CES

January 9, 2009 –Epson just announced the latest addition to its award-winning line of 3LCD 1080p front projectors, the PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB. Offering true 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) resolution with the latest 3LCD D7 chip set for significantly higher contrast, a built-in HQV Reon-VX processor by Silicon Optix, and a wide range of new performance advantages, the Home Cinema 6500 UB delivers an outstanding viewing experience for home entertainment and AV enthusiasts.

Featuring 3LCD technology with Epson’s new “Crystal Clear Fine” D7 chip set and UltraBlack (Vertical Alignment) technology, the Home Cinema 6500 UB displays superb black levels and extraordinary details. 3LCD technology enables the projector to deliver realistic, vibrant colors without the possibility of color break-up, unlike single-chip projectors, which use a spinning color wheel to create their colors. It also allows the Home Cinema 6500 UB to provide a significantly enhanced contrast ratio – up to an unrivaled 75,000:1 – to deliver darker blacks and brighter whites. Read more

January 9, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio announced the launch of MiRGE, the first interoperable satellite radio. MiRGE allows subscribers to easily switch between SIRIUS and XM, allowing them to receive all the dynamic and exclusive commercial-free music, news, talk, sports and comedy channels and shows from both services.

Subscribers will have access to all the exclusive SIRIUS XM music, talk and comedy channels and shows, including Howard Stern; Martha Stewart Living Radio; Oprah & Friends; SIRIUS NFL Radio and play-by-play of every NFL game; the MLB Home Plate channel and play-by-play of every Major League Baseball game; SIRIUS NASCAR Radio and broadcasts of every NASCAR race; play-by-play of NBA and NHL games; PGA TOUR events; and live games from hundreds of college teams. Read more

January 9, 2009 — DISH Network just unveiled the world's first SlingLoaded HD DuoDVR, the award-winning ViP 922. The ViP 922 is the first high definition digital video recorder that incorporates placeshifting technology.

The ViP 922 was built by EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, and developed for DISH Network as an entertainment centerpiece that – combined with the only 1080p Video on Demand and 100 percent, all-HD suite of programming packages available today – will revolutionize the way consumers watch and enjoy their favorite programming. DISH Network will offer the ViP 922 to customers in Spring 2009.

"DISH Network is pleased to add another award-winning product to our suite of MPEG-4 HD DVR ViP receivers: a groundbreaking set top box that offers consumers the true experience of TV everywhere," said DISH Network Chairman, CEO and President Charlie Ergen. "By integrating Sling Media's Slingbox technology into our industry-leading HD DVR, DISH Network is providing even more ways for our subscribers to view their TV programming – through their television sets, their desktops at home, their laptops on the road, and their smartphones including Blackberrys, iPhones and more." Read more

January 8, 2009 -- Palm today unveiled its groundbreaking Palm webOS mobile platform, built from the ground up to be constantly connected to the web, and the new Palm Pre, the first phone based on the new platform. Pre is scheduled to be available exclusively from Sprint in the first half of 2009.

Palm webOS is a brand-new kind of platform, invented exclusively for mobile use. webOS recognizes that you want your people, calendars and information to move with you, wherever you are, wirelessly, as opposed to being bound to a personal computer. Palm webOS is the first mobile platform to automatically bring your information from the many places it resides - on your phone, at your work or on the web - into one simple, integrated view. The new Palm Pre and webOS are designed to be so in sync with your needs that it feels like Pre is thinking ahead for you.

"Palm products have always been about simplifying lives and delivering great user experiences," said Ed Colligan, Palm president and chief executive officer. "webOS and Pre bring game-changing simplicity to an increasingly mobile world by dissolving the barriers that surround your information. It's technology that seems like it's thinking ahead to bring you what you care about most - your people, your time, and your information - in the easiest and most seamless way." Read more

January 8, 2009 – Sony this week unveiled an array of innovative products and forward-looking technologies that span virtually all of the consumer electronics industry’s major product categories and move in new directions, including the world of 3D.

From networked Internet televisions to the world’s lightest 8-inch notebook PC (as of December 2008), Sony is showing a dazzling assortment of new product and technology announcements.

The entertainment and electronics powerhouse is also out in full force at CES this year with representation from Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Ericsson and Sony Music Entertainment.

To begin with Sony took the wraps off of new networked BRAVIA LCD high-definition television models with rich Internet applications called “BRAVIA widgets” that deliver real-time information, as well as streaming video via BRAVIA Internet Video Link capability integrated right into the TV sets. Read more

January 8, 2009 -- Pioneer Electronics today unveils a complete series of BD-Live Blu-ray Disc players for entertainment junkies who seek cinematic-quality performance along with a premium and unique user experience. The two Pioneer BDP-120 and BDP-320 models and the Elite BDP-23FD are outfitted with expandable or built-in memory to deliver on the promise of BD-Live right out of the box. Pioneer’s players combine supreme features, sophisticated internal construction with a rigid chassis design ensuring the highest quality playback of Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD entertainment. With RS-232, the Elite BDP-23FD offers seamless home automation design that simplifies custom installation projects.

“In our relentless pursuit to envelop home audiences in their movie and music selections, Pioneer designed a new Blu-ray Disc player lineup that incorporates an extensive series of customization capabilities and best-in-class performance features that compliment consumers’ entertainment and installation needs,” said Chris Walker, senior manager of Blu-ray Disc marketing and product planning for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Read more

January 8, 2009 — Casio released some exciting details about its upcoming digital camera models at CES 2009. Soon to be released are the slim, compact High Speed EXILIM models EX-FS10 and EX-FC100 featuring high-speed burst shooting faster than an SLR camera, and the EXILIM models EX-Z400, EX-Z270, and EX-S12, which make the most of Casio’s high-speed image processing engine to enable users to cut and paste moving subjects onto still backgrounds.

Casio has been a pioneer in digital cameras for over ten years. The new models maintain Casio’s long tradition of innovation and creativity. In 1995, Casio introduced the QV-10, the world’s first consumer digital camera with an LCD monitor so users could view the images they had just taken. In 2002, the company released the EX-S1, a card-sized camera so thin that it could be carried anywhere. In 2008, Casio launched the highly anticipated EX-F1 and EX-FH20, boasting high-speed burst shooting capabilities to ensure that users would never miss a crucial moment again, not to mention the ability to record high-speed movies that capture motion too fast for the human eye to perceive. Read more

January 8, 2009 - Imagine carrying a big screen TV in your pocket. The world’s first projector phone allows just that.

The new Logic Bolt, created by US-based Logic Wireless, makes its debut at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas.

Traditional cell phones provide an amazing amount of information which users are forced to view on palm-sized screens. The tiny screen makes sharing that information difficult.

The new Logic Bolt increases screen size by 3000% or more through a built-in projector that casts razor-sharp images onto a wall or screen. A once “one-user” cell phone becomes a device that creates images large enough for a crowd. Read more