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CES: Drama in the desert, but what's the story?

Digital Living The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada is a massive industry event at which the world's consumer electronics and personal technology companies show off their new gear, but will we see anything really new there?

4 January 2006, 11:43

Bringing it all back home

Digital Living I'm a typical UK consumer: I have a Telewest cable connection, a BT phone line, an Orange mobile phone, a Freeview box and a Telewest broadband connection. Orange is making similar noises, its chief executive saying that it will become "a one-stop...

1 July 2006, 8:00

Leaving Las Vegas

Digital Living In the remarks I wrote before setting out to CES I described the way the show illustrated the clash of two tribes -- the computer guys versus the consumer electronics guys -- and Google's CEO couldn't have fought his corner more directly.

11 January 2006, 15:45

Consumers frustrated by online music catalogues

Digital Living The consumer is trying to pay the labels. If the labels don't want the money, why is that the consumer's fault? Now that the RIAA has been suing people for almost two years for sharing music over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, consumers seem to have...

16 June 2005, 11:44

CES 2007

Digital Living CES is the world's biggest consumer electronics trade show and the number-one event in the tech year. Check out our show coverage to get a first look at the hot gadgets heading your way over the next 12 months.

Tags: consumer, tech, event, gadgets

28 December 2006, 16:10

CES 2006

Digital Living Live from Las Vegas, CNET.co.uk brings you coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest and most exciting technology show.

Tags: consumer electronics show, consumer, electronics, coverage

4 January 2006, 13:41

The hottest gadgets of 2008 from CES

Digital Living The technology year kicks off in Las Vegas with the International Consumer Electronics Show, or CES to its friends. CNET.co.uk's intrepid reporters will be scouring the show floor and scoping out the hero products to bring you a preview of 2008.

Tags: vegas, las vegas, phones, international

21 December 2007, 10:38

The 8-step technology detox

Digital Living My house is a shrine to the consumer electronics gods and my life is spent ritually worshipping my electronic devices. Hello, my name is Andrew Lim and I'm a gadget addict. My problem is I'm never satisfied.

14 June 2007, 16:23

The world's cheapest camcorder

Digital Living This year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas had some extraordinary companies. One of my favourites was showing off what it claimed was the world's cheapest camcorder. Their English PR guy tapped me on the shoulder as I was working the booths...

17 January 2006, 11:17

Living with infinite digital choice

Digital Living Imagine you're a well-fed consumer of the future. You spend a third of your day working, a third of the day sleeping, and you have another eight hours a day to spend on grooming, shopping, eating and other basic chores -- which leaves you with...

26 October 2005, 11:48

How to stream MP3s wirelessly

Digital Living This is a complicated, emerging area because everyone from computer hardware to consumer electronics companies to service providers is trying to get a piece of the action. Can you recommend a good wireless streaming device?

9 May 2005, 14:48

Wi-Fi is the answer to a home without wires

Digital Living The important people in this process are the early adopters, as the rest of us consumer sheep tend to follow their technical lead. Getting a wireless network at home seems ridiculous until you do it. Once you've done it, it seems ridiculous that...

4 March 2006, 7:00

What camcorder for filming kids in low light?

Digital Living MiniDV tape camcorders are the best option, as the consumer models of DVD or hard disk based camcorders will give you poor low-light footage. I need a camcorder to take video of my 1-year-old to send to my parents in Australia.

14 September 2006, 15:02

A camcorder for shooting drama?

Digital Living For your needs, you may find that a more lowly consumer camcorder like a JVC Everio GZ-MC200 (£600) is sufficient. I am trying to find out what is the best, most moderately priced camcorder for making short dramas to pitch screenplays.

21 June 2005, 11:50

What kind of camcorder is best for night-time shooting?

Digital Living The problem is that lightweight consumer camcorders often cash in their chips in darker conditions, so you'll need to spend closer to the top end of your budget to get decent night-time performance. Help!

19 September 2007, 16:13