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Jan 06

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 and S10-3t hands-on

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Don’t worry Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3, we didn’t forget about you — even if we are totally smitten with your futuristic sibling the IdeaPad S1 Hybrid. The 10-inch S10-3 throws away the design of the S10 and S10-2 for a thinner body and a decorated lid, and we’ve got to say the 2.4 pound netbook felt quite light and sturdy in our hand. Under the lid we’re loving the same chiclet style keyboard that we saw on the Skylight, though the touchpad with integrated mouse buttons is a bit small for our tastes. For $399 ($379 on Amazon) the S10-3 seems like it could be quite a worthy 10-inch netbook competitor, though we will have to see what its Intel Atom N470 and three-cell battery (there’s an optional six-cell) provide in terms of battery life.

The $499 S10-3t tablet version is going to take a bit more of a sell though. The convertible netbook (fine, netvertible) is thicker and heavier than the S10-3 largely due to its hinge and thicker touchscreen. But regardless of the somewhat awkward design (especially with a protruding six-cell battery strapped to its back), the capacitive touchscreen was quite responsive to our touches and gestures, and we’re pretty impressed with Lenovo’s Natural Touch interface that its got running on top of Windows 7 Home Premium. We also like that you can choose to flip the screen around and that the orientation will adjust automatically thanks to the accelerometer. But don’t take our word for it, hit the break for a look at the finger-friendliness in in action.

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Jan 06

iHome’s new clock radios will ensure neither you nor your iPhone ever sleep too late

Posted in: feature, Features, ipod dock, IpodDock, Today's Chili

If you tend to think of iHome as a company that makes things iPhones and iPods can be seen sticking out of, we’re here to reinforce that impression with the unveiling of three new clock radio dock devices for Appley goods.

iP90 Clock Radio/Audio System: This is the latest clock radio from the company, displaying a sleek design (pictured above) that’s much more visually appealing than the last one we saw and, interestingly, sports a sync button that will suck the time right out of your iPhone and use it to set the device. No more swearing at yourself for scrolling too quickly past 9:54pm.
iP42 Dual Alarm Clock Radio: This version (pictured after the break) slims things down a bit and, honestly, uglies them up a bit compared to the iP90, but adds the ability to manage two alarms at once. Sync button makes an appearance here, too.
iP39 Kitchen Timer and FM Alarm Clock Radio: Wrapping things up is a cooking companion, featuring stainless steel accents that are said to provide “the look and feel of a premium kitchen appliance.” Sadly we have no images of this Bertazzoni wanna-be, but we do know that it’s designed to be easy to clean, also sports an alarm clock, and adds a dual bake timer into the mix as well.

No release date or prices for any of these at this time. Can your sleep cycle handle this kind of variety? We don’t think so.

Update: Justin commented to point out what we missed: that the iP90 will be $99.

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Jan 06

Wellcore Offers High-Tech Safety for Seniors

Posted in: monitor, Today's Chili

Today at CES, Wellcore Corp. announced a new monitoring system that detects and reports when seniors have fallen down and can’t get up. Called a Mobile Personal Emergency Response System, the package includes an Internet-connected base unit and one or two portable devices that clip to clothes or belts and communicate either via the base station or via Bluetooth to a cell phone when the wearer takes a spill.

Similar devices in the past have relied on the fallen senior to press a button to summon help, but this one can call for assistance on its own, depending on the wearer’s movement patterns. The company says the device is sensitive enough to discern the difference between a fall and an abrupt sit-down or other similar movements, so false alarms won’t be an issue.

Jan 06

You Rock Guitar now on track for February at $180, rockin’ still in question

Posted in: guitar, Today's Chili

Last we heard anything about ezGear’s You Rock Guitar it was on track for a launch in “either Q2 or Q3” (of 2009) and would supposedly pack a price tag in the neighborhood of $150. Well, it seems that another year and another CES can make quite the difference, as the company (now known as Inspired Instruments) is now promising that the not-a-toy guitar will launch in February of this year, and that it will sport a slightly higher price tag of $179.95. From the looks of things, however, that’s about all that’s changed with the guitar, which still packs the same USB connectivity, MIDI functionality, and iPod or MP3 player connectedness as before. The company is even going so far as to reuse its tried and true promotional video — see it after the break.

