Despite announcing plans to flood the market with a number of new HD and Ultra HD TVs , Samsung still found room in its CES booth for the first 8K TV we’ve seen from the manufacturer. Labeled as QUHD or Quad Ultra HD, it’s also only the second flatscreen with 7, 680 x 4, 320 pixels that we’ve seen, period. Still, our eyes may be getting jaded as a result of all the super high-res displays we’ve seen lately because this one didn’t have the shock value Sharp’s 8K Super Hi-Vision screen garnered with its debut a couple of years ago. Another reason could be the demo content, as Samsung opted for a Robin Sparkles-ish mall scene that was impressive in its sharpness and realism, but didn’t exactly draw us in as viewers and the crowded booth gave little room to take it all in. The demo video even magnified specific sections at time to emphasize the 8K res, but we’d prefer a reel with more action. Check after the break for a few more close up pictures and let us know if you can see the 8K difference. Filed under: Home Entertainment , HD , Samsung Comments

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Samsung’s 98-inch 8K TV lets us go to the mall without leaving CES

Mophie ‘s line of Juice Packs and Powerstations have proven invaluable to anyone who needs their handsets to keep on ticking from dawn ’til dusk, especially at a show like CES. Now the company behind those popular external batteries have introduced the Space Pack, a battery case for the iPhone that also incorporates built-in storage. Designed for the iPhone 5 and the 5s, the Space Pack not only packs a 1, 700mAh backup battery, it also comes in either 16GB or 32GB iterations that could potentially double or triple your iPhone’s storage capacity. Any file type can be stored and managed on it, from photos and videos to your iTunes library. Mophie also introduced a free iOS app called Space that organizes the files into easy to view Collections so you can see what’s stored in your Space Pack. The 16GB version retails for $149.95 while the 32GB version will cost you $179.95. So if you’ve ever been stymied by your iPhone’s poor battery life and fixed storage, you can go ahead and pre-order Mophie’s Space Pack today as it starts shipping on March 14, 2014. Filed under: Cellphones , Peripherals , Storage , Mobile Comments Source: Mophie

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Mophie Space Pack for iPhone is a battery case with built-in storage

You can tell the veterans from the young upstarts at CES simply by how they announce products. Simply putting a new device on stage and feeding you specs is pretty much amateur hour. (Though, it does make the lives of tech journalists much easier.) The big boys know that you’ve got to bury a product launch among piles of hyperbole and abstract concepts that will (supposedly) improve your entire state of being. Enter Life Space UX. Sony’s concept for a world where your walls become virtual windows into the world around you. You could, for instance, project the sky at various points of the day across your living room walls. (Now, why you’d want to do that, is a different question.) At the heart of the concept is a new Ultra Short Throw Projector that can fill a wall with a bright moving image from an extremely close distance. Filed under: Home Entertainment , HD , Sony Comments

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Sony’s Ultra Short Throw Projector will enable an immersive world of video it’s calling Life Space UX

It’s not very often that a light switch really catches Engadget’s eye, so you know it has to be something clever to show up on our virtual pages. This particular lightbulb activation device (as demonstrated by NXP ) is not only wireless, it’s powerless — we were able to turn on a wireless lightbulb simply by tapping on the switch itself, without requiring an external power source. This one single action alone actually generates just barely enough power to push a signal to the bulb. The unit we played with also utilizes NFC to pair wirelessly with a light source. All told, it worked without a hitch, and the tech is currently being sampled out to manufacturers. This means we’ll likely start seeing devices take advantage of this setup sometime this year, so be on the lookout for more details as they come out. Comments

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Finally, a light switch so green it doesn’t need electricity

Sure, we’ve seen a number of electric skateboards out there, but we certainly won’t be turning down the chance to check out one more anytime soon. According to its creators, the E-Go Cruiser is the “lightest” electric longboard out there, and while 13.9 pounds is hardly featherweight, compared to manual longboards we’ve used in the past, it’s definitely a fair bit lighter than other electric ones we’ve tried. We would, however, have preferred some kind of handle we could use to carry it around. The bottom of the desk is covered in carbon fiber and a battery that’s surprisingly slim, as it’s built into the bottom of the board. After hopping on it for a bit, we have to say, we prefer the Zboards’ pad-based control system as opposed to the handheld remote – particularly since backing up requires you to fully stop, flip a switch and then hit the forward button. According to the rep we spoke with, the company is considering getting rid of reverse altogether. The E-Go can manage hills and should give you up to 18 miles on a charge. The company’s asking $700 for the longboard. Filed under: Transportation Comments

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