CES 2012
At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, hardware will take a backseat to software — perhaps for good. Will this be one of the worst years in recent memory for new products?
News and Analysis
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Wacom's Intuos5 tablet is a wonder for professional users, but might be a bit daunting for those looking for something with a less demanding feature set.
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Facebook is taking another stab at mobile with a dedicated camera app for iOS.
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Filling a major void in mobile app purchases, Amazon is adding its Test Drive feature to its Android Appstore app.
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Held up by U.S. Customs over patent concerns, HTC's EVO 4G LTE may soon reach the hands of pre-orderers.
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Microsoft's is once again offering students a free Xbox with the purchase of a qualifying Windows PC.
CNET's CES Coverage
There was next-to-no news during Microsoft’s final CES keynote until the absolute end of CEO Steve Ballmer’s hour-plus address
Galleries
News & Blogs
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Hands-on with the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone
The Nokia Lumia 900 stole the show at CES this year and next we will see it hit the AT&T stores for just $100. You can actually find it for free from various online vendors and this gorgeous piece...
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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G photos and camera test
The T-Mobile Android smartphone we first learned of at CES and first saw at MWC is now ready for a thorough inspection.
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The 10 biggest tablets of Spring 2012
With 2012's Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile Word Congress in the rear view mirror, this year's tablet race is already in full force. Here's what the first half of the year has to offer.
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Road trip survival with Powerbag, Third Rail, Fitbit, and TripIt
I travel quite a bit and after a couple of recent trips, one to CES in Vegas and another for a very successful tug refloating in California, I thought it would be worth sharing with you some of my...
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The double-edged sword facing competitors of the iPad
Android tablet makers face a no-win situation competing with the iPad. Pricing is only one area that gives them trouble. Apple's profitability is the biggest problem competitors face.
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One Enterprise CIO's View of CES
A CIO walks into CES...may sound like the beginning of a geeky joke. But it actually happened. And it's another sign of how enterprise IT is embracing consumer technology.
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CES 2012 wrap and HTC Radar 4G (MobileTechRoundup show #258)
Kevin and I are back from CES 2012 and talked about some of the things that stood out to us during this Las Vegas event. The year is just kicking off and we look forward to much more exciting...
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Digital cameras to watch for in 2012: A recap of CES announcements
Though there weren't as many point-and-shoot announcements as usual at CES, camera vendors wowed with some high-end newcomers, including Nikon's D4 pro dSLR, Canon's PowerShot G1 X (a big-sensored...
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The trouble with CES: too much electronics, not enough consumer
What's the matter with CES? Part of the problem is that it hasn't really changed since 1981. Here's my analysis of what's wrong and what a truly competitive 21st Century show should offer.
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CES 2012: Want all your mobile gear to be waterproof? HzO can do it
If you knew that your smartphone was waterproof from the inside out, would it change the way you think about using your phone? HzO has a nanotechnology that solves the water problem for mobile gear.
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A brief gadget detour
Quick thoughts and a video on the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show 2012.
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CES 2012: Wrap up video
Even though CES 2012 was an "extension year" without huge blockbuster innovations, there were still a few bright spots.
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CES 2012: Can Sony Crystal LED Display HDTVs beat OLED sets?
Sony has given up on consumer OLED HDTV production, leaving it to the LGs and Samsungs of the world, but that doesn't mean it has lost sight of it as a potentially disruptive display technology....
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CES 2012: AMD delivers a Lightning Bolt strike to Intel's Thunderbolt
If AMD doesn't want to be thought of as a company that's always following Intel's lead, it sure isn't doing itself any favors with one of its latest ideas. It's apparently planning an...
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CES 2012: what I learned, why I'm not going back
I'm back from Las Vegas with a full notebook and my traditional case of the CES flu. Here's what I saw and why I'm not going back.
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Nifty mobile phone accessories from CES (photos)
Didn't catch everything at CES? Here's a round-up of some neat mobile phone gadgets we saw on the show floors that you might have missed.
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The CES 2012 booth babe problem
CES 2012 booth babes sparked controversy and highlighted hypocrisy in the tech industry.
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Sex Tech Weekly: CES 2012 booth babes, teledildonics and porn
Sex tech, booth babes, porn stars, high tech sex toys and more were at CES 2012.
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From shiny to simple: The phones of CES (photos)
CES 2012 brought us 21 new smartphones of all varieties. LTE was a hit and Ice Cream Sandwich was not, but there was a lot of mobile goodness to go around.
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CES 2012: Mr. Elop makes bold statements about Nokia in the Windows Phone space
I had the chance to spend about 20 minutes talking with Mr. Stephen Elop and was pleased to hear his confidence in Nokia and Windows Phone.











