Week in videos: Gadget fans hit jackpot at CES

One sure thing in Vegas: lotsa new gear.

This was the big week for gadgets. At CES 2007 in Las Vegas, gearmakers were showing off their their new stuff. Of course, many of these products won't hit the open market for months.

One interesting move pits CBS TV and Slingbox against the likes of YouTube. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos got a look at how to build your own robot, perhaps even one that does the laundry. And Neha Tiwari tried out her guitar shredding skills on Guitar Hero II. Of course, one major gadget company was not in Vegas: Apple. They held their own event up in San Francisco.

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Clip + Sling going after the online video users

Sling Media and CBS work together to create a community centered around legal, high-quality video uploads.

January 12, 2007

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Watch an iRobot concoction in action

iRobot Senior Researcher Bryan Adams gives CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos a demo of the iRobot Create, which lets users hack the popular hardware and program their own robot.

January 11, 2007

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Guitar Hero makes an encore

Marcus Henderson, the guitarist responsible for most of the guitar heard on the new Guitar Hero II, talks with CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari about the game's new release on Xbox 360.

January 12, 2006

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[drumpat01]

iPhone Trumps

I love how out of all the dozens of big name companies that were
at CES, one 5% market share company called Apple had WAY more
media coverage over one device than all of CES had. I guess we can
tell who had the better product.

[lefty.crupps]

iPhone isn't revolutionary...

www.openmoko.com
FIC's OpenMoKo has been working on these ideas for a while now, too. Their phone (Neo1973) will be available in Feb with twice the resolution and for a lot less cost ($350). Plus it's OPEN so there can actually be applications written by third-party developers.

They, too, were at the CES. Just because Apple gets headlines doesn't mean that they're innovative or make 'better' products.

[lukascv]

apple iPhone surprised

apple iPhone beautifully surprised!
Financial impact of iPhone announcement - mobile
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[bdaughtry]

MacWorld Clearly Won

CES was a major flop in my opinion. I did not see anything that came close to Steve Job's announcements of the Apple TV and iPhone.

My prediction is CES will go the way of COMDEX. Other than flat screen TVs, I don't see any innovation other than Apple.

Just my opinion.

[zduchene]

Gadget Obsessed

This is why America loves gadgets so much. Thank you CES!