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Samsung Foldable Display: Same Size, Double the Screen

At the risk of sounding like a shill, Samsung is killing at CES this year. Usually it's easy to ignore concepts, but you can't help but wonder at the possibilities of this: A foldable display. Sure, the display ...READ»

Microsoft Unleashes Windows 7 Beta As Free Download

As part of his CES keynote speech yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer surprised the crowd by announcing that Windows 7 is now available as a Beta test version for free download. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can get it ...READ»

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10 Tiny Pico Projectors that Fit in the Palm of Your Hand [Photo Gallery]

When I first heard about "Pico" projectors two years ago, I figured the teensy handheld photo and video projectors were vaporware. But then last year the first wave of these ultra-portable beauties, many less than an inch thick, began ...READ»

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Pre-CES Buzz Jockeying

And...go! On Thursday the sprawling consumer electronics industry descends on Las Vegas for its biggest tradeshow, CES. For many companies, it will set the entire year's product calendar. But how to stand out? One ploy is to jump ...READ»

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LG's LH95 is World's Thinnest LED-Lit LCD TV

The LH95 television due for unveiling at CES 2009 makes it sound like LCD technology has just taken an incredible advance. That's because LG is branding it as the world's thinnest LED-illuminated LCD TV.It's just 24.8mm thick--only ...READ»

Palm's New OS To Go Nova at CES, Possibly on New Hardware

Palm was once king of the PDA, but the rise of the smartphone and Windows-powered PDAs led to its crown slipping a long way. But this year the hot-hardware Centro smartphone helped bring Palm more success, and now there's news that ...READ»