Tetsuya Yamamoto, Nikon’s head of development was at CES talking up the future plans of the company’s 1 system cameras after strong holiday sales. The 10.1 megapixel sensor inside the 1 body is sufficiently capable of shooting 2 and 4K video and brin…
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Nikon 1 future plans revealed: 4K video, brighter lenses, picture effects
February 1st, 2012
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Qualcomm buys Pixtronix to make for better Mirasol displays?
January 26th, 2012
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Qualcomm’s whipped out some flipping great wadges of cash in order to snap up Pixtronix for its PerfectLight MEMS-based display tech. It reportedly cost between $175 – $200 million and is expected to be merged into the company’s super-low power Miraso…
Leaked Sony image: Is this the ST25i Kumquat?
January 22nd, 2012
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What’s this? If this is true, it looks like one of the jilted partners in the Sony Ericsson split is doing all it can to ruin the nice surprises planned for next month’s MWC. An image has appeared at Xperia Blog that purports to be of the ST25i Kumqua…
Engadget Distro Issue 24: CES Roundup, OK Go’s Andy Ross and SOPA comic relief
January 20th, 2012
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We’ve spent the past week recuperating and reflecting, and while we’re ready to put CES 2012 behind us, we’re bring you this special roundup edition to cover all of our consumer electronics bases. In this issue, we’ll dive deep into product categories…
Editorial: Don’t call it an ultrabook
January 19th, 2012
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Every year at CES, the tech-watching masses engage in a bit of trendspotting — an attempt to identify the one or two big themes of the show that may or may not come to define the year in technology. Some years those are easy to spot (tablets and 3D …
LG’s Magic Remote is powered by Nuance
January 18th, 2012
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It was Monday morning at CES when LG unveiled its Magic Remote: a television zapper that recognized Wii-style motion control and voice recognition — stripping out the fiddly array of buttons that most TiVo users are familiar with. Nuance, of Dragon …
This Kind of Ignorance Is What Gives Gadget Guys A Bad Name (Updated)
January 17th, 2012
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At CES last week, in addition to all the gear and gadgets, there was something else on display: women. As with many trade shows—especially ones aimed at a male audience—CES was rife…
Oregon Scientific unveils ATC Beats WiFi sports cam and ATC Chaméléon dual-lens camera
January 17th, 2012
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Joining Oregon Scientific’s range of waterproof sports cameras later this year are these two new models: the ATC Beats on the left and the ATC Chaméléon on the right. The Beats, arriving in November for $399, features 1080p 60fps video c…
Oregon Scientific’s Portable WiFi Projector comes with a hinge, flirts with your ceiling
January 17th, 2012
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A projector from Oregon Scientific, you say? Nope, it’s not one of those clock and weather projectors, but rather an actual DLP pico projector. At CES 2012, the company was kind enough to show us an early prototype of its Portable WiFi Projector that’…
Hello Kitty pays a visit to CES 2012: If you want it, we got it in pink
January 16th, 2012
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An electronics show wouldn’t be an electronics show without celebrity endorsements. But there was one icon who had more product tie-ins than anyone else. Yep, Kitty-chan was in attendance and she had plenty of pink paraphernalia to hawk to unsuspectin…
CES 2012: HDTV and connected devices round-up
January 16th, 2012
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The Consumer Electronics Show is always a big deal for HDTVs and the devices that plug into them, and the 2012 edition was no different. With the majority of households already owning an HDTV, manufacturers are pressed to convince you to upgrade, and …
CES 2012: HDTV and connected devices round-up
January 16th, 2012
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The Consumer Electronics Show is always a big deal for HDTVs and the devices that plug into them, and the 2012 edition was no different. With the majority of households already owning an HDTV, manufacturers are pressed to convince you to upgrade, and …
Skype exec confirms that Windows Phone product is ‘coming soon’
January 16th, 2012
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Who doesn’t love a little bit of old fashioned synergy? Speaking to a Microsoft representative in the Microsoft CES booth holding a Microsoft microphone, VP of products for Microsoft-owned Skype, Rick Osterloh, made mention of the VoIP service’s plans…
Leaving Las Vegas: Team Engadget departs CES 2012
January 16th, 2012
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CES 2012. It’s over, but it’ll leave a lasting impression on us all. And by “lasting,” we mean “eternal.” It’ll also go down as the most attended CES ever, with more exhibitors and more product launches than ever before. Engadget as a team hit more ne…
Coby unveils its family of Ice Cream Sandwich slates, we go hands-on (video)
January 16th, 2012
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It’s hard to tell whether CES 2012 beat out last years show for tablet numbers, but there were plenty of slabs less likely to throttle your wallet in 2012. Coby has leapt onto that very bandwagon, with a whole slew of tablets. Several, but not all, ma…
Coby unveils its family of Ice Cream Sandwich slates, we go hands-on (video)
January 16th, 2012
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It’s hard to tell whether CES 2012 beat out last years show for tablet numbers, but there were plenty of slabs less likely to throttle your wallet in 2012. Coby has leapt onto that very bandwagon, with a whole slew of tablets. Several, but not all, ma…
CES 2012: interview roundup (video)
January 16th, 2012
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The Engadget stage was home to many an interview at this year’s CES. Many, many interviews. Given the deluge of guests we hosted in Las Vegas this year, you could be forgiven for not keeping up — for throwing up your hands in exasperation and making …
Sprint remains tepid on Windows Phone at CES, confirms no new WiMAX phones are planned
January 16th, 2012
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This may have been a fairly big CES for Windows Phone, but it looks like Microsoft still has a fair bit of convincing to do in order to bring all the carriers fully on board. That includes Sprint, which does currently have a Windows Phone in its lineu…
