USB flash drives have become so commonplace as to be forgettable. Now, however, Kingston Digital is introducing the largest capacity flash drive - and at 2TB of storage space the DataTraveler Ultimate GT can't be ignored. It boasts the ability to store up to 70 hours of 4K video. The device is made of a zinc-alloy metal casing for shock resistance. At about an inch, it's physically bigger than most flash drives, but still small enough to easily fit in your pocket. Retail pricing was not available. http://www.kingston.com

Thanks to Bob Ambrogi over at Lawsites for the heads-up about the LegalBoard - a computer keyboard customized for lawyers and legal drafting. In place of a 10-key pad that might be found on the right-hand side of a standard computer keyboard, LegalBoard has placed a customized keypad that includes characters and symbols commonly used in legal drafting, such as: Section; Paragraph; and Copyrights, as well as commonly used words like Plaintiff, Court, and Id, among other features. Pre-orders are available online for $65.00 at LegalKeyBoards.com.

Because many bags look alike, any accessory that makes luggage look different than the rest or that can help you get it back when that luggage goes missing is useful. A French company, Biblelib, is introducing a one-size-fits-all luggage cover that dresses up your suitcase, protects it from scuffs and dirt, includes an integrated QR code for tracking, and up to $500 of replacement insurance if the bag never makes it back to you. Covers are already available online for approximately $60.00.

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A German company, eBlocker, is showing an eponymous new product/service here at CES that blocks even more of that information to, "blocks all ads, stops all trackers, hide[s] your IP – and lets you surf truly anonymously – on ALL your devices." The company offers two versons of the service - eBlocker Pro and eBlocker Family. Despite their names, Pro is meant for individual users. Family offers support up to 10 simultaneous users. A company representative said that there are plans for an Enterprise version with enough multi-user support to satisfy larger firms.

The device itself is plug and play, requiring no software installation or configuration.

The company will just be launching its Kickstarter campaign on January 20. You can also pre-order the device now, at a 50% discount, on their Web site. The eBlocker Pro Pro is available for pre-order for $99 ($199 after launch) and Family is available for $129 ($249 after launch).

Once you purchase the device, the Pro version comes with one year of software updates included, with additional years available at $49.00. The Family version comes with lifetime updates - "either yours or ours," joked a company representative. On a more serious note, the representative noted that their software is often updated daily to keep up with the changes in ad tracking technology. Without the update subscription device owners can still download and install the updates manually for free...if they remember to do it.

For the more ambitious of you out there, the eBlocker software is currently available as a free download that runs on a Raspberry Pi or Banana Pi computer.

Click here for some of our other reports from CES 2016.

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Ampy Move

The Ampy move is billed as, "the world's first motion-charger". It converts the kinetic energy generated by your own movement to charge a the Move's battery. A USB connector on the device allows you to charge any other device  that uses a USB charging cable. The Move can also be charged by plugging into a wall outlet. The company claims that one hour of exercise translates into five hours of standby time.

There is also a companion app (free) that helps you track the calories you've burned while charging the battery.

Ampy's Move is available for $99.00 from their own website. An accessory pack that also includes an arm/leg band and holster/clamp to help you wear the device while you are moving/generating charge on the device is available for an additional $30.

AmpWare

AmpWare's crank case offers a different take on user-generated charge with a protective case that has an integrated crank/generator that is turned to charge the phone. Another departure for their case/charger is that in order to keep the weight down, the AmpWare case does not contain a battery. The crank/generator charges the phone's own battery directly. The company claims that 5 minutes of cranking yields up to one hour of use or up to five hours of standby time.

The AmpWare case is available for pre-order at the company's site (for delivery in March 2016) for $79.00.

CulCharge

The CulCharge power bank is a little more traditional-type power bank in that it has an integrated battery that is charged via USB and a wall outlet. Its small size is the first thing that sets it apart. It weighs in at only 1.3 ounces (38 grams). The second is that because the charging connector is integrated into the device, you have to slect either the iOS or Android version when you buy it.CulCharge can also serve as a data transfer cable to connect your phone to your computer. Its 1000maH battery will charge an iPhone 6 a little more than one full charge.

