Neowin News Feed for: Ces2011

Orb announces new Internet TV software for Blu-ray players

Joshua Seed — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:10:02 +0000

Orb Networks is expanding its list of compatible devices with the introduction of Orb BR (Blu-ray) software. First announced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the new software essentially turns a... Read more...

CES 2011 Wrap-up

Brian Donohue — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:44:10 +0000

It's been a week. Fatigue and tensions have been high at times and there are so many photos and articles to click through you might have missed something you wanted to see. Neowin has been... Read more...

Microsoft is working on a FaceTime competitor for Windows Phone [Update]

Brad Sams — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:13:46 +0000

Microsoft had a solid CES appearance with the announcement of many new key products. But sometimes it’s not what’s said at the main events but in side conversations that can provide a peek into the... Read more...

Microsoft looking to bring Kinect and WP7 closer together

Brad Sams — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:13:46 +0000

Microsoft’s Kinect has been nothing short of a massive success. Consumers are loving the device, the homebrew community is exploding with new uses everyday, and it is changing the way we not only play games,... Read more...

CES 2011: Verizon booth tour

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:41:41 +0000

Neowin took a tour around the Verizon booth to see what all the noise was about. Verizon was showcasing their 4G LTE network that they plan on bringing to everyone in the next few years.... Read more...

Hands-on: BlackBerry Playbook

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:27:58 +0000

Every CES seems to have a theme, the focus for last year was on 3DTVs, this year seems to be tablets. With almost every company attempting to cash in on Apple's successful iPad, the market... Read more...

Hands-on: Panasonic Viera Tablet

Brian Blasius — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:27:58 +0000

Panasonic is jumping on the tablet bandwagon, and has created several new Viera Tablets, revolving around its already successful IPTV Viera software. These tablets are Android based, come in 4, 7, and 10 inch models,... Read more...

Daily Gaming: January 8, 2011

Byron Hinson — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:27:58 +0000

Lots of hardware news has been coming through today from CES. NVIDIA have shown off a new Lenovo gaming monitor, while Gameloft and Panasonic have entered into a deal to allow games to be downloaded... Read more...

Hands-on: Acer Iconia; touchscreen keyboard laptop

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:27:58 +0000

In the final days of CES 2011, Neowin got a hands-on with the Acer Iconia, a touchscreen keyboard laptop, that almost acts as if it has dual-screens. The laptop has a touchscreen keyboard, allowing you... Read more...

Hands-on: Microsoft Surface 2

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:27:58 +0000

Microsoft unveiled their all new Surface 2 table, which we revealed earlier this week. Microsoft then posted a promotional video of Surface 2 on Thursday, showcasing how easy the table is to use and interact... Read more...

Hands on: TCL's Android powered TV with inbuilt Kinect-like functionality

Tom Warren — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:05:02 +0000

The Creative Life (TCL) unveiled a range of 3D LED TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. TCL has created China's first domestic Android TV featuring an open-source platform enabling developers to... Read more...

CES 2011: Microsoft booth tour

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:26:18 +0000

Neowin is live at CES 2011 all week to bring you the latest in technology news and products. Microsoft has one of the largest and most exciting booths that thousands flock to everyday to see... Read more...

First Drive: Nissan Leaf, all electric [Updated: With Video]

Brian Donohue — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:56:09 +0000

Nissan has taken a very large step into the world of a completely emissions free vehicle. The Nissan Leaf, which went on sale shortly before CES, is their fully electric offering and the vehicle offers... Read more...

First impression: Toshiba 4K Glasses-free 3DTV

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:56:09 +0000

Toshiba is launching their brand new line-up of 3DTV's that don't require the user to wear glasses. Almost every TV maker this year is pushing 3D to consumers this year, but all require the consumer... Read more...

PixelOptics previews emPower! electronic eyeglasses

Doug Bemis — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:56:09 +0000

Do you hate when you have your gadgets close to you and you have to take off your glasses to read the screen? PixelOptics previewed their emPower! electronic eyeglasses during CES which allows the wearer... Read more...

OnLive partners with Vizio, shows off system

Brian Donohue — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:56:09 +0000

We've seen OnLive and their products before. They're the streaming game company that picks up titles and then delivers them over an internet connection. This year at CES they have announced their partnership with Vizio,... Read more...

Samsung shows off multi-player Android gaming across phone, tablet and TV

Tom Warren — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:01:31 +0000

Samsung is demonstrating a working version of multi-player games at CES this week that interact with each other across phone, tablet and TV. The games, all running on Android, allow end users to play whilst they're... Read more...

Discussion with Intel engineer about AMD

Brian Donohue — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:56:09 +0000

Neowin managed to get some interesting details from an Intel engineer in a conversation here in Las Vegas. The engineer was really excited about Intel's recent Atom development and showed off a few in development... Read more...

Exclusive: Is this the Verizon iPhone?

Brad Sams — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:26:18 +0000

Late last night Neowin acquired an image of a key Verizon executive holding an iPhone. The person who is well within the ranks of Verizon was spotted showing the device off to several individuals when... Read more...

Hands On: Motorola ATRIX and LapDock [Updated with Video]

Brian Donohue — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:35:15 +0000

Motorola unveiled their latest smartphone, the Motorola ATRIX. This powerhouse of a smartphone packs a dual-core 1Ghz Processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB onboard storage space attached to Motorola's qHD screen technology that all results... Read more...

