CES 2011

CES 2011 is the most exciting consumer electronics show of the year. It's the first time we get to see the cool new products manufacturers are hoping we'll buy. We'll be on the spot reporting on the latest tablets, connected TVs and anything else the industry has to show off. The show officially kicks off on January 6, so bookmark this page and return to see all our stories from CES 2011 in one place.

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BlackBerry PlayBook shows off slick tablet interface in hands-on video

We get our greasy paws all over a pristine BlackBerry PlayBook in this hands-on video. Check out the button-free interface in action, and get the skinny on this upcoming iPad rival.

The ten best cameras from CES

There's no need to scratch your head in confusion over the glut of cameras announced at CES. Here are the ten cameras worth getting excited about in 2011.

After a conspicuous absence at CES, we have to ask: Is Blu-ray dead?

CES 2011 is over, and barely a word was expelled on the subject of Blu-ray. Has the format had its day? Are we all too busy with digital downloads to care about it?

CES 2011: What we didn't get

Now the dust has settled from CES 2011, we take a look at the major tech announcements we were expecting but sadly never materialised...

The best tablets at CES

This year's CES tech show marked the attack of the tablets, but don't worry about being overrun -- we've picked out the best of the touchscreen treats.

JVC GS-TD1, Sony HDR-TD10 lead 3D camcorder charge for 2011

Tech manufacturers aren't taking your indifference to 3D gadgets lying down. No siree. At CES, they unleashed a veritable barrage of 3D camcorders.

Monster's Tron-themed Audi R8, tricked out by West Coast Customs

We feast our eyes on the enormously reflective, glowing vehicular artwork that is Monster's Tron-inspired Audi R8, a chrome-plated car tricked out by West Coast Customs.

Sony Bloggie 3D hands-on review: We test Sony's pocket 3D camcorder

We go hands-on with the Sony Bloggie 3D at CES -- it shoots in 3D, and has a screen on the back for viewing your footage without glasses. But how well does it work?

The best phones from CES we won't get

Yeehaw! The Yanks have scored some mightily magnificent mobiles at this year's CES -- here's our pick of the pack we're not getting. Curses!

MSI WindPad 100A and 100W hands-on: Some assembly required

We go hands-on with the unfortunately named MSI WindPad 100A and WindPad 100W at CES 2011. But it seems as if these two tablets are only half finished...

GM EN-V electric bubble-car is networked, enviably automatic

Remember the EN-V personal transport vehicles we showed you back in March? General Motors has only gone and built the thing -- and our chums over at CNET.com have tried it out.

Asus Eee Pad Memo, Slider, Transformer and Eee Slate EP121 hands-on photos

Asus has announced three new Android tablets and one Windows 7 tablet at this year's CES in Las Vegas. Crave goes hands-on to see what all the fuss is about...

Eyes-on with Samsung's 75-inch 3D TV

If you've got lots of space in your house, and lots of money in the bank, why not let Samsung relieve you of both with its new 75-inch 3D television?

Hands-on with the Taser shotgun, and other non-lethal fun

Geeks love electricity and guns, so, when a company brings both together and paints the result bright yellow, we can't help but get excited.

JVC demonstrates 4K camcorder, transports us from Vegas to New York

We've had 1080p TVs and camcorders for so long now that we're thoroughly bored of Full HD. Thank goodness JVC has demonstrated a prototype 4K camcorder.

Makerbot Thing-O-Matic prints 3D objects, glows delightfully

One of the coolest things on show at CES is the Thing-O-Matic from MakerBot Industries, which turns virtual 3D models into real-life objects. Check out our photos, and learn how it works...

MuRata Boy and Girl robots unicycle their way into our hearts. Slowly.

Out at CES we met two cycling robots capable of performing amazing feats of balance. Read on for amazing photos, and to learn how to make your own MuRata Boy. Sort of.

Get ultra-smooth tracking shots with Steadicam Smoothee for iPhone

If you want to produce amazingly smooth tracking shots with your iPhone, then you'll be interested in the Steadicam Smoothee, which will make your iPhone fly like a bird.

Monster T1 Tron: Legacy headphones ears-on review: The CLU is in the title

We go ears-on with a pair of Monster T1 Tron: Legacy headphones we found at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. They're spiky and they glow bright blue, so be sure to check out our hands-on photos...

