Budget TV Maker Vizio Will Try Hand at Making Low Cost PCs

January 7, 2012

If you walk into any Walmart and head over to the HDTV section, one of the brands that will jump out at you is Vizio, which has built a reputation for building and selling comparatively affordable TV sets. In a way, Vizio is to TVs what Rosewill is to PC parts — value oriented. Perhaps [...]

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Vuzix Taps into Nokia to Design Stealthy Looking "Smart Glasses"

January 7, 2012

The ambitious folks at Vuzix announced plans to develop what they consider the Holy Grail of the wearable display industry, otherwise known as “Smart Glasses.” It’s all a fancy pants way of describing a pair of see-through HD glasses in a designer sunglasses form factor, but with Web capabilities baked in. “Now after years of [...]

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Samsung Shoots for Audio Bliss with ‘Your Sound’ Line of Wired Headsets

January 7, 2012

Samsung is a company best known for its Android smartphones, high definition television sets, and storage devices, but audio products? Apparently Samsung dabbles in audio gear as well, and to prove it, the company sent us a note announcing its new family of “Your Sound” wired headsets. Samsung EHS-60 “Serious Sound” The new line consists [...]

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AOC Takes USB Monitors To A New Level With 22" e2251Fwu

January 7, 2012

A USB-powered monitor? Yeah, we’ve seen that. But by and large, these things have been 10″ or smaller, mostly meant for travelers who just wanted a quick and dirty way to bust out a second monitor once they arrived at their temporary desk. But AOC has another thing in mind with their 22″ USB monitor. [...]

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Vizio jumps into the laptop and desktop game

January 7, 2012

The TV-maker has a line of laptops and all-in-one PCs ready to show off at CES 2012.

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Dolphin gets new look, better sync and battery life

January 7, 2012

A new look for Dolphin on iOS, better sync and battery life on Android show that the browser is developing swimmingly.

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iPhone 5 rumor roundup

January 7, 2012

CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors–from the likely to the crazy–that we’ve heard so far in 2011 and 2012.

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Barnes & Noble CEO: We’re committed to the Nook

January 7, 2012

Barnes & Noble’s CEO argues that the Nook is “undervalued,” and that you shouldn’t count out its digital-book business anytime soon.

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Get a free iPhone 4S–in China

January 7, 2012

The second largest wireless carrier–and only official iPhone carrier–in China is offering the iPhone 4S for free when customers sign up for a multiyear contract.

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Yahoo’s new chief could take home $27 million this year

January 7, 2012

The Web giant discloses its compensation for incoming CEO Scott Thompson, which includes hefty sums to cover pay he will forgo by leaving eBay.

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