Consumer Electronics Show
WHEN JAN 8-11, 2013 WHERE Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV URL www.cesweb.org
Ottawa firm launches remote Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi for Verizon users
The Ottawa-based boutique technology firm Lixar IT Inc. recently developed an interesting bit of software for Delphi Automotive, which unfortunately won't be getting into the hands of us Canadians just yet. Partnering with Verizon Wireless, Delphi's new Vehicle Diagnostics product allows drivers ...
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0Video: Translogic hangs out with two big CEOs at CES 1327777440
Usually our sister publication Translogic is out putting futuristic transportation hardware through the paces or talking to geeks who are trying to reimagine the very infrastructure of our world. But this week, the show has a decidedly more conventional subject: Interviews with Daimler CEO ...
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Gracenote MoodGrid could be in cars by year's end 1326744000
Last year at IFA, we had a chance to check out a beta version of Gracenote's MoodGrid, an Android tablet app that automatically creates a music playlist using a 10x10 grid with Positive, Energentic, Calm and Dark criteria placed on each axis. Select a place on the graph and it automatically ...
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Video: Mercedes-Benz DICE concept brings gesture controls to the cockpit [w/video] 1326407280
Not to be outdone by its competitors from Ingolstadt, Mercedes-Benz brought out its own vision of the future of interiors, complete with augmented reality, a fully customizable dashboard and gesture-based controls. There's not a knob or button to be found... The video after the jump ...
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Audi shows off gesture-controlled heads-up display [w/video] 1326403860
Across the Audi stand from the new A3's interior and updated Audi Connect system was a prototype of the next-next-generation of heads-up display technology. The display comes in three parts: one in front of the driver, another in front of the passenger and yet another sitting between the two, ...
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Video: Hands-on with Kia UVO2 1326395340
Kia is rolling out the second generation of its UVO infotainment system before we could really get to know the original, but UVO2 is packing all the advanced telematics and connectivity features of its competitors – or at least it will when it ships later this year. We had a chance to ...
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Next Audi flagship will drive autonomously in traffic jams 1326389700
Audi had plenty to announce at CES, including the debut of its new Audi Connect system and Touchpad-integrated MMI knob, modular entertainment platform, NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset and its planned expansion of both infotainment and active safety systems. On the safety front, Audi execs announced ...
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Featured: 2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop goes stealth at CES 1326317460
Dodge has given the 2012 Charger the black treatment with a new style package debuting at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The 2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop is as monochrome as a vehicle can legally be. With tinted windows, massive blacked-out five-spoke wheels and a smoked tail ...
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Featured: 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class to feature all-new infotainment system 1326308340
Mercedes-Benz is making a big splash at CES this year, finally bringing a booth to the party and trotting out Daimler head Dr. Dieter Zetsche to keynote Tuesday morning's festivities. The big news is the introduction of mBrace2, Mercedes' new cloud-based entertainment and information delivery ...
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Video: Hands-on with Chevrolet MyLink for the 2013 Sonic, Spark 1326223920
We got our first taste of Chevrolet's new entry-level version of MyLink at CES, and for being a pre-production unit that's not due to arrive in showrooms until later this year, we're throughly impressed. The system uses a 17.7 cm resistive touchscreen to display the basics – audio, ...
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Ford setting up shop in Silicon Valley 1325826060
Ford will join the likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen with a new research and development facility in California's Silicon Valley. The new facility, due to open in the first half of this year, will be part of the Ford Research and Innovation unit, and will work in partnership with its ...

