4G to the rescue

The Verizon Wireless booth at CES was packed with technology demonstrations that showed how 4G wireless broadband could be used in a variet...

Innergie's cable three-peat

I know this is pretty geeky, but the freebie from CES that I was happy to score was the Magic Cable from Innergie . It's a short cable w...

Hyper active at the Sanho booth

Sometimes it takes more than a guy with a microphone to draw a crowd to a CES booth for a product demonstration. The folks at the Sanho boot...

Big phone, little tablet

Sparked by Samsung's success with the Galaxy Note, mobile phone makers are producing ever-larger handsets that split the difference betw...

New at CES: a cassette player!

Here's something I haven't seen at CES in 20 years. ION's $70 cassette player isn't an ordinary Walkman. It has a USB port...

It's how he rolls

Can't afford a Segway? The Solowheel is only $1,796, but you get only one wheel. The description at solowheel.com says: The Solowheel i...

LG takes the wide view

LG has a solution for desktops crowded with multiple monitors: a single display that has a 21:9 aspect ratio. It can show four windows at on...

Eyeball TV

A technology demonstration in the Haier booth lets viewers control a TV with their eyes. The initial version requires you to sit about two f...

Sony sports music player

Coming in March for $99 Sony's MP3 headset is waterproof up to two meters.

Easy rider

The Z-Board is long skateboard with an electric motor mounted under the deck. Put your weight on the front and it goes forward. Tilt back a...

Toilet training for techie tykes

Is this the solution for toilet training? Let the kiddos bring their iPad - just like Daddy.

Brain power

The girl on the left just launched the toy helicopter using her brain waves. She's wearing a version of the $99 NeuroSky headset to tra...

Easy-flying drone

The Livestreamer LS1 from Rotor Concepts sends live pilot-eye video to its controller from altitudes up to 1,500 feet. The $500 plane also ...

Sony focuses on 4K TV and NFC wireless

Sony opened CES by introducing new 55- and 65-inch TVs that use 4K resolution along with several products that rely on Near Field Communicat...

A look back at CES

USAToday.com has a nice timeline that highlights products from past Consumer Electronics Shows, like the 1985 show where the Nintendo Enter...

CES Preview: New gadgets big and small

A new year brings new high-tech products that promise to make our work lives more efficient and our home lives more entertaining. Many of th...