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A day in the life of your future, according to CES 2012

Eric Mack — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:00:00 PST

What if all the hottest trends and products from this year's CES became part of our daily lives? Here's a look at the life you may be leading three years from now.

Originally posted at Crave

MakerBot builds the future, layer by layer

Eric Mack — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:12:11 PST

MakerBot Replicator, an open-source consumer 3D printer, won CNET's award for best emerging tech at CES, but founder Bre Pettis says that's far from the end of the story.

Wireless charging goes further--into tablets, cars, the home

Eric Mack — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:29:18 PST

Dozens of wireless charging products will hit the market soon, with more coming for mobile devices. We look at one that powers a device that isn't physically touching the charging surface.

The Next Big Thing: Android in the home, and in the fridge

Elinor Mills — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:19:52 PST

Execs from Google, Samsung, Sling Media, and Benchmark Capital discuss Google's aggressive Android strategy and the challenges of "fragmentation."

Schmidt on Next Big Thing: Devices have to be friends (live blog)

Jay Greene — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:30:00 PST

Panel featuring Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and others tackles the topic of ecosystems in consumer technology and how they are changing how companies approach the business.

CNET's Next Big Thing of 2012: The ecosystem. Should we fear it?

Molly Wood — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:32:38 PST

At CNET's annual Next Big Thing Supersession at CES, we'll talk "ecosystem" with Google, Samsung, and others. But should you be worried about a world where every device brings a lifestyle, too?

CES' Next Big Thing panel features Google's Schmidt, Sling's Krikorian

Jay Greene — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:09:49 PST

The Next Big Thing panel at CES, presented by CNET, will bring together top executives and venture capitalists to discuss the merits of creating a complete ecosystem, from devices to services.