Friday, January 2, 2009 3:00PM - By Jared Newman
When HP acquired the high-end PC maker Voodoo in 2006, the two companies fused their know-how to create the Blackbird, a snazzy-looking, high-powered gaming desktop. Speculation of a laptop equivalent was answered this week with the Voodoo Firefly, thanks to an exclusive look from Laptop Magazine. The preview breathlessly calls the Firefly “one of the most innovative gaming notebooks we’ve ever fragged on,” featuring a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core PCU, 4GB of RAM, dual ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 GPUS running in CrossFire mode and a 250GB, 7,200 rpm hard drive.
We’re particularly tickled with the secondary 4.3-inch, 800×480 resolution screen, allowing gamers to glance at e-mail and other distractions while the main 17.1-inch display is occupied. The multi-touch trackpad is also a nice addition. Sadly, this monstrosity won’t likely see the light of day beyond a demo at CES, but Voodoo says there are more concepts in the works. [Laptop]
Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:00AM - By J. Wallace
Panasonic has a history of saying “mine is bigger”. At CES 2008, they’ve unveiled the biggest yet–a staggeringly huge 150-inch plasma TV that can probably burn the eyelashes off a gnat at 50 paces if you turn the contrast up high enough. It has 4096×2160 native resolution and is the equivalent to nine 50-inch plasma TV screens. We can’t think of any possible use for this without the word “cinema” involved, but the maniac home theatre purist in us is desperately seeking a price tag.
More at Panasonic.
Monday, January 7, 2008 7:03AM - By Mike Payne
Today marks the beginning of the biggest week in gadgets all year. All the big names, and many of the small ones, will release their latest and greatest gadgets today– and GearCrave’s got our eyes on the prize. Stay tuned to GearCrave for all the CES news and updates to feed your techno fix. We’ll keep you up-to-date on all the gadget releases as they happen. So stick around, GearCravers. Be sure to grab our RSS feed for up-to-the-minute news.
Monday, January 7, 2008 7:02AM - By J. Wallace
Sony dropped the Mylo 2 internet communicator at CES 2008, calling it “all the fun of a PC in your pocket.” The updated Mylo 2 includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen, wi-fi, and is AIM, Google Talk, and Skype friendly. Mylo 2 is also fully YouTube-able, and includes a 1.3 megapixel camera and a photo editor. Some reviewers are pointing out that the lack of Bluetooth is a serious bummer, and we have to agree but regardless, it still looks pretty fun. Price? Under $300.
More at Sony.
