bēm wireless launched its new website and is taking orders for the first products in its audio line: four Bluetooth® speakers featuring rich, precision-tuned sound, extremely user-friendly operation, and modern designs that fit ...
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Until now, Sony's Xperia line of smart phones might have been described as middling. But the new Xperia Z and ZL phones shown at CES today have graduated to top tier. Both Android (Jellybean) phones have 5-inch 1080P displays, ...
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Audio may not be getting as much attention as other electronics categories, but there are a couple of intriguing trends on view at CES this year, in headphones and in wireless audio systems. Consumer Reports audio expert Jim Willcox noted ...
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At this year's CES, one major trend was confirmed: As smart phones ramp up their camera and camcorder features, companies that make the latter two devices have had to adapt to keep up and to offer features you can't find on phones (yet, ...
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In case you thought phones had gotten as large as they ever would, think again: At CES this year was the Huawei Ascend Mate, with a 6.1-inch screen, the largest we've seen on a smart phone. Consumer Reports phone expert Mike Gikas noted ...
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Some of the weirdest gadgets at the International CES show are designed to solve problems you never knew you had. Are you eating too fast? A digital fork will let you know. Is your toddler having trouble sitting still on the potty? Let the ...
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IDG News Service - The International CES is packed to the rafters with the latest in shiny, often expensive high-tech gadgets, so it's no surprise that theft is a problem for companies exhibiting at the show. Several vendors who rent ...
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Ultra HD and OLED TV technologies are just starting to appear in current sets, but companies are already vying to differentiate their lines. Case in point: Samsung. For example, the company's S9 TV comes with a vertical stand that allows ...
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The LG Hecto Laser front-projection TV stands apart at this year's CES, not least because it uses a 100-inch screen. The projector sits quite close to the screen, making it easy to place; and the screen is quite viewable even in a ...
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Vizio has become a force to be reckoned with in electronics, and it's only cementing its position as a top U.S. brand with its TV offerings this year at CES. The company is introducing two UltraHD models, which offer 4 times the pixels of ...
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PhotonStar LED Group plc,continues to work with CSR plc(CSR)in the development of its Bluetooth Smart home lighting products. The firms worked closely to create a joint LED lighting demonstration on the CSR booth at CES International 2013 ...
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It's been a year since the introduction of the first Intel Inside handset, but the company's struggles to break into the smartphone market continue as rivals Nvidia and Qualcomm improved speed and power efficiency of ARM chips, which ...
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NFC—near-field communication—is an easy way to pair devices and share information between them. This year, Sony has built NFC into some of its new TVs. Sony's version works differently than that of other TVs, though: Instead ...
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Samsung has announced its next Exynos processor for smartphones and tablets, an 8-core chip that uses a novel architecture to provide more performance without sucking up battery life. The Exynos 5 Octa is essentially two quad-core chips ...
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The FCC plans to allocate more unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi to improve performance in crowded public places and in homes, looking to head off a future spectrum crunch. Wi-Fi users will share that spectrum with the U.S. Department of ...
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