pSony is showing off an exciting array of new products at CES this year, but during the show it wants to remind us all that the PS3 is a bargain with what you get for your money. The argument, with requisite chart, is inside. /ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2009/01/08/sony-reminds-tech-press-that-the-ps3-is-a-great-deal"Read More.../a/p

pHillcrest Labs is showing off its latest deal at CES 2009: their pointing technology in Kodak's new set-top box. That's just the beginning, however. The company wants its tech in every living room./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/08/ces-2009-hillcrest-labs-wants-to-make-your-remote-a-pointer"Read More.../a/p

pPalm has released its next-generation handset, called the pré, which features impressive hardware specs and uses a new operating system called webOS that runs HTML/CSS applications./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090108-palm-launches-new-handset-pre-operating-system-at-ces.html"Read More.../a/p

pArs is in the front row and will be beaming you live updates from the Sony keynote at CES 2009/ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090108-ces-2009-live-announcements-from-sony-keynote.html"Read More.../a/p

pNvidia was showing off its 3D gaming solution at CES this year with emLeft 4 Dead/em. We checked it out and have the final word: wicked but wicked expensive./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2009/01/08/ces-2009-nvidia-shows-off-3d-glasses-with-left-4-dead"Read More.../a/p

pThe OLED Association wants to get the thin, flexible displays in as many products as possible. Ars explores the nifty demo products at CES. Video inside. /ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/08/ces-2009-the-oled-association-demos-new-screens-video"Read More.../a/p

pOLED comes to Sony TVs in a big way. Sony's new OLED HDTVs are big, almost paper-thin, and expensive./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/07/sony-pushes-oled-tech-with-new-tvs"Read More.../a/p

pSony unveiled today a new budget-minded camcorder called the "Webbie," which captures 1080p video direct to MPEG-4 for only $200. The only catch may be its limited internal storage./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/07/sony-introduces-sexy-200-mp4-1080p-camcorder"Read More.../a/p

pAt CES Sony shows off its $900 ultraportable, what we like to call a netbook. While the tech specs are incomplete, our early hands-on shows a very able device for surfing on the go./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/07/ces-09-sony-reveals-900-ultraportable-the-vaio-p-series-lifestyle"Read More.../a/p

pArs Technica's live coverage of the Microsoft keynote at CES 2009/ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-ces-ars-live-blog-of-microsoft-keynote.html"Read More.../a/p

pOQO has been around almost as long as Ars, and through the years the company has been so far ahead of the portable computing curve that it hasn't been able to catch on with consumers. But Intel's Atom and the rise of OLED could make 2009 OQO's year, at long last./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-oqo-launches-worlds-smallest-vista-pc-with-oled-screen-see-notes.html"Read More.../a/p

pNotebook OEMs are trying to delay Intel's upcoming Calpella chipset so they'll have more time to sell off their existing Montevina inventory. Ars questions their parents' marital status./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/07/notebook-oems-try-to-delay-upcoming-centrino-2-chipset"Read More.../a/p

pHarmonix and SanDisk have teamed up to offer Wii owners an official storage solution for the upcoming emRock Band 2/em downloadable content on Nintendo's platform. /ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2009/01/07/ces-09-sandisk-and-harmonix-team-up-for-wii-sd-card"Read More.../a/p

pASUS and Acer have announced they will sell 20 million netbooks in 2009, and if their market share remains constant, netbooks could reach 30 million this year. Wow./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/07/asus-acer-strong-netbook-sales-in-09-is-30m-possible"Read More.../a/p

pA pair of security researchers claim to have cracked Intel's trusted execution technology (TXT), a critical part of the vPro platform. Few details on the attack are available, so it's hard to suss out what, if anything, this means for the chip giant's plans./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-root-inside-researchers-claim-crack-for-intels-vpro.html"Read More.../a/p

pThe new 17-inch MacBook Pro joins its lighter, Air-ier cousin with a built-in battery. This may be a bummer for some users, but Apple offers a battery replacement program that should help some anxious potential customers./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/06/macworld-ars-17-macbook-pro-battery-and-drive-upgrade-info"Read More.../a/p

pHP wants the Atom CPU in netbooks with screens over 10-inches in size./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/06/hp-asks-intel-to-allow-atom-in-larger-screen-netbooks"Read More.../a/p

pGuy yells at his JBOD to prove vibration is an issue in disk latency./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/06/dont-shout-at-your-jbod-they-dont-like-it"Read More.../a/p

pThe Ars Macworld team had the chance to check out Apple's new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro immediately after the keynote. Here are some photos from the Expo floor along with our initial impressions./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/06/macworld-ars-first-impressions-of-unibody-17-macbook-pro"Read More.../a/p

pAMD talked up its new ultra-portable lineup in November and is partnering up with HP to showcase actual products at CES this year. The companies have designed an ultra-portable that's gunning for the narrow space between netbook and notebook, with features they hope will appeal to users wanting just a bit more power, or those wanting to save money without compromising weight, screen size, and features./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-amds-neo-processor-debuts-in-hp-notebook-whoah.html"Read More.../a/p

pHP's Firefly has dual displays and a track pad to the right of the keyboard./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/06/hp-firefly-with-voodoo-dna-laptop-hands-on"Read More.../a/p

pVendor list to a CES 2009 program leans details on new model of OQO's tiny ultraportable PC./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/06/oqo-model-2-will-debut-at-ces-2009"Read More.../a/p

pWe're headed out to CES in Vegas this week, so here's a quick heads-up on what to expect. And as always, we'd love your input as we roam the show floor looking for the ultimate gear./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/ces-preview-2009.ars"Read More.../a/p

pNew information from an economist's deposition suggests that Microsoft made around $1.5 billion from the Vista Capable program, but shoving that number around without some perspective as a garnish changes the entire situation. /ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090105-1-5-billion-microsoft-vista-capable-booty-hardly-ill-gotten.html"Read More.../a/p

pRunCore offerings are low cost and have features to make replacing a normal HDD easy./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/05/runcore-offers-low-cost-ssd-drop-in-repalcments-for-1-8-inch-hdds"Read More.../a/p

pMSI spills the beans on important specs for its Wind U115 hybrid storage netbook./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/05/msi-offers-details-on-the-wind-u115-netbook"Read More.../a/p

pSeeFile Software says the latest version of its digital media assent management software supports "new Mac mini hardware." Oh really?/ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/05/macworld-ars-company-may-have-spilled-mac-mini-beans"Read More.../a/p

pLCD makers are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel while Lenovo annonces impending layoffs and restructuring./ppa href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2009/01/05/lcd-makers-see-price-increases-coming-in-february"Read More.../a/p