Gadget Roundup: Innovation Is Back at CES 2009

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news from CES 2009as it develops.
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The subnotebook begins shipping February.

Powermat's wireless power system which goes by the same name as the company isn't exactly wireless. The mat has a single...

Powermat's wireless power system, which goes by the same name as the company, isn't exactly wireless. The mat has a single power cord to connect to an outlet, and by placing gadgets on the mat, you can charge them -- regardless of their voltage. We won't toss our cables in the recycling bin any time soon, but Powermat's offering is impressive.

HandsOn With Samsung's MomFriendly Camera

Smart Albums allow in-camera storage, which groups similar images and videos. It won't let you show all the pictures with your grandkid in them, but it narrows the selection based on color, file type or date. Expect it at around $250.

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Price? Take a guess. Samsung is waiting until these ship to see if the economy has recovered enough to allow them to overcharge.

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Price is unannounced.

so you can see how the game is played. Check it out at left.

so you can see how the game is played. Check it out at left.

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The design does away with the many buttons on a traditional remote and makes the remote-clicking process more intuitive. Last year, Hillcrest filed a lawsuit against Nintendo alleging patent infringement over its motion-sensing technology.

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This is the second version of the OQO PC. The model 2+ will be available in the first half of 2009, with two versions priced at $1000 and $1500.

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Asus' S101 starts at $1,650 with the default configuration. The company didn't have a price yet for the SSD option, but you'd probably have to pay at least an extra $700. The S101 ships at the end of January.

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Motorola will start trials of the femtocell frame in the first half of the year and hopes to have it available by the end of the year. The company hasn't finalized any deals with carriers yet, but Verizon could be the possible service provider. In Europe, femtocells are available for about 10 euro a month. Motorola hopes to ink deals that will bring similar pricing to North America.

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According to the company, setting up the book scan is simple – you just place the book on the base and the machine does the rest. (The sensitive curved lamp scans every word, even in the crack of the book's spine.)

Motorola Recycles Plastic Bottles for New Phone

The W233 Renew has 2 GB of memory and offers a whopping nine hours of talk time. It has a music player but no camera or internet-browsing capability.

Entertainment Systems TVs Going Wireless

Panasonic's shipping in June or July; LG did not have a ship date ("sometime 2009").

Canon Shows 32GB HiDef Camcorder

The CMOS sensors don't just do HD video. All cameras in the range will snap stills at a respectable 8 megapixels. Prices and availability unknown.

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You'll never have an iPhone-like experience here. In fact, if you need the uploading functions, just grab an Eye-Fi card instead. Priced at $500, you can buy it now only at SonyStyle, coming to stores soon.