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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
The 2008 Pepcom’s Holiday Spectacular! came to New York City with plenty of gadgets to gawk at. This year, representatives showed from: HP, Altec Lansing, Kingston, Pentax, Aliph, Seagate, Samsung, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Sanyo, Asus, Western Digital, Buffalo, Lenovo, RIM and more.
Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
I couldn't wait to get my hands on RIM's new Blackberry Bold. The verdict? A nice weight, wide like a man's wallet and great texture on the back. Oh yeah, and it's pretty slick, too.
Related story: The Toybox: ‘Flip,’ 3G ‘Bold’ Blackberrys announced
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I couldn't wait to get my hands on RIM's new Blackberry Bold. The verdict? A nice weight, wide like a man's wallet and great texture on the back. Oh yeah, and it's pretty slick, too.
Related story: The Toybox: ‘Flip,’ 3G ‘Bold’ Blackberrys announced
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
HP had its new HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops on display. Here's the 18-incher, the HDX18. It's so big that when I picked it up, it flexed slightly in the middle.
Related story: John Morris: First reviews of HP’s HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops
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HP had its new HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops on display. Here's the 18-incher, the HDX18. It's so big that when I picked it up, it flexed slightly in the middle.
Related story: John Morris: First reviews of HP’s HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
HP had its new HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops on display. Here's the 16-incher, the HDX16.
Related story: John Morris: First reviews of HP’s HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops
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HP had its new HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops on display. Here's the 16-incher, the HDX16.
Related story: John Morris: First reviews of HP’s HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Altec Lansing drew from its history and showed off a revamped logo and style on its products. Here's two cone-shaped woofers that each underneath have a speaker pointing downward called Expressionist BASS. MSRP $129.95.
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Altec Lansing drew from its history and showed off a revamped logo and style on its products. Here's two cone-shaped woofers that each underneath have a speaker pointing downward called Expressionist BASS. MSRP $129.95.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Altec Lansing drew from its history and showed off a revamped logo and style on its products. Here's a slick clock radio/iPod dock called moondance GLOW. MSRP $179.95.
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Altec Lansing drew from its history and showed off a revamped logo and style on its products. Here's a slick clock radio/iPod dock called moondance GLOW. MSRP $179.95.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Plantronics showed off it's Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece in several colors. The earpiece charges in its case.
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Plantronics showed off it's Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece in several colors. The earpiece charges in its case.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Ceiva showed off two new digital photo frames that update with new photos automatically.
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Ceiva showed off two new digital photo frames that update with new photos automatically.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Kingston showed off its newest memory stick, the 32GB DataTraveler 150.
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Kingston showed off its newest memory stick, the 32GB DataTraveler 150.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Motorola showed off two Bluetooth headsets that are about to hit the market. This one has a small stirrup that connects when you flip it open.
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Motorola showed off two Bluetooth headsets that are about to hit the market. This one has a small stirrup that connects when you flip it open.
Related review: Motorola H12
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Motorola showed off two Bluetooth headsets that are about to hit the market. Here's another, with a different design.
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Motorola showed off two Bluetooth headsets that are about to hit the market. Here's another, with a different design.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Motorola is still excited about its MOTOROKR T505 Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone. It's available for $139.99.
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Motorola is still excited about its MOTOROKR T505 Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone. It's available for $139.99.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
A little birdie at the Pentax booth told me they're about to debut a new digital SLR and gave me a peek, no pictures allowed. She said, "all the action in upcoming months will be on the SLR side." Stay tuned.
Related story: Janice Chen: Pentax announces 10 megapixel digital camera for $140
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A little birdie at the Pentax booth told me they're about to debut a new digital SLR and gave me a peek, no pictures allowed. She said, "all the action in upcoming months will be on the SLR side." Stay tuned.
Related story: Janice Chen: Pentax announces 10 megapixel digital camera for $140
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
The biggest seller at Pentax right now is their underwater camera, pictured here.
Related story: Janice Chen: Pentax announces 10 megapixel digital camera for $140
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The biggest seller at Pentax right now is their underwater camera, pictured here.
Related story: Janice Chen: Pentax announces 10 megapixel digital camera for $140
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Aliph had a fashionable collection of Jawbones on display.
Related review: Aliph Jawbone 2
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Aliph had a fashionable collection of Jawbones on display.
