Energizer is releasing a solar powered battery recharger. It seems pretty cool!

The heart of the gadget is a simple battery charger, intended for regular rechargeable AA and AAA batteries and primarily powered by an AC jack and assisted by a flip-out solar panel. A USB port is capable of providing power to a connected gadget, which allows the Solar Charger to also act as a sort of extended battery for virtually any USB-powered device, iPods included.

By choosing cheap semi-disposable rechargeable batteries as the guts of the device, Energizer will reportedly be able to keep the price down at a reasonable $50, 2 AAs included. Considering additional features like weatherproofing and a rotating solar panel, the Solar Charger could turn out to be a cheap, viable alternative to the endless droves of device-specific battery extenders and pricey solar chargers that are floating around for the time being. The official announcement is expected at CES 2009.

Toshiba High Definition TVs:

Toshiba will be launching a series of high definition TVs that feature the Cell microprocessor developed by Sony, Toshiba and IBM.

The Cell has a bunch of processors on a single chip and serves as the heart of the PlayStation 3 console.

The company calls the new technology Cell TV and is showing it off in its booth.

Eye Fi:

At CES, Eye-Fi, inc. announced that it is developing a way for users to wirelessly upload their videos straight from their digital cameras to YouTube. There will be no need to dock your camera or even turn on a computer before millions of users are watching a video...
Source(s):
http://gizmodo.com/5116571/energizer-solar-recharger-will-juice-up-your-bat...
http://www.goodcleantech.com/2008/12/exclusive_first_photos_of_ener.php
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/07/ces-toshiba-to-launch-tvs-with-cell-micro...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10134327-2.html


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