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  “Hang on” is right.

  We know there was an absolutely stunning amount of stuff going down at CES last week — yet strangely enough nothing that really stood out. Before Macworld officially gets started let’s bring it home with a few of the highlights of the news week you might have missed!

  It’s not like we haven’t seen MP3-playing headphones before — heck, we’ve even seen ‘em from SkullCandy itself — but the latest pair from the aforementioned firm simplifies things quite a bit. Quietly showcased at CES, the Double Agent cans sport a built-in SD slot and the typical assortment of controls on one earcup  [ Read More ]

  To wrap up its CES week, iriver has some pictures and scattered Korean text about its booth experience and product reception in Vegas over the past days. Tucked below all the self-congratulation, however, is what looks to be an as yet unannounced prototype from the ever-active iriver designers. The product appears to be an  [ Read More ]

  Ah, the wonderful world of personal GPS trackers. Upon gazing at the i-Tracker, visions of Cheaters arise in our minds, but we’ll try to keep the nostalgia at a minimum here. Transystem’s latest — which was proudly displayed at CES – reportedly houses both a GPS and GSM module which enables it to transmit  [ Read More ]

  Our CES coverage is winding down and we’re dribble out the last of our stories from the biggest consumer tech trade show of the year, which must mean it’s time to get ready for Macworld Expo. It all goes down next week, so mark your calendars and warm up that F5 / Cmd+R key.

  Sure, clip-on PVRs aren’t exactly revolutionary, but the vast majority of ‘em require you to don some pretty fugly headgear. The VIEVU PVR-PRO, however, can be placed most anywhere on your person, so long as you’re satisfied with the angle at which it records. This little bugger isn’t much larger than a traditional pager  [ Read More ]

  The “Most Newest” concept of MUSIC PLAYER… for when Oakley’s Thumps are just too classy.

  Smells like cheap knockoff spirit.

While wandering around the “International” wing of this year’s CES, we stumbled upon a number of questionable (and familiar) items. One line of products that stood out, however, was a company offering a modular solution for adding GSM capability to a wide variety of devices. Using what appears to be a proprietary type of connector,  [ Read More ]