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qirex
Feb 15, 2001

the only good thing that could happen is somebody besides lg making an oled plant

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qirex
Feb 15, 2001

samsung, mad that copying sonos didn't pan out for them has decided to introduce barely supported and incredibly fiddly surround format dolby atmos into their wireless soundbar system so now instead of 5 tinny speakers pointing the wrong directions you have nine!

as a bonus their own press image shows a ceiling with beams which would gently caress up "bounce" speaker sound [which is already a lovely compromise from just putting the speakers up there like designed]

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

poty posted:

http://www.cnet.com/products/motorola-scout-5000/

hi mom
im doing great
job is ok
im working on a project
its a 200 bucks dog collar with a 20 dollar yearly data subscription so you can livestream from your dogs throat
i dont know

we have an early dark horse contender for the worst product of the show from a company large enough to know better

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Here is something you didn’t expect to hear about coming out of CES this year: Twitter has invested in Muzik, a “connected headphone” company.

This isn’t an Apple-Beats sized-deal — Muzik says it has raised $18 million over a couple of years, and Twitter is one of several investors — but it’s still an interesting one. And while Twitter has been putting money into other companies via its Twitter Venture arm, this is Twitter’s first investment in hardware.

Muzik makes wireless headphones that give users the ability to control the tunes they’re hearing by swiping on buttons on the outside of the device.

They can also use those buttons to share clips of songs they’re listening to to social networks. And Twitter’s deal means that it will be integrated directly into the headphones; Muzik will get to show off some of its stuff as part of Twitter’s CES display in Las Vegas this week.

Muzik’s first set of headphones, meant to compete with the likes of high-end/high-status brands like Apple’s Beats, will cost $299 and are supposed to start shipping in May. The company says it will have an in-ear model at $199 later this summer, and both Twitter and Muzik execs say the company’s technology will migrate into other products down the line.

It’s fair to ask why you would need headphones that let you share music to social services, since any music service you’d listen to on those headphones — Spotify, Apple Music, etc. — already has sharing features built in to their phone apps. And if you’re using headphones to listen to music, it’s very likely that you’re using them with your phone.

But Muzik CEO Jason Hardi thinks he has a good idea, and he’s been at it for a while. Muzik first showed off a version of the headphones in 2013. Since then he has stopped and started while refining the product. Now he says he’s geared up for a full-fledged launch.

Meanwhile, music has become a big deal for Twitter, even if the company hasn’t quite figured out the best way to capitalize on it. Twitter says music is the the most-discussed topic on the service, and some of its most-followed users are musicians; I would assume Muzik would like to enlist some of them to promote their stuff.

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

and you thought "bluetooth" and "zigbee" were bad names for wireless protocols

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Get ready to build PowerPoint presentations in your car. Harman is integrating Microsoft Office 365 into its infotainment systems. The partnership will bring the entire suite of productivity apps including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to the automotive industry for the first time.

Harman says users will be able to schedule meetings, respond to emails, and join conference calls hands-free thanks to Cortana integration, so people don’t die trying to put their slides in the right order.

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

I'm not watching the lg thing but I predict they'll show an awesome looking almost affordable oled that's curved and a much better yet more expensive one that isn't

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

poty posted:

the monster guy is giving his keynote on a segway. i guess he has some sort of health issue or maybe hes just trying to be flashy

he does have some kind of health issue but he also paid west coast customs to make him a segway with gold rims so he's still a garbage person

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

GATOS Y VATOS posted:

so are the 4k blu ray players being announced for sale in the US yet or is it still washing machines and fridges that need ota updates and crash?

they'll cost like a grand when first released and there will be like 20 movies, might as well wait until next year

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

also

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

casio made an android watch with an irl TOOL button

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

when you press tool it belittles the closest service industry worker at 105db

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

samsung's ui is so bad they had to bring the guy responsible out to explain it to you

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Endless Mike posted:

they can't tell 1080p vs. 4k at anything below 60" at normal viewing distances

false

that said 8k is just dickwaving since they make all their money on high res phone/tablet displays so this is just them trying to not have low-res TV production lines

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

cayden, stop putting 999 boxes of pop tarts on the shopping list

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

FCKGW posted:

you just reminded my that sony brought back the walkman at CES last year

it also cost $1200

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/5/7493145/new-sony-walkman-zx2-ces-2015

there's a new one this year, it's only $300!

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

breakfast sandwiches require a fried egg in the middle, yolk is still a bit soft but not runny

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

graph posted:

aaaahahahaha the new technics turntable is 4 thousand dollars

whose ready for trust fund vinyl only trap sets

that's for the limited edition [of 1200 :haw:] one with magnesium platter and tonearm, the regular model will probably clock in at a much more reasonable $2k or so

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qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Happy_Misanthrope posted:



this is why ms is cool again
I wonder which ugly general release sneakers he was wearing at this event

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