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CES 2013

  • From 300-pound telescopes to 1-inch flash drives: The biggest and smallest gadgets of CES 2013

    From 300-pound telescopes to 1-inch flash drives: The biggest and smallest gadgets of CES 2013

    January 12, 2013

    The word “average” has no place at CES, particularly when it comes to size. 
Gadgets like flash drives, mp3 players and speakers grow ever the more tiny in their perpetual competition to become slimmer, sleeker and more portable.

  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, and Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs talk about various Windows based products that utilize Qualcomm technology during Jacobs' keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Las Vegas.

    Microsoft may have exited gadget show prematurely

    January 11, 2013

    Microsoft may have relinquished its starring role in America's gaudiest gadget show a year too early.

  • Eric Rudder, chief technical strategy officer of Microsoft, holds a prototype Windows smartphone with a flexible OLED display during Samsung's keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

    Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen

    January 11, 2013

    By showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps.

  • Technology is key to student achievement, former NYC schools chief says

    January 10, 2013

    Former New York City schools Chancellor Joel Klein stressed the importance of technology in the 21st century classroom during a keynote speech today at the Higher Education Tech conference at the International CES.

  • NFL quarterback Tim Tebow meets with reporters and guests following a news conference to promote the Tim Tebow Signature Series headphones by Soul Electronics at the 2013 International CES Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.

    Tim Tebow unveils Soul’s Combat line of headphones in Las Vegas

    January 10, 2013

    Soul Electronics unveiled its new Combat line of headphones today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the New York Jets' Tim Tebow is credited with the inspiration and design of the new line. Here's a Q&A with Soul's product ambassador.

  • Stephen Woo, president of Device Solutions Business for Samsung Electronics, watches a video presentation during a keynote address at the 2013 International CES on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Samsung introduced a new faster processor and prototype devices with flexible OLED screens.

    Even tech conferences struggle with dropped calls, spotty Internet service

    January 10, 2013

    During this week's International CES, people have found themselves with spotty Internet service, long download times and dropped calls, but such lapses have drawn but a few shrugs from those accustomed to such events.

  • A woman looks over the Huawei MediaPad, a 10-inch Android-based notebook with detachable tablet, at the Huawei booth on the first day of the 2013 International CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.

    Laptops go up against tablets at Consumer Electronics Show

    January 9, 2013

    Pity the poor laptop. The darling of the tech world just a couple of years ago, laptops have become one of the biggest casualties of the tablet phenomenon.

  • The iPotty for iPad potty training device is seen on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. No app is available to go with the trainer, but the idea is to keep the child on the toilet for as long as necessary by keeping them digitally entertained.

    Smart’ potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets abound at CES

    January 9, 2013

    From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big — and bizarre — chances.

  • Former President Bill Clinton speaks during a Samsung keynote address at the 2013 International CES Wednesday January 9, 2013.

    At CES, Clinton says social media help fuel, solve global policy debates

    January 9, 2013

    Bill Clinton said he's seen technology grow from a few dozen Internet sites to a significant force in influencing global policies. "When I became president, the average cellphone weighed five pounds," Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, told an audience this morning at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "When I took office there were 50 sites on the Internet. More than that has been added since I started talking."

  • Staying healthy, the high-tech way

    January 9, 2013

    Visitors to this week’s Consumer Electronics Show will get a pretty good workout as they trudge through 2 million square feet of gadgets and appliances. But many of the newest devices are designed to help people stay fit year round.

  • Show-goers watch a display of Samsung Smart TVs during the first day of the 2013 International CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The televisions have voice interaction and can make recommendations based on the consumer's viewing habits.

    Smart TVs get smarter, by just a little bit

    January 9, 2013

    In the not-so-distant future, couch potatoes will be waving, pointing, swiping and tapping to make their TVs react, kind of like what Tom Cruise did in the 2002 movie "Minority Report." That's the vision of TV manufacturers as they show off "smart TVs."

  • A 56-inch, 4K OLED television set is displayed at the Panasonic booth during the first day of the 2013 International CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. STEVE MARCUS

    Panasonic expands reach, but still makes pretty cool TVs

    January 8, 2013

    Panasonic's president stressed that his company no longer makes just TVs. Yet it was the company's new television set that drew one of the biggest reactions from the audience during a keynote speech today at the International CES at the Venetian.

  • Cox unveils app that makes its content mobile

    January 8, 2013

    Cox Communications, the dominant cable television provider in Las Vegas, used the big stage of the International Consumer Electronics Show Monday to unveil its next-generation mobile app that will enable customers to transport video entertainment to their smartphones and tablets.

  • A technician works on a video wall for a Samsung booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center lobby as exhibitors prepare for the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 5, 2013. The show begins Jan. 8.

    The new gadgets on display at the 2013 International CES

    January 8, 2013

    It's where the VCR, camcorder and HDTV debuted. The International CES is the place for companies hoping to cash in on the next big thing in technology and consumer electronics. And it's happening right now in Las Vegas. This year, more than 3,000 companies have products on display. The convention floor spans nearly 2 million square feet — the size of three dozen football fields. Most products debut today when the trade show floor opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center and at LVH.