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The Consumer Electronics Show is North America's biggest coming out party for notebooks, cell phones, and mobile gadgets of all kinds. The LAPTOP staff brings you complete coverage, straight from Las Vegas.

Hands-Ons

In-Depth Videos of Groundbreaking Palm Pre in Action
The other day we brought you our initial reactions to the Palm Pre, and now we've spent some quality time with the device, I'm pretty confident that Palm has a hit on its hands. In fact, several peopl...

Hands-On With Panasonic's 70X SDR-S26
At first glance, Panasonic's SDR-S26 camcorder ($329) is just another flash camcorder: it records in standard definition. It has a cylindrical black body; sleek, but ordinary. It has a simple smatteri...

Lenovo Y-Series Looks Cool, Helps Scold Relatives
At CES, we had a chance to go hands-on with Lenovo's new line of Y-Series IdeaPads: the 14-inch Y450, the 15-inch Y550, and the 16-inch Y650. All three systems have the same white, black, and copper c...

Windows-CE Based FirstView PC-706 Netbook Spotted at CES
We were on our way out of the Sands Expo Center when we walked by a booth filled with tiny, colorful netbooks we'd never seen before. We were immediately drawn to a tiny powder blue system with a Windows CE logo on its desktop.

Hands-On Video and Pictures of the Dell Inspiron Mini 10
Yesterday Dell announced a new member of its Inspiron Mini family: the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. And after seeing the Inspiron Mini 10 in the flesh this morning we are fairly certain it won't just be another 10-inch netbook..

Hands-On With One Different Type of Netbook: the EMTEC Gdium
Everyone and their mother want to sell netbooks. Just look at companies like Coby and Viewsonic unveiling netbooks here at CES. In their minds, creating a netbook is as simple as getting the right ha...

Wireless Charging Mat Powers Laptop
We've seen wireless charging solutions before-- that is, pads onto which you can drop your drained gadgets, sans adapters-- but Powermat's system takes the cake, thanks to its green power distribution...

Hands-On with the IdeaPad S10's Instant-On OS
Earlier this week, Lenovo announced that its IdeaPad S10 line of netbooks was getting instant-on capability. We were pretty certain that the instant-on OS, branded as Quick Start, was a version of the...

Hands-On With Casio's Slow-Mo Point-and-Shoot
When we reviewed it last summer, the Casio Exilim EX-F1 left little to dislike: in fact, its full HD video, high-speed burst shooting, and, best of all, slow-motion movies, won us over almost instantl...

Hands-On With the Polaroid Instant Digital Camera
Last year, the Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer landed on our reviews desk with a disappointing thud. Thanks to ZINK technology, whose special paper contains crystals that turn colors when heated,...

Kodak Zx1: Hands-On and Video
We were blown away when we reviewed the Zi6, Kodak's first pocket camcorder, last summer-- so much so that it won our Editors' Choice, and has continued to trump every YouTube cam that's appeared sinc...

Windows 7 Beta Runs Well on Samsung NC10
Today Microsoft opened up Windows 7 to the masses -- 2.5 Million downloads of the new OS are available (though they have had some trouble keeping up with the demand). We already had a chance to try o...

A Closer Look at the Sony Vaio P
Last night, we were lucky enough to get our mitts on review unit of the Sony VAIO P.(Update: We have a full review of the Sony VAIO P. Check it out here.) We quickly brought it back to our hotel roo...

Video and Hands-on With gOS Cloud
Windows XP is getting pretty freakin' boring on netbooks these days. As we told you a few months back the founders of gOS have been working on a Cloud based operating system for netbooks called none other than "Cloud.".

Ears On With Motorola's Crystal Talk Plus
We had a chance to check out Motorola's new Crystal Talk Plus technology in a test chamber on the show floor. Crystal Talk Plus helps eliminate background noise by dedicating two microphones as filters..

Hands-On With iRiver's Wave Phone and Multimedia Communication Device
We had a chance to check out iRiver's latest offerings here at CES, including the WAVE Internet Phone and the Wave Home Multimedia Communication Device. .

Hands-on with Superslim Dell Adamo, What the Voodoo Envy Should Have Been
Today Dell gave the world a sneak peek of one of the sweetest looking ultraportables we've ever seen. We won't bother calling it a MacBook Air killer, but the Adamo (pronounced Ah-dom-o) is certainly ...

Hands On With The Palm Pre, Closest Device to an iPhone Yet
We had a brief chance today to go hands-on with the freshly announced Palm Pre, a touchscreen device with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and we're super impressed with what we've seen from Palm both in terms of the brand new OS and the hardware. .

