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- Palm Unveils New Smartphone With Web OS (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:00 -0800)
The sleek, black Palm Pre is no ordinary iPhone clone. Its clean interface has both touchscreen and keyboard inputs and the company touts fast web browsing. - Puny, Trendy Netbooks Grow Up to Suit Business Users (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:15:00 -0800)
Most major computer manufacturers have new netbooks coming out, some that target businesses that want a cheaper laptops for employees. - Video: Windows 7 Beta Unveiled at CES Keynote (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0800)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off CES 2009 with a keynote full of notable announcements. Microsoft showed off Windows 7 Beta, Windows Live, a flexible display, and boasted big spending on research and developement over the past year. - The Polaroid is Back -- In Digital (Shaking Still Pointless) (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:41:00 -0800)
Polaroid is set to announce Thursday at CES that it is introducing a $200 digital camera that produces prints right on the spot. You can even call them "instant" prints, but they take nearly a minute to appear, so they're only as "instant" as the old film prints. Essentially, the PoGo is a camera that contains a built-in color printer. - Sporty BMW Pocket Truck Runs Errands in Style — for a Sticker-Shock Price (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:00:00 -0800)
BMW's pocket truck is handsome and well equipped, and you'll love the company's trademark sports-car feel. But is it worth the hefty price tag? - Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Beta as a Free Download (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:30:00 -0800)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer uses his first appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show to announce that his company will make the Windows 7 beta available worldwide as a free download this week. - Backstage at CES 2009 (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800)
: Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comLAS VEGAS — It's the eve of the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, and the floor is a flurry of activity as thousands of vendors set up their wares. Teamsters and union carpenters rub elbows with electronics industry representatives. Forklifts jostle for position in the narrow pathways, which are lined with shrink-wrapped booth parts and gigantic HDTVs displaying test patterns. Wired.com took a backstage tour of the preparations to bring you a glimpse of what, in a few short hours, will be the latest incarnation of North America's largest technology tradeshow. Left: Microsoft representatives set up the laptops and screens the company will use to show off its latest software and web services. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comLess than 24 hours before the show opens, construction is still underway on most of the floor. Carpet awaits unrolling, and pallets are stacked high with high-tech gear. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comThe gigantic Panasonic booth includes a row of partition-enclosed meeting rooms along its back edge. In those rooms the real business of CES will happen: furious dealmaking between manufacturers, distributors and retailers. But today, construction is still in progress. Here, a worker opens the door to reveal a mysterious blue screen in the background. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comWorkers scurry to turn the showroom floor into something presentable. Some will remain overnight, working until the moment the show opens here at 10 a.m. Thursday. Organizers expect 130,000 people to attend CES 2009 — an 8 percent drop from last year's attendance, but still enough to ensure that every cab line is at least 30 minutes long.: Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comThese small electric carts are the transportation method of choice for workers to hustle from one end of the convention center to the other. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comBikes lean against the wall of an unfinished Panasonic exhibit. With more than 1.7 million square feet of exhibition space spread across the Las Vegas Convention Center's three massive halls, getting from point A to point B can be a challenge. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comA Pioneer booth is still under construction. Large corporate logos lie here and there around the hall, awaiting placement far above the heads of the crowd. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com"Say, you're not looking at that chart upside down, are you?" : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comHitachi representatives check out a display panel. Maybe it will work after the guy on the right plugs it in. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comBanks of high-definition displays in the Sharp booth will show off the company's HDTV prowess with eye-catching videos. But that's tomorrow; today, the displays show only color bars. : Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comWorkers set up RCA monitors.: Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comSony's exhibit is located at the very end of the central hall and is more built-out than most booths. Putting together a show of this size is a massive undertaking: The first advance teams arrived Dec. 26 to begin setting up, a CES rep said.: Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comSony is already drawing attention with its new screens and a message of eco-friendliness. - CES 2009: Gadgets to Expect at the Big Show (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0800)
CES begins tomorrow, but Wired.com snagged a peek at some of the coolest gadgets you can expect to see at the big show. Included: an ultralight Windows-based notebook, WowWee's latest toy robot, and a keypad-secured USB drive. - Obama's Presidential Limo? 'A Tank With Windows' (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:23:00 -0800)
The inauguration of Barack Obama will bring the newest in a long line of Presidential limos.Because the Secret Service keeps details of the limo understandably private, even the most knowledgeable security experts don't really know how much gadgety tech is being installed in the new ride. But it's not stopping them making a few informed guesses. - CES 2009: Dick Tracy's Watch Becomes a Reality (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:57:00 -0800)
A Dick Tracy-style wristwatch has finally arrived, thanks to LG. See photos from its CES debut and a video of the watch phone in action.
