CES 2007: Cisco Sues Apple Over iPhone Name

January 11th, 2007

iphone Cisco, who holds the trademark on the iPhone product name (and already sells an eponymous product) has decided to sue Apple in federal court for use of their trademark. This, after much discussion of Cisco and Apple coming to an agreement.

“Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good…



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CES 2007: Copious Amounts Of Video Coming Oh-So-Soon

January 10th, 2007

We have video. LOTS of video. We’re talking over 80 (seriously, 80) segments, waiting in the wings. Jesse and I spent all day touring the show floor, and we have some really great, very fun and sometimes hilarious segments (that aren’t all gadget interviews), so be on the lookout for those—we hope to have them posted later tomorrow. Meanwhile, Sparky…



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CES 2007: MediaREADY MC Media Center

January 10th, 2007

Description MediaREADY showed us their Linux-based MC Media Center. While the face looked a bit like an 80s VCR, complete with old-school, flashing-twelve LCD clock, the concept and software seemed pretty neat. The specs are… just a bit lackluster: 200 GB hard drive, (just) 512 MB RAM, built-in ethernet…



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CES 2007: LaCie Hub, Alien Flower USB Hub

January 10th, 2007

Description LaCie announced, among other things, a peculiar, albeit original USB hub, called simply, Hub. (Hot, we know.) Hub is in the shape of a bomb from Mario 64, used as a flower pot. Each of the flowers (yes, the flower cutouts are included) are a USB 2.0 or…



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CES 2007: WildCharge Device Charging Platform

January 10th, 2007

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Showstoppers brought us something we’ve been dreaming of for a very long time: A pad you can drop all your devices that need a charge onto, without dealing with various wall-warts or cords or cables.

The WildCharger is a pad that works on induction—it’s a very thin pad,…



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CES 2007: Hands On With Ambient Devices’ Rain-Sensing Umbrella

January 10th, 2007

Description Ambient Devices showed off their rain-sensing umbrella. When it sees rain, snow or sleet in the forecast the handle will pulse blue. The pulses are indicative of the severity, but it’s intended to be subtle and inferred, rather than a documented value.

Some great details: The…



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CES 2007: Creative Announces X-Fi Wireless Dock for iPod

January 9th, 2007

Description Creative made something of a surprising announcement with their Xdock Wireless product—a “Made for iPod” wireless music dock. The system allows you to push your iPod music out to multiple receivers simultaneously, each of which can drive their own independent speaker sets. The receivers all add X-Fi’s Crystalizer upconversion,…



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CES 2007: DirecTV Announces Portable Satellite TV System

January 8th, 2007

DirecTV Sat-Go! DirecTV today officially announced the earlier-discussed Sat-Go portable satellite TV solution. The Sat-Go! system, despite its… exuberant name, includes an integrated 17” LCD display and a detachable tuner that can be used as your primary set top box when you’re not slummin’ in your RV. For an…



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CES 2007: Sonos Now Plays Zune, Napster, et al.

January 8th, 2007

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Sonos announced today that they’re tacking on support for Zune, MTV, Napster and AOL Music, in addition to Rhapsody, which they’ve supported since September. The software is free, available now, and you can bet a hefty expense for them to undertake, but a bright move to offer universal music…



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CES 2007: Motorola Announces Q’s Sequel: Q PRO

January 8th, 2007

Description Motorola today confirmed the Q PRO, their enterprise offering of the Motorola Q. (Though we really wish they would’ve just called it the Q2.) Essentially the same phone, it comes with the ability to disable the camera, (a disturbing feature for all those corporate espionage types) a basic…



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