Hands on: Samsung's Laptop-Friendly LD Series Monitors
Back at the office I like to have my notebook plugged into an external monitor so I can multitask, but I'm not a fan of the fact that the external LCD is so much taller than my notebook. Samsung answe...

Dell XPS 13 and 16: Hands-On and Video
Earlier today, Mark and I got our lucky paws on Dell's newly redesigned XPS notebooks, the 13 and 16. I have to say, as discerning as we tend to be about notebook design, we're impressed. It's clea...

TomTom GO 740 Live PND Offers Everything but Kitchen Sink
TomTom announced the GO 740 Live this morning, a personal navigation device that offers TomTom's latest IQ Routes, along with wireless real-time traffic feeds, local search, and more. We had the pleas...

ASUS Lamborghini VX5: Hands-On and Video
Yesterday, Joanna Stern brought you news of the ASUS Lamborghini VX5, the 16.9-inch addition to the company's premium line (inspired by the luxury card brand, of course). In addition to good looks, th...

Hands-On With the Touchscreen MSI Wind U120H
MSI has unleashed a flurry of new Winds here at CES, but long promised was a touchscreen MSI Wind. And today we finally got a glimpse of the Wind U120H with a touch display.

D-Link SideStage: Hands-On and Video
Sure, there's nothing novel about attaching a secondary monitor to your laptop. But while in the past people opted for larger displays so that they could magnify the smallish text on their notebook d...

Hands-on: Samsung Wows with MBP200 and First Pico Projector Phone
If you've seen one pico projector you've seen them all, right? That's what we thought until we had a chance to go hands on with Samsung's new MBP200, which weighs only 5.6 ounces but can pump out an i...

Hands-on with T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900
Yes, we wish it offered 3G data, too. But that doesn't mean the BlackBerry Curve 8900 doesn't have a lot going for it. It looks and feels more modern than your dusty old Curve, and it features a highe...

Mini-Review: MSI Wind U115
MSI entered the netbook market in June 2008 when there were few 10-inch netbooks on the market and it really stood out. But different times are different now; most of the major notebook vendors ha...

Hands-On with OQO's New Model 2+
When the OQO Model O2 hit shelves just about two years ago consumers (and reviewers) demanded a few changes. The first: Increased performance and endurance. The former unit, powered by VIA's C7M CPU w...

Hands-On Video and Photo Gallery of the HP Pavilion dv2
Yesterday AMD blew the cap off its netbook defense with the annoucement of the Yukon platform and Athlon Neo processor that is destined not for netbooks but for larger 12- to 14- inch laptops termed "...

Instant-On Hyperspace Promises New Era of OS Co-Habitation
Despite all the advances in hardware and software made over the past several years, modern computers still take a long time to boot, often even longer than it took the original DOS-powered IBM PC to b...

Exclusive Hands-On with Voodoo's Firefly Concept Gaming Laptop
Lots of neat and ground-breaking laptops will be on display this coming week at CES, and Voodoo may just lead the pack. The world has never seen the HP branded Voodoo Firefly prototype, dubbed the...

Announcements

Best Netbooks of CES: What Does 2009 Hold for Mini-Notebooks?
What Does 2009 Hold for Mini-Notebooks?

CES Phones: Worth the Wait?
Itching for the latest handset? There were plenty of newphone at CES; check out our impressions before heading to the store.

CES Notebooks: Worth Waiting For?
Thinking about buying a new laptop but enticed by the new systems announced at CES? Read this before you decide.

Dell Mini 10: The Best Dell Mini Yet?
Dell's Mini 10 netbook is looking mighty flashy. Edge-to-edge 16:9 HD 720p 10-inch display and an edge-to-edge keyboard -- snazzy! And it'll come in an array of colors and design studio choices. .

VIA Nano to Be Found in a Major OEM Notebook in Q1 2009
Yesterday afternoon we spent some time with the guys from VIA and got to talking about the future of its Nano platform. While its C7-M platform was a popular platform for 7 to 10 inch netbooks (and U...

Hands-On with Transcend's High Speed SSD
Yesterday Transcend announced their high speed portable solid state drive, the SSD18M. We were lucky enough to get one of the first units in existence -- an engineering sample, specifically -- and can offer our first impressions. .

Hands-On With New Headphones from iFrogz
You may know iFrogz most for its iPod and iPhone cases, which have a sturdy build and a soft rubbery feel to them, but the company has also announced a few new headphones as CES. .