The CulCharge is designed to be added to your keychain so it's something you can always carry and have available when you need it. So are USB drives though, and I can't remember the last time I saw anyone carry one on their keychain. To further incentivize adding the device to your keychain, CulCharge also incudes a flashlight.

The CulCharge is available for purchase from the company's webite in iOS ($39.99) and Android ($32.99) versions.

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Sandman Clocks

Sandman Clocks is offering a new twist on the standard nightstand clock most of us probably currently have in our bedrooms in one form or another. The Sandman Clock's most prominent feature are the large red LCD digits displaying the time. The clock auto-adjusts the brightness of the time display so that they dim when it's darker, so as to not illuminate the room. (The brightness can also be adjusted manually.) The clock's second most prominent feature are the four USB charging ports on the rear of the case. Three of these are 1.0 amp, suitable for charging most phones or other small devices. The fourth USB port is a 2.1 amp, high power, port suitable for charging tablets or larger devices.

The clocks design also features a large snooze bar with a contoured indentation that makes it easy to find with your eyes closed. Slots molded into the case's bottom help to manage the charging cable of plugged in devices.

The Sandman Clock is currently available for pre-order for $29.00.

Sensorwake

Sensorwake offers an alarm clark that will wake you with no audible alarm. Rather, it uses a dry-air diffusion technology to fill the air with pleasant scents at wake up time to getnly rouse you from your sleep. The scents are housed in a (recyclable capsule). The clock comes packaged with a toast scent capsule. Other scents availabel include: Espresso, Lush Jungle, and Chocolate. Capsules are sold in two packs (two different scents) for $10.90. Each capsule is good for 30 wake alarms.

The Sensorwake alarm clock is available for pre-order for $109.00. (A CES promotion drops the price to $89 until January 10.)

LaMetric Time

First, this Internet-connected clock sets itself. Second, LaMetric has created its own "app ecosystem" to add features and functions to the clock's LED display. Some of the available apps include: a stock ticker, And for businesses: Facebook and Twitter follower counters.The device can also tap into If-This-Then-That recipes to pull informaiton in from other sources, as well.

The LaMetric Time clock is available for $179 (home model) or $199 (portable/battery operated model).

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The device has the potential for changing the way enterprises produce and deliver professional education training.

Movi lets you:

• Edit while you record.
• Track movement of specific people in the frame .
• Pan and zoom remotely (using the iOS app interface; connected via the device’s on-board wi-fi or other available network).

• With its “built in people detection, ” Movi can even making tracking and editing decisions automatically.
• Access up to nine virtual HD cameras (all generated from the one device). This allows the user to cut between different camera angles…even though there is only one camera.
• Store video locally with Movi’s built-in 16GB of storage.

With the Movi, small continuing education providers can stream and record high quality, professional-looking video with just one employee who is comfortable with the “pinch-to-zoom” technology of iOS devices.

Livetream is a Brooklyn, NY-based company that provides a platform for its customers to stream high resolution video of live events over the Internet. So, it’s no surprise, that Movi users can easily stream their event live with an optional Livestream subscription (starting at less than $9 per month), or share their final, edited via social networks (at no additional charge).

PC World is reporting battery life at approximately one hour of recording – reportedly extendable to up to 10 hours with an optional battery pack (that also serves to waterproof the Movi). Other reports set the price for this accessory at $150.

In a press release announcing the device, Livestream said Movi which will ship in early April at a retail price of $399. However, Movi is currently available for a limited time pre-order period at the discounted price of $200 at getmovi.com.

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The outline for one of the biggest stories at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is being written by a company that's not even at the show. Nearly three dozen companies are showing tablet computers at this year's CES. All are hoping to grab a piece of this emerging market that has been defined by Apple, Inc. Even though Apple, the consumer electronics powerhouse whose products have been causing a stir since the company's inception, is not exhibiting at CES and never has, the company's iPad  tablet computer has set the competitive bar for all of these companies.

