CES 2012 Live Blog

Follow along for the latest news on the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV!

Quick Glance: Harman/Kardon’s GLA-55 Crystal Blue Speakers



These Harman/Kardon speakers sound almost as amazing as they look. The tough plastic has a fantastic appearance and is gorgeously eliminated by the set of LEDs.


Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:51 pm by amussey 8 notes

Subtile trolling.

Subtile trolling.

Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:49 pm by amussey

Mohzy’s impressive lineup of wearable USB cables.

Mohzy’s impressive lineup of wearable USB cables.

Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm by amussey

Quick Glance: OWC Mac Mini Stack Max

When customers began complaining about the Mac Mini’s lack of a disc drive, OWC answered the call. The docking bay, which is twice the thickness of the Mac Mini itself, contains a DVD Burner, 3.5 Hard Drive (up to 4TB), SD Card reader, 2 Firewire ports, 3 USB ports, and E-SATA.


Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm by amussey 2 notes

Quick Glance: Sony’s Ultrabook Slider Prototype

Much similar to Toshiba’s M930, Sony displayed a prototype of a slider tablet laptop. The primary difference between the two was that the Sony included a full sized pen, and was nearly half as thick. Specs aren’t yet available, as the machine won’t be on the market for some time.




Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:45 pm by amussey

Quick Glance: Toshiba Portege M930 



Unlike the previous generation with a swivel hinge, Toshiba’s new Tablet PC uses a sliding hinge that closes the computer with the screen out. They have removed the touch capabilities from the previous generation.

This design has a number of fatal flaws. The Wacom digitizer pen is smaller than a standard pen. Because it closes with the screen out, it’s going to be prone to serious scratches on the screen. There is also no touchpad. The touchpad has instead been replaced by a TrackPoint-style device with vertical mouse buttons.


Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm by amussey 12 notes

Quick Glance: iMPROV Electronics’s Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet



iMPROV Electronics’s Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet is a fantastic alternative to all of the Windows and Android based slates. The tablet, which uses an E-Ink screen, is incredibly slick and easy to write on. There are two variations of the device: A single-use device that acts as a whiteboard, and a version that connects with a computer over USB. The USB version allows for saving of up to 200 pages in PDF vector format, as well as live drawing to a computer monitor.


Posted January 14, 2012 at 3:35 pm by amussey

Corning was excited to show off how strong their Gorilla Glass actually was.  Here’s a video demonstration in comparison to other glass composites.

Posted January 14, 2012 at 7:04 am by amussey

Cubed showed off their new, in-home 3D printing solution.  The printer, weighing in at only $1300, uses plastic string to design the models.

Posted January 13, 2012 at 8:27 pm by amussey 10 notes

Corning was proud to show off their second generation of Gorilla Glass.  This video demonstrates Gorilla Glass 2 being bent at extreme angles.

Posted January 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm by amussey 40 notes