Hands On: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Brian Donohue — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:56:09 +0000

We earlier covered Sony Ericsson's launch of the Xperia Arc at their press conference here at CES. Neowin got a up close and personal look at the device, which is ridiculously thin. The curved back... Read more...

Motorola Xoom Impressions

Brian Donohue — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:56:09 +0000

Motorola's entry into the growing slate market, at first glance, looks like a very sightly competitor to Apple's iPad. The device feels well built with a 10.1 inch screen that is slightly bigger than that... Read more...

Portal 2 to feature motion controls

Christopher White — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:46:55 +0000

This was a triumph! I’m making a note here, huge success! It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction! CES is full of gadgets, but software tidbits are available as well and today there was a... Read more...

Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy Players

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:57:49 +0000

Neowin took a tour around the entire Samsung booth today, checking out all the new products coming out this year. This time we took a stop over to take a hands-on look at the new... Read more...

First look: Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series 10-inch Windows 7 tablet

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:37:37 +0000

Samsung unveiled their 10-inch Windows 7 tablet with a slide-out keyboard today at CES 2011. Neowin got a first look at the Samsung Sliding PC 7 series tablet. This is the worlds first hybrid PC... Read more...

Verizon shows off 4 new 4G phones

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:50:17 +0000

At the Verizon press conference today Verizon unleashed a slew of new 4G devices that are expected to land in the first half of 2011. The 4 devices from several manufactures are the LG Revolution,... Read more...

Netgear touts new premium routers

Brian Blasius — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:35:15 +0000

We stopped by the Netgear booth at CES today, and found several new products and revamps to their router lines that will please most consumers. The WNDR3800 router First up is the new WNDR3800 router,... Read more...

Hands-On: LG SmartTV CES 2011

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:35:11 +0000

This year LG unveiled their new line-up of SmartTV's, a built in application and gaming system built into your HDTV. The new line-up of LED back-lit HDTV's run LG's own software called SmartTV, a motion... Read more...

Verizon Press conference coverage

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:49:16 +0000

Neowin is at CES 2011 and is covering all the highlights the show has to offer. Verizon is attending the show and has a press conference scheduled for 1PM. Neowin will be live blogging the... Read more...

Hands on: RMC30D universal Touch Control TV remote

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:55:52 +0000

Samsung unveiled yesterday at their press conference an update to their popular touchscreen remote. The new model, the RMC30D was shown off and has the ability to browse a channel before you change it, even... Read more...

Microsoft Surface 2 promo ad hits the web

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:51:35 +0000

Microsoft unveiled their new Surface 2 table on Wednesday during their live stream of the keynote press conference. The all new design is much thinner, has improved touch accuracy, and does it all at a... Read more...

Verizon announces DROID Bionic 4G and Motorola XOOM tablet

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:25:46 +0000

Verizon has been talking up 4G phones as of late and has been giving hints that its press conference (which is later today) will be the location that it finally shows off the devices. Verizon... Read more...

AMD shows off Bobcat, Vision tiers

Brian Blasius — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:26:32 +0000

We stopped by AMD at CES, who were happy to show off several netbooks and laptops powered by their Bobcat range of processors. Bobcat processors are based on the Fusion APU, where the GPU and... Read more...

NVIDIA launching their own line of CPUs

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:26:12 +0000

NVIDIA announced on Wednesday that they will be releasing their own line-up of ARM based CPU cores, designed for home PCs, servers and even "supercomputers." The shocking announcement means that NVIDIA will be releasing their... Read more...

Full Windows Phone 7 update details to be announced late February

Owen Williams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:26:12 +0000

After the Microsoft Keynote today, where we expected to get at least a tiny bit of news about new Windows Phone 7 features, no one was sure when we'd actually hear much more than tidbits... Read more...

Hands on: HTC Inspire 4G

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:36:35 +0000

HTC today announced the Inspire 4G that is headed to AT&T later this year. Neowin got its paws on the device but unfortunately was not able to turn the device on. The specs of the... Read more...

Sony Ericsson unveils sexy Xperia Arc

Brian Donohue — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:26:12 +0000

Although Sony's conference was filled with TV announcements, interesting 3D demonstration and the unveiling of 3D cameras, Sony Ericsson's latest smartphone offering really stole the show. The Xperia Arc is a serious step-up in Sony... Read more...

Microsoft announces Avatar Kinect

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:52:21 +0000

At the Microsoft Keynote event at CES 2011, Microsoft took the wraps off Avatar Kinect. The platform offers a new way to interact with friends and family using the popular Kinect device which Microsoft also... Read more...

Microsoft details updates coming to the WP7 platform

Brad Sams — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:43:41 +0000

Microsoft is busy touting WP7 at CES 2011 and with that, has announced a few new updates to the platform. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer took the stage to say that more features are coming to the... Read more...

Microsoft announces 8 million Kinect units sold, 50 million Xbox 360's sold

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:10:35 +0000

Today Steve Ballmer took the stage tooting the success Microsoft last year, prompting good sales of the Xbox 360 Kinect, Windows Phone 7, Office 2010, Office 365, Bing and their Azure services. 2010 was a... Read more...