Hands-on With The Linksys by Cisco Media Hub
Streaming media from your computer to your TV isn't hard, but creating a home network with attached storage and accessing that storage easily can be tough for newcomers. Cisco has tackled this barrier...

ATI Debuts Mobility Radeon HD 4000 Series
AMD announced today the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000 Series, a new family of discrete video cards for notebooks. The next generation of mobile graphics processors promises to bring high-definition capa...

Skype Tests Android App
Skype already offers a mobile app for select Java-enabled LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson phones. Now, the company is testing an application for Android on the T-Mobile G1..

Fujitsu Announces Limited Edition LifeBook U820, WiMAX-Enabled P8020
If you ask Fujitsu, pint-size clamshells and cute designs go together like peanut butter and jelly. Okay, they never actually said that, but this seems to be the rationale behind the limited edition Tokidoki-branded LifeBook U820..

Laptops for the Elderly? Fujitsu's Raku-Raku Notebook Is Built Just for Seniors
One day, early on in my job at LAPTOP, I made a crack during an editorial meeting about old people who join Facebook. Since then, I've been known affectionately around the office, fairly or no, as something of an ageist..

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-G3 Offers Rich Wireless Experience
Several companies have tried integrating Wi-Fi into their cameras and SD Cards in an attempt to make uploading on the go easier. So far, though, they've presented several compromises.

New Laptop Accessories from Targus Keep It All Cool
Targus is tackling one of the most frustrating laptop issues: overheating. Today the company announced five new cooling products, including its Chill Mat, Chill Mat XC, Chill Hub XC, CoolWave, and Stow-N-Go Chill Mat..

Targus' New Checkpoint-Friendly Bag is a Backpack
Getting through airport security quickly is every frequent traveler's goal. Now that the TSA has opened up the market for checkpoint-friendly bags the airport ordeal is a little less frustrating. Ta...

Ipevo Debuts Wireless Kaleido R7 Digital Photo Frame
Like other wireless digital photo frames, the Ipevo Kaleido R7 ($199, March) allows users to stream photos, untethered. What makes it different, though, is that it works with iPhones and Windows Mobil...

PacketVideo TwonkyMedia Manager Software Gets Official
After a soft launch on the company's Web site a couple weeks ago, PacketVideo's TwonkyMedia manager software is official. This software ($39.95) allows anyone with a Smart TV or media center extend...

Gracenote Unveils Unlimited Music Platform
Today, Gracenote and Omnifone unveiled the Gracenote and Omnifone Solution, which, following a theme in this year's wireless home entertainment category, allows users to integrate their music across as many devices as they want. .

iVOICE Unveils Bluetooth Devices With Full Name CallerID And More
iVOICE is introducing three new Bluetooth products that utilize their Intelligent Voice Operator technology. The Diamond-X and GX-7 Dual Mic headsets and the R1 Solar Handsfree Kit are the world's fi...

Hands-On With LG's Watch Phone
LG just cooked something up in the spy labs that you're going to love. We got an up close view of LG's 3G Touch Watch phone and were nothing short of impressed.

BenQ JoyBook Lite U101 to Immigrate to U.S.
Last week we posted a full review of the BenQ JoyBook Lite U101 and while we didn't feel it was the best 10-inch netbook (it received a 2.5 star rating) on the market it does look different from the c...

DXG's $180 Pocket Cam Shoots in 1080p
We weren't surprised when we learned about the DXG-581V, a $180 pocket camcorder that shoots in 1080p: the company is known for breaking price barriers. In the past, our verdict has been, "you get what you pay for.".

Gateway Tweaks MC Series Line to Create More Budget Conscious MD Line
In our minds Gateway's MC Series, which was released in November of 2008, was a sexy laptop for a pretty affordable price point; some configurations were as low as $899. But that wasn't low enough for Gateway.

iLuv's Ear Clips Won't Fall Off
Earphones that stay in place are at the top of most exercise enthusiast wish lists--nothing wrecks your zone training worse than earbuds that fall out all the time. Even if you aren't a jogger, you ca...

Microsoft Improves MSN Direct for GPS Devices
Microsoft today announced a new update to its MSN Direct personal navigation device software. MSN Direct provides information like traffic, gas prices, weather, movie times, and more to navigation de...

iRiver Launches Two New Multimedia Communication Devices
iRiver announced twomultimediacommunication devices today, the Unit 2-S and the W10. The Unit 2-S is a simple touchscreen computer that would best serve as a secondary PC in a living room or kitc...

