Asus Vito W1 Mouse Checks Your Heart Rate
[CES 2009] Guess the computer mouse is not meant for making life easier in a graphical user interface environment as Asus has introduced a new twist to its Vito W1 laser mouse. Apart from its 1,200dpi resolution laser, you get wireless connectivity within 30 feet at 2.4GHz, with LED alerts to let y…
Toshiba Motion Interface for TVs (Concept)
Toshiba was demonstrating a motion interface for a TV set. The Toshiba representative was controlling a 3D globe made of many virtual screens. That could represent “channels”, which would prepare it the physically active version of TV zapping. Ideally, the channels would be life and all…
Tiny microSD Memory Card Reader
[CES 2009] Nothing groundbreaking here except for the massive FAIL when it comes to the product description down in front. A microSD card reade? That’s not a typo on our part but theirs, and to see it come in the style of cute, tiny Japanese figures that are a wee bit larger than your microSD card …
i2! Stream Offers Wireless Audio
[CES 2009] Wireless audio is nice to have, and the i2! Stream could prove to be the device that brings it mainstream for everyday use. I was attracted to the booth by the lighted ring (up to 7 colors) like a moth to lamps, and I’m not disappointed. The i2! is not only able to stream music, it addit…
LimePC @ CES, who wants a 9-inch netbook for $249?
LimePC was showing its products in the North Hall at CES 2009. The 9” netbook caught my attention, so I played with it a little. It runs the Lime OS, the company’s variant of Linux. I’m ont certain how much they changed it, but it looked mainly cosmetic. The construction quality w…
Teligent Bluetooth Cell Phone Converter
[CES 2009] Do you happen to have one phone line too many in your home? Research has shown that cell phone lines have been more popular compared to landlines for some moment already, so why not hammer the nail in the coffin with the Teligent Bluetooth cell phone converter? that box is compatible wit…
Xantrex Pocket Inverter 100
[CES 2009] Want to have juice for your devices all the day even when you’re on the road? Xantrex aims to offer something for road warriors in the mold of the Pocket Inverter 100 - it plugs into your cigarette lighter socket, where its LED indicator will come to life to let you know it’s good and re…
Xantrex Solar Charger Prototype
[CES 2009] Going green is a pretty big theme at CES that year - after all with the stuttering economy, it makes perfect sense to help renew and preserve whatever we have to save costs (as well as have a green planet for our kids in the future). It is no wonder next that we look forward to the day Xa…
Victorinox Presentation Pro Has Travel Version Too
[CES 2009] Mention Swiss army knives and chances are you’ll think about Victorinox just like how one associates Colgate with toothpaste or Zippo with a lighter. The Presentation Pro places itself as an advanced business tool that offers up to 32GB of storage (from 8GB upwards), featuring secure doc…
Wilson iBooster Boosts Signals
[CES 2009] Wilson Electronics Inc. offers an option for those who find that their iPhones and BlackBerries aren’t up to par when it comes to signal quality with the iBooster. The iBooster helps increase a phone’s output capability to a cell site, resulting in an improvement in the phone’s ability t…
