Monthly Archives: January 2008
Robot Guitar
There were all kinds of electronic devices at this year’s CES, including devices you wouldn’t normally think of as being electronic. At the Cherry Picks event on press day (Sunday), Gibson showed its Robot Guitar. The name is a bit … Continue reading
Electronic Copilot
I had a chance to try out HP’s iPAQ 310 Travel Companion at CES. It’s a first-rate GPS device with excellent graphics and a fast processor. The bright 4.3-inch LCD touch screen has an 800×480 pixel resolution with a 16-bit … Continue reading
Ultimate Keyboard
It may sound like name of a Roman General or twist-toy Transformer, but Optimus Maximus is actually a high-tech computer keyboard. There’s a tiny OLED screen embedded into each of the 113 programmable keys. A software utility lets you associate … Continue reading
Is There a Doc in the House?
You could hardly turn a corner at CES without seeing some sort of iPod docking station. One model stood out from the others for its practical design. The Philips DCP951 Docking Entertainment System is a portable DVD player that can … Continue reading
The Dancing Rolly
One of the coolest gadgets at this year’s CES was the Sony Rolly. It’s a robotic MP3 player that moves its six moving parts — arms, shoulders, and wheels — in time with the music. It also has two light-rings … Continue reading