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Twenty-six things we loved, hated and just couldn't avert our eyes from at this year's Consumer Electronics Show

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Be still my heart, and everything other than the massive bass probably damaging my eardrums for life. The sound isolation on the Turbine In-Ear Speakers was flawless, the audio crisp and the buds comfortable. At $150, they seem like a steal. Still, Monster loses a few points for not inviting us to chill with Luda.
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Bendy Bioplastics
Abby Seiff
Around the corner from Sony's wafer-thin TVs was this tiny working prototype of a flexible, color OLED screen made from organic materials. If it’s successful, the ramifications for future e-readers, laptops and more (one of the concept designs on display was a wrist-cuff Walkman) are major. Of course, this means the ol' "Sorry, boss, can't read that document on my BlackBerry" excuse is out the window.
Click here to watch it flex.
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spottedmarley

01/14/09 at 10:31 am

i'm sorry, but this is a bit like masturbating, no?

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spottedmarley

01/14/09 at 10:32 am

I mean the E-Cigarette!! not the entire article... sorry again

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scocoh

from Portland, ME

01/15/09 at 11:30 am

not very impressive. a better showing was the anybot at the sands

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sppeart

01/31/09 at 2:35 am

Jams..

What the crap? Not a gadget, not even gadget-y... What the heck is a Short Format Informational? A music video - for crying out loud?
Nice.

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kelosh

02/07/09 at 11:13 am

Not to be nit-picky, but Guitar Hero is made by Activision, not EA Games.

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