Cute mascot madness at Ceatec 2009.
(Credit: Scott Ard/CNET)CHIBA, Japan--It wouldn't be a Japanese gadget show without overly cutesy mascots or robots would it?
This year's show did not disappoint in that respect. We also caught a glimpse of giant TVs, a gold-encrusted desktop PC, and a seriously gross/awesome 3D surgery demo. Hit the photos below for more.
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Google creates an animated doodle that features a boy, a girl, Google's search engine, and a jump rope. But might there be darker, more analytical, more troubling interpretations to this tale?
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Six months after its introduction, Google Wallet seems to be no further along than when it started. Will Google kill the project?
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The Silicon Valley online payments startup grew by 1,000 percent last year and is hopeful it can repeat that level of growth this year. To do that, it's had to move away from its early friends-and-family roots and embrace small businesses.
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Chamtech's spray-on antenna uses a nano material to provide a low-power boost to antenna range. The wireless-in-a-can product may some day bring an end to unsightly cell towers.
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3D printers will come ready-made soon, but what's it like building one of the many DIY kits out there? This week, we find out.
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EnerG2 opens a plant to make an engineered carbon that will improve performance of energy storage devices and make storage for start-stop hybrid cars less expensive.
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The Circuit Breaker will keep you plugged into the world of consumer electronics and PC makers, with close attention to Apple, ever the trend-setter. Erica Ogg will try to make sense of the constant stream of new and increasingly connected devices we find in our homes, cars, and backpacks, as well as the companies that make them. Based in San Francisco, Erica is partial to gadgets that allow her to search for the best mac-and-cheese recipes, read grammar blogs, and watch "Mad Men" and the Los Angeles Dodgers whenever she wants.
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