CES Show Coverage from PCMag.com

Polywell Poly ITX-9400B

Need a Blu-ray player and PC for your living room? Check out the Polywell Poly ITX-9400B, an Nvidia ION-powered nettop.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p Eco Ultra Small

"Ultra Small" doesn't stand for low-powered for the Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p Eco Ultra Small.

Apple Mac mini (Nvidia GeForce 9400M)

The Apple Mac mini (Nvidia GeForce 9400M) comes with better graphics and hard drive, more memory, and the new iLife suite, all improvements over its predecessor.

Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A

The Aspire X1700-U3700A is Acer's compact, sub-$500 dual-core PC for the den or the home theater.

CES Woos Macworld Vendors with Apple Pavilion

Hot on the heels of Apple's post-Jobsian decision to end its Macworld keynotes after 2009, the Consumer Electronics Association today announced that it will be teaming up with iLounge for an iPod and iPhone Developers Pavilion.

The 10 Weirdest Products of CES

From a dancing Barack Obama doll to Wiimote maracas and pee-powered batteries, these are the strangest technologies to come out of this year's show.

MP3 Format Moving to 5.1-Channel Sound

MPEG Surround is the latest audio codec from a key developer of the MP3 format, the Fraunhofer Institute. PCMag was treated to a demo inside a 5.1-channel-equipped car. The hope now? That record labels, with thousands of multichannel recordings stored away, will get on board. It seems likely.

The 15 Hottest Products at CES 2009

Our army of editors and analysts who took CES by storm last week is still recovering from the hours and hours spent traversing the show floor. We saw hundreds of terrific products, as our photoblog reveals. But which ones are we still buzzing about at the water cooler? Here are our top 15.

ECCO GPS Clips to Your Keys, Finds Your Car

IDC Design Corp. has announced a tiny GPS system that can be mounted on a pair of keys, as an electronic breadcrumb trail back to a particular location. It's simple and relatively cheap

IOSafe Drives Burn, Drown, Survive

To secure really precious data, startup company IOSafe has devised a way to protect hard drives from fire and water, for just a few extra cents. And they did it in front of us, just to prove it.

CES 2009 Suffers 22 Percent Attendance Drop

The Consumer Electronics Association pats itself on the back for the estimated 110,000 who attended the CES 2009 show. But if this year's estimated number holds up, that's a 22 percent drop in attendance.

Analysis: Is 240-Hz TV Tech Fake? Some Is

Some so-called 240-Hz LCDs are actually using 120-Hz technology, and not a 240-Hz refresh rate, as they claim. We'll tell you who is providing the real deal, and who isn't.

TrickleStar: Another Vampire Power Slayer, Via USB

The brand-spanking new TrickleStar conserves energy by killing vampire power. With its big debut at the Sustainable Technology Pavilion here at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, it looks as though the product will actually hit U.S stores.

Cheap Solar-Charging Solio Mono Debuts at CES

We fell in love with Solio and its cheap, easy to use solar rechargers. You too? Well, you'll be excited to hear about the new Solio Mono, the latest device from Better Energy Systems, which just poked its head up at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

HiSaver Kills Vampire Power via Motion Detection

Vampire power was a topic of great debate here at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. Several products aim to stop the slow drain of power by gadgets in standby mode, but few promise to do so as completely as Astra Corp.'s HiSaver does.

How Successful Will Yahoo's TV Widgets Be?

Yahoo wants viewers to "fall in love" with its effort to bring the Web to the TV. But can a new initiative as sweeping as this one really succeed during an economic downturn?

At CES, the Expectations for 2009 are Grim

Unfortunately, the outlook for 2009 among electronics makers is probably the same as yours: batten down the hatches. As far as new products were concerned, smartphones like the Pre look bright. But analysts say most consumers simply won't be spending, discounts or no, and never mind how cool a product is.

Opera May Develop Browser For Palm Pre's WebOS

Opera OBML can speed up page loading dramatically.

Lock Your Door With... Your BlackBerry?

Schlage, a lock company, has taken a step forward with an electronic door lock that can be operated via PDA, and remotely monitored, too.

Hands On with the Mobinnova Ice Phone

This interesting little Windows Mobile phone lurked in the bowels of Microsoft's booth here at CES, where we found it. It's a touchscreen phone that relies heavily on vibration as a feedback mechanism, and adds an interface that reminds us of T-Mobile's MyFaves.