Tech Link: CES 2012 Coverage

If you are like me that always wanted to go to CES but never got the chance (*hint* work, budget, and family restrictions), then you're probably prowling the web for bits of information and whatever pieces you can sink your drooling mouth on about the latest and greatest upcoming gadgets in the future. But fear not, because of the popularity of the event, lots of tech websites have decent coverage, where they post pictures and even videos of products. Of course, I'm pretty sure some site will also post umm, the hot BOOTH BABES, but I digress. Here's some of my favorite sites, listed based on my preference (the first being my favorite):

• CNet
• PCWorld
• Engadget

Then there's the old-school gawking at some tech-sites like Tom's Hardware and Ars. I normally don't trust TehInq (yes, wrong spelling I know), but if you need more CES fix, you can also check it out.

As for the gadget I am excited about, I really would like to have a:

• Glass-cased Ultrabook ala HP's Envy. If only it has a dedicated graphics like Radeon or nVidia, then I'm pretty sure I'll snag one as soon as it is released. I guess I might have to wait a little longer though.
• Then I'm also rooting for a better DVR, DISH has some cool things brewing, but I am more a PC guy so I'm looking for a better solution than what Ceton currently has to offer. (And no, SiliconDust sucks, unless they improve their product, won't buy any SD product anymore).
• And lastly, I'm contemplating whether I'll get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 LTE. Or whether I should just skip it and get a Windows Phone since I never had one.

And so the noodle-every-night meal begins today. I'll save up and see what I can scrounge up to buy the cool gadgets.

Tech Link (Industry):2011 XtremeSystems CES Party

With such a beauty benching and overclocking in the event, I don't think I can concentrate. However, the XS team seems hellbent with tweaking and stuff so they are able to do what they do best: overclock!

Tech Link (Industry): CES 2006 Coverage Around the Web Part II

I found several interesting items again that were being shown off at the CES 2006. These gadgets are really really cool, wish I have the moolah to acquire them =). And oh btw, if you miss it, you can read the Part I as well.

I'd really like to have this hard drive, where it used to be a hardcore modder's pride to add "window" to hard drive, WD has step up to the challenge and made one. It even came with 5years of warranty.
LegitReviews:

Western Digital Shows Off The Raptor X
From the secret performance labs at WD comes the revolutionary WD Raptor X SATA hard drive, the first ever drive with a clear view of the internal workings. We have been talking with Western Digital on the development of a clear hard drive for a number of years and the day has finally come that we saw a working model. What makes this possible is a large, crystal-clear lens on the drive to let you see into the inner workings and witness the drive in action. The lens was the hardest part of the design and it took the crew at Western Digital nearly a year to get working.

Next is a new extreme cooling machine from my favorite RAM manufacturer, OCZ. I knew it was coming, but I never thought it would debut this late. I mean, I've been using their RAMs since the days of low-latency PC3200, EB PC3500 series, and even their VX Gold Extreme PC4000. Bah, I guess better late than never.

Hexus:

OCZ, best known for its high performance RAM products, is entering the performance cooling market with its new phase-change cooler, the Cryo-Z.

Tech Link (Industry): CES 2006 Coverage Around the Web

I have been reading lots of articles, from personal logs to known review sites, about the items being shown off at CES. Of course, big named sites are not to be missed, but personal touch are still nice to know, right off the bat from an end-user's perspective rather than purely technicaly inclined people and review staff. So I'll expand the list of this posts as I find any interesting items on CES floor.

Jensen's All New Car Media Stereo (and more)@TechRank

This beauty is one of my personal favorites! A touch screen media center pc thats dash mounted and works seemlessly with your car's stereo! This beauty runs on Windows XP! Plays DVD's, Internet connectivity is just a touch away! Look for this and many others like it for 2006! More on this beauty later...

Upgradeable Graphics Card@HoiHardware

What you're looking at is "technically" an upgradeable graphics card based on a pair of NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 MXM modules that typically are used in notebook discrete graphics solutions. There are two MXM (Mobile PCI Express) modules populated in the sockets in a SLI configuration with 512MB of total on board graphics memory, 256MB per Go 6600 core. What's really interesting and cool about this approach is that you can potentially pop out the Go 6600 modules some time down the line and upgrade to a pair of GeForce Go 7800 GTXs in single card SLI mode as well. And next generation NVIDIA Mobile Graphics solutions will also be released in the MXM form-factor, so there is an upgrade path theoretically there also. Pretty spiffy eh? We thought you'd like this one.

500 Gb likely the end of the line for current HDD storage technology@TG Daily

But while computer users typically might not be able to imagine how to fill their current generation of hard drive with space, digitally streamed multimedia content can consume whole gigabytes in a single file. As a result, we may be entering an era when even the latest HDD cannot provide appropriate space.

The Sony Reader@Gizmodo

Who needs Blu-ray? This is the Sony reader that uses the display technology from E-Ink I’ve been hearing so much about. To give you an idea of just how good this display looks… I walked up to the counter, looked at the text on the screen and asked, “So when will you have working units to play with?” The reply: “This is a working reader.” I mistakenly though the text on the screen was some kind of plastic overlay—that’s how ink-like it looked. Then the PR rep increased the text size, searched through the table of contents and showed me some Manga comics. It is the first e-reader that seemed like I could sit down and spend hours on without experiencing eye strain. Part of the reason it works is that it does not have a backlight, so forget about reading in the dark. There is also zero flicker, as far as I could see. It’s small and lightweight too (.5 inches thick and smaller than a hardcover book). The reader accepts both Memory Stick and SD flash memory cards. It’s got a USB plug, and could be used to download and read websites, JPEGs or PDF docs. The battery life, as they are selling it, is equivalent to “7,500 page turns, avid readers can devour a dozen bestsellers plus War and Peace without ever having to recharge.”

Tech Link (Industry): CES 2006@THG

If you haven't checked it out yet, go and make your visit and see what are the upcoming consumer electronic products that will be in store for all the geek in us.

THG will have coverage of the event, covering lots of things. I'd be glad to go and do the coverage myself, if only I have the money to spen, yay for me.

Las Vegas (NV) - The end of the holiday season means one thing: the beginning of the next holiday season, especially from the perspective of consumer electronics manufacturers who see 2006 as a make-or-break year. This year, TG Daily and the network of TG Publishing will step our reporting and kick off the new year with in-depth coverage from the Consumer Electronics Show, which offically opens its doors on January 5, though there will be plenty of action today. This year's show promises several significant announcements that truly will impact the way we use computers, consumer electronics, and telecommunications devices today.

Source: TomsHardwareGuide