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Jan 10

ArtPro Nail Printer V6.1 hands-in (video)

As good old-fashioned girly men, we’re always looking for excuses to get our nails done, so our heartfelt thanks go out to Guangzhou Taiji Electronics and their ArtPro Nail Printer line. You put a couple of white base coats on, stick your hand inside, align the desired image to your nail, and hit print — and an inkjet head (we saw a Lenovo cartridge inside) goes to work. A few seconds later, you’re ready to seal the deal with clearcoat. A simple idea, well-executed and highly satisfying. Video of our experience inside the future of the beauty industry after the jump.

Gallery: ArtPro Nail Printer V6.1

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Jan 10

Bigfoot Networks intros Killer E2100-powered motherboards from ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte

Posted in: msi, Today's Chili

Looks like that tease was more than just a tease. It’s a truism. Back at Computex, Bigfoot Networks’ CEO told us that his next major target was motherboards. The company already infused its Killer E2100 gaming network card into a GPU, and here at CES, it’s formally announcing three partnerships with major mainboard makers. MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte are all onboard, with the latter to offer a new line of G1-Killer mobos later in the year. ASUS will be dishing out a ROG Rampage III Black Edition (shown above) which will feature the E2100 on a combined LAN / audio called dubbed ThunderBolt, but your guess is as good as ours when it comes to specifications and CPU compatibility. Pricing and release information remain a mystery across the range, but it’s practically a guarantee that we’ll see more of these tie-ups in the coming months.

Gallery: ASUS and Gigabyte motherboards, infused with Killer E2100

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Jan 10

CES: The coolest laptops of the show

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Even with all the laptops on display at CES 2011, it wasn’t too hard to pick our favorites.

Originally posted at CES 2011

Jan 10

Apple will drop restocking fees on January 11th

Posted in: Apple, iPhone, retail, Today's Chili

9to5 Mac reports that Apple will drop its 10 percent restocking fees on January 11th. We’ve confirmed with our own sources that this is true. January 11th happens to be the day that Verizon will hold a mysterious event in New York City, presumably for the Verizon iPhone. While this certainly isn’t incontrovertible evidence that the Verizon event is actually more of an Apple event, this definitely adds some tinder to the flaming rumor mill. Then again, Apple could merely be following Best Buy’s lead, with the 1.11.11 date pure coincidence. Either way, we’re fans of open return policies for expensive products, so if you ask us, it’s more of a good thing.

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Jan 10

Gigabyte shows off its new S1080 Windows 7 slate in Taiwan to little fanfare and even less excitement

Posted in: tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili, windows 7, Windows7

So, while all the cool kids were showing off their wares at CES, the good people at Gigabyte decided to throw their own tablet party across the Pacific. The S1080 is the slate you never asked for, in that it runs Windows 7 on a dual core Atom N550 processor underneath a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with 1024 x 600 resolution. If multitouch navigation isn’t your thing (an odd preference for those buying tablets), there are a couple of tactile mouse buttons on one edge and an optical mouse on the opposite side for thumbs-only operation. The device has a massive (for a tablet) 320GB hard drive, SD card reader, ethernet port, and USB 3.0 connectivity to sate your computing needs. Also included is a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth 3.0. Lastly, in what can only be considered an odd design choice, our Taiwanese friends elected to give the S1080 a VGA port instead of an HDMI connection. Word on the street is that the device will be less than $300 when it goes on sale next month, so if you are a member of the (presumably small) group of people who aren’t interested in an Android, Apple, Blackberry, or HP slate, the S1080 may be the tablet for you.

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Jan 09

2011 home theater wrap-up

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CNET wraps up all the home theater news at CES 2011, including new app stores, AirPlay-compatible products and portable Blu-ray players.

Originally posted at CES 2011

Jan 09

XpanD Youniversal 3D glasses hand & face on

Posted in: hands-on, Today's Chili

We weren’t able to check out the customization features of XpanD’s latest active shutter LCD 3D glasses, but we did get to try them on at their booth for a moment. They’re markedly lighter than the company’s other 3D specs and the side pods for the battery and settings storage seem to do a decent job of blocking light from the sides. We’ll need to sit down for a few rounds of NBA 2K11 3D or Resident Evil: Afterlife to know how they hold up in real life but in the meantime check out the pics in the gallery.

Gallery: Xpand Youniversal glasses

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Jan 09

Microsoft Revamps The Office Online Site

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili, Web Sites

This article was written on November 03, 2006 by CyberNet.

Office Online

Microsoft has added a spiffy new look to the Office Online site. I am really impressed with the new layout and the most prominent feature has to be the simulated “Ribbon” to match the one that several Office 2007 applications will have. As you browse through the various pages you’ll also begin to notice that there is a new color scheme for each different tab.

Their list of new features includes:

Redesigned interface
New content
Improved help and search
New template communities
Clip art
And more!

They say that there is new content but I don’t notice anything different, but then again I can’t say I visited the site that often. I typically only used it to look for a few good templates to get things done a little quicker, but other than that I didn’t really peruse around the different pages.

Microsoft has been making a lot of changes to their sites in order to prepare for the big Vista and Office 2007 release day that is the last day of the month for businesses. Last week they redesigned the Windows Vista Team Blog with a completely new look that made it appear to be something straight out of Vista, and now the new Office site shows that they are really trying to get prepared. The excitement continues to build!

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Jan 09

Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1

Posted in: automobile, blu-ray, Today's Chili

We’ve been seeing demo units of in-car Blu-ray players at CES for years, but Audiovox is apparently finally ready to offer one for sale with its AVDBR1, seen here skulking about the halls of CES. Due in the spring with an MSRP of $349.99, it can be installed under the seat or in a storage compartment and is even BD-Live compatible with optional WiFi upgrade, available after a firmware update arrives later this year. Of course, even if you like video in the car — usually for the kids in the backseat — there’s plenty of other ways to get it including digital copies that can be activated on your phone, tablet or laptop, or DVDs included in the combo packs most major releases have. Add to this the fact that mobile screens are generally too small to make a big difference with HD and there’s plenty of reasons to be skeptical, but if you are on a long road trip with only the Blu-ray copy of Black Dynamite to keep you company, you’ll be glad you opted for the AVDBR1. Want more details? Check the press release after the break.

Gallery: Audiovox AVDBR1 in-car Blu-ray player