LG shows off 84-inch, ultra-HD 3D TV

We thought Samsung had made the largest 3D LCD TV in the world -- until we paid a visit to LG's stand at the CES trade show.

Huawei Ideos X5 and Ideos X6 review: Hands-on with two new Android smartphones

We've snapped some hands-on photos of two new Android phones from Huawei at CES in Las Vegas. Click through our photos to check them out, and read our first impressions...

Man in a hat of many OLED screens spotted at CES

There's plenty of eye-catching stuff at CES, but few things can attract more attention than a man with multiple OLED screens stuck to his hat.

LG OLED TV review: Hands-on with LG's 31-inch 3D tellybox

There's no point in denying that LG is the king of OLED TVs, so we swung by its CES stand to check out what was on offer this year. We weren't disappointed.

Angry Birds Knock on Wood review: Hands-on with Angry Birds board game

Angry Birds bursts out of your smart phone and into the real world with Angry Birds: Knock on Wood. Check out our hands-on photos and video demonstration of this catapult-based board game.

Panasonic's Viera tablets fondled in hands-on photos and video

At CES, Panasonic announced a range of Android-powered tablets. We headed over to the company's booth at the trade show to find out why we should part with our hard-earned money.

Razer Switchblade concept: Hands-on with the bizarre mini gaming machine

We give Razer's bizarre new gaming concept, the Switchblade, the hands-on treatment. With an LED-based keyboard and a 7-inch touchscreen, it's built for highly portable PC gaming.

Sony Handycam HDR-TD10E is first full HD, 3D camcorder

It's not the first 3D camcorder, but the Handycam TD10E is the first that can record all three dimensions in full HD 3D. We rocked up to the Sony stand to get hands-on with it.

Ford Focus Electric in pictures

Ford has taken the wraps off the all-electric version of its Focus at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It'll be known -- amazingly enough -- as the Ford Focus Electric.

Acer Aspire 5253 and 4253 to feature AMD Fusion chips

Intel turned heads with its next-gen Core CPUs this week and, not to be outdone, AMD's unveiled its rival Fusion chips, set to grace Acer's forthcoming Aspire 5253 and 4253 laptops.

Star Wars and Blu-ray to rule the galaxy as father and son this September

We've felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out. This can mean only one thing: Star Wars on Blu-ray.

Acer Liquid Mini phone adds a splash of colour to dreary old Android

The Acer Liquid Mini is an Android phone that will appear in five different colours: blue, black, pink, silver and green.

CNET UK Podcast 218: It's CES time!

CNET UK decamps to Vegas for the annual techfest that is the Consumer Electronics Show, and we bring you all the gadgety highlights.

Razr Switchblade concept aims to reinvent mobile PC gaming

Razr's Switchblade concept is a portable gaming system with a multi-touch display and an adaptive tactile keyboard that changes dynamically depending on what you're playing.

Casio EX-TR100 Tryx turns tricks in Las Vegas

We like a spot of eccentricity in our gadgets, and the twisty-turny bendy-shapey Casio Exilim EX-TR100 Tryx has just the right amount of weird.

Control your electric Ford car with the MyFord Mobile app

Ford is yet to unveil its forthcoming electric-powered Focus, but it's already teasing us mercilessly by showing off a smart phone app designed to get the most from your battery-driven car.

Nintendo 3DS groped in first-look video

Our American pals at CNET.com have done geeks everywhere a solid and filmed their hands-on time with Nintendo's 3DS portable games console at CES. Feast your peepers.

Dell Venue smart phone and Streak 7 tablet break cover

Dell's got mobile-gizmo fans' backs in 2011. The company used its CES press conference to show off the new Streak 7 tablet and Venue smart phone, both of which run Android.

Lady Gaga unveils Polaroid Polarez GL20 point-and-shoot shades

Fame monster and meat-draped disco dolly Lady Gaga has served up a healthy lashing of barmy in Las Vegas with her Polaroid Grey Label range.

Continental AutoLinq Android car stereo calms paranoid parents

Following up Parrot's Android-based Asteroid car stereo is another music system based on Google's mobile OS, the Continental AutoLinq.

