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Greatest Technology at CES: 3D HDTVs without the 3D Glasses

Written by: Ian Markowitz The greatest technological invention at CES was not the introduction of 3D HDTVs, but could actually be found at the Intel booth in the Central Hall of the convention center here. Intel had an Alioscopy television on display right above a standard 3D HDTV, but what sets the Alioscopy tv apart [...]

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Powermat set to revolutionize your charging experience

January 8, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz For a company which launched its product just 3 months ago, Powermat is already doing pretty well for themselves. Their product is already in 3 different stores (Amazon.com, Best Buy, and Target) and they have already sold over three quarters of a million of their $100 Powermat. I stopped by their [...]

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Lexar unveils Echo drives at CES2010

January 8, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz Lexar this week unveiled a whole slew of new memory devices two of which are easily geared towards the student mindset. At CES this week, they announced the Echo SE and the Echo ZE, both of which are USB flash drives aimed at the student on the go. Both flash drives [...]

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Worst Idea of CES 2010: Taser’s Protector

January 8, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz With only one day down, I have already easily found the worst product idea of CES 2010. Taser at CES unveiled its new software/hardware combination with an application they call “Protector.” What is Protector you might ask, and why does it deserve its own post? Well, let me let Taser explain: PROTECTOR by [...]

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CES Day One

January 8, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz Day one of CES has proved to be quite an exhausting one as I tried to cover as much ground as possible and still haven’t seen many of the big players at the show such as Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, IBM, Intel, and others. My aim is to do separate pieces on the noteworthy [...]

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CES 2010 Press Day Recap

January 6, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz Here’s a brief recap of todays CES events. 3D seems to be the big thing at CES this year, with all the major technology companies unveiling their 3D offerings. While I only was in attendance at three press conferences today, it seems that 3D is the technology that Panasonic, Sony, and others are [...]

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Pioneer In-Vehicle Entertainment Press Conference Recap

January 6, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written By: Ian Markowitz Pioneer today unveiled a whole selection of in-vehicle entertainment systems. While none of them were truly “ground breaking,” Pioneer did unveil several overall technologies which will likely improve the in-vehicle experience, and if Pioneer has their way, will truly bridge the gap between the computer and the vehicle. While they didn’t [...]

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Putting the Verizon Wireless Network Card to the Test

January 5, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz While no one would deny that WiFi will give you faster speeds than a cellular network, with the Verizon Wireless USB727 modem in hand, I decided to find out just how much faster it would be. Thanks to Google, Logan and several other airports across the country have free WiFi through [...]

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Big things for CES

January 2, 2010 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz As my preparations for CES continue, I’ve been paying attention to the major technology blogs which cover CES namely Gizmodo and Engadget. Unfortunately due to the limited circulation that The Vanguard receives, we don’t get a lot of the pre-CES hype that the other major blogs receive, but it seems one [...]

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CES Here We Come

December 29, 2009 C.E.S. 2010

Written by: Ian Markowitz With only one week remaining until I head off to CES 2010 I have to say I’m incredibly excited to be heading to the largest trade show in North America. My aim is to cover as much of the show as possible although the show stretches from the Las Vegas Convention [...]

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Congratulations to the 2010 Editorial Board!

December 16, 2009 News

Announcing The Vanguard’s 2010 EDITORIAL BOARD!

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Cirque Du Soleil’s Alegria: Soon to open in Worcester

December 10, 2009 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz Their shows have performed across the globe for the past 25 years, and now Cirque Du Soleil’s Acrobatic Talent Scout, Marceline Goldstein, discusses her role with the company as they prepare to open up their show, Alegria in Worcester from December 9-13. In her role as the Acrobatic Talent Scout for [...]

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