Related review: Aliph Jawbone 2
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
At the Office Depot booth, a representative showed me a little silicone-wrapped USB drive that can be had for $14. The perfect stocking stuffer for plugged-in kids.
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At the Office Depot booth, a representative showed me a little silicone-wrapped USB drive that can be had for $14. The perfect stocking stuffer for plugged-in kids.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Seagate showed off the latest incarnation of its FreeAgent Go drives, now pushing 500GB in small format. They come in red, blue, silver and black.
Related review: Seagate FreeAgent Go (160GB)
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Seagate showed off the latest incarnation of its FreeAgent Go drives, now pushing 500GB in small format. They come in red, blue, silver and black.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Samsung showed me their "soda-can size" Samsung SC-HMX20C HD camcorder.
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Samsung showed me their "soda-can size" Samsung SC-HMX20C HD camcorder.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Samsung also had a huge wireless soundbar on display.
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Samsung also had a huge wireless soundbar on display.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
There was a colorful collection of Samsung Pebbles and S3 slim MP3 players on display.
Related review: Samsung S3 Slim (blue, 4GB)
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There was a colorful collection of Samsung Pebbles and S3 slim MP3 players on display.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Canon showed off its line of digital camcorders, including the inexpensive FS 100.
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Canon showed off its line of digital camcorders, including the inexpensive FS 100.
Related review: Canon FS100
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Canon also showed off its line of dSLRs, including the brand-new, full-HD shooting 5D Mk II.
Related story: Janice Chen: More details on Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Canon also showed off its line of dSLRs, including the brand-new, full-HD shooting 5D Mk II.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Imation showed off several storage products, including solid-state drives, thumb drives and external hard drives. This one has an interesting and functional swivel foot.
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Imation showed off several storage products, including solid-state drives, thumb drives and external hard drives. This one has an interesting and functional swivel foot.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Imation showed off several storage products, including solid-state drives, thumb drives and external hard drives. This was the tiniest USB drive at the show.
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Imation showed off several storage products, including solid-state drives, thumb drives and external hard drives. This was the tiniest USB drive at the show.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Sony showed off a member of the high-end multimedia Vaio LT line.
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Sony showed off a member of the high-end multimedia Vaio LT line.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Sony showed off a member of the Mac-inspired Vaio JS line.
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Sony showed off a member of the Mac-inspired Vaio JS line.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
SentrySafe showed off its FIRE-SAFE Waterproof Hard Drives, which come in 80GB, 160GB and 250GB capacities.
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SentrySafe showed off its FIRE-SAFE Waterproof Hard Drives, which come in 80GB, 160GB and 250GB capacities.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Peak showed off its full-size Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers. Pat Benetar signed the red one on the right.
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Peak showed off its full-size Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers. Pat Benetar signed the red one on the right.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Sanyo showed off the latest underwater version of its Xacti line.
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Sanyo showed off the latest underwater version of its Xacti line.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Sanyo also showed off its in-car navigation. One representative said the company has 60 percent market share in Japan and is just now entering the U.S. market.
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Sanyo also showed off its in-car navigation. One representative said the company has 60 percent market share in Japan and is just now entering the U.S. market.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Asus showed off its bamboo-clad laptops.
Related review: Asus Eee PC 1000
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Asus showed off its bamboo-clad laptops.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Nikon showed off its D90, the first dSLR to shoot video.
Related story: Janice Chen: Just-announced Nikon D90 vs. just-reduced Canon EOS 40D
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Nikon showed off its D90, the first dSLR to shoot video.
Related story: Janice Chen: Just-announced Nikon D90 vs. just-reduced Canon EOS 40D
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Panasonic showed off its Lumix cameras.
Related review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
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Panasonic showed off its Lumix cameras.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Western Digital had a colorful collection of My Passport external drives.
Related review: Western Digital My Passport Studio (320GB, Mac)
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Western Digital had a colorful collection of My Passport external drives.
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Buffalo showed off several storage products, including the Portable HD, which uses the same drive as the Macbook Air.
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Buffalo showed off several storage products, including the Portable HD, which uses the same drive as the Macbook Air.
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Holiday Spectacular! NYC 2008
Lenovo had a ton of notebooks on display in all sizes. Note the one with the enormous display in the back.
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Lenovo had a ton of notebooks on display in all sizes. Note the one with the enormous display in the back.
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