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In addition to the Jellow AIO concept, the other concept that attracted our attention was MSI’s dual-screen notebooks. MSI had created two dual-screen devices – one 10- and another 7-incher – both functioning as working prototypes and running Windows 7. The rep was reluctant to say the expected release but confirmed it as scheduled for [...]

 
Asus and Bang & Olufsen were showing their jointly created latest monstrous laptop. The 18-incher NX90 was seen gracing the CES showfloor few days back and boy is it a looker. Sure, it’s very heavy, about 5kgs but the clean design and unnecessary but unique dual-touchpad would want you to take away this baby right [...]

 
AMD has taken the crown for being the first GPU company to give DirectX11 support for notebooks. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series is now DirectX11 capable, allowing users to harness more power off their Windows 7 notebooks as well as support ATI’s Eyefinity multi-display technology. Additionally, all the GPUs will have the capability [...]

 
In addition to IceTouch and Myfit PMPs, Samsung was also showcasing TicToc audio player. The player emphasizes on the minimalistic design and an intuitive TicToc Motion Control UI. Pressing the button on the top and shaking it will skip it to the next track or tilting it down or upwards changes the volume. Interestingly, shaking [...]

 
In the bustle of 3D TVs and e-book readers, Haier was showing an interesting product on the CES show floor. Haier introduced a prototype of a wireless HD television that was powered from the energy created by a nearby magnetic field.
Haier’s TV was using MIT’s WiTricity technology that converts the AC power to a [...]

 
Concepts are way cooler and smarter than actual products because it shows what it holds for the future. Similarly, Asus is showing off its Waveface concept behind the protected glass giving us a glimpse of future, provided Asus ever releases one. The Waveface is a series consisting of a wearable phone, a tablet PC and [...]

 
We checked out the recently announced Myfit and IceTouch PMPs. The Myfit PMP – as you understand – goes for the fitness seeking crowd. The player is pretty light and it’s the fitness and wellness management features that set it apart. There are sensors placed on the top of the player that checks the body [...]

 
MSI is showing off an all-in-one PC concept at the CES. Dubbed as Jellow Family Computer, the AIO takes a different approach by integrating a storage space for keyboard. The PC display slides upwards to reveal and use the keyboard. The concept had a transparent keyboard hidden beneath it but we’re unsure if it can [...]

 
Intrinsic details are hard to come by but the rumored Asus EeePC tablet was seen gracing the CES showfloor. The only things known for now is that it will be powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 and will feature a camera, presumably for video conferencing.

 
Dell held its media event today and unveiled this CES’ hottest trend, the tablet. Dell’s tablet hasn’t been given a name yet but this 5-inch will be due on AT&T, in addition to Mini 3i. Previous rumors have named it Streak and going by the official and leaked pictures, it does look like Streak.

On the [...]

 
LG and Intel’s alliance from last year is finally showing its fruits. At the CES keynote in Las Vegas, Intel’s CEO showed off an unannounced LG device, GW990.
The GW990 is based on Intel’s Moorestown platform and runs Moblin 2.1 OS. It features a 4.8-inch touchscreen display with an aspect ratio of 2.13:1 and resolution [...]

 
Having an App Store for a platform like Windows seem unnecessary but Intel’s gone ahead and launched its own, targeted at netbook users. The AppUp Center needs to be the downloaded on the user’s machine to give quick access and updates to applications. The AppUp Center will be initially supported by manufacturers like Acer, Asus, [...]

 
HTC today launched a new feature aka dumb phone at the CES. Dubbed as Smart, it’s the first phone from the Taiwanese maker to run on a non-smartphone OS. However, its keenness to give more to consumers has let them port the Sense UI to Qualcomm’s Brew Platform, which the Smart runs on. The Smart [...]

 
There were no signs of Ion 2 at the CES – apparently because of this – but the graphics maker outed the next-generation of Tegra. The Tegra 2 is more powerful than the previous generation with up to 1GHz dual core ARM Cortex A9 and has 8 processors that are used together or independently to [...]

 
The weirdly designed phone that was leaked couple of months back has now been officially launched. Motorola has named it Backflip due to its ability to reverse flip to use phone in different ways. The phone runs Android and boasts Motorola’s acclaimed MotoBlur UI. Backflip comes with a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen but you can reverse-flip [...]