Hasta La Gadget!

We’ve been coming to CES for years looking at demos of technologies that will let us watch HDTV without a set-top box, and yet here we are years later with little choice but to find a place to put that box. The big failures have been CableCARD and then tru2way, both of which have had little impact to mainstream America. But despite all of our disappointment over the years, we came away from CES this year with the feeling that this might actually be the year. Of course, the allure of Vegas has yet to wear off, but when Time Warner Cable, Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon FiOS TV are at the same show sending almost the same message and showing demos, we have a hard time not taking our skeptical shield down a little. Sadly it wasn’t exactly the same message, and if you click on through you might discover the true future of how TV will be delivered.

Continue reading Could this be the year we get to ditch the cable box?

Could this be the year we get to ditch the cable box? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome to ‘This day in Engadget‘, where we crack open the archives and take a whimsical look back at the memories and moments of our storied past. Please join us on this trip down random access memory lane.

If you’ve not been living under a boulder for the past week or so, you’ve probably noticed that CES has been going on in glorious, illness-inducing Las Vegas, Nevada. The thing is, Engadget has been running this game for a long, long time, and though historically things are usually wrapping up around the 9th of January every year, the remnants, the wrap-ups, and the gadget hangovers are almost as fun to look back on as the show itself. So, as we wrap up a truly outstanding CES 2011, we thought we’d take a look back at previous CES wrap-ups, some big days, and some downright weird ones, in this nostalgic episode of This day in Engadget.

Continue reading This day in Engadget: CES extravaganzas galore

This day in Engadget: CES extravaganzas galore originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toyota‘s still the biggest auto manufacturer in the world, handily trumping GM and Ford, and with the Prius celebrating its 10 year anniversary it’s clear the company can certainly lead the industry when it wants to. Not so much with advanced infotainment and smartphone integration. There the company has been lagging behind the competition, Ford’s SYNC and the like, but now it’s making a big step forward with Entune, and it chose this year’s CES to do it. Toyota was kind enough to let us run a very early demo unit through its paces. Keep on reading for our impressions.

Continue reading Toyota Entune infotainment system hands-on (video)

Toyota Entune infotainment system hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, so maybe that’s a stretch, but there’s no question that Quirky‘s latest socially-developed product is one of the slicker wireless speaker / dock combos out there. Dubbed Perch, this two-piece device acts as a standalone Bluetooth speaker if you’d like, but it also includes a dock / tray for holding your device while it’s charging. It’s model and brand agnostic, and it’s up for pre-order right now for $179.99. Gallery’s below, but don’t dive in if you’re easily swayed by eye candy.

Continue reading Perch: the Bluetooth speaker / smartphone dock of your dreams, shipping soon for $180

Perch: the Bluetooth speaker / smartphone dock of your dreams, shipping soon for $180 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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