While plenty of mobile old hands appear to be holding back for later events, it looks like there’s no stopping Huawei. We’re expecting to see the official launch of several new phones, more network news, and hopefully a few surprises. Everyone’s getting settled into their seats, and we’ll be keeping you up to date with all the news as it happens.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Wireless, Mobile
The original ROG ARES graphics card was a head spinner, and the just announced sequel seems to follow suit. ASUS’ ARES II features two AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition GPUs, and has a slimline two-slot design. The manufacturer claims it’s the fastest graphics card available, outperforming the GeForce GTX 690 reference card by some 13 percent. There’s 6GB of video memory, 1,100MHz boost clock, 1,050MHz base clock and 2 x 384-bit memory interface. If this sounds like something you just gotta have, then you’d better keep them eyes peeled, as upon release (no exact details on this just yet) it’ll be a limited edition. Also limited are the details on price. Spin up the source for more info.
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals, ASUS
Source: Anandtech
Oh man, here we go. Phablets are no longer no longer constrained to limits of being under half a foot. Huawei’s new Ascend Mate is an unprecedented 6.1-inches. It’s been around before, but now it’s official, and has the largest screen of any smartphone in the world. To date anyway. Cower in fear beneath its all-encompassing shadow. More »
Oh man, here we go. Phablets are no longer no longer constrained to limits of being under half a foot. Huawei’s new Ascend Mate is an unprecedented 6.1-inches. It’s been around before, but now it’s official, and has the largest screen of any smartphone in the world. To date anyway. Cower in fear beneath its all-encompassing shadow. More »
It’s sort of like Burning Man meets CES, meets a giant rideable robotic spider. eatART’s eight-legged, 1,600 metal arachnid made the trip from Vancouver in order to cruise around the grounds of the Las Vegas Convention Center — and thankfully we had a great view from our CES trailer. The big bug has been kicking around since 2006, but this is its first trip to the Consumer Electronic Show. We’d tell you more, but it’s probably best to just watch the thing in action after the break.
Continue reading eatART’s Mondo Spider cruises around CES 2013 (video)
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Huawei’s daring to dream big — at least, that’s what prior leaks regarding its latest Android lineup have seemed to indicate. And here at CES 2013, the company’s finally formally introduced the Ascend D2, referred to by company Chairman Richard Yu as the “dream phone.” Its top shelf specs — 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core 1.5GHz K3V3 CPU, Android Jelly Bean, 13-megapixel rear camera and 3,000mAh battery — certainly merit that distinction, but as pie in the sky smartphone ambitions go, its 6.1-inch stablemate, the Ascend Mate, takes the cake.
The Ascend 2 has a 443 ppi 5-inch display panel which is 1,080 x 1,920. As for the camera, the 13-megapixel shooter has an f/2.2 aperture, a 5P lens and a hybrid IR filter. Audio-wise, super hands free will allow you to talk to the device (and hear the conversation) up to 2 meters away. It has a whopping 3,000 mAH battery in it, and is both dustproof and waterproof.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile
Fujifilm’s raft of FinePix cams at CES are headlined by the HS50EXR, which aims to please those who love point and shoots, but aren’t quite ready to make the pricey leap to a full-blown DSLR. The shooter captures photos at 16 megapixels, records 1080p video at 60fps and features a 3-inch tilting LCD screen. Loaded with a manual zoom lens and a 42x focal length range, the cam will arrive in March with a $550 price tag. With the device, Fujifilm is laying claim to the world’s fastest autofocus in the camera’s class at 0.5 seconds. For those who pinch their pennies a little harder, the firm is releasing the HS35EXR for $400, which drops 1080p recording to 30fps and optical zoom to 30x.
The 3-inch tilting screen theme continues with the FinePix SL1000, which carries a 16 megapixel sensor and a lens with 50x optical zoom. As for video, the shooter records 1080i footage at 60fps. March will see the camera arrive with an asking price of $400. Fujifilm’s S8300 joins the photo fray with a fixed 3-inch screen, 42x zoom, 1080i video capture at 60fps and will make its way to stores in March for $310. The S8200 packs the same video recoding features and display, but packs glass with 40x optical zoom and rings up at $300.
Continue reading Fujifilm launches seven FinePix models at CES: bridge cams to rugged shooters
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It’s hard to believe a whole year has passed since the last time Intel held a keynote at CES. Back then, we got a glimpse of an early Medfield phone and also saw a demo of Fruit Ninja running on a touchscreen Ultrabook. (Remember when that seemed like a novelty?) Twelve months later, we still haven’t seen that many Atom-powered handsets, but touch-enabled laptops are already the new normal. So what’s in store for 2013? Personally, we’re hoping for longer battery life on touchscreen Ultrabooks, and that might be a real possibility if Intel comes out with those low-power Y-series chips we’ve been reading about. We’d also be shocked if Intel didn’t give us an update on Medfield, or show us some splashy laptop demonstration. Who knows? Maybe this is the year NFC in notebooks finally catches on. Or maybe, if rumors are to be believed, we’ll hear more about a “virtual cable TV service.” (Ed. note: don’t hold your breath.) In any case, there’s only one way to find out: stay tuned as we give you up-to-the minute coverage.
Continue reading Live from Intel’s CES 2013 press conference!
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Phillips isn’t showing off anything too groundbreaking at CES in the in the audio department, but it looks to be a solid offering all-around nonetheless. Whether you’re eyeing the likes of a new soundbar for your home theater system or portable wireless speaker, the company should have you covered — and of course that’s not all. We’ve got a quick breakdown of all the goods being shown off after the break, along with an eyes-on galleries so you can get up-close look for yourself. As always, you’ll find the full press releases below it all for more info.
Continue reading Philips showcases its 2013 Fiedelio audio lineup at CES lineup: we go eyes-on
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio/Video, HD
Philips isn’t showing off anything too groundbreaking at CES in the in the audio department, but it looks to be a solid offering all-around nonetheless. Whether you’re eyeing the likes of a new soundbar for your home theater system or portable wireless speaker, the company should have you covered with latest Fidelio offerings — and of course that’s not all. We’ve got a quick breakdown of all the goods being shown off after the break, along with an eyes-on galleries so you can get up-close look for yourself. As always, you’ll find the full press releases below it all for more info.
Continue reading Philips showcases its 2013 Fidelio audio lineup at CES, we go eyes-on
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio/Video, HD
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