Lisa Johnston

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Apple To Ban Screen Protectors?

Macworld is reporting that Apple may be planning a ban on the sale of screen protectors in its retail stores. While Apple has not officially confirmed or denied these reports (calls to Apple were unanswered as of this posting), the ban could extend to all-over screen protectors as well as the films that commonly come with iPod, iPhone and iPad cases. This would clearly place a large burden... More

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Popcorn Makers And Blu-ray Players

ShopRite has begun selling consumer electronics through its own online store, as evidenced by an email offer I received this morning from them. The site, www.shopritedelivers.com , has a fairly diverse selection of CE, including Canon digital cameras, Apple iPods, Garmin and TomTom GPS systems, Nintendo’s DSi, and even a Memorex Blu-ray player. It looks like the site is managed by a... More

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No 3D For Me

When I previewed the 3D TV demos at International CES, I had a hard time getting excited about the technology because I found the whole experience uncomfortable. My eyes had trouble focusing on the 3D images, and I always took the glasses off before the demo had completed. Since I have a host of vision problems, I assumed I was the only one. But according to an article by Rafe Needleman on... More

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Win $100,000 at CES!

Victorinox Swiss Army will be running a contest at International CES that challenges attendees to break into or bypass its data encryption and fingerprint-authentication technology. The technology is present on the company’s Presentation Master and Secure USB flash drives, and the first person to successfully break the technology will win $100,000. From the company: “The... More

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Get On The Bus

Griffin Technology is taking a page from Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in anticipation of International CES. A team of employees of the CE accessory manufacturer will depart from Nashville, Tenn., (its home base) on Dec. 30, in a restored 1972 Volkswagen Westfalia mini-bus, and is scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas in time for the show on Jan. 7. Along the way, of course, the group... More