Well, the Consumer Electronics show is off and running in Las Vegas this week. Although Tuesday is officially day one of the show, the parties began over the weekend and hinted at what was to come as the show went into full swing.
As expected, day one brought with it a stream of exciting news from the show floor. Here are a few of our favorites.
Asus Qube with Google TV
Ausus has jumped into the Google TV fray with the announcement of the Qube, coming to the US around March for around $150. It sports USB ports all around, HDMI in/out, RJ-45, and a couple of IR recievers. It is powered by a Marvell Armada 1500 chipset, 1GB of RAM, and 4GB of flash storage. Besides the standard buttons on the remote control, the flipside contains a QWERTY keyboard. If you feel like ditching the remote altogheter, apps are available for the Nexus 7 and other Android devices.
Source: Engadget
Time Warner brings the love to the Roku box
Time Warner cable subscribers will be able to receive up to 300 live TV channels on existing Roku boxes at no extra charge.This will enable customers to ditch their cable boxes and the monthly fees that come with them. The TWC TV app is already available on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC’s, and will be available in Roku’s ever growing app store in the first quarter of 2013.
Source: CNet
Huawei one-ups the Galaxy Note with massive 6.3 in. Ascend Mate
Chinese-based Huawei has taken the covers off of one of the largest smartphones seen to date- the super-massive Ascend Mate sporting a 6.1 inch, 720p display. The phone runs Huawei’s Emotion UI over Android Jelly Bean and features a 1.5GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and an 8-megapixel camera. This thing is huge, folks! How much bigger can these phones get?
Source: The Verge
Lenovo goes big with 27-inch Table Computer
While we’re on the huge devices kick, how about Lenovo announcing a giant, 27-inch “table PC” - or at least that’s how they describe it. It weighs 17 pounds and runs Windows 8 on a third-generation Core i7 processor. The “table tablet” is also adjustable so it can be viewed at various angles. One giant tablet for the entire family to enjoy on the table at breakfast time.
Source: All Things D
Fitbit Flex activity tracker gets stylish
Fitbit has announced the Flex- the 3rd product in its lineup of fitness monitors along side the Fitbit One and Fitbit Zip. Along with tracking calories like its Fitbit brethren, the water-resistant Flex counts steps taken and distance, transferring data to a personalized website wirelessly via bluetooth. The Flex is $100 and available for per-order today with a release sometime in the Spring.
Source: Engadget
Here are a few of our writers favorites from Day 1 of CES
Greg Madhere: Sony Xperia Z with 5 in. 1080P display
Likes: 1080p display resolution, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, LTE connectivity, and a 13-megapixel Exmor RS camera sensor. 3 color options. Water resistant and includes a microSD card slot.
Dislike: Not sure how I feel about the glass back trend and the video HDR sounds gimmicky. Also 5 inches might be too big for my paws.
Source: The Verge
Andrew Allen: I really like what the auto industry is doing. They seem to be headed towards an app revolution of sorts and heavily courting the idea of opening the car infotainment networks up to developers and 3rd party applications. This will make for interesting times ahead to see what type of apps are brought forth for on the road use and what kind of current apps may get heavy integration upgrades.
Source: All Things D
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