Hasta La Gadget!

Well this was one for the record books. Between the full-court press of 3DHD, Sony’s announcement of the VAIO P netbook… er, ultraportable, and the nuclear bomb that was the Palm Pre announcement, no one will forget this CES anytime soon. As in previous years, the Engadget team came, saw, and worked nonstop to cover every piece of gear we could get our hands on. After keeping it in the red for days on end, we’re all feeling pretty burnt and ready for a long nap, but insanely stoked that we could bring you CES the way it’s meant to be experienced: like a screaming neon blur.

We’ll be back in full force for CES 2010, but until then, you can gestate on our hard numbers and sad trailer teardown video after the break.

Update: We’re adding pics to the gallery, and just added a new video of us working as we normally do.

Continue reading What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas — Engadget departs CES

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What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas — Engadget departs CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here at Engadget, we don’t spend an awful lot of time dabbling in operating systems, but when Phoenix Technologies offered us the chance to check out its HyperSpace instant-on OS, we just couldn’t resist. After all, it’s hard to ignore the allure of reported sub-10 second bootup times on portable-by-nature machines (often referred to as “netbooks,” for those camped under rocks). Considering that HyperSpace is well on its way to a netbook near you (we’re told that undisclosed partnerships should be completely hammered out within the next few months), why not follow us past the break to see if the system really is all it’s cracked up to be.

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Phoenix Technologies HyperSpace instant-on OS review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG’s booth was, like some of the other heavy tech hitters, filled to overflowing with everything we came here to see. From netbooks, the GD910 watch phone, an OLED TV, and who can forget the LG Renoir? They most definitely kept us, and the giant crowds milling about, smiling. Hop through for a vid with some booth highlights, and there’s a gallery right here stuffed with pics of all the candy.

Gallery: LG’s CES 2009 booth tour

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LG’s CES 2009 booth tour originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget HQ: now 85 percent more fabulous.

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Crapgadget CES, round 7: the furry phone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Though it has been out for some time, we’d not had the chance to really check out LG’s Renoir properly — even though Engadget Spanish has had a chance. Of course, LG‘s massive booth featured an area dedicated to this 8 megapixel effort that we had to almost fight through to get at this phone. The interface is good, the weight and feel in-hand doesn’t come off as $10 plasti-crap, and the touchscreen does seem to get its job done. Crazy presentations aside, LG’s Renoir is a really solid effort, color us suitably impressed. Engadget Mobile has the gallery.

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LG Renoir hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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