Five Must-See Gadgets at CES

Mon Jan 8, 2007 7:51PM EST

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You've only got a few hours to kill at the show this year? Here's what you should see with your own eyes, if at all possible. If you can't catch the Seven Wonders of the World, don't miss the Five Wonders of CES.

Sharp's 108-inch LCD (pictured) - The biggest flat-panel TV in the world is no longer a plasma but an LCD, though Sharp's 1920 x 1080-pixel custom-rigged monster has met with some iffy reviews. The 100-inch LCD from LG looks a lot, ahem, sharper. (Alas, neither are actually for sale in the real world.)

Asus XG Station - The first ever external video card, designed for letting graphics-limited laptops play high-end 3D games. It works.

SanDisk Sansa Connect - The coolest new MP3 player on the show floor. It takes the wirelessness of the Zune and does it less stupidly: You share files via a subscription to a music service (not yet announced) instead of via an ad hoc network. It's the size of a business card, stores 8GB of tunes, has real-time Internet radio, and more. The SanDisk booth is ridiculously busy, be warned.

LG Total DVD Player - Sure, it's not much to look at, but this $1,200 player that can handle both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs could be the first shot in the war to end the high-def standards slapfight.

Yahoo! Go - Hey, had to plug the mothership. The Yahoo! Mobile Search stuff is cool, but if you come by the Yahoo! booth, you can get a free ice cream cone, complete with candy mix-ins and everything. It's like a gadget you can eat. Wave to your Yahoo! Tech staff, operating out of the back of the Yahoo! booth!

Of course that's just the tip of the iceberg. Rest assured, all the Yahoo! Tech bloggers will be covering much more cool gear for the next three days. Check our full coverage here!

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  • 26 Posted by wayloues on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:41PM EDT Report Abuse

    There is no fantasic thing to watch.

  • 27 Posted by thn1969 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:07PM EDT Report Abuse

    Anyone know or seen anything from Edgetech International: Pocketsurfer?

  • 28 Posted by cooljack_21 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:29PM EDT Report Abuse

    I prefer to stay away from LCD. Still believe plasma rules, inspite of the Bravia Campaign

  • 29 Posted by gregopt3 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:12PM EDT Report Abuse

    $1200 for a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player?? Let me think... Sony PS3 for $599 (has Blu-Ray), Xbox360 for $399 with $199 HD-DVD player, that totals to $1197 and you get two gaming systems. And those are the high-end prices. You can get a core Xbox360 for $299, and a low-end PS3 for $499 and shave $200 bucks off. Of course, that's a lot more gear in your A/V box... but what the heck, more fun than a stand alone DVD player :)

  • 30 Posted by jayleenlann on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:29PM EDT Report Abuse

    It must be horrible to have to serve ice cream while watching a 108 inch LCD screen. You guys have it so tough...

  • 31 Posted by theuktroll on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:06PM EDT Report Abuse

    In reply to ann_yoakum's wish for a device that tracks people around the building: British Telecom had such a system in their research centre at Martlesham over 20 years ago: Staff would have a small transponder as part of their ID badge. As they wandered around the building, the system would track them, so if you dialled their extension number, the phone nearest to them would ring. Most organisations with ID-based Access Control systems have the capability to add this feature.

  • 32 Posted by charles_waddams on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:22PM EDT Report Abuse

    Aren't there better things to do than to watch TV, listening to music or play computer games? Mo womder family life's falling apart...

  • 33 Posted by zoltron7 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 11:01PM EDT Report Abuse

    The 100' TV is probably around $70,000.00 so I'll take a Ice Cream Cone for the look see, Thanks Yahoo! Zoltron

  • 34 Posted by intensitator on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:24PM EDT Report Abuse

    I saw detcelloc's message about Yahoo shutting down its message boards. I hadn't heard about that. Why did Yahoo do that?

  • 38 Posted by mr_walter2 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:28PM EDT Report Abuse

    Although brief, article was witty, well written and entertaining... a follow up piece would be nice!

  • 39 Posted by ppgirlsbubble on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:18PM EDT Report Abuse

    Oh man, i can't wait till the new stuff comes out. I've already delayed buying anything new for this CES. I want the new stuff!

  • 40 Posted by ackoritz on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    LUV MY YAHOO. HOME PAGE IS VERY EASY TO USE AND CUSTOMIZE. USE IT A LOT FOR WEATHER,TRAVEL, GADGET INFO. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

  • 41 Posted by copan1400 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:29PM EDT Report Abuse

    ice cream is the tie breaker, yahoo wins! yay!

  • 42 Posted by rukkosurfo on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:55PM EDT Report Abuse

    I wont EVER have the megabucks to buy Sharp's behemoth but I'm curious: How many tons does it weigh?

  • 43 Posted by latoilette on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:57PM EDT Report Abuse

    if it was 108inch tv that made popcorn, I'd buy that.

  • 44 Posted by shannon55544 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:16PM EDT Report Abuse

    I scream you scream everyone screams for icecream ^^ ok ya enough...

  • 45 Posted by jwanner2000 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    I think I would rather connect ad hoc to get music then to pay for a service!!!!

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