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  Microsoft's Ballmer touts Windows 7's big holiday

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bragged up Windows 7 success last night in his keynote speech at CES.

• Sony Refreshes Bravia HDTV Line

  Sony Electronics showed off its latest high-definition televisions Wednesday. The new HDTV models reflect the company's emphasis on improved color reproduction, fast 240Hz refresh rates, and Internet connectivity.

• Sony Unwraps Two New Media Players

  Sony unleashed two new model Walkmans in its latest effort to put a dent in Apple's stranglehold of the digital music player market.

• Up Close With LG's TruMotion 480Hz LCD TV Panel

  LG Display is showcasing what the company calls TruMotion 480Hz refresh technology. In technology demos, the TruMotion 480Hz LCD TV panel features a 480Hz refresh rate per second.

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  New Wireless Standard Gets Big Name Backing

  TransferJet wireless capability is getting closer to reality. The technology, which is being developed by major camera makers Sony, Olympus, Canon, Kodak, Nikon, is intended to make it easier for to transfer your images between devices wirelessly.

• LG Introduces Ultimate Storage Device: NAS with Blu-ray

  LG Electronics may have found the ultimate tech-combo product. The N4B1, shown at CES, is a network attached storage (NAS) device with a built-in Blu-ray writer for backups.

• Keyboard Learns, Self-Adjusts to Your Typing Style

  We all know about the need to take breaks stave off muscle fatigue, but let's face it: hours can pass while we stay in the same keyboard, pounding on our keyboards. Smartfish Technologies is bringing a new, smarter keyboard to market in March. The wi...

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  Sony's latest Cybershot packs Wi-Fi for picture uploads

  Sony unveiled the latest addition to its Cybershot digital still camera on Thursday. The DSC-G3 "Wi-Fi Cybershot" camera has a built-in browser, and through it users can upload pictures and video right after they are taken.

• CES attendance could be below estimates

  Attendance at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show could be well below organizer estimates, according to preliminary data released by the Consumer Electronics Association on Sunday.

• CES: Casio's new, thinner cameras offer high-speed shooting

  Casio has unveiled a small, thin digital camera that features the same fast-shooting functions only available until now on much larger cameras in its line-up.

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  CES: HTC S743 Smart Phone Is Sleek but Pricey

  One of the many smart-phone rumors that have been floating around prior to this year's CES is that T-Mobile will unveil the G2, the successor to the Google Android-based G1. People have speculated that the HTC Touch HD, already available overseas, wi...

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  Samsung's New Laptop-Friendly Monitors

  Among Samsung's new wares unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show is the LD series of monitors. These monitors are designed specifically with notebook users in mind so they can have a seamless second display.

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  Sony Vaio P: A First Look

  Sony's new Vaio P netbook made its debut in Las Vegas at CES. It's a diminutive 1.4-pound miniturized laptop with an 8-inch 1600-by-768 resolution screen. I was among the lucky few to get my hands on a pre-production evaluation unit from Sony. In the...

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  Asus Shows Laptop Sharing Concept

  At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Asus took the wraps off a number of new products, such as a touchscreen netbook with a swivel hinge, a redesigned Eee PC keyboard, and a 12-inch netbook with a 512 GB solid-state hard drive. All ...

• Toshiba's Cell TV Ups the HD Ante

  Today, 1080p is the top of the line for HDTVs, but it certainly isn't as high as high-definition can go. Toshiba's new super-resolution Cell TV features four times the resolution as typical 1080p sets.