Hasta La Gadget!

What does it feel like holding a CES Design and Innovation nominee in your hand? If Genius is any indication, it feels an awful lot like a $100 mouse. A pretty nice $100 mouse, mind you — one with all sorts of flashing lights and rubber-injected sides. The Gila GX Gaming Series fits nicely in the hand, as one might expect from a peripheral designed for extended MMO marathons. It’s also got a nice weight to it already, but if that’s not enough, that’s no problem: there’s a trap door in the bottom that opens up. Inside, you can slot a tray of watch battery-sized weights, which pop in and out to adjust the thing to a suitable level, up to 30 grams.

Also cool is the DPI gauge on top of the mouse, to let you know where you currently stand in the 200 to 8,200 range. There are 12 buttons jammed into the thing, and as you’d imagine, there’s button assignment and macro options, so you can set up to 72 keys on the thing. There’s also a slew of color options for the various lights on the mouse, in case the glut of buttons aren’t showy enough for your gaming needs.

Sadly, Genius isn’t quite ready to debut the second generation Ring Mouse, but we’ve been promised a glimpse in the very near future.

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Cupertino’s Lightning connector has put a few DJ peripherals out of the running for new iOS devices, but Ion’s iDJ 2 Go Plus is up for the task. The portable rig supports Apple’s new connector, features two scratch wheels, a crossfader, a handful of backlit buttons and a collection of knobs for music junkies to do their thing. As for software, the hardware can take advantage of the firm’s free iDJ 2 Go app or other software, such as Algoriddim’s Djay. As of now, details on price and availability are scarce.

Minimalist DJs can mix with the outfit’s Scratch 2 Go: a collection of knobs, two turntables and a crossfader that attach to an iPad via suction cups. According to Ion, the low-key kit also functions with popular DJ apps in addition to their own offering. Price and availability details are nowhere in sight, but you can catch a hands-on with both setups in the bordering galleries.

Continue reading Ion outs its Lightning-compatible iDJ 2 Go Plus, we take a close look

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Source: Ion (1, PDF), (2, PDF)

Seagate’s Wireless Plus portable streaming hard drive isn’t the only device the company is pulling the wraps off of at CES. The outfit has also announced Central: a robust shared storage / consumer NAS solution for your home that allows streaming to DLNA compatible devices and Samsung Smart TVs as well as computers and mobile devices. The same Seagate Media app that sorts your files on-the-go is at work here on iOS, Android and Kindle Fire to push content to your living display or view while you’re on the road — and to multiple users, too. Central also allows for automatic and continuous backup of connected computers with 2TB, 3TB and 4TB options that range in price from $189 to $259. If you’re looking snag one for your casa, you’ll have to wait until March. But don’t fret, a closer look and a quick demo reside on the other side of the break.

Continue reading Seagate’s Central debuts at CES, accesses your digital wares inside your home and out (video)

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Not to be confused with a similar product, the UK-based Fitbug has unveiled a collection of new connected health gadgets here at CES. The Fitbug orb is button-sized tracker that measures calories, distance and even pace. The pedometer tech inside also monitors your sleeping pattern. Connectivity wise, it can hook up to iOS devices including the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch (5th generation), iPad (3rd and 4th generation) and the iPad Mini, while Android support will be limited to Samsung’s Galaxy S III. There’s three sync modes: Push, for instant updates, beaconing means you can send data at intervals throughout the day, or stream data to monitor your pace. It’s Fitbug’s first device to offer sleep tracking and will monitor your nighttime movements like we saw on Jawbone’s Up. It launches in white, black and pink and can be housed in a watch strap or its own neck pendant. It launches on Fitbug’s own retail site priced at £45 ($73). The Fitbug Wow Bluetooth-enable scales will connect to a similar list of iOS devices, although there’s no word on Android compatibility yet. You can monitor weight-loss (or gain) through the company’s refreshed website too, and the device will launch in March priced at £70 (£114) or £100 ($163), including the company’s Air activity tracker.

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This week the folks at Lenovo have brought forth a beast: the Lenovo Erazer X700 takes on the gaming universe with a hammer-like appearance. This machine is taking on everything Lenovo knows about making the casing and surrounds a set of innards that includes dual-graphics support for NVIDIA GeForce or AMD Radeon HD GPUs, 3rd Generation Intel Core CPUs, and a massive amount of RAM: 32GB for the win. Have a peek at this machine up close and personal right here at CES 2013: Unveiled.

As CES begins, so too does the PC world reveal some of their heaviest hitters. This machine brings on support for AMD Eyefinity technology as well as the ability to add up to 4TB of storage while the computer is running. If that doesn’t sound fabulous enough for your tastes, perhaps the $1,499 USD pricetag will. Lights, black shiny casing mixed with sharp silver lines, and more connectivity options than you’ll know what to do with.

Have a peek at our full details post for the full rundown and every single detail on this device that you’re not finding out here. Meanwhile we’ve got to let you know thus: this machine is set to impress not just on the inside, but right beside your desk as well. The look of this machine is such that you’ll have no trouble impressing your best buddies at the local LAN.

Have a peek at our Lenovo tag portal and make with the connection to our massive CES portal for more hands-on action all week long. Today we’re ready for action at CES: Unveiled with a big ol’ heaping helping of devices and services, large and small – stick around!

Lenovo Erazer X700 PC hands-on: beastly gaming in a sharp tower is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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