These companies have good reason to go after this market. According to research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) that sponsors CES, even with 17 million tablet computers sold in 2010, the market remains strong. Whether you're among the 38 percent of consumers CEA surveyed who said that they intended to purchase a tablet computer within the next year or one of the majority of "current tablet owners [who] expect to buy another one," it looks like you'll have a wide range of choices in almost every price category. Some of the tablets we saw at CES this year include:

(This list is just a start. We'll be adding more.)

Archos - Known for their digital music players, Archos announced its Archos 70. The 7 inch tablet measures just 4.5 inches wide and a half inch thick. It runs Google's Android operating system on a 1GHz Arm processor and boasts 250GB of internal memory. The suggested retail price is $349.99.

Asus - A pioneer in the netbook market, Asus announced one of the most extensive and aggressive collections of tablet computers with four different devices with three different screen sizes, as well as options to run Google's Android 3.0 or Windows 7 Home Premium operating systems. The EEE Slider is a 10.1 inch tablet running on an nVidia Tecra 2 processor. It boasts a full slide-out qwerty keyboard. It includes two cameras - a 5MP rear-facing camera and a 1.2MB front-facing camera. The EEE Pad Transformer has similar specs as the Slider, but the keyboard is detachable. The EEE Pad MeMo is Asus' 7.1 inch entry running Android, while the Slate EP 121 is a 12.1 inch tablet running Windows 7 on an Intel Core i5 dual-core processor. The Slate EP 121's (up to) 64GB of internal memory and the ability to add a bluetooth keyboard make it one of the similar to the laptops and netbooks these slates are meant to replace while traveling.

Dell - The newly-announced Streak 7 inch tablet computer isn't Dell's first foray into the tablet market. A 5 inch Streak is already available. The 7 inch is notable because because it will be able to access T-Mobile's 3G and 4G cellular networks. The Streak 7 runs Android 2.2 and features a dual-core 1 GHz nVidia Tegra processor. It includes two cameras - a 5MP rear-facing camera and a 1.3MB front-facing camera. The Streak 7 comes with 16GB of internal storage, expandable via an SD card slot.

MSI - Like Asus, MSI is known to consumers mostly for its netbooks. At CES, MSI announced two 10 inch tablets - the WindPad 100W and the Windpad 100A, running Windows 7 Home Premium and Android 2.2, respectively.

The Windows version is powered by a 1.66GHz Atom Menlow Z530 CPU here, and features 32GB of internal memory and 2GB of RAM. The Android version is powered by an ARM-based Cortex A8 processor (but MSI did not name the vendor) and features 512MB of internal memory and 1GB of RAM. THe Android version also includes an SD slot to boost storage capacity. Both versions include front and rear-facing cameras, but information on their resolutions was not available. An MSI rep told us that the devices are expected to be available at retail in the U.S. in February 2011. Pricing was not available.

Samsung - The newly-announced Galaxy Tab resembles a big brother to Samsung's previously announced Galaxy S smartphone. The 7 inch Galaxy Tab runs Android 2.2 and is compatible with Adobe's Flash 10.1 (the Galaxy S smartphone supports Flash Lite). It includes two cameras - a 3MP rear-facing camera and a 1.3MB front-facing camera.

The Galaxy Tab comes with 16GB of internal storage, expandable to 32GB via a Micro SD card slot. A WiFi-only version will be available for purchase in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2011. A 4G-compatible version was also announced to be available from Verizon The 4G version will see an increase in the resolution of the rear-facing camera to 5MP. Pricing is not yet available for the new Galaxy Tabs, but the price of the existing 3G version of the Galaxy Tab is expected to drop - with some outlets reporting a sub-$300 price tag (when purchased with an additional 3G wireless data contract).

