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Scouting out the shiny, shiny toys at CES
TechBlog — Ballmer and CES: We ve seen this movie before | Main January 08, 2009 Scouting out the shiny, shiny toys at CES Given the massive sprawl of the main show floor at CES, the best chances for glimpsing cool geek goodies close-up comes at smaller events, such as Wednesday night's Digital Experience mini-trade-show at the Mirage Hotel. Here's a look at some of the cooler things I spotted: GeForce_3D_Vision_03_large   • 3D graphics are a major trend here. For example, there are 3D TVs that don't require glasses , though the image quality could be better, and they likely won't be mainstream until next year . But 3D on computers has gotten much better with nVidia's new 3D Vision product, which sells for $199. It uses powered glasses - quite a notch ...

Lenovo unveils the dual display ThinkPad W700ds
Krunker — Yes, this was probably one of the worst kept secrets in recent memory – Lenovo formally introduced the dual display ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation here at CES 2009. I’m sure you’ve seen a good deal of information and pics on this bad boy by now but oh well – here’s more info. Lenovo held a reception/happy hour this evening at the Venetian where they had the W700ds on display front and center. Photographer Bambi Cantrell gave a live demo of the W700ds in front of reporters (including yours truly) at AquaKnox. In case you’re not familiar with this beast of a laptop (I refuse to call it a notebook), the W700ds is the first dual screen mobile workstation to hit the market. Great for folks into digital content ...