Convergence can often be seen as a dirty word, but iRiver’s Unit 2 (which we first caught a glimpse of in January last year, then again in July) seems to have convinced everybody who tried it at CES 2008 that putting a WiFi radio, CD/DVD player, VoIP phone, GPS, streaming and download into a single machine is nothing but A Good Thing,

Toshiba have taken the Cell CPU usually found in a Sony PS3 and put it into a concept Qosmio G45 laptop, giving the machine a total of six processors (the original Core 2 Duo is still there, plus the four 1.5GHz synergistic processing elements in the Cell) and the ability to perform high-complexity visual tasks in real-time. The system is then able to upscale 640 x 480 video to 1080p via heavy-duty image processing in a mere three hours (whereas a normal Core 2 Duo machine would take 24), use the onboard webcam to recognise and translate hand gestures to control the laptop, and even trawl through stacks of video identifying common faces and building playlists from recurring actors.

Brett Dawson is heavy-handed with his game controllers. However, since he’s a drummer and his game of choice is Rock Band, we can excuse him, especially when he solves the issue with a professional drum kit converted into a controller. Brett painstakingly transferred the piezoelectric cells that pick up the drum vibrations from Harmonix’ own more toy-like setup to his pro kit, added a wired-up kick-pedal and finally a screen (protected by a sheet of Lexan).

The Iphone may not the best camera feature in cell phone market but its touch screen technology was a big hit and now it’s going to be on anything that uses LCD as display. Starts with Kodak latest compact digicam, the new Easyshare V series model V1273 and V1073 a huge 3 inch touch screen display for more robust interacting experience. Users can use the touch of their fingertips to view, edit and organize pictures.

Cables to Go announced it’s new Wireless USB Hub at CES this week. It allows you or any three host computers within a 30ft range to wireless access any USB devices connected to the hub.

If you struggle to be in tune due to tone deafness, or any other reason then an eNote Digital Tuner would be ideal. You attach the clip to a guitar and pluck away till the display turns green. This indicates that you are now in tune. Not only will it tune guitars, it will also work with any other string instrument too. It costs $25 and is available from ELECA.

When you wear this hat you have full MP3 listening capabilities as well as the ability to record conversations from “apparently” 35 feet away. In all honesty, would anybody be caught dead in the hat? Although I must admit it’s a unique idea, I still don’t fully see a need for it.

The FlyWire device comes from Belkin and provides a way for you to connect your HDTV source to your nice new TV with out wires. The FlyWire runs on 5GHz frequencies and is capable of transmitting uncompressed 1080p signals from your HD type source. The price tag is quite high though at an estimated $499 - $599. However, should you not want to hack away at your wall to hide the wires inside then this could be a nice alternative for you.