 inch 1280x800 IPS, 1.2Ghz Snapdragon dual core, 1GB RAM
5MP/1.2MP cameras, micro USB, micro SD, micro HDMI, stylus, 4400 mAh battery
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/asus-eee-pad-memo-me171-me370t-and-high-end-transformer-prime-t/
ASUS MeMO 370T, $250, Q2 2012
Android 4, 7 inch 1280x800 IPS, Tegra 3 (1.3GHz quad), 1GB RAM
8MP/1.2MP cameras, micro USB, micro HDMI
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/asus-eee-pad-memo-me171-me370t-and-high-end-transformer-prime-t/
http://ces.cnet.com/2300-33378_1-10010865.html
ASUS Transformer Prime TF700T, $600, Q2 2012
Android 4, 10.1 inch 1920x1200 Super IPS+, 1.3GHz quad core Tegra 3, 1GB RAM
8MP/2MP cameras, micro USB, micro SD, micro HDMI, 8.3mm, 586g
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/asus-eee-pad-memo-me171-me370t-and-high-end-transformer-prime-t/
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33378_1-57354292/asus-transformer-prime-gets-major-screen-upgrade/
Lenovo IdeaTab S2, $400, Q2 2012
Android 4, 10.1 inch 1280x800 IPS, 1.5GHz dual core Krait, 1GB RAM
8MP/1.3MP cameras, micro USB, micro SD, micro HDMI, clamshell keyboard dock, 8.7mm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bA5bi5T2qc
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33378_1-57355354/lenovos-android-4.0-tablet-wants-to-be-your-laptop-too/
Lenovo IdeatTab K2
Android 4, 10.1 inch, Tegra 3
8MP camera, finger scanner/mouse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uPQgYj9fnA
Lenovo IdeaTab Yoga, $1,200, 2H 2012
Windows 8, 13 inch 1600x900, Ivy Bridge, up to 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/lenovos-ideapad-yoga-convertible-tablet-runs-windows-8-is-set/
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57353912/lenovo-twists-a-tablet-and-laptop-into-the-ideapad-yoga/
Panasonic Toughpad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6D8fwZ6P8
Pantech Element, $300 on AT&T contract, January 26 2012
Android 3.2, 8 inch 1024x768, 1.5GHz dual core,
5MP/2MP cameras, micro USB, micro SD, micro HDMI, water resistant, AT&T LTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuFgliRzHIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCTD32_237U
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/pantech-element-hands-on-at-ces-2012/
Qooq "kitchen tablet", $400
Linux, 10.1 inch 1024x600, 1GHz dual core
SD, USB, ethernet, water resistant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJAA4I5qOk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tLsg0SyBEA
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Android 3.2, 7.7 inch 1280x800 Super AMOLED Plus, 1.4GHz dual-core (Exynos maybe), 1GB RAM
3MP/2MP cameras, micro SD
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/verizon-galaxy-tab-7-7-with-lte-hands-on-at-ces-2012-video/
Toshiba Excite 10, $530
Android 4, 10.1 inch 1280x800, 1.2GHz OMAP 4420 dual core, 1GB RAM
5MP/2MP cameras, micro USB, micro SD, micro HDMI, 7.7mm, 535g
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33378_1-57354154/toshibas-new-tablet-is-thinnest-yet-but-does-its-price-kill-it/
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/toshiba-unveils-super-thin-excite-x10-tablet-529/28757
Vizio M-Series
Android 3.2, 10.1 inch, Intel Medfield
Via Plus UI, IR blaster, stereo speakers in landscape and portrait (3 total)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7EouwqTkW0
http://gizmodo.com/5874450/hands-on-with-vizios-edgy-new-tablet/
http://vizio.com/ces/tablet-m-series/overview
http://www.pcworld.com/article/247638/vizios_new_10inch_tablet_to_have_intel_chip_android.html
Thoughts...
Acer's A700 distinguishes itself by being the only 16:9 ratio tablet. It seems to really be 1920x1080. Personally not a fan at all of that aspect ratio for a tablet, think it's too wide. Another distinguishing feature of the tablet though is it's 9800 mHa battery. That's about 30% bigger than most tablets. As a result it's also thicker and probably heavier than most tablets being shown off. But this would be great if you want something that lasts a couple hours longer.
ASUS has two 7 inch MeMO tablets. As I mentioned a bit of confusion on which is which. Supposedly the Tegra 3 version is going to only be $250. That's a very exciting price for something with those specs. No info on the price of the other with the stylus.
ASUS Transformer Prime TF700T is an upgrade of the Prime that just launched two weeks ago. This is coming in Q2 (originally someone said Q1, but that's probably not correct). Better 1920x1200 screen, cameras, and back cover. But it's cost an extra $100.
I think ASUS has kinda screwed up though. They should not have released the first Transformer Prime. That thing has just been a disaster with it's wifi problems and aluminum back cover. And now to spring a better model so quickly after it's launch. And ASUS even says this was the plan all along. $600 is just a bit too expensive, the original Prime should never have happened and this should of arrived with a starting price $500 for a 16GB model (for some reason ASUS is also skipping the 16GB sizes now too).
