Hasta La Gadget!

We’ve been waiting for something like this for pretty much ever, and thanks to IOGEAR, we’ve finally got it. Here at CES, the company has introduced new 2- and 4-Port HDMI KVM switches with USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing (GCS1792, GCS1794), which are HDMI 1.3b and HDCP compliant. As if that weren’t enough, both boxes also support 1080p resolutions, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. In related news, the 4-Port DualView Dual-Link DVI KVMP Switch (GCS1644) also saw the light of day today, and everything mentioned here should be up for sale in Q1. Oh, but don’t think these suckers will come cheap — prices range from $299.95 for the 2-port HDMI KVM to $679.95 for the DualView sibling.

Filed under: CES, Peripherals

IOGEAR intros first HDMI-compliant KVMs: 1080p, lossless audio supported originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pioneer already blew out its good stuff this morning, but it saved this gem for a little afternoon delight. The DV-420V 1080p upconverting DVD player not only makes your existing DVD collection look its best, but it’s the first deck to feature “an exclusive MP3 encoding capability for supreme music portability.” Oddly enough, those are pretty much the only details we’re given on the subject, but the front-panel USB port enables playback of DivX files and JPEG shots if you find that of interest. We’re thinking not, so you can feel free to save your $90 when it ships this summer.

Filed under: CES, Home Entertainment

Pioneer’s DV-420V upscaling DVD player somehow makes MP3s sound better originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Based on the fact that this kit contains connectors for stereo audio, VGA and Wireless USB, we’re inclined to believe that this here product is actually a renamed version of the Wireless USB to VGA kit we caught wind of last year. Even if not, however, this will help you stream content at up to 720p over VGA for 30 feet sans wires, and it’s fully compatible with Windows XP and Vista. The bad news? The price has increased by around $50 since last mention, with the latest report suggesting a $349.95 sticker and a March ship date.

Filed under: CES, Peripherals, Wireless

IOGEAR’s Wireless USB Audio / Video Kit ships soon for $350 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve got a VAIO P in the house, and we thought it’d only be fitting to put the quintessential “it’s not a netbook, we swear!” up against the quintessential netbook, ASUS’s Eee PC (in convenient 7-inch and 10-inch flavors). Stand by for further impressions, but boy is that screen densely packed with pixels. There’s another shot after the break of the P being swallowed by a 17-inch MacBook Pro… juxtaposition!

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VAIO P vs Eee PC… fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gamers have largely gotten a bad rep for being lazy, slothful people who spend their hours mindlessly pressing buttons. The Wii changed that a bit by getting kids (and their parents… and their parents) up off the couch, but what about giving their brains a workout too? For your family’s little mind freak to-be Mattel is introducing the Mind Flex, a brain-powered game that relies on your mental activity to control the height of a ball suspended in a column of air. Don the headset then start concentrating to make the purple orb rise; relax and it lowers. There are six total game types but all entail getting a ball over, under, and through a variety of hoops and the like, sometimes against a clock so that you can challenge your friends. Sadly you have to actually reach up and turn the dial to move the ball around the course, but in our heads on trial we found the thing to be impressively responsive, gently sinking down when we thought about getting some sleep — then shooting back up again when we pondered the number of posts left to write tonight. It was challenging for sure, and definitely turned a lot of heads, but we’re a little concerned that extended sessions could be headache inducing. Its $80 price tag might cause some temple pain too when the thing releases this fall, but we’ve certainly spent more money on things that were less fun — and mentally stimulating. Video of floaty balls and squinting players below.

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Video: Mattel Mind Flex hands (and heads) on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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