Gateway UC Series: Mini-Review and Video
Ever since Acer took it over in 2007, Gateway has been reincarnated as a sleeker version of its former, cowprint-covered self. Exhibit A: the UC series, the company's first 13-inch notebook, announced today.

Celio Announces Redfly Smart Phone Dock, Software for Windows PCs
This morningCelio, the company behind the Redfly CN8,made two new announcements that will allow you to interact with your smart phone in a similar fashion that the Redfly CN8 smart phone companion d...

Built NY Announces Three New Laptop Cases
As the constant companions of our mobile life, laptops sometimes suffer from bumps and dings, even if their owners are careful. A good sleeve or case is a necessity, even for a netbook. Built NY's n...

BlueAnt Debuts Noise-Canceling Q1 Headset
Today, BlueAnt unveiled the Q1 headset, which, like last year's V1, combines noise cancellation with voice-control technology. In addition, this premium headset, priced at $129, offers a sexy (and ...

Creative Tournament USB Gaming Headset Silences Background Noise
Gamers rejoice! Especially the gamer that doesn't want his or her opponents to hear Mom in the background. Introduced today, Creative's Tournament USB Gaming Headset HS 1100 features the company's new...

New Windows 7 Beta Features
We're getting a brief introduction to Windows 7 and checking out some of the fresh new features that blow Vista out of the water. Intuitive Navigational Elements in Windows 7 Hover over the low...

Microsoft Announces Partnership With Facebook, Dell
Steve Ballmer just announced a new partnership between Microsoft and Facebook. Any photos or updates made on Facebook or the Windows Live network will be published to the other social network, if you ...

Sony Launches Budget Point-and-Shoot, 4 Digital Photo Frames
Today, Sony announced a budget point-and-shoots: the W220 ($189). It has 12-MP resolution, optical image stabilization, a 2.7-inch LCD, 4X optical zoom, intelligent scene recognition (iSCN), and Sony'...

Mio Launches Moov S556 PND
You may (or may not) remember Mio's last big announcement: its Knight Rider GPS unit, which launched last year to minimal fanfare. Today the company announced the more feature-rich and relevant Moov S556 personal navigation device..

Windows 7 Beta Available Worldwide Friday For You
We're here live at The Venetian for Microsoft's press conference at CES 2009 in Las Vegas. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, just took the stage. He's talking about how technology is moving beyond the t...

Microsoft Live Search Coming to Verizon Wireless Handsets
Using Live Search may no longer be limited to Windows Mobile smart phones. Today Verizon Wireless and Microsoft announced that Verizon Wireless would use Microsoft's portal and search technology, as well as its mobile advertising, in its products.

Seagate Announces FreeAgent Theater
Seagate's FreeAgent Theater joins a growing pile of options that allow users to access their photos, music, and movies on their TV. For people who don't want a media center extender, which streams ...

Sony Launches Walkman W and X Series Players
The Walkman has come a long way since its clunky, yellow, cassette-playing roots. Sony just announced its two latest Walkman players, the W series and the X series..

Sony Unveils First GPS-Enabled Camcorders, $599 Full HD Model
Sony's legion of 15 new camcorders, announced today, offer so many exciting nuggets we're not sure where to start. Highlights include the world's first GPS-enabled camcorders, the company's first YouT...

1.4-Pound Sony VAIO P Series Gets Official, Includes GPS and EV-DO
Update: We have a full review of the Sony VAIO P. Check it out here. Is it an overpriced netbook or an affordable luxury ultraportable? Sony makes a good case for seeing the$899 VAIO P Series as...

Netgear Unleashes New Home Networking Products
Netgear today announced a host of exciting devices for use in the home. New Routers The first announcement was its 802.11a/b/g/n RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router (DGND3300) which operate...

Buffalo's Wireless-N Dual Band Ethernet Converter Frees Your Wired Devices
Buffalo's Wireless-N Dual Band Ethernet Converter ($89.99) is simple: it plugs into desktops, gaming consoles, printers, and hard drives (or any other wired device with an Ethernet jack), lending it wireless-N connectivity. .

iLuv Shows Off the iSP200 2.1 Channel Speaker
iLuv's iSP200 2.1 Channel Speakers up the ante for mobile device sound solutions. This sleek set is compact but promises to deliver a full audio experience with an integrated woofer and SRS-XT techno...

Cobra Premium and Deluxe Bluetooth Headsets
Cobra's two new Bluetooth headsets promise to deliver superior sound quality and optimal handsfree operation. The main difference between the Premium and Deluxe models is size -- the Premium is a sma...