Light-up cereal boxes and self-cooking soup powered by the magic of induction

Today we saw some magic that would make Paul Daniels explode, and we're going to share it with you, via the media of photos and video.

Charge your Tesla without wires by the magic of induction

If plugging in your Tesla makes your blood boil, you'll be glad to hear about eCoupled's new induction charger, which will let you wirelessly fill the car's battery with juice.

Toshiba glasses-free 3D TVs explained

Toshiba is upping the stakes at this year's CES, with a demonstration of glasses-free 3D TVs. Read on to discover how they work, and whether we thought they were any good.

Hands-on with Sony's new 3D goggles

It was '3D this, 3D that' at Sony's CES 2011 press conference. We were half asleep when suddenly we were jolted awake by talk of some awesome 3G goggles.

Sony Cyber-shot W510, W530, W560, T110, H70 and J10 shake a stick at CES

As the sun rises over Las Vegas, Sony has unveiled more compact cameras than we can shake a stick at. Seriously, we've shaken sticks at so many cameras we can barely lift our arms.

The Green Hornet: Hands-on with the non-equine Black Beauty

Sony didn't need an excuse to get the Green Hornet's fabulous car, the Black Beauty, out for the assembled masses at CES 2011, so neither do we. Here are some photos.

Nike and TomTom partner to create Nike+ SportWatch GPS

We've seen some unlikely collaborations in our time. Eminem and Dido, peanut butter and jelly, Wyclef Jean and Kenny Rogers, but this new SportWatch from Nike and TomTom takes the biscuit.

Sony Cyber-shot TX10, HX7V, WX10 and WX7 drop in with yet more 3D

The latest cameras flying at us like fire extinguishers at a protest march are the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10, DSC-HX7V, DSC-WX10 and DSC-WX7, packed with 3D features.

Olympus Pen E-PL2 tweaks the E-PL1's winning formula

Olympus has announced the successor to the rather marvellous Pen E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera, offering a few welcome tweaks.

LG Cinema 3D and Active 3D TVs ready to slap you upside the head

LG's serious about the 3D telly business. In 2011, a whopping 40 per cent of its television will be 3D ready, and we've got details on all the models you'll need to know about.

Sony Bloggie 3D mini-camcorder makes 3D easy, pocketable

Sony's new Bloggie 3D mini-camcorder brings tri-dimensional shooting to your handbag with two lenses and a 3D screen. Other new Bloggies make do with dual screens and 1080p.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc hands-on photos

All about the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, which is setting sail with Android 2.2 Gingerbread, a new kind of video-display mojo and an 8.1-megapixel camera.

Sony S380, S480, S580, E280, E380, E880 and E780W Blu-ray players play up 3D and Android

Sony's new range of Blu-ray players is on the horizon, and the forecast is 3D with a chance of iPhone apps.

Samsung D8000, D7000, D6900, D6500 3D TVs look D-lightful

Samsung announced its 2011 range of LED and plasma 3D TVs at tech shindig CES, with high-end models including super-thin bezels around the screen.

Sony Bravia HX923, HX823, HX723, NX, EX and CX TVs get Skype and an iPhone app

Sony is bringing video calling and smart-phone apps to its Bravia television range with a collection of new models announced today.

Acer beTouch E210 is BlackBerry-style Android phone

Acer takes on BlackBerry with the beTouch E210, an Android 2.2 smart phone with an optical trackpad and all the usual Android goodies.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 and S1 spice up CES

Panasonic is celebrating ten years of the Lumix snapper brand with a selection of new point and shoots, including the new S3 and S1.

Sony Vaio F-series laptop goes all 3D

Sony's already wowed our eyeballs with its amazing 3D televisions, and it's all set to do the same with a brand new Vaio F-series 3D laptop.

Panasonic Viera tablets run Android, shows football from other angles

Panasonic will launch 10-inch, 7-inch and 4-inch Viera tablets running Android this year. Did that just make you say, "WTF?" Us too -- read on to see why it might not be a bad idea.

Samsung ZX310 is thinner, lighter and faster than MacBook Air

Samsung's ZX310 ultra-portable laptop is an unabashed attempt at stealing the Apple MacBook Air's thunder. If the specs are accurate, Samsung's done a sterling job.

