With the exception, perhaps, of the traditional trade show flu, nothing’s thicker in the air CES than overlapping WiFi signals. Phones, PCs, SmartTVs, game consoles , tablets and routers are all desperately reaching out to something to connect to, and D-Link is happy to oblige. This year, the company is debuting the DIR-510L, a $100 portable router that doubles as a device charger. In addition to crafting wireless and ethernet signals into a local hotspot, this router can stream content from connected USB devices, share files wirelessly from any device plugged into its two USB ports and even charge gadgets with its built-in 4000mAh battery. If the diminutive router’s range is too short for you, the firm is offering a pair of dual-band WiFi range extenders for $60 and $90, depending on how much bandwidth you need. That extended network area will come in handy if you pick up D-Link’s new WiFi Baby Camera, a lightweight child monitor that lets you peek in on your children from any device with a WiFi or cellular internet connection. The $180 shooter is outfitted with night vision, temperature and motion sensors and can even play pre-recorded lullabies on cue. If you’re looking for something a bit more advanced, the company is also showing off a new mydlink Network Video Recorder for small businesses — a $380 surveillance system with remote access, up to 4TB of video storage space and support for nine cameras. The gadgets are all being shown at CES 2014 this week, but you can find the details at the company’s product pages in the adjacent source links. Filed under: Internet Comments Source: D-Link(1) , (2) , (3) , (4)

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Known for suddenly coming on the scene last year with some of the cheapest Ultra HD televisions around , Seiki is getting into the accessories game with its new U-Vision HDMI cable. The $40 HDMI cable packs Technicolor 4K-certified video processing that it claims promises the best edge restoration, noise reduction and other tweaks available, all performed by the USB-powered Marseille Networks VTV-1222 chip within. While we usually prefer that our signal pass to the TV unaltered, so far Seiki’s UHD TVs haven’t proven to pack the most sophisticated scalers within. Also helping its case are industry darlings like the Darbeevision Darblet that many are using to improve the quality of their HD video on passthrough. We saw the cable in action and while the demo seemed clean, the demo reel didn’t give us much of an opportunity to compare what it was actually doing. The cable will go on sale sometime in the first quarter of this year, and arrive as an adapter in Q2. Dana Wollman contributed to this report. Filed under: Displays , Home Entertainment , HD Comments Source: Seiki

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In what’s becoming a yearly tradition, NVIDIA came to its CES press conference with tidings of its next-generation mobile processor which will begin gracing devices in 2014. The chipset maker officially announced Tegra K1, the first 192-core processor based on the Kepler architecture. As you can imagine, NVIDIA is bringing its graphics chops to the new DX11-powered GPU, and it packs a serious punch — so much so, in fact, that it will come with support for Unreal Engine 4. In the company’s usual form, we were treated to demos of the new chip’s power compared side-by-side with a Tegra 4, and the difference was quite noticeable; the K1 offers real-time computing, global illumination, higher dynamic range and greater detail like reflective surfaces, dripping water and other realistic physically-based rendering. Developing… Filed under: Mobile , NVIDIA Comments

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Sure, Kinect’s done a bang-up of bringing full-body motion tracking closer to the mainstream, but it hasn’t exactly filled the promise of futuristic gaming that Hollywood (and our imaginations) promised us. PrioVR, a motion-tracking suit meant for virtual-reality games, aims to bring us closer to that future with accurate full body motion-capture abilities without a camera array in the mix. The demo on hand here today was pretty impressive: a rep was decked out in the upper-body suit, complete with Wii nunchucks , playing a first-person shooter. Sensors on his chest, back, head, arms and hands translated his movements to the screen with little latency, showing up on screen in a fraction of a second. We did notice an ever-so-slight choppiness — which could have more to do with the game engine — but how much it affects gameplay remains to be seen. Though only an upper-body rig was being shown off, a full-body getup promises to capture everything from walking to kicking. YEI Technology, the company behind PrioVR, originally launched a Kickstarter campaign late last year, but after only raising $111, 237 of its $225, 000 funding goal, the firm’s giving the prototype another go, with a new campaign launching on February 14th. The upper-body suit will reportedly go for about $300, while the full-body version will come in under $400. Obviously, this type of tech opens up a world of possibilities for developers, especially when paired with likes of the Oculus Rift and other head-mounted displays . Expect a few compatible games when the PrioVR makes its way to Kickstarter backers this summer, and a proper hands-on as CES continues. Sarah Silbert contributed to this report. Filed under: Gaming Comments

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During a pre-CES briefing today, Shawn DuBravac, chief economist for the Consumer Electronics Association, said he “wouldn’t be surprised to see 75 UHDTV announcements” this week. That number could be as high as 150, including hardware rollouts, distribution deals and more, as manufacturers and programmers begin “coming together to figure out what that’s about, ” he said. While DuBravac said it will be a while before most people upgrade to UHD, he pointed out that, according to CEA research, close to 500, 000 UHDTVs will be sold this year, up from just 60, 000 in 2013. By 2017, that number could leap to almost 3 million, as consumers upgrade HDTVs purchased in the last decade. DuBravac is also bullish on 3D printers, and said that about 7, 000 square feet of exhibit space will be devoted to the devices at CES this year, and that 99, 000 units will be sold worldwide in 2014. Wearable technology is also expected to grow dramatically (as you may have heard ), with worldwide smartwatch sales hitting about 1.5 million this year, and ratcheting up to about 4 million by 2017. Perhaps unsurprisingly, growth in UHDTV is expected to follow a pattern similar to other new technologies, according to DuBravac, with slow early adoption followed by more rapid growth. He compared it to the 3D TV market, which he said experienced 100 percent growth last year. “3D TV has done really well, ” he said. “We’ve just stopped talking about it.” He did point out, however, that most people aren’t necessarily buying 3D sets for their 3D functionality. As a feature on higher-end and mid-range TVs, “consumers are adopting it by default.” Filed under: Displays , Misc , Home Entertainment , Wearables , HD Comments Source: 2014 International CES Trends to Watch

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