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Jan 06

RIM’s BlackBerry Presenter makes mobile PowerPoint all too sexy

Posted in: BlackBerry, RIM, Today's Chili

BlackBerry users tend to fancy themselves true road warriors — you know, the kinds of road warriors that live and die most days by a four-shot latte and a copy of Office. It’s exactly for these types of folks that RIM seems to have designed the new BlackBerry Presenter, a slick little module measuring 86 x 60 x 23mm that connects to your compatible handset wirelessly and lets you beam up a PowerPoint preso via VGA or S-Video connection. As you mesmerize your crowd with the 24 supported animations and 55 transition styles, you can read your notes right from the comfort of your BlackBerry’s display, controlling the whole show without a single laptop in sight. The Presenter hits this month online for $199 and follows up in stores in February, and if you’re interested, you can start things off by upgrading from your Pearl 8200 or Curve 8300 — those puppies won’t be supported.

RIM’s BlackBerry Presenter makes mobile PowerPoint all too sexy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

Delorme’s Earthmate PN-60w gets Spot compatibility, can beam your tweets into space

Posted in: gps, satellite, Today's Chili

Okay, so we don’t get out all that much, especially this time of year, but when we do we have this lingering dread about being disconnected. What if we miss a text from our BFF? What if we get a Facebook request from Super Fun Annoying Wall? What if we skip a tweet from @FakeAPStylebook? Delorme’s latest takes care of that, relying on satellites to beam all your social networking signals from outer space. The Earthmate PN-60w is the GPS end of things, with a 32-channel receiver, three-axis compass, and all the tracking, waypoint, and breadcrumb functionality you’d expect from this sort of device. The PN-60w can then pair with a Spot Messenger for sending text messages, Facebook updates, and tweets from the most desolate of backwoods. The PN-60w is said to be avail sometime this spring, and you can pre-order yours at Amazon now for $549.

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Jan 06

3M rolls out MPro 150 pocket projector with 1GB of inbuilt storage

Posted in: Features, hands-on, pico projector, PicoProjector, projector, Today's Chili

3M just got done pushing out its MPro 120, and here at CES we’re already feasting our eyes on the MPro 150. For all intents and purposes, this is just an MPro 120 with 1GB of internal storage and a microSD expansion slot. We spotted it over at CES Unveiled, and while the VGA video wasn’t anything special, the ability to open and display PDFs, Excel files and PowerPoint documents (in addition to the traditional movie and audio files) was indeed a nice add for the traveling salesperson. Hit up the full release after the break if you’re thirsty for more details, and you should see it ship next month for just under $400.

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Jan 06

Case-Mate Introduces Wireless Charger For iPhone

Posted in: iPhone, Today's Chili

Wireless charging gets a lot of buzz, but relatively few people seem to have taken manufacturers up on their suggestion to drop power adapters. (Maybe it’s because the wireless charging pads have cords and power adapters themselves.) Following WildCharge into the fray for the iPhone comes Hug from Case-Mate, an $89.99 charger/case combo that will be available in mid-January.

Much like the WildCharge and Palm Touchstone, the Hug uses a special back (in this case, a case) to transmit power wirelessly from the charging pad to the phone. Unlike the WildCharge, though, this case only works with the iPhone – for now, at least. So why pay $10 more than WildCharge? The Hug works with the Wireless Power Consortium Qi standard, which promises to let you charge your device on special pads at coffee shops and in airports.

Jan 06

ASUS Eee Keyboard gets a price and launch date

Posted in: ASUS, Today's Chili

We saw it clear the FCC a few months back, and retooled slightly shortly thereafter, and it looks like ASUS’ Eee Keyboard is now finally nearing an actual release. The latest official word is that it’ll roll out sometime in February, and run between $499 and $599. No more last minute spec changes from the looks of it, which means you can expect the usual Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD (upgradeable to 32GB), and a built-in battery that promises to last for four hours — and, of course, that 5-inch touchscreen. Considering how long this thing has been floating about, however, we’ll have to see this one for ourselves to fully believe it.

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Jan 06

D-Link announces Touch and Pocket 802.11n routers, Rush wireless accelerator

Posted in: router, Today's Chili, touch, Wireless

D-Link just dropped a bunch of new 802.11n gear here at CES — a couple of new routers and the intriguing Rush accelerator pictured above, which is basically a powerful 4×4 access point. It’s switchable between 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and it can do up to 600Mbs over 802.11n. As for the routers, there’s the new D-Link Touch, which sports a three-inch touchscreen for configuration and simultaneous dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz support for up to 450MBps transfers, and the Pocket, which is designed as a quick’n’dirty travel router. Sadly we don’t have prices for any of this stuff, but we’ll find out more closer to the middle of the year when it all goes on sale. Pics in the gallery, PR after the break.

Gallery: D-Link 802.11n devices