Panasonic Lumix FS35, FS37, FS16 and FS18 celebrate 10 years of Lumix

Panasonic is celebrating 10 years of the Lumix brand -- and faces some troubled times of life with the new FS snappers.

Motorola launches Xoom Android tablet, fails to choose good name

Motorola gave birth to its first Android tablet at the annual CES trade show. Unfortunately, it then went and called it Xoom.

Samsung announces TX100 tablet with sliding keyboard

Samsung has announced a tablet that runs Windows 7 and sports a slide-out keyboard.

Canon ready new PowerShot A3300 IS, A3200 IS, A2200, A1200 and A800

Did you get a camera for Christmas? Well you can start kicking yourself because Canon's just announced five new point and shoot models for 2011.

Bob Marley audio accessories from House of Marley: Trenchtown dock

House of Marley has been showing off a new line of stylish Bob Marley audio products at CES in Las Vegas. Check out our hands-on photos, and let us know what you think of the design...

Avoid the need to amputate your own arm with the Spot Connect satellite communicator

If you've ever needed to cut off your own arm when trapped down a canyon, you'll know how valuable the Spot Connect can be. It'll let you send an SOS signal from almost anywhere.

Withings blood pressure monitor for iPhone: My heart will go online

Meet the Withings blood pressure monitor for iPhone, which measures your blood pressure, charts the results for you and lets you upload your data online, all via your iOS device.

Smart Baby Monitor allows you to make sure your baby is safe via an iPhone

Keeping your baby safe is a fairly important part of being a parent, so we're super-excited about the new Withings Smart Baby Monitor, which beams video of junior to your iOS device.

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR shows you the way to go home

You're back at your desk in a bleak January and your last holiday seems a long way away. The Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR can tell you exactly how far away -- and in which direction...

LG Optimus Black is world's slimmest smart phone by 0.1 millimetre

The LG Optimus Black is the skinniest smart phone ever, and it's got a new kind of display that's the equivalent of staring into a supernova without sunglasses.

nPower PEG kinetic phone charger generates power, and awkward glances

The need for a power boost on the move can lead a man to do many desperate things. But is anyone desperate enough to publicly charge up the nPower PEG?

Fujifilm FinePix XP30 with GPS slaps your snaps on a map

No matter where you're planning this year's holiday, the Fujifilm FinePix XP30 snaps at sea and on sand -- and even tells everyone where you are.

Samsung WB700, SH100, HMX-Q10 and NX11 hands-on photos

CES, Las Vegas and Samsung has been showing off its all-new cameras and camcorders. Check out our hands-on photos of these new snappers, and let us know which is your favourite.

Logitech Wireless Speaker Adaptor frees speakers from tyrannical wires

Logitech is waging war on wires with the Wireless Speaker Adaptor, which lets you stream music from certain laptops to your speakers without generating a hellish sphere of tangled cables.

Uno transformer scooter goes from unicycle to motorcycle

The Uno scooter is more than meets the eye -- it's a unicycle in disguise! It transforms from a three-wheeled scooter to a two-wheeled Segway-like balancing act.

Fujifilm FinePix Z90, AV200, AX300, JV200, JX300 and JX350 are cheap as chips

Fujifilm has upended a sack of new cameras, sending a fistful of cheap point-and-shoots tumbling all over the show.

Zeppelin Air streams music wirelessly from iPod, iPhone and iPad

Bowers & Wilkins has revamped its uber-popular Zeppelin speaker, adding Apple AirPlay support so you can wirelessly stream songs from your iComrade of choice.

Lenovo LePad and U1 dock hands-on: Android Honeycomb tablet and PC shell

We go hands-on with the Lenovo LePad, a tablet that will be running Android 3.0 Honeycomb when it launches in the UK. Also meet the U1 dock, which turns the LePad into a proper Windows PC...

MSI G- and F-series Sandy Bridge laptops stand for gaming and fashion

When Intel unveil new chips, MSI is usually among the first to to snap 'em up. The Taiwanese company's new wave of G- and F-series laptops take advantage of Intel's Sandy Bridge tech.

Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR, T200, T300, S2950, S3200, and S4000 zoom into CES

Fujifilm has dropped a fistful of zoom with an assortment of superzooms and long-zooming compacts to tickle your fancy.

HP Pavilion dv6 and dv7 tee up Sandy Bridge on the cheap

Can't afford HP's next-gen, Envy 17? Fret not -- the company has a couple of slightly less extravagant Intel Sandy Bridge-powered Pavilion dv6 and Pavilion dv7 laptops.

Asus takes wraps off three Android tablets and a Windows slate too

Asus has revealed details on the Android-based Eee Pad Slider, Eee Pad Transformer and Eee Pad MeMo, and the Windows-flavoured Eee Slate EP121.

Samsung SH100 camera controlled by Galaxy S for smart-phone snapping

Cameras and phones usually compete for space in your pocket, but Samsung has paired the new SH100 snapper with the Galaxy S smart phone to remotely control the camera.

MSI WindPad parps its way on to tablet scene with Android and Windows 7

MSI, Taiwanese purveyor of reasonably priced gaming laptops, has applied its legendary tin ear for naming conventions and come up with the MSI WindPad *parp*. Excuse us.

Kodak EasyShare Max, Touch, Sport and Mini play the name game

No meaningless numbers for Kodak's latest cameras, as the the EasyShare Max, Touch, Sport and Mini bring proper names to CES 2011.

HP Envy 17 scores Intel Sandy Bridge chip upgrade

Intel's swanky new Sandy Bridge architecture will makes is debut in a bevy of next-generation Core-powered portables from HP, starting with the enviable Envy 17.

Wavi Xtion brings Kinect-style motion controls to the PC

Asus' Wavi Xtion system will let you operate your PC with gestures, in the same way as Microsoft's Kinect peripheral lets you control Xbox games by flailing around like a barking nutjob.

Samsung WB700 packs 18x zoom into compact frame

There's no time to stand around and chat when the Samsung WB700 has been announced. Click here for the details of this giant-zooming compact camera.

Intel's next-gen Sandy Bridge Core CPUs explained

Remember those fancy Core CPUs that debuted last year – y'know, the Core i3, i5 and i7 range? Intel's knocked together a set of second-generation Core chips for 2011.

Samsung NX11 is like the NX10, but it's one louder

Samsung has snuck into CES early and unwrapped the NX11, a new lens-swapping camera that goes up to 11.

Asus Eee Slate EP121 video teases the tablet Eeexplosion

The Asus Eee Slate EP121 has a refreshed name and a chalk-based marketing strategy that it hopes will get us excited about Windows 7 and a detachable keyboard.

Toshiba Android Honeycomb tablet and glasses-free 3D laptop hands-on

Toshiba's latest Android tablet and a glasses-free 3D laptop will be on show at CES, but our American comrades have already manhandled them. Here's what they think.

Lenovo unveils IdeaPad S100 and S205 netbooks

Everyone on the planet that wants a netbook probably already has one, but that hasn't stopped Lenovo unashamedly churning out a new range of IdeaPad S Series devices in time for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.

Kodak PlayFull and PlaySport mini-camcorders swing into Vegas

Kodak is swinging into Vegas with a sharp young pair of 1080p mini-camcorders: the elegant, 5-megapixel still-shooting PlayFull and the waterproof, pool-party ready PlaySport.

Samsung HMX-Q10 takes the iPhone approach to buttons, handy for lefties

Like Gillian McKeith staggering out of the jungle, Crave has left behind the cocoon of Christmas holidays to bring you news of the Samsung HMX-Q10 camcorder from CES.

Samsung announces lightest 3D glasses yet, bonkers 3D TV and bendy screens

Samsung's wacky boffins have developed some zany audiovisual treats in time for upcoming annual tech fest CES. Have a gander.

CES 2011: The best so far

Our picks of the most exciting treats in store for CES 2011 in January, from glasses-free 3D to multi-core smart phones and tremendous tablets.

Reviews

Asus Eee Pad Transformer

The 10.1-inch Asus Eee Pad Transformer is a great Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, but it's the cleverly designed keyboard dock that makes it really stand out from the crowd. While not perfect, the Transformer's competitive price tag makes it well worth considering.

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