Samsung P3 Looks Sweet with 16:9 Display and Bluetooth
If you didn't bite on the Samsung P2, a sleek and sexy portable media player featuring an innovative use of Bluetooth that lets you make or take cell phone calls, then its successor, the P3, just may get you salivating. Check the specs: .

SanDisk's 16GB MicroSDHC and M2 Cards Are the World's Largest Memory Cards for Phones
Today, SanDisk announced plans to ship its microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards with 16GB capacities, the largest capacity for a memory card this size. This size card is ideal for mobile phones...

Eye-Fi Finally Enables Video Uploading
If you were thinking of dropping two hundred bucks on a pocket cam, consider this: Eye-Fi is (finally) enabling video uploading in its wireless SD cards. .

Dell Unveils Premium Studio XPS 1640 and Studio XPS 1340
Dell has already taken the wraps off of its budget notebook for CES, the Inspiron 15, and now its time for the exciting stuff. The 16-inch Studio XPS 1640 dazzles with a first-of-its-kind RGBLED display.

Hands-On With the MSI X320
First stop at CES Unveiled tonight was MSI's booth to check out the new X320. Always good to us, MSI gave us some exclusive time with the very slim and affordable ultraportable (the video below gives ...

T-Mobile To Sell BlackBerry Curve 8900
T-Mobile just announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 would be availableto itscustomersin February. Those that are big fans of the original Curve will appreciate the features that make it most ...

Casio Intros Two Low-Cost, High-Speed Shooters
Of all the camera reviews I've done--and there have been many--the most fun has to have been the Casio Exilim EX-F1, a high-speed camera that records slow-motion movies. The problem is, it's $999, which...

Imation Makes it Easy to Upgrade to SSD
It's no secret we believe high-performance SSDs are the future for everyone and, for those who can afford them, they should be the present too. Since last summer, we've seen more and more laptop vendo...

What Recession? Linksys Unveils $1,000 Wireless Home Audio System, Wireless Media Hub
Not unlike Eos or Sonos' offerings, the Linksys Wireless Home Audio System, announced early this morning, allows users to play music from their PCs and from Rhapsody in any room of the house. Users ca...

Samsung Joins Pico Projector Party with MBP200
We've seen pico projectors from 3M, Microvision, and Optoma, and now Samsung joins the growing mini-projector category with the MBP200. Designed to connect to mobile phones and laptops, the Samsung MB...

Olympus Unleashes Nine Cameras
There's something for everyone in Olympus' Spring 2009 lineup: the nine cameras announced today include point-and-shoots for all budgets, a 26X superzoom, and several rugged models, an Olympus specialty. .

HP Unveils 8" Smart Wi-Fi Display
If you've ever considered buying a digital photo frame, but felt that it was too limited (even though it does far more than a static frame), HP's new 8" Smart Wi-Fi Display might be just what you're looking for. .

ASUS Adds VX5 to Lamborghini Line, Purrs with Quad Core Processor and 1TB of Storage
ASUS' Lamborghini rolled into the detail shop for 2009 and comes out quite a different notebook than it predecessor the VX3. The VX5 joins the rest of the 16 inch laptops on the market (HP HDX, Fujits...

ASUS Pulls the Wraps Off Its Touchscreen, GPS Enabled Eee PC T91
The netbook evolved is what ASUS is calling its Eee PC T91. The T obviously stands for touchscreen, but there are way more features than we ever dreamed of in this netbook of the future..

ASUS S121 Officially Announced: Not an Eee But Joins New Crop of Oversized 12-Inch "Netbooks"
We told you this was going to be a trend; larger notebooks (call them netbooks if you want) that sport a 12 inch display but forgo expensive ultraportable insides for the affordable Intel Atom platfor...

D-Link's SideStage Mini-Monitor Gives Every Notebook a Secondary Display
Small secondary displays for laptops are the latest trend; just look at the ThinkPad W700ds and the Fujitsu N7010. And now D-Link is making it easy enough for current laptop users to add a mobile min...

Shure Goes All Audio with New Earbuds, Recording Gear
Shure, manufacturer of premium audio accessories, is pulling out all the stops at CES this week with audio accessories for your cell phone, MP3 player, and notebook. .

