Forget the 3DTVs, 4G phones and tablet computers. The real action at the Consumer Electronics Show is at the Reese’s booth, where the draw is simple, visceral and fattening: free chocolate, courtesy of the Official Candy of CES. [More]
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We Promise Robot Teddy Bear Will Not Harm Your Grandmother
By 1.7.11
Because there’s nothing that old people love more than creepy, robotic Teddy bears, the folks at Fujitsu have created a companion for the elderly in the form of a bear that reacts to the emotions of the person in the room. [More]
Will Smart Appliances Save Me Money While Saving The World?
By 1.7.11
Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, companies like GE and LG are showing off appliances that should be able to cut into your electric bill. But before you run out and pick one up, there are some things you’ll need to know first. [More]
Comcast, TWC, DirecTV And Samsung Enter Unholy Partnership Inside Your TV
By 1.7.11
Hate your cable set-top box? So does Samsung, apparently. They’ve cut deals with Comcast, Time Warner Cable and DirecTV to offer various features that will allow you to watch TV either without a box, or access your cable subscription through an app on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. [More]
Photos: Day 1 @ CES 2011
By 1.7.11
Thursday was the official opening day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Here are just some of the pics we’ve been sending out to followers of the Consumerist Twitter feed. [More]
Glasses-Free 3D Fails To Wow At CES 2011
By 1.7.11
If glasses-free 3D is truly the future of TV, you wouldn’t know by the handful of companies that are showing off the technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. [More]
Star Wars Coming To Blu-ray; Greedo Still Shoots First
By 1.6.11
Fans who’ve been waiting 12 parsecs and more to watch Star Wars in HD video can finally cut their thrusters. All six movies — the three real ones, and the three that kids under 12 refer to as Parts 1-3 — will be available on Blu-ray in September. Pricing for the sets, which were introduced by Darth Vader at the Consumer Electronics Show, will be priced at $139.99 for the six-disc set, and $69.99 for the each three-disc set. [More]
Holy Crap, The Electric Heated Snuggie Really Exists
By 1.6.11
I’ve never found the Snuggie all that appealing. “Call me when they make an electric, heated version,” I’ve always said. Yesterday, our man on the ground at the Consumer Electronics Show called. The Coz-E, an electric blanket with sleeves, debuted this past fall, and somehow nobody gave me one for Christmas. Or even told me. [More]
Hold On To Your Wallets, 3D TVs Are Going To Be Getting Cheaper
By 1.5.11
A little bit of pricing news out of CES: LG told Dow Jones Newswires that their 3D TVs will be getting cheaper by 20% this year, as “production costs have been dropping with improved technology.” [More]
Photos: Behind The Scenes At CES 2011
By 1.5.11
While most of the reporters here spent this day before the official launch of CES 2011 going from press conference to press conference, I managed to convince a security guard that it was perfectly okay for me to walk around taking photos of the big booths being constructed. [More]
