Pioneer has today announced what it claims the smallest and lightest portable Blu-Ray, DVD and CD burner. The BDR-XD04 has a clamshell design and also supports the higher-capacity BDXL format, including the BD-R quad-layer 128GB media disc.
iHome announces three brand new alarm clocks with iPhone/iPad docks
The iHome iD50
iHome has announced three more alarm clock speaker systems to its lineup at CES 2012 – revealing the iW4, iP18 and iD50. All three have iPhone, iPad and/or iPod docking support, in addition to the traditional alarm clock.
New technology uses your eye gaze to move around your desktop
CES isn’t just about the product announcements, but also a showcase of new and innovative forms of technology that could come soon. Like this one – a company called Tobii has today announced the Tobii Gaze interface, which lets you your eyes to maneuver your computer.
Pioneer adds AirPlay to new networked audio players – N-30 & N-50
Pioneer N-30
Pioneer has announced two new network audio players, the N-30 and the N-50; with both supporting DLNA 1.5 and Apple’s AirPlay – meaning that you can now play music from any audio source wirelessly, including your iPhone.
LG to launch series of “Super Ultrabooks” at CES
Two new ultrabooks have been announced by LG at the run-up to this year’s CES. Dubbed “Super Ultrabook” – forgive them for such a lame title for a series – the two in this lineup offer powerful performance despite the sleek and thin body.
Logitech announces C920 HD Pro Webcam
Another webcam has been announced by Logitech before this year’s CES. Called the C920 HD Pro Webcam, it lets users to communicate with each other in 1080p full HD – and is compatible with the Skype 5.7 Beta, which includes that feature.
Logitech announces the Cube – redefines mouse design, fits in any pocket
CES 2012 announcements are slowly trickling in, and Logitech has announced a brand new mouse. But what is so interesting about this particular one? Well, as the name Logitech Cube suggests, it has a very untraditional design and you can easily switch it from being a mouse to a presenter.
Samsung announces two new HD monitors – Series 7 & Series 9
Samsung has announced two new monitor lines – the Series 7 and Series 9. The Series 7 will come with two models, the Series 7 Smart Station and the Series 7 HDTV – the latter being an actual TV; while the Series 9 promises crisp picture quality.
Haier announces slimmest 2.1 Channel soundbar in the market
European maker Haier has announced a very slim soundbar – the 40-inch SBEV40-SLIM soundbar. With a depth of 1.07 inches, that promises to have crystal clear surround sound despite the small profile.
HTC Radiant image leaks: a Windows Phone with LTE headed for Telstra?
PocketNow has been sent a picture of a LTE Windows Phone for AT&T and, according to the source, Telstra, supposibly called the HTC Radiant. While it looks like the already available (in the US) HTC Titan, PocketNow’s “reliable source” has said otherwise.
Canonical set to reveal an ‘Ubuntu Concept Design’ at CES keynote
In an official blog post, Canonical, the owner of Ubuntu, has hinted at some interesting surprisings in store for their CES keynote. The mini CES announcement states that their keynote will have “the latest in Desktop, Cloud and demonstrations on Ubuntu One, plus an exclusive Ubuntu concept design which will be announced during the show.”
Hitachi announces two new hard drives – uses them for their external HDD
G-RAID External Hard Drive (Image: Hitachi)
Hitachi has announced two new hard drives before CES 2012 starts – the 1TB Travelstar 5K1000 and the 4TB Deskstar 7K4000. While they will sold to OEMs, Hitachi will also use them for its G-Technology branded external hard drives, meaning consumers will be able to use them.
Samsung announces DV300F dual-screen camera; includes Wi-Fi for photo sharing
Just before CES 2012 kicks off, Samsung has announced a brand new camera in its “DualView” line. Called the DV300F, the camera makes it easy to take snapshots with you or your friend thanks to its 1.5-inch front-facing LCD display.
LG brings out 84-inch 3D Ultra Definition TV to CES 2012
It may be big – a bit too big – but LG has announced that it will bring out the world’s largest 3D Ultra Definition TV, also packing in a whole lot of its own technology with it – including its Smart TV ecosystem and a new “Magic Remote” feature.
Intel’s System-on-a-Chip “Medfield” specs leaked
An online report, citing various sources, has claimed that Intel will soon release a new 32nm System-on-a-Chip codenamed “Medfield” that will compete with NVIDIA’s Tegra and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors.
VR-Zone has leaked the performance of its benchmark prototype tablet – running a 1.6GHz chip, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 10.1-inch display, and having Android 3.x Honeycomb installed. The tablet managed to score a Caffeinemark 3 score of 10,500 – according to the report. In comparison, the Tegra 2 scores 7500 and the Snapdragon MSM8260 scores 8000.