Lenovo IdeaTab S2 doesn't have a Tegra 3 or 1920x1200 resolution display. But it still looks pretty good with a 1.5GHz dual core, 8MP camera, all the good ports, and an optional clamshell dock, still fairly thin, and best of all one of the cheaper 10 inch Android 4 tablets at only $400. Only down side is it's launching in China first, but hopefully in the USA sometime in Q2.
There is a beefier Lenovo K2 model too. Not much details, but it's got a Tegra 3, possibly 1920x1200 display. Some rumors even say 2GB RAM. This seems to be more of their business class and it might be considerably pricier if the rumored specs are real.
Pantech Element looks good for a budget LTE tablet requiring a contract. I really dig the 4:3 ratio myself. 1.5GHz dual core, all the good ports. Only Android 3.2, meh. Shame there is no wifi version.
Qooq is a Linux tablet designed just for the kitchen. It's got stainless steal legs to prop it off the counter type, rubber covered buttons and ports. A custom Linux OS specializing in recipe apps. Consider the meh specs, the $400 price is a tad expensive, unless you really want a tablet that can survive the kitchen. Of course, you could use any tablet, buy a stand and a capacitive stylus too.
Toshiba Excite 10 is the thinnest and lightest tablet of the bunch. 7.7mm and 535 grams. That just blows everything else away. The specs aren't impressive though, OMAP 4420 dual core is a bit on the disappointing side, but still speedier than most 2011 tablets, but behind those 1.5GHz Qualcomms or 1.3GHz Tegra 3s. Standard 1280x800 display (hopefully at least IPS).
Price is $530, which for the specs is on the expensive side. But if you value something that is the thinnest and lightest, it might be worth the price to you.
Lastly the Vizio M-Series. Vision launched a 8 inch square tablet last year. This year it's a 10 inch wide screen (not sure of the resolution). And it still has an IR blaster. Interestingly this has an Intel Medfield processor in it and will run Android 3.2 (eventually 4.0 later). Also like the previous Vizio tablet, this has 3 speakers too, so you get stereo sound in both landscape and portrait modes.
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So far no tablet really excites me that much.
Transformer Prime TF700T has really nice looking and specc'ed hardware. But wish they offered a cheaper $500 model.
If I was in the market for a 7 inch tablet, I think the MeMO 370T would be an easy buy at $250. But I really don't do anything on a 7 inch tablet that requires that much power, so I'll probably stick with my old Nook Color a bit longer.
IdeaTab S2 is only $400, no 1920x1200 display, but specs overall are pretty nice. And it has a Transformer like dock (optional). However Lenovo's UI just absolutely KILLS this. Damn you Lenovo! Yes, it's that bad.
The Excite is pretty meh specs and a $530 price. I like light and thin, but not enough to justify that price tag for those specs. They might have been able to get away with this at CES 2011, but not CES 2012.
So far nothing on a Samsung tablet yet. And Motorola just released their Xyboard last month (that's a snoozefest).
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And because I feel guilty for spamming up the thread with a bunch of tablet stuff... how about some non-tablet stuff.
Gigabyte's Z77 series motherboards have been shown off.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1821/1/
Looking pretty good there. And I like the PS2 ports. Those ports aren't as dead as someone if you might think. Mechanical keyboards seem to be gaining a little bit in popularity and many of these us PS2 ports because of NKRO (ability to mash lots of keys at once and the computer to register them all). At the very least I hate having to use a PS2 to USB adapter that I have to now because my ASUS board has no PS2 ports.
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So far nothing on a Samsung tablet yet. And Motorola just released their Xyboard last month (that's a snoozefest).
Oops, I missed a Samsung tablet. I actually saw the Galaxy Tab 7.7, but I just passed over it because I thought it was old. And it kinda is old. This thing was announced I think half a year ago or longer. Then Apple sued Samsung over it and it got pulled. Now they are releasing it. And still rocking Android 3.2. No price or release date. And coming on Verizon, so of course that automatically means it'll be expensive.
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sigh, so basically nothing I want (high res tablet).Hopefully the ipad 3 is announced next week, if not, I might get one of the current ones.
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But just think, couple years ago when a 30" OLED TV would of run you few times that amount. In a few years we might be seeing 80" OLED sets that cost less and look better then anything on the market today. If only they would also be quadHD too
I'm not sure if the future will be better or worse once they get OLED tech to the point where it gets put everywhere. Being able to have something completely transparent like a piece of class one second and the next second it is displaying a beautiful picture. I know it will be awesome in 99% of the cases I just am not looking forward to advertising taking advantage of it.
Had a vision when I first saw the tech of taking an electric car cross country, when low on charge plugging in at a charge station and watching a movie using the windshield of the car.
Boo now I'm excited about OLED tech taking off again.
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as always ravy puts together everything for us. Thanks man, I know it takes time to do all this.
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A new Razer Naga mouse.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/razer-naga-hex-gaming-mouse
http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.244052300
This time it has 6 side buttons in a circular pattern. In the middle of the buttons is an adjustable thumbrest, so you and still easily move the mouse around with the thumb without inadvertently pushing one of the side buttons. Otherwise has the same shape as the original Razer Naga.
