Despite being announced already, the Boxee Box just got more officially official, showing off at CES. Now it also has a more complete spec list. It will cost under $200, with support a wide variety of formats, including DivX, VC-1, WMV, H.264 MKV, and Flash 10.1.

Service support is just as broad, with Pandora, Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, and Flickr. Plus there’s Boxee’s app platform, plugins, and games. No word on just what is powering this device, but NVIDA is a good guess.

The Nexus One from Google is now official as Google has made their press announcement, as expected, that they are indeed launching their own mobile handset. The device is made by HTC and runs Google’s own Android software.

With Android, the features of the system are very similar to the existing handsets running the software with a few additions to the apps and some additional voice control. Google bragged the handset itself is no heavier than a Swiss Army Knife and no thicker than a number 2 pencil.

The big tech news at CES this year may be 3D TV and other gear, but netbooks and notebook are big again this year like every other year. Toshiba has announced a new netbook called the NB305 that promises up to 11 hours of battery life.

The machine runs Windows 7 Starter and features a 10.1-inch screen. The processor is the Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail so popular for netbooks today. Other features include 1GB of RAM and a 250GB HDD.

I would like to watch internet content on the TV in my living room, but I don’t want to clutter the space with a PC. I would also like to upgrade my AV receiver to one supporting the HD sound formats the PS3 is capable of. Sherwood has unveiled a new AV receiver that supports HD sound and internet connectivity with no PC.

The device is called the RD-7505N and is compliant with HDMI 1.4 and 7.1 surround sound. The receiver is ready for 3D content, the device has internet connectivity, and users can surf the web using the receivers remote control.

Wall mounting your HDTV is a popular option to get the room less cluttered and to look cool. The problem is that getting the HDMI cable to the TV and getting power to the set when it’s on the wall can be tricky. The small spaces often make connecting HDMI cables with larger ends difficult.

Sanus has announced a couple new HDMI cables that come in 10-foot and 5-foot lengths that each has an end with an elbow that can pivot 180-degrees. That means you can pivot most of the connector out of the way in installations with little clearance.

If you would like to play your favorite PC or internet game on the TV in your living room, but you don’t want to add a TV to your entertainment center you have a new option. A company called iGugu is set to unveil a device called the Gamecore.

The system includes a transmitter you connect to your PC, a receiver connected to your TV, and a Gamecore controller that is wireless. Between the transmitter and receiver, you have to run a network cable, which is a big downside.

The Skylight is Lenovo’s first ARM-based Snapdragon Smartbook. Qualcomm is providing its 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. It features a 10.1″ screen and will weigh less than two pounds. Lenovo says that it gets 10 hours-plus of active battery life as well.

Skylight will be paired with AT&T for 3G, along with its own built-in Wi-Fi. Some other features include a full keyboard and a custom interface that uses “web gadgets” for direct access to popular services like Gmail and Facebook.

Skype has some interesting news: Looks like they are all about better video quality, with new HD webcams and software support. Even bigger news is that they’re teaming up with LG and Panasonic for Skype-enabled HDTVs. Yes skype will now be starring on HDTVs.

Skype 4.2 beta can achieve video quality of 1280 x 720 resolution at 30fps. There’s also a line of HD webcams with video encoding and processing onboard. There are two versions from each manufacturer: FaceVision has one with and one without a microphone for $100 and $70. In Store has the Freetalk Pro for $120 and the Freetalk Pro Plus for $140.

This is a great idea. Our desk is the where we need more outlets. That’s where all the work happens. So it makes sense to free up one leg from your desk and make it a powerstrip.

The concept couldn’t be simpler. One table leg is turned into an outlet strip. As long as you tuck all of your wires away safely, I don’t see a problem. Of course if you don’t, this could be an injury waiting to happen.

Pure is known for unusual and elegant radios. Unfortunately they have not been available in the US. Well, now Pure is correcting that oversight with five WiFi radios. There’s the Sensia, shown above which features a 5.7-inch touchscreen, an oval enclosure and access to the Pure Lounge: a portal that gets you into internet radio stations, Twitter and Facebook. There’s also an auxiliary input jack. All for $349.

The $449 Sirocco 550 is like a mini boombox with the WiFi radio capabilities, a USB socket, iPhone and iPod compatibility, a CD player and an SD expansion slot. There’s also the $139 Siesta Flow alarm clock radio and the $249 Oasis Flow, which is rugged and waterproof.

Google is expected to release it’s own mobile phone in a press conference schedule for today, going by the name of Nexus One. The new phone will be the first to actually be sold by Google and will also run Google’s very own Android software stack for mobile devices.

The Nexus One is rumored to also become available through the T-Mobile and their wireless carrier network in addition to the unlocked version direct from Google. The Android software has already been available on a number of mobile phones starting back in 2008 with a device from HTC. The device Google is introducing today is expected to also be from HTC, touting a 3.7 inch touch screen, 5-megapixel camera and a Snapdragon processor.

Sometimes charging gadgets can be a real pain. Too many adapters, not enough outlets or USB ports. Plus they take a while to charge up. Well, with this concept, all you need is your finger. Which beats carrying extra juice packs and chargers everywhere.

This concept is from Song Teaho & Hyejin Lee and it allows you to charge your devices battery with a few quick spins on your finger. Well…More like about 130 revolutions. But hey, it keeps you juiced up and gives your finger some exercise.

This bot looks like he’s a wise-guy with those eyebrows. He can also walk. But what’s really interesting is that he is made in the USA by Futurebots and powered by two Atom processors (a dual-core Atom 330 and an Atom 230), which power two separate systems running Windows XP and Windows 7.

ATOM-7x will have a