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CES 2012
As Usual, CES is a Zoo
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2012
This bouncy little guy got to curl up at the DISH press conference, and seemed reasonably bored despite the 4,000 camera flashes he had to endure. But those of us in the CES press corp looked and acted more like cattle as we were herded through a marathon of dog-and-pony shows at the Venetian hotel and the Las Vegas Convention Center yesterday. Celebrity sightings included Justin Timberlake at the Panasonic press conference promoting the new MySpace app in this year's HDTVs, and Will Smith with director Barry Sonnenfeld were at Sony's event to promote Men In Black 3. Sony closed it out with an acoustic guitar-accompanied performance by Kelly Clarkson. But the best news out of the day for Home Theater was the announcement of pending OLED and/or 4K sets from LG, Samsung, and Sharp. The real show begins today; check back for our reports from the floor.

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Samsung, LG Wave Hello To TV Control
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2012
One of the more interesting developments out of yesterday's CES press conferences was the imminent arrival of gesture control for upcoming models from Samsung (pictured) and LG Electronics. Gesture control uses an Xbox Kinect-like camera mounted near the screen to allow hand movements to be used to change channels or volume, for example, with no need to pick up a remote. Samsung's version should also allow voice control according to the company. We'll report more on this feature from the floor; stay tuned.

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DISH Hopper Does Prime Time, All The Time
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 10, 2012
DISH Network is attempting to "hop" all over its competition at CES with a new whole house DVR that records prime time, all the time.

As part of a full company makeover that includes a new kangaroo mascot, the satellite TV provider is introducing Hopper, said to be the world's most advanced DVR. It's a 3-tuner model with a massive 2-terabyte hard drive that can record up to six HD programs simultaneously, and allows simultaneous viewing of different channels in up to three additional rooms through the companion Joey set top box.

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CES 2012 Press Day: Sharp
Al Griffin  |  Jan 10, 2012

Sharp kicked off the company’s 100th year with a slew of impressive CES product announcements. What you need to know is that the company is now all about really big screens — 60 inch or larger LED models to be exact.

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CES 2012 Press Day: Dish Network
Al Griffin  |  Jan 10, 2012

Dish Network would like you to know that most everything about the company is now new: new CEO, new DVR, even a new mascot (see video). To be sure, watching a CES press conference that kicked off with an executive cuddling a live baby kangaroo qualified for me as new.

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CES Press Day: Pioneer AppRadio 2
Leslie Shapiro  |  Jan 10, 2012

At their Monday press conference the day before the CES officially opens, Pioneer focused on their car electronics line.

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CES 2012: OnStar FMV
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 09, 2012
OnStar, owned by GM, was one of the first embedded telematics options for cars.
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CES Day One: Monster Press Event
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 09, 2012

Cutting the cable” is a fashionable trend, but Monster is doing it in a different sense: It’s now just going by Monster instead of Monster Cable. True to its new moniker, the company didn’t even mention cable in its CES press conference today. But given the onslaught of cool new products the company introduced, nobody seemed to notice.

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CES 2012: CES Unveiled
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 09, 2012

CES kicks off with Unveiled, an event that crams a thousand or so members of the press, most of them desperate for a snack and a free drink, into a loud, stuffy ballroom full of manufacturers exhibiting a few key products in tiny booths. It’s so loud inside that any serious demos are impossible. Why do I go?

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Dish Network Gets New Mascot
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 09, 2012
Dish Network’s new mascot, Hopper, was happy to be at CES.

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