Xavier Lanier

Vuzix Wrap 920AV (CES 2009)

The Vuzix Wrap 920AV goggles combine video with the real world. It takes almost any mobile device's video signal and projects what appears to be a 60-inch image onto the real world.

EeePC Netbook w/Touchscreen

eeepc_t91_t101hJoanna Stern took a look at the first EeePC netbooks with touchscreens. The T91 (8.9 inches) and the T101H (10-inches) are convertible netbooks that look a lot different than previous Eee PCs.

MSI Wind U120H Touchscreen Gets Examined (CES 2009)

touchwind4lead_09Joanna Stern from Laptop Mag stopped by MSI's booth at CES 2009 and took a look at the U120H with a touch diplsay. The netbook isn't scheduled to hit the market anytime soon, but it's example of how the company's trying to innovate and improve its netbooks.
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Synaptics Touchpad Gesture Demo (CES 2009)

Warner Crocker from GottaBeMobile.com caught up with Robin Palmer from Synaptics. She shows off how gesture-enabled touchpads are much more functional than standard touchpads.
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Seagate FreeAgent Home Theater

Seagate officially announced the FreeAgent Home Theater today at CES 2009. The device makes easy to get digital content from your computer onto your HDTV. I recorded a full demo of the FreeAgent Home Theater a few weeks ago at Seagate's offices.

Blogging from CES 2009 w/All the Cool Kids

I'm at CES 2009 press day with a lot of the top mobile tech bloggers and industry insiders. It's been great catching up with people I've known for a while and others who I follow online, but have never met before. Check out the pics of the show so far.

Novatell Wireless Intros MiFi Mobile Hotspot (video @ CES 2009)

novatel_mifi_09_cesMike Kelly showed me the Novatell Wireless MiFi Mobile Hotspot, a 3G router that plays double duty as a WiFi router. It supports up to five WiFi devices at once and will be available via major wireless carriers in a few months. It will cost $200 before carrier subsidies.

Apple Intros Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro, No Removeable Battery

17-inchmacbookproApple announced a redesigned 17-inch MacBook Pro at MacWorld, featuring its relatively new unibody design that's used in the rest of the Apple notebook lineup. The base configuration comes with 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, NVIDIA 9400M and 9600M graphics.

CES 2009: Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds (video)

w700dsLenovo's ThinkPad W700ds is the world's first workstation to have dual displays. Tom Ribble, director of ThinkPad marketing, explains the benefits of dual displays.
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MacWorld 2009: iTunes Music Now DRM free

Apple's killing DRM on its entire music library starting today and enabling music downloads on 3G iPhones. I've been using Amazon's MP3 Store, but these changes will probably mean I'll end up buying more music directly from iTunes Music Store.
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ASUS CES 2009 Press Conference

The ASUS CES 2009 press conference is under way where they're announcing new notebooks and talking about touch based computing.