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CES Highlight: ‘Big Bill’ Gates makes appearance at CES

While Microsoft’s Robbie Bach was showing off the addition of game shows like 1 vs. 100 to Xbox Live Primetime, Microsoft founder Bill Gates made an appearance as a character in the game with the name “Big Bill”.  As you can imagine, the audience let ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  11 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Bill Gates

Video: Intel shows off Minority Report-like glass touch screen at CES

Ever since the movie Minority Report came out in 2002, large touch screens have been compared to the infamous one in the movie.  This year at CES, Intel showed off a rough prototype touch screen that involved projecting an image from the rear onto a ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  11 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Intel,  Microsoft Corporation

Circuit City Update: Company up for sale, possible liquidation after Jan. 16

The bricks and mortar retail giant that once was - Circuit City - announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection back in November.  Now, the company has issued an update stating that they are putting themselves up for sale as a “going concern” - meaning ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  11 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Circuit City

Unlocked Nokia E63 hits the US for $279

If you’ve been waiting for the E63 to hit the US, you’re in luck.  The US optimized Nokia E63 runs on Symbian S60 and is a QWERTY smartphone with 3G connectivity.  The device comes with a free subscription to FIles on Ovi, which lets you store up to ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  11 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Nokia Corporation

Palm webOS app store dubbed App Catalog, SDK out to select partners

Palm’s SDK - Mojo - has apparently been sent out to select partners that are quickly preparing for the launch of the Pre, and will likely be distributed to the rest of the development community just prior to the release of the phone.  As the company ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  11 Jan 2009

Palm webOS app store dubbed App Catelog, SDK out to select partners

Palm’s SDK - Mojo - has apparently been sent out to select partners that are quickly preparing for the launch of the Pre, and will likely be distributed to the rest of the development community just prior to the release of the phone.  As the company ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  10 Jan 2009

Scandyna shows off speaker amplifier and iPod dock in one, the Amp 2

If you’re not familiar with Scandyna, the company started with a group of Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) developers being assigned to create great sounding speakers at an affordable price.  Scandyna has just introduced the Amp 2, a speaker amplifier with an ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  10 Jan 2009

KORG nanoSERIES drum machine: No drum sticks required

Music electronics company KORG has extended their lineup with the introduction of the USB-powered nanoSERIES, which includes the nanoPAD, nanoKONTROL, and nanoKEY.  Like many other products out there, the KORG doesn’t short-change you just because it’s ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  10 Jan 2009

Take a ride on the new pedal-assist Schwinn Tailwind

Schwinn’s Tailwind Electric Bicycle was released back in September, but we had a chance to take a ride on the eco-friendly beauty.  The ride was in a ballroom in the Wynn, so it didn’t exactly emulate a real-world joy ride, but it gave me a taste for ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  10 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Toshiba

Video: Casio’s Dynamic Photo green-screen-like technology

At Casio’s press conference, founder Kazuo Kashio wowed us with the company’s latest development in portable video—Dynamic Photo.  Dynamic Photo is similar to a feature in Apple’s Photo Booth you may be familiar with.  First, you capture a video of ...

From DOUG BERGER, Gadgetell,  10 Jan 2009

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