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If CES is all about grabbing eyeballs, then Samsung’s transparent display cases could be the perfect promotional accessory: drop your new product in the box, load up a video, and see people queue up to gawp. First announced last August, as part of Samsung’s push into atypical screen aspect ratios, the cases are intended to show off the company’s efforts in transparent screens.

The concept is pretty straightforward. The product sits in a lightbox, with glass sides and an illuminated back and bottom panel, while the front is actually a display. That can be loaded with a promotional video, with a list or specifications, or something else, and constantly loops.

Alternatively, there’s full PC control, so you could cook up a display which would interact with the viewer. That might include showing different specifications and demo clips, depending on what they want to see, or paging through pricing and other information.

Samsung Transparent Display Case eyes-on:

Although we’ve seen transparent screens before – Samsung was showing off panels based on the same technology back at CES last year – this is perhaps the best use we can actually think of for the panels. They’re undoubtedly cool, but otherwise not terribly practical.

We can see right through Samsung’s latest advertising is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Razer’s poplar Project Fiona gaming tablet made quite the splash last year at CES but today it’s finally been made official, hardware is final, and the gaming tablet machine will begin shipping in Q1 of this year. In case you missed it, Razer announced all the details this afternoon and renamed it the “Razer Edge” but we managed to get some hands-on pictures with prototype so lets take a look.

Now Razer is planning to offer a few different variations of this product, as the full out gaming experience isn’t for everything. Their basic kit may sound plain, but it certainly isn’t coming in at $999. You’ll want to check out our coverage for a better idea of the different options Razer will be offering. Essentially that $999 gets you the basic kit with a third-gen 1.7GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GT640M LE GPU, and a 64GB SSD. That will be powering the rather crisp 10-inch 1280 x 800 resolution display.

From there you’ll be able to upgrade to the Edge Pro, which offers the same impressive device with a better and faster 1.9 GHz Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 128 or 256GB SSD storage instead. Now since we already know the specs lets talk about feel, weight, and options. Being a very well built device from Razer it certainly isn’t lightweight, in any form factor. As just the slate you’ll be surprised just how heavy it is, and if you opt for the Pro you’ll certainly feel the weight. It’s heavier and thicker than a traditional Android slate, but then again you have that Core i7 power and unlimited Windows gaming options.

Playing games was awesome though, as you’d expect. WarHammer was excellent and the controls worked quite well. Being able to wonder around the floor and play was quite entertaining. It might not be the most powerful gaming PC around, but then you can’t play most in your living room or the backseat of a car now can you? You’ll be greeted with USB 3.0 up top, as well as an array of power buttons, volume up/down, and more. Then each handle rocked start, select, and other usual game controls.

Razer will be offering the basic and pro model, as well as an additional keyboard dock and regular desk dock options later this year. The pictures in the gallery below should give you an excellent idea of what to expect, although the final design could change ever so slightly from what we’re seeing here today. The pricing however, won’t be changing and are set in stone.

We’ll hopefully be getting one in for a full review when the time comes so for now enjoy the quick hands-on pictures, and stay tuned to our CES 2013 portal for the rest of CES.

Razer Edge (Project Fiona) gaming tablet Hands-on is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Matt Rogers is the Founder and VP of Engineering at Nest and brought his latest thermostat – a steel-clad beauty with improved design and sensor placement – to our stage at CES 2013.

This year at Nest has been full of changes. The company launched a new version in October and improved the iPad/iPhone app. They also began sending emails to users describing energy usage in their area and detailing how much they’ve saved during the period.

Rogers told us about their recent outage, explaining that their activation servers went down because they had sold so many units. It was, he said, the only thermostat that people wanted to leave under the tree for the holidays which, I believe, is a first in the realm of home electronics mostly associated with Home Depot.

He also talked about the market for the thermostats, explaining that 10 million are sold every year in the U.S. and Canada. He expects to see updates to the device and software and, most interestingly, plans to expand out of the country.

CES 2013 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for 3D printing. As more and more companies enter the market, the race to make the technology a consumer friendly proposition is heating up in a big way. 3D Systems, which has been offering up the technology to industrial consumers has been making a play in the home market with lower-priced offerings like the Cube 3D printer. We’ll be discussing the promise of at-home 3D printing with the company’s CEO Avi Reichental.

Check out our full CES 2013 stage schedule here!

Continue reading Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with 3D Systems’ Avi Reichental

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