D-Link Debuts First All-In-One Router with Built-In Photo Frame and Storage Space
Routers aren't typically the sexiest tech tools, but D-Link has found a way to make a router look pretty damn good and cram some cool technology into it. Beyond being a 802.11n Wi-Fi router, the D-Lin...

iLuv i1166 Lets You Dock iPod, Watch DVDs
The countdown to CES is in full swing, and iLuv looks to get the word out early on its i1166 portable media player. This unique 9-inch iPod dock features an integrated DVD player to keep you entertained on those long flights.

Toshiba Portege R600 Gets WiMax Boost
Think of it as a future-proof 4G ultraportable. Toshiba's business-friendly Portege R600-STS520W, will include Intel's Wireless WiMax technology when it becomes available later this month, offering bl...

Toshiba Unleashes Qosmio X305 Quad-Core Gaming Monster
Decked out in a Rogue design with a high-gloss finish, Toshiba's latest gaming rig isn't exactly news to those who may have seen it pre-listed on Newegg.com for $2,499. But now Toshiba has made the Qo...

Tonium Keeps the Beat With Pacemaker Portable DJ System
DJ Danger Mouse wannabes can now mix, mash up, and blend like Gnarls Barkley's waxmaster with the revamped Tonium Pacemaker, a portable dj system that fits conveniently in the pocket. .

Motorola Launches New Rugged Tundra to AT&T
This morning Motorola announced a new rugged push-to-talk device, the Tundra. It's a 3G clamshell phone that will be headed to AT&T in the first quarter of 2009.

Meet HTC's Latest Smartphone: The S743
Don't buy an HTC Touch Pro just yet. This morning HTC announced the S743, a full QWERTY device that has a few unique features. For one, it offers a full 12-key dial-pad on the front, which means you d...

Logitech Announces New Keyboard, Headset, Remote
Today, Logitech took the wraps off some of their early 2009 entertainment offerings: the G19 keyboard, G35 headset, and Harmony 1100 remote. The G19 ($199) is a Mac- and Windows-compatible gaming ...

Kensington Unveils SlimBlade Trackball
The latest offering in Kensington's SlimBlade collection is a trackball designed to keep your eyes on the screen and your hand on the device when surfing, flipping through your media, and editing phot...

Look Ma No Hands! Kensington Introduces Hands-Free Visor Kit
The Kensington Hands-Free Visor Car Kit looks like an old school walkie talkie (ugly) but its functionality may outweigh that initial setback. Like all in-car speakerphones, it lets you sync up to ...

Kensington New Notebook Adapter Does It All (While Saving The Planet)
Any one of the features in Kensington's new Wall/Air notebook adapter would be welcomed by most mobile tech aficionados. The thinner, lighter design makes it easy to fit into small or cramped laptop ...

HP Replaces Mini Note 2133 with Mini 2140
On the heels of releasing its Mini 1000, HP has gone ahead and updated its Mini family with the 2140. Swapping out the VIA processor in its Mini-Note 2133 for the popular Intel Atom solution as well a...

HP Debuts $699 dv2 Ultraportable with AMD's Yukon Platform, 13-Inch dv3
Last summer, HP unveiled a fresh design for its consumer-friendly dv series. Today, it rounded out its lineup with the dv2, a 12.1-inch ultraportable, and the dv3 (starting at $799), which has a 13.3-inch display..

Motorola Announces Green W233 Renew, Touch-Enabled MOTOSURF A3100
Although many were expecting Motorola to throw its full weight behind Android at CES, it looks like the next great Google phone is on the back burner. However, the struggling handset maker's latest comeback efforts aren't totally unexciting.

AMD'S Netbook Counterstrike: Announces Ultrathin Notebooks with New Yukon Platform
AMD has subtly knocked netbooks for the last few months as Intel's Atom has dominated the low-cost mini-form factor market, but the CPU maker has had something more powerful up its sleeve. Its Yukon platform for ultrathin notebooks..

SanDisk Intros First Thumb Drive With Backup Button
SanDisk's Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive, announced tonight, is the world's first thumb drive with a dedicated backup button. It's for people who don't know how to back up their files properly or, more likely, are just too lazy to..

Symwave and Seagate to Demo USB 3.0 at CES
Symwave and Seagate are set to demonstrate just how fast a USB 3.0 hard drive will function at CES this year. Seagate's FreeAgent external drives will be used for the demo which LAPTOP will attend la...

Iomega Announces Affordable Network Storage for the Home
Today, Iomega announced the Home Media Network Hard Drive, a network-attached storage device aimed at consumers who want to back up their content on a single, centralized device. .

