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The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is always a great place to find out what cool games are coming out in the US, and what innovations in gadgetry will be made in the upcoming years. This year’s CES show did not disappoint, and something special happened this time around. A special party called the ShowStopper’s party was held during CES to showcase amazing technology, and gadgetry to a very select few. One of my favorites is the Powerdock by Griffin technologies. Most people now have more than one iPod, but limited chargers to charge them. Now, with the Powerdock, you can change 2 or 4 iPods at the same time. Definitely a time saver. Other cool technologies were showcased including a Skype branded Wireless headset that is neither WiFi nor Bluetooth. It utilizes a special chip made by Avnera to have it’s wirelesss capabilities.

Kodak is mainly known for it’s locations where you can get your film developed, but now they’ve presented a  camera that may help to give them a name in the photography arena. This sleek pocketable design is built for straight-forward video there is no lens cap, no dials to turn, or settings to set. The features are easy to use too. Just turn it on and hit record to capture the action, journey, and all the luscious details in shocking HD. Or simply pop the USB in the closest Computer and you are prepared to split the fun on YouTube. Sharing memories with others is pretty simple too with the Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video Camera.See it all on a colourful 2.4 in. screen on the back of the camera.Select the video quality that works for you : HD at 60 frames per second, HD at 30 frames per second, or VGA. Upload your videos to YouTube efficiently using the built-in USB and software. Visitors will experience your videos on an HDTV in shocking, but enjoyable HD quality. Cables included. Awesome! 

Having a laptop that can help you be on the go is very useful in today’s society. Samsung sets the pro standard for notebook Computers with the P560-54G. Excellent for your go anywhere, do everything lifestyle, this notebook computer has all the features you need and many that are fun to have. It’s solid, outer casing really does  augments its overall strength. The high-capacity 6-cell Lithium Ion battery delivers revolutionary battery life with up to 5-hours of use. With the Samsung P560-54G portable computer there are no compromises. This one has even more battery life than other comparable laptops. Samsung, of course, always put out quality products.  

Usually most laptops tend to be kind of heavy, and / or bulky while netbooks are light, but not as useful. This laptop, the Acer Aspire One, is incredibly light yet phenomenally productive . This little but smart netbook incorporates built-in 802.11b / g WiFi for straightforward access to available wireless networks. The Acer Aspire One has an 8.9-inch CrystalBrite LED backlit display with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels and features the unique Acer CrystalEye webcam for live video streaming, video chats and meetings. If you are looking to be able to check your email and do basic things, then check out this netbook. 

Need to drive more traffic to  your business? Give your bottom line a lift with the HP Compaq 2230s portable computer. Beginning at 4.07 lb / 1.85 kg with a satin, reflective black-on-black surface, this HP Compaq is a classy notebook with all the necessary features to get your workplace up-to-speed. Its packed with 1GB of DDR2 memory, 120GB HDD, 802.11 a / b / g / n WLAN and a 12.1-inch diagonal WXGA BrightView display. Experience new levels of system responsiveness when you run multiple applications. Youll also get smarter battery performance with this PCs Intel Core two Pair T5670 processor, which has been built to help extend mobility. Courtesy of a long-lasting battery life of almost 3.5 hours, you are made sure high performance when you want it most. That’s really amazing considering that most batteries only last around 2 hours. Of course, the are other companies out there working to make a batter that lasts 48 hours. Just have to go with this in the mean time. 

Definitely a GPS worth checking out. Exclusive to NAVIGON brand products, Fact view displays 3D images of complicated interchanges so you can approach each maneuver confidently. Also you have traffic services too.AGAT SURVEY Ratings and Reviews and Lifetime Traffic services will show you the best places to wine, dine and play and the way to beat the traffic getting there.  The touchscreen menus are very useful. Being able to “let your fingers do the walking” makes things easier when trying to find.  Its also supplied with a text-to-speech function, so you wont have to take your eyes from the way to get directions. Just attach it to your dashboard and set your worries aside. 

This is a pretty powerful desktop computer.  This little and tough Acer desktop computer features a twin core AMD Athlon X2 5000+ 2.6GHz processor. The integrated NVIDIA GeForce 8200 graphics chipset gives you great multimedia quality and VGA and HDMI outputs. An entertainment home PC, the Aspire X1200 may also be used to rip CDs and to make CDs, DVDs, and twin layer discs. This desktop is going to be really cool for gaming, and some light video editing. Once the software industry starts writing software that takes full advantage of the dual core processor’s power, things will really get interesting 

This is an incredible video. I love the music in the background, and that the video is set to.  The christmas tree looks awesome, and check out the lighting on the tree! The thing that makes this a fun video is that they do some crazy stuff with the lighting.  I like the timing they use for the different transistions in the music. The lighting is varied with the music, and keeps changing depending upon what part of the music it is in. I do wonder how long this took to put together. They probably used some camera tricks, but probably also some flipping of the light switch. 

I like this video because it shows a light show in a neighborhood. I would say this is my second favorite video in regards to lightshows in a neighborhood. I should have the other video up pretty soon which is even more impressive.  But this one is a fun video to watch. The technology used in this is pretty good, but simple. I’m wondering if there will be more complicated tech in the future that will make home light shows easier to put together, and allow for making more complicated shows. 

Bo H, the mastermind at Ogilvy Interactive shows off the Crimbell, and a special way that it can play “Auld Lang Syne”.   It’s one of the new free apps for Xmas created by Bo’s team at Ogilvy in London. Bo looks like he’s having a lot of fun shooting this video. I personally see it as a precursor of even cooler things to come. Although the christmas season will soon be all wrapped up pretty soon, this definitely is still a fun app to play around with. The new Apple Ipod has shown off some really cool features in it’s commercials. The Crimbell should be lots of fun as well. We are definitely going towards an era of much more intereactive technology that we can interact with on a more intimate level. That sounded kind of sexy, didn’t it?  :)