Live from Verizon’s CES 2011 4G LTE press conference

We’ve here at Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE presser at CES, and we’re told our worlds will be changed forever in five minutes. Or something to that effect.

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Energizer rolls into CES with new power packs, inductive chargers, solar products, and more

We’ve seen a handful of new Energizer cases and charges crop up over the past few months, but the company’s turned up at CES with those and a ton more, and we got up close with their complete lineup. That includes the AP1204 iPhone battery case, the AP750 EnergiStick backup battery for any microUSB-equipped phone (pictured above), the Energi To Go SP1001 solar charges for smartphones and mobile devices, a whole range of solar / crank-powered flashlights, and its Qi inductive charger complete with cases for the iPhone 4 and a replacement cover for the BlackBerry(R) Curve 8900, among a host of other poewr-related products. Head on past the break for the complete press release, and hit up the gallery below for a look at the entire lineup.

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The Engadget Podcast Show 002: CES 2011 Part 2 – 01.06.2011

I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night. And when I say “tonight” I mean this, the second edition of the Engadget Podcast Show. And when I saw “night” I mean podcast show. There was so much news yesterday that we almost decided to just roll over and call it quits but lucky for you we ate a bunch of Emergen-C and powered through the news of day in a way only we can do. It’s a juicy one — promise!

Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: I Gotta Feeling

00:04:41 – Live from Sony’s CES 2011 press event
00:09:05 – Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc announced, we go hands-on (update: video!)
00:11:24 – Kaz Hirai non-confirms the PlayStation Phone and tablet
00:12:55 – Sony adds three new Bloggie models, including the 1080p Bloggie 3D (update: hands-on video!)
00:14:15 – BlackBerry PlayBook preview
00:22:33 – BlackBerry 4G PlayBook coming to Sprint network this summer, obviously 4G compatible
00:24:30 – AT&T: both HSPA+ and LTE are ‘4G,’ 20 such devices planned for this year
00:26:12 – HTC Inspire 4G goes official on AT&T
00:27:55 – Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T eyes-on (Update: video)
00:29:10 – Live from Motorola’s CES 2011 press event!
00:29:49 – Motorola Droid Bionic hands-on
00:29:55 – Motorola launches CLIQ 2 on T-Mobile
00:32:00 – Motorola’s dual-core Atrix 4G announced for AT&T
00:32:50 – Motorola Atrix 4G’s Laptop Dock and Webtop app turn your phone into a smartbook
00:35:55 – Motorola accessorizes Xoom tablet with docks, cases and keyboards
00:41:15 – Google shows off Android 3.0, the ‘Entirely for Tablet’ Honeycomb (video)
00:43:00 – Motorola Xoom first hands-on! (update: video!)
00:45:30 – T-Mobile G-Slate announced: 4G, Android 3.0, made by LG
00:51:35 – Live from Microsoft’s CES 2011 keynote
00:52:00 – 8 million Kinect sensors sold in first 60 days
00:53:00 – Netflix and Hulu Plus with Kinect coming this spring to Xbox 360
01:03:13 – Microsoft confirms ARM support is coming in Windows, will play nice with SoCs too
01:19:09 – Notion Ink Adam hands-on preview (video)

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What Using Casio’s Wireless Watch of the Future Is Like [Watches]

Well, it’s definitely a prototype. But after a proper groping, we’re more excited than ever about Casio’s new Bluetooth watch of the future. More »

Coz-e: The Heated Snuggie

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This is the Coz-e. It’s a heated Snuggie. Really, there’s no other way to describe the thing. Well, okay, you can quote its manufacturer, Ion, who describes it as “the world’s first heated blanked with sleeves,” but we know the truth–heck, even the box art looks decidedly Snuggie-like.
We caught a glimpse of it on the show room floor. The Coz-e features “three levels of warmth,” and promises to appear on an overly long TV commercial near you in the near future. You can pick one up online for $59.99. Isn’t CES magical?

Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-ray news: release in September, 30 hours of special features, available for preorder now (video)

This might not be the “most impressive” Star Wars announcement you were looking for. Not that it’s a bad thing the complete saga will be released on Blu-ray in September, and there was no mention of any exclusivity shenanigans, but despite making this the least disappointing thing that has happened to the series in a decade or so forgive us for being slightly underwhelmed. Fans will appreciate the promised 30 hours of special features — or wait for Red Letter Media to recut them into a careful dissection of everything wrong about the prequels — but the ability to buy the two trilogies individually for $44.99 ($69.99 MSRP) is definitely appreciated. You can queue your $89.99 ($139 MSRP) preorder on Amazon right now while you check out video of the announce featuring Lord Vader himself, including a peek at the trailer embedded after the break.

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ThinkGeek Joystick-It brings arcade-style fun to your otherwise mundane tablet gaming experience

We’ve seen many arcade-style joysticks for video game consoles over the years, and the trend is making its way to the tablet market. The ThinkGeek Joystick-It attaches to your tablet’s screen in a position of your choosing so that you can game on your shiny new slate in a decidedly retro way. The joystick is all-aluminum, works with any game that has an on-screen control pad, and does its thing without the use of batteries. We don’t know how the device actually attaches to the display, but we do know that it is more aesthetically pleasing than other tactile control solutions we’ve seen at CES this year. The Joystick-It will cost $24.95 and be available by the end of January, so if old-school gaming is your thing, check out the demo video after the break.

[Thanks, Jessica]

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Dell Streak 7 first hands-on! (update: more video)

We just touched the Streak 7 for the first time, and if we had to sum it up, we’d say this thing is a giant Streak (the 5-inch version, that is) without an earpiece. That’s not necessarily a bad thing considering that the Streak was a little too big to be a great phone and a little too small to be a great tablet; the glossy, curved design elements have never been the problem, and they look just as good here. The screen seems a bit washed-out — it might not be the highest-quality thing in the world — nor did it seem unusually speedy, though we’re hoping Tegra 2 ends up kicking butt once the software’s optimized.

Update: Check out two hands-on videos. After the break, of course.

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Razer Switchblade preview: 3G, Intel Oak Trail, almost definitely going on sale

Whoa, Nelly! We just made a beeline to Razer’s booth here on the CES show floor, and were presented with a fairly technical talk surrounding the newly launched Switchblade. While officially deemed a concept, we came away with a serious impression that Razer’s not investing loads of time and money on this just for kicks. In other words, we’d cautiously expect to see this thing on sale at some point next year — but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. We spent a good half-hour toying with this Windows 7-based mini netbook, and we came away seriously impressed by what’s happening here. Head on past the break for more of our impressions.

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Dell teases Streak 10 for literally five seconds, says we’ll see it next year (update)

Dell just pulled out a 10-inch Android tablet on the CES 2011 stage. It looks like it’s running Stage UI, and that tiny silver dot up top might be a front-facing camera. There’s a docking port on the bottom and a headphone jack (and what looks like a volume rocker) on the left side. That’s literally all we know for now. You’re such a tease, Dell.

Update: Dell says it’s called the Streak 10. Makes sense, no? By the way, that’s a non-functional unit that Dell’s held up on stage — just a backlit, static image on a device that’s not yet ready for primetime.

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