en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:41 GMT 15 By Chase Spell
The Consumer Electronics Show is an annual trade show where breakthrough technology is unveiled and products of the future are announced. Microsoft, Sony, Samsung, and every other major tech company come to the exhibit each year to demonstrate new products and build hype for developmental prototypes. This year’s CES, held Jan. 7 through Jan. 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was full of cutting-edge products in all categories of electronics. Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder The Panasonic HDC-SD9 will be the smallest and lightest HD video camera on the market when it releases March 31. The camera weighs only 0.6 lbs and is less than six inches long. Being an HD camera, it can record 6 hours of full 1080p [1920 x 1080 pixels with progressive recording] resolution video on a 16 GB SDHC flash card. The best part about the HDC-SD9 is its price: MSRP $799. Samsung Q1 Ultra-Premium Tablet PC The Samsung Q1 Ultra-Premium is a very light and compact, yet fully functioning, Microsoft Windows Tablet PC. It features a seven-inch 1024x600 pixel touch screen, split QWERTY keyboard, 80 GB hard-drive, Bluetooth 2.0, integrated WiFi, SD card slot, 1.3 megapixel camera and 7.5 hours of battery life. If you’re always on the go, this tablet PC will exceed all your needs and expectations. Price: $1,399. Casio EX-F1 digital camera This might be my favorite product unveiled at CES 2008. The Casio EX-F1 is a digital camera that can record still-frame images at 60 frames per second and high speed video at up to 1200 frames per second. That is fast enough to capture the globe of water after popping a filled water balloon. With most digital cameras offering anywhere from two to five frames per second of still image capture, the EX-F1 is truly revolutionary. One mild drawback is that the still images are a slightly small, but still respectable, 6.1 megapixels; however, the EX-F1 can record full high-definition 1080p video at 60 frames per second. Considering all these breakthrough features, the price is a very reasonable $999. Peavy AG Riftmaster for Guitar Hero Do you want to rock even harder? The Peavey AG Riffmaster, a Guitar Hero controller for the Sony Playstation 2, allows you to do just that. It is made of a genuine, full-scale, guitar body fitted with Guitar Hero fret buttons and strum bar. Also, it is available in 15 different themes of famous rock bands such as Megadeth [pictured], KISS and Pantera. The only downside is the price: a whopping $399. ]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:55:00 GMT