Engadget Gets First Look At Nano-Powered "FreeStyle" Netbook
Engadget got their hands on a sweet-looking netbook dubbed the "FreeStyle." This Via Nano-driven system has several great features -- a nice big trackpad with good buttons, a great look (so nice to s...

Pentax Announces Two Low-Cost Cameras
Today, Pentax announced two additions to its Optio point-and-shoot line, both of which cost less than two hundred bucks. The P70 ($199, pictured at right), the higher-end of the two cameras, has a 12-...

Budget Friendly Dell Inspiron 15 Now Available
Those on a tight budget--which is pretty much everyone these days--will appreciate the Dell Inspiron 15, a notebook with a 15.6-inch display and movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio (1366 x 768 pixels). T...

MSI Officially Announces CES Line Up, Super Slim MSI X-Slim 320 Included
Last month MSI's Andy Tung gave us a nice preview from of what MSI was planning to show off this coming week at CES. Included was the promises of the Wind U120, U115 and a promised "shocking" 13-inch slim notebook.

Eye-Fi iPhone App in Development
Today, Eye-Fi, the company behind the Editors' Choice-winning SD card that turns any compatible camera into a wireless one, announced that it's developing an iPhone app. .

CES News: iLuv iMM183 Dual-Charges iPhones/iPods, Gives Weather Reports
CES doesn't officially kick off until January 8th, but that hasn't stopped vendors from announcing some of the gear that'll be on the showfloor. The iLuv iMM183 is a dual-dock alarm clock that's compatible with the iPhone 3G and iPod.

Kodak Announces 24X Superzoom, 3 Budget Cameras
Leading Kodak's CES 2009 camera lineup is the Z980, a 24X superzoom. The 12-MP camera ($399, March) caters to advanced photographers with its vertical grip, manual controls, and hot shue for Kodak's optional P20 flash..

Canon Intros 13 Camcorders
Based on Canon's new camcorder lineup, announced this morning, two things are clear: the company is focusing on high-def, and the flash format, in particular. And while these aren't Canon's first camc...

Kodak Unveils Water-Resistant Pocket Camcorder
Last year, Kodak's Zi6 won our Editors' Choice, stealing thunder from even the Pure Digital Flip Series, which pioneered the pocket camcorder category. Now, Kodak has added a second model to its lineup: the water-resistant Zx1 ($149)..

iLuv iMM183 Alarm Clock Charges iPod And iPhone
The iMM183 from iLuv is unlike any iPhone or iPod alarm clock we've seen before; that's because it will charge both an iPod (1st, 2nd or 3rd generation) and an iPhone at the same time, and you can lis...

Lenovo Updates S10 Netbook With Instant On, Facial Recognition
In addition to releasing some new mainstream IdeaPads, Lenovo is announcing some updates to its popular S10 netbook. The revised S10 will now come with Lenovo Quick Start, something which sounds like ...

Lenovo Announces New Y-Series IdeaPads
Lenovotoday added three new notebooks to its IdeaPad Y Series. Designed as thin, consumer-oriented systems, the 14-inch Y450, 15-inch Y550, and 16-inch Y650 (pictured at right) each sport stylish bl...

Imation Wireless Projection Link Frees You From Pesky Projector Cords
Projectors are cool. Their cords? No so much. If you're sick of dealing with cables when hooking up a projector, Imation has come to the rescue with the Wireless Projection Link. It allows one or mul...

OQO Model 2+ To Be Unveiled at CES
Here is an announcement to get us excited about CES. OQO will launch an update to its UMPC (now more popularly called called MID) in Las Vegas next week. .

Previews

CES Wrap-up: Top 10 Mobile Trends for '09
The International Consumer Electronics Show seems to get larger and larger with each passing year. This January was no exception to the rule and once we arrived--no, before we even bought our plane ti...

LAPTOP To Bring You the Latest from CES 2009 and Apple's Last Macworld
Forget the leaks and rumors; this week its time to find out the real tech deal. Waiting to see what Apple has in store for 2009? Will it be a new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro? Can't stop wondering wha...

CES 2009 Preview: 5 Trends to Look For
If there was ever time the tech world needed serious buzz, it's now. Especially after the Consumer Electronics Association announced in early December that it was downgrading its fourth quarter revenu...

MSI to Demo Touchscreen Wind, Release Wind U110, Wind U115 and U300 in U.S.
MSI has gained a significant chunk of the netbook market thanks to its 10-inch Wind. But can the company keep up in the now crowded space that is saturated with products from the top notebook manufactures? It sure plans on it..