Viewsonic - The newly-announced Viewpad 4 is the smallest of the new tablet computers announced at CES, but it includes full cell phone functionality. So is it a big cell phone or a small tablet? Viewsonic picked tablet...but you decide. Also running the Android operating system, the Viewpad 4 runs on a Qualcomm 1GHz CPU. It includes a 5MP rear-facing camera. The 4 inch device joins Viewsonic's already-available 7 and 10 inch models. The Viewpad 4 is expected to be available "in the middle of 2011." Pricing of the Viewpad 4 will be dependent on the cellular network partners. The 7 inch and 10 inch have estimated street prices of $459 and $629, respectively. 

Vizio - Best-known for its flat-screen TV's, Vizio also announced two new Android-powered, handheld devices - an 8 inch tablet and a 4 inch phone. The tablet includes plus a Micro-SD slot for expansion. The 4 inch device features a 5MP rear-facing camera (with flash) and a front-facing camera. Prices were not available for either device.

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One of the biggest stories at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about a product that's getting smaller and smaller. More than a half-dozen companies announced newer and smaller LCD (and/or LED, DLP) data projectors. Lawyers, professional speakers, CLE organizations, or anyone who travels to make presentations will find these pico projectors useful. Despite their small size, the images they project are surprisingly bright and large.

3M, an early leader in the pico projector space, is showing the latest addition to its line, the MP180. With 32 lumens of brightness and two hours of battery life, 3M claims the device will project images up to 80 inches diagonally. The MP180 packs alot of features into its small package. Weighing less than 12 ounces, the MP180 boast 4 GB of internal memory (expandable via a micro SD card slot), SVGA resolution, and a Windows-CE-based file management system that allows you to display Powerpoint presentations, Word, Excel, and PDF files stored directly on the device, as well as surf the Web via WiFi and project the results.

The MP180 also includes an integrated touchscreen for navigating the stored files and accessing a qwerty keyboard. Numerous accessories are also available, including a power adapter/charger, and various input cables (including one for Apple iPod/iPad/iPhones). The MP180 is expected in stores in the first quarter of 2011. The suggested retail price is $450. It joins the existing MP150 and MP160 models with suggested retail prices of $250 and $350, respectively. 3M also offers its Shoot and Play camera/projector combination at the suggested retail price of $400.

FAVIEntertainment announced its new PJM-3000 widescreen, handheld projector. Weighing less than a pound, the projector features built-in memory of 2GB for storing PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Excel files, PDFs and other common file types to be displayed. Memory can be expanded to 16GB with the unit’s available SD card slot. The projector also has a touchpad on top to help users navigate the integrated Windows CE 6.0 operating system to project those stored files. The company reports that projector's built-in battery can be used for up to 1.5 hours, or it can be connected to an outlet. The PJM-3000 boasts the capability of projecting up to a 100” diagonal image. The $299 projector is available on the manufacturer's Web site.

Vivitek announced its new Qumi line of LED-based pocket projectors. Despite it's sleek design, the Qumi's 1.6 ponds is heavy compared to other pico projectors. The Qumi, which includes touch sensitive button controls, is expected to be available on May 2011, at a suggested retail price of $499.

Sony has married three of its new HandyCam video cameras with a pico projector. The newly-announced Sony HandyCam HDR-PJ50V, PJ30V, and PJ10 will all include built-in projectors. All of the cameras, can project video and images up to 60 inches (diagonally; when projected 18 feet away). Last year, Samsung introduced its Beam phone with an integrated projector.

Aiptek is highlighting its already available PocketCinema line of pico projectors, including the round T25. USB-powered, the T25 can project an image up to 73" diagonally.

Other companies, including DGX and Optoma also highlighted the tiny projectors in their respective booths.

Microvision has even embedded a projector into an smartphone running the Android operating system. The new phone/projector is just a prototype, but if it is produced, would join the company's already-available ShowWX pico projector which retails for $400. Weighing just 4 ounces and just over a half inch thick, the ShowWX is one of the smallest of the available pico projectors.

One company, Elite, has even created a tabletop screen especially designed to maximize the brightness of the pico projector's images. The lightweight and compact screen is priced at $99. While Optoma created its Screen Portfolio to serve as a travel case for its projector and an integrated screen is available online for $55.99.

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