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CES 2014 is sure to be a gaming-filled blast of gadgets, with companies like ROCCAT making sure this week they’re not lost in the fray. They certainly won’t be with … Continue reading

Polaroid today announced a new lineup of superior quality televisions, both touting 50 inch screen sizes, one is a Roku Ready smart TV whereas the other is a 4K ultra high definition TV. Polaroid promises that these TVs will provide consumers with unparalleled picture quality as well as several state of the art new features, at an affordable price point as compared to other offerings in the market.

The 50 inch Roku Ready Smart TV, 50GSR7100, will let users stream over 1,000 channels through the Roku Stick. The wireless device, built into the TV itself, does not need any cables and is powered by MHL which allows easy plug and play use between the TV and the Roku Stick. It has three HDMI inputs and offers customers total control through the custom remote or the mobile application. The 50GSR9000 is Polaroid’s 50 inch 4K ultra high definition TV which aims to provide customers with a cinema style experience at a resolution that’s four times the resolution of a full HD TV. It too has three HDMI ports and the company promises that it will offer exceptional clarity, fluidity of motion and color contrast with more than 8 million pixels. The Smart TV will cost $599.99 while the UHD 4K TV will cost $999.99. Polaroid will showcase these TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014 in Las Vegas.

Polaroid Announces 50 Inch Smart TV And 50 Inch 4K UHD TV original content from Ubergizmo.

[CES 2014] We carry with us our fair share of mobile electronic devices these days, and many of these tend to require a charging up at the end of the day. Most of the time, we will make sure that our gadgets get their “rest” while we sleep at night, so that when we wake up in the morning to go head to head with another day of activity, our gadgets, too, will be able to hit the ground running with full power. A portable power pack is starting to get more and more essential these days, and Cobra’s portable powerpack, the Cobra JumPack, comes across as an ideal emergency power not only for your gadgets, but for a vehicle as well as outdoor activities. (more…)

Cobra JumPak 7500 mAh Charger original content from Ubergizmo.

Tune in Sunday for our live coverage of CES and then later, on Tuesday, Hardware Battlefield where you can see 15 great hardware startups compete head to head for a top prize of $50,000 and recognition as one of the top hardware startups of 2014. This project has been months in the making and there will be plenty of fun and surprises – as well as all of our regular CES coverage from our live team on the show floor.

But best of all, TechCrunch is pleased to announce that the amazing Martha Stewart – lifestyle queen and Maker guru –will serve as a hardware startups judge at Hardware Battlefield at CES. We are thrilled that the inimitable creator, designer, entrepreneur, and founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia will be sharing her expertise in product creation and brand building. We are delighted and honored to be teaming with Martha for this exciting event.

You can see the entire schedule right here and you’ll be able to watch the show and all our coverage live right here on TechCrunch. This is shaping up to be the most exciting CES ever and we want you to join us.

You can keep up to date on news coming out of the show by visiting our special Hardware Battlefield page and you can tweet at us using the #cescrunch hashtag. We’ll be doing some great giveaways, lots of live roaming, and the competition will be hot and heavy in our booth outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Are you in Las Vegas and don’t have tickets to CES? Come by anyway! We’ll have space for an audience to watch the competition and who knows – maybe you can join us next year with your amazing product!

Next week at CES 2014 the folks at Archos will be bringing out two devices with the names Archos 45 Helium and Archos 50 Helium. These devices will both be … Continue reading