Amtek Rumored to Show Slate Netbook at CES 2009
Apparently Amtek is set to show off a tablet slate PC with netbook specs at CES 2009 this year. The T10L does not appear to have a keyboard, so it's all about the touch -- as their headline indicates: Show the world with your fingertip. .

Reviews

Sony VAIO P
Sony's amazingly light and stylish ultraportable offers compelling features for the money, but it's performance could be better.

Imation Wireless Projection Link
This Wireless USB device lets you easily project your desktop to a larger screen.

HP Mini 2140
This affordable, business-class netbook offers long battery life, durability, and a first-rate keyboard.

BenQ Joybook Lite U101
The Joybook Lite has a compact and unique chassis, but this netbook's battery life and keyboard don't stand up to its peers.

Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds
Is a quad-core processor, built-in digitizer, and color-calibrator not enough innovation for you? Lenovo also crams in a slide-out second display into this behemoth workstation.

Q & As

AMD Q+A: Yukon to Outperform Atom, Not Destined for Netbook
Talk about taking your lumps. At a time when traditional notebook sales were relatively flat, AMD sat and watched as Intel's Atom processor ran away with the red-hot netbook (or mini-notebook) market, which grew a whopping 160 percent in Q3 2008..

More News

Overview: The Phones of CES
We saw a bunch of gadgetry at the 2009 Consumer Electronics this show, so it's easy for a few specific items to get lost in the mix. To separate the phones from the notebooks and other electronics...

Roundup: All the Notebooks CES 2009 Had to Offer
Think reading about CES is information overload? Imagine what it's like to be there. Over the course of four days, we walked miles around the Las Vegas Convention Center, sifting through more products...

Get Microsoft Windows 7 Today
Microsoft released the Windows 7 Beta to the public today, and you can download it by visiting the Microsoft Web site. The Customer Preview copy is available to the first 2.5 million people that download it.

LAPTOP Out for Glory, Sleep at the "Build Your Own PC" Contest in Vegas
Gadget greedy readers might envy the media workforce for their access to the modern tech phantasmagoria that is the Consumer Electronics Show, but for the journalists who endure back-to-back 20+ hour...

Palm Introduces Palm Pre and Palm Web OS, Will Be Launching with Sprint
Here we are at the Palm press conference. Jon Rubenstein (former Appelite) just took the stage. We're expecting Palm to introduce their new platform, which will either save Palm or put it in the grave...

ViewSonic Unveils 3D-ready PJD6220-3D Projector
If you're looking to add the third dimension to your multimedia projections, ViewSonic just may have the device for you. Its 3D-ready PJD6220-3D works in conjunction with Nvidia's 3D Vision technology...

iRiver Unleashes Multimedia Player Blitz Upon CES
It's once again CES time, and companies are out in full force displaying their 2009 gear. iRiver, naturally, is right in the mix of things with a number of multimedia players for your entertainment do...

NEC NP62 Projector Urges You to Leave Your Notebook at Home
Business travelers know the pain of toting both a notebook and projector from city to city, but it looks like relief is on its way in the form of the NEC NP62. The 3.7-pound projector features a USB p...

First Impressions, Live Pictures of Sony VAIO P Series
During most of Sony's press conference tonight it kept its hot 1.4-pound VAIO P Series under wraps. But we now have some of the first pictures of this premium ultraportable.

Poll: Are You Man Enough to Carry the VAIO P?
During our interview with Sony about its new ultra-fashionable VAIO P, we learned that the company expected as many as 60 percent of the buyers to be women. Perhaps that's because this high-end netboo...

Sony: VAIO P Will Make You Forget About Other Netbooks
Back in September Sony's Mike Abary told us that the company would be entering the netbook market--sort of. At the time the senior vice president of Sony Information Technology Products said "we are l...

Hands-On With ASUS' Convertible Eee PC T91 and T101H
Note: Our full review of the T91 is now live. After ASUS' press conference we stuck around for some alone time with the new touch enabled Eee PCs. While both the models were fairly pre-production (...

Live from ASUS' CES Press Conference
We hope the Eeefanatics are tuned in because we have just taken our seats at ASUS's Press Conference at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Soon to take stage will be ASUS Chairman Johnny Shih.

Best of CES Awards

Best of 2009 CES
These tech products from 2009 CES are sure to make a big splash.

Phoenix Hyperspace Wins CES Readers' Choice Award
Every year at CES, our editorial staff selects the most innovative products introduced at the show and honors them with LAPTOP's Best of CES awards. This year, we're giving out awards in 15 different ...