Roccat has a new keyboard, mouse, and headset and all talk to each other.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/roccat-invades-us-gaming-market-brings-peripherals-to-ces/
You can adjust the mouse's settings from macros on the keyboard, such as changing it's DPI. Which could be handy if you want to free up the buttons on the mouse for other things.
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Viewsonic launched 3 crappy tablets... not even going to bother with links, they are that worthless.
Razer has a Windows 8 tablet coming in the later half of the year. It'll use an Core i7 Ivy Bridge CPU and has two handle bar controllers mounted on the side. I hope this isn't close to the final design, because it really doesn't look all that comfortable to use for more than 5 minutes. I think they should go for a larger bezel and built in small buttons and a d-pads into that instead, more like the PS Vita.
No other details other than it should be under $1,000.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/project-fiona-raises-the-stakes-for-gaming-tablets-packs-ivy-br
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Toshiba shows off a 13.3 and 7.7 inch tablet prototypes.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/toshiba-13-and-7-7-inch-tablet-prototypes-hands-on
I would love to have a 12 or 13 inch tablet, especially now that they've made 10 inches light as a feather. I imagine a 13.3 inch tablet now would probably not weight much more than last years 10 inch models.
Toshiba has not decided if they'll make them yet, so it may never launch. But hope it does or someone does it eventually.
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Couple of BenQ 24 inch gaming oriented monitors.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/benq-xl2420t-xl2420tx-gaming-monitors-to-north-america
Both are 16:9 (assuming 1920x1080) 120Hz monitors certified for Nvidia 3D Vision 2. The TX model also includes glasses.
The monitors allow you to manually adjust to screen resolution (I assume directly from the monitor and not needing to use the video drivers), which sounds kinda neat. Would be good if playing a heavy game your graphics card can't handle to just hit a button and bump down to a lower resolution. Hopefully the scaler can keep the image quality still looking good at non native resolutions (we'll see).
Also loaded with dynamic contrast, enhanced colors, and FPS profiles that adjust various setting for certain games.
It's quite pricey though, $500 to $600 for these monitors. That is a hefty price tag for a monitor with a TN panel. But if you want a 3D gaming monitor with all the bells and whistles, it might be worth it. There are no 3D ready IPS panels available yet that I know of. If you aren't 3D gaming, I'd go with a monitor with an IPS panel which is also in this same price range.
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The only 'oh [profanity]' moment I saw at CES was OnLive announcing their entry into the enterprise, cloud computing market. Streaming Windows 7 with core office support to iPads and Android tablets using their game compression technology is nothing short of awesome. I can't wait to pitch this at work.
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Viewsonic launched 3 crappy tablets... not even going to bother with links, they are that worthless.
Razer has a Windows 8 tablet coming in the later half of the year. It'll use an Core i7 Ivy Bridge CPU and has two handle bar controllers mounted on the side. I hope this isn't close to the final design, because it really doesn't look all that comfortable to use for more than 5 minutes. I think they should go for a larger bezel and built in small buttons and a d-pads into that instead, more like the PS Vita.
No other details other than it should be under $1,000.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/project-fi ona-raises-the-stakes-for-gaming-tablets-packs-ivy-br
I agree, it looks like just a huge hand held gaming device. They need to get rid of that crap so people can use it for stuff other than games.
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Roccat has a new keyboard, mouse, and headset and all talk to each other.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/roccat-invades-us-gaming-market-brings-peripherals-to-ces/
You can adjust the mouse's settings from macros on the keyboard, such as changing it's DPI. Which could be handy if you want to free up the buttons on the mouse for other things.
Looks cool.
Can't stand headphones like that.
They make my ears hot.
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http://gizmodo.com/5874917/my-eyes-just-orgasmed-when-i-saw-the-samsungs-super-oled-tv/gallery/1?tag=hdtvs
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Anyone interested in basic cheap tablets might want to take a look at Le Pan II 9.7-Inch Tablet.
9.7 inches, 1024 x 768 , Wi-Fi, 8GB on-board and SD card. 2 MP front camera. Upgreadable to ICS.
Announced last Saturday. This is the lowest grade tablet they will make. There will be a Le Pan 3 and Le Pan 4.
The Le Pan 2 is just $279 on Amazon. Will be sold in BestBuy as well so its possible to see in person before buying.
Like I said, it's basic, but perfect for people like me who want a tablet to use for electronic magazine subscriptions and the occasional electronic comic book reading.
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CES ain't over yet. Motorola has a surprise for Xoom owners. Android 4.0 rolling out now.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/motorola-starts-rolling-out-its-xoom-project-opens-up-a-big
In related news, the original Transformer should be getting Android 4 in February according to ASUS.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/5420/amds-4k-and-bf3video-conferencing-eyefinity-demos-at-ces
http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/29/2667554/lg-announces-84-inch-4k-3d-tv-for-ces
That LG set is QuadHD not a true 4K, but hell if going 84" might as well up the rez  .
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