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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Want to get the most out of your living room PC gaming experience? Origin PC wants to help. Today the company announced its official Steam Machine, dubbed Origin Chronos, in two distinct flavors: standard and SLI-edition. As the name implies, the two boxes are separated by GPU support, the latter being capable of running up to two NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titans under the hood. Each machine can be outfitted with up to six or 14 terabytes of storage space, respectively, and can be professionally overclocked by Origin PC’s in-house team of system builders. As an official Steam Machine, the Chronos naturally runs Valve’s Steam OS and supports the company’s quirky controller , but gamers unwilling to go all-in on Steam’s Linux support can dual-boot their rigs to Windows 7 or Windows 8, too. Origin hasn’t specified how much each unit will cost, but considering both are customizable, we imagine the Chronos will range from relatively affordable to ludicrously expensive. The release date is just as nebulous so far, though the company has said it will be out later this year. One thing’s for sure: It’ll have plenty of competition . Filed under: Gaming Comments

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Origin PC’s Chronos Steam Machine dual boots Windows and Steam OS, comes in standard and SLI-Editions

Four months ago, Intel unveiled its Quark SoC at IDF. Today at CES 2014, company CEO Brian Krzanich wants to introduce you to Edison, a miniature computer based on the same technology condensed into the form factor of an SD card. The tiny computer is built on the company’s 22nm transistor technology, runs Linux, and has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth modules. What’s more, is the tiny machine can connect to its own app store. Naturally, the devices is aimed at developers, Krzanich says, who he hopes will use it to build the next generation of wearable and connected devices. Even so, Intel is leading by example, and showed a small collection of “Nursery 2.0” products using embedded Edison chips: a toy frog that reports a infants vitals to a parent via an LED coffee cup, for example, and a milk warmer that starts heating when another connected item (the frog, again) hears the baby cry. Still, even Intel knows that developers need more than a good example to motivate them, and nothing gets the creative juices flowing quite like the promise of an award. To that end, the company has announced the “Make it Wearable” competition, and says it will be offering up to 1.3 million in prizes for developers churning out wearable tech. The full details of the contest weren’t revealed at the show, but Krzanich did say that first prize would walk away with a cool $500, 000. Oh, and if you’re eyeballing Edison for your award winning idea? It’ll be available sometime in mid-2014. Filed under: Intel Comments

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We’ll admit, the touchless controls on the Moto X have spoiled us. It’s far too enjoyable to jolt the smartphone out of a deep slumber by speaking a keyword-based trigger phrase (for the X, it’s “OK Google Now”) and commanding it to do our bidding. And while Motorola managed to integrate this feature into its flagship smartphone without taking a huge hit on battery life, there’s always room for improvement. Audience , a manufacturer of digital voice and audio processors that are commonly found in a large number of smartphones, is introducing its next-gen chip with VoiceQ, an always-listening feature the company claims is even more efficient and powerful than Moto’s X8 chipset. VoiceQ, much like its Moto X rival, will be continually ready and waiting for your trigger phrase (it’s “OK Audience” by default) and verbal commands. Your mileage may vary here, since it’ll be up to each handset maker to program those phrases and commands to their own satisfaction. The difference between the two devices, Audience tells us, is that VoiceQ not only uses a lot less power (less than 1.5mA) as it listens for you, it also doesn’t require you to pause between the trigger and the commands; you won’t find yourself speaking the same command twice just to ensure the phone heard the whole thing. VoiceQ isn’t the only enhancement to the next-gen chips , known as the eS700 series. It also comes with noise suppression for windy conditions, a type of speech-restoration tech that filters out extremely noisy situations and 48kHz voice processing. In other words, if touchless controls aren’t really your thing yet, at least your smartphone will be much clearer on the other end for whoever you call. Device manufacturers are already testing samples of Audience’s new chips, and company reps tell us that we can expect to see it show up in the second half of this year. Filed under: Cellphones , Wireless , Mobile Comments

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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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