Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.
CES 2013
- Casios newest G-Shock Bluetooth watch coming to the US this summer hands-on
- LG Display brings amazing super high-def mobile displays to CES
- Lenovos 5.5-inch IdeaPhone K900 is powered by a dual-core Intel Atom processor
- Panasonic reveals ToughPad FZ-G1 the worlds thinnest and lightest rugged Windows 8 tablet
- 3D Systems CubeX Trio prints impressive models hands-on
- Nvidia CEO confirms there will be more Shield consoles in the future
- The best watches of CES 2013
- Lego Mindstorms EV3 hands-on an incredible toy right out of the box video
- Intels new low-power processors are high-power marketing hype
- The Pebble smartwatch keeps it simple hands-on
- Samsung announces 8-core Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor
- LG crams Netflix Vudu and other video-on-demand services into a sound bar hands-on
- Panasonics bone conduction headphones pump sound directly into your skull hands-on
- Impeccas Bamboo keyboards and mice are surprisingly comfortable hands-on
- Synaptics tablet prototype with rear touchpad can tell which hand youre using to hold it
- iBitz fitness tracker encourages kids to exercise by caring for a virtual pet hands-on
- Belkins wireless Wemo light switch can be controlled with your smartphone hands-on
- BlueAnts Q3 Bluetooth headset hands-on
- Improv Electronics Boogie Board Sync hands-on video
- Panasonic launches two new Toughpads offers a choice of Windows or Android
- eFuns aPen Touch8 makes non-touch laptops extremely friendly with Windows 8 hands-on
- Hands-on with Archos TV Connect video
- OCZ demos Vector SSD in even speedier PCI Express form for the pros
- Microsoft and Samsung demos Xbox display fills room with images
- Matias updates the Tactile Pro to version 4 announces Mini Tactile Pro keyboard we go hands-on video
- Hands-on with Alliance for Wireless Powers charging pad prototypes
- Robotex Avatar for Home and Office eyes-on
- Liquipod takes smartphone waterproofing on the road
Big News
- New York ferry crash at least 50 injured after boat hits Manhattan pier
- Monopoly replacing one of its iconic tokens via Facebook vote – Not sure I want to vote for any. It requires installing a Facebook app, which I don’t want to do.
- Netflix confirms 14 new episodes of Arrested Development this May
Recalls
General News
- No Players Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin
- Happier Workers Greater Profits – No shit.
- Boeing top engineer says hes confident 787 is safe
- How Washington DC became the capital of bike-sharing in the US
- Steve Ballmer-led group to buy Sacramento Kings bring basketball back to Seattle
- CBS Super Bowl second screen stream to include alternate cameras DVR functionality
International
- North Korea Google Exec Sees Limited Internet Access
- Russia probes deadly zorb accident – AFP
- Berlusconi accuses judges of feminist bias over divorce deal
- British forces to be equipped with Glock pistols for protection in Afghanistan
- Mass donor organ fraud shakes Germany
- Irish Newspapers Budge Slightly Now Say Links Dont Require Payment But Snippets…
- Abu Ghraib scandal continuing to create repercussions for contractors
- Singapore goes green with Lunar New Year red packets
Politics
Obits
- James M. Buchanan Economic Scholar Dies at 93
- Alasdair Milne former BBC director general dies aged 82
Health
Science/Space
- Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties
- 2012 was hottest on record in the US warm everywhere else
- Stephen Hawking as man and machine
- Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Apophis Bigger Than Thought See It Online Tonight
- How Big Would a Coin Made of $1 Trillion Worth of Platinum Be
Financial
Historical
- Richard Nixon at 100 His 52 TIME Covers
- Learn how to fly a U-2 spy plane with the CIAs declassified manual
Gadgets
- Amazon updates the discontinued Kindle Touch with Whispersync for Voice and time-to-read
- Plenty of Portable Power
- Home %20 Office Cracked Up Mug
- Home %20 Office Cracked Up Kitchen Colander
Law
- 10 weird criminal sentences
- Drunk driving Supreme Court considers whether forced blood tests are OK
- That didnt take long AIG decides not to sue US over bailout terms
- DOJ and USPTO look to limit standards-based patents
Patents
Technology
- New Lego robot has bricks for bones an iPhone for a brain
- Despite Financial Destruction Greece Not Favoring Open Source Software
- Adobe almost does something amazing by accident
- Nanoscale antennas etched in chip provide precise control of light
- $17000 Linux-powered rifle brings
- Dell unveils Latitude 10
- Wireless mesh networks at 65MPH–linking cars to prevent crashes
- Major League Baseball dumps landlines for dugout-to-bullpen cellphones – This is progress
- The Batmobile is real Audis self-driving car picks you up on command
- Intel explains misleading 7W Ivy Bridge marketing says its just honesty
- Samsung broadens search for chip buyers after Apple withdrawal
Internet
- Photos of Tweet Locations Bring 140 Characters to Life
- Can one man really tweet the entire history of reported US drone strikes
- Netflix confirms 14 new episodes of Arrested Development this May
- Internet co-creator says U.S. broadband competition has evaporated – This is quite true. I only have ONE ISP in my area for broadband. DSL doesn’t count as “broadband” in my book.
Mobile
- Church Site Blocked By Mobile Networks Classified Under Alcohol
- Sprint to add FM tuners to its Android and Windows Phone devices – Why?
- In the eyes of the law is an iMessage a text or an email – Good question.
- T-Mobile CEO says iPhone and end of subsidies coming in three to four months
- Google Maps web version returns for Windows Phone users
Software/Apps
London/Britain/UK
- Washout year may have hit nutrition and taste of UK fruit and veg
- News International payout to Cherie Blair and 129 others for phone hacking
- Met to move 800 detectives from Scotland Yard to community policing
- City hall union flag lowered again
- UK soldier killed in shooting named
- UK Border Agency Spends Christmas Sending Texts Telling Legal Immigrants To Leave The Country – WHAT THE FUCK????
Odd
- Owners try to ID items stolen in NY burglaries
- Not Santa German fire brigade rescue naked man from chimney
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- UK still has 13000 monochrome TVs – WHAT THE FUCK???? This is just plain fucking WRONG
Funny
- Me walking into @walgreens when I have the Flu
- When my boyfriend touches me in the Winter
- If You Cant Duct It
Chicagoland
- Man Allegedly Rapes Woman While Her Boyfriend is in the Bathroom
- Cops AK-47 Ammo Found in Home of Man Who Pulled Gun on Landlord
- When I find out one of the La Pasaditas closed
- When Steves Deli is closed
- Me and my friends at The Green Mill
- Me trying to catch the #72 bus
- Me walking into Flash Taco at 3AM
Total Number of stories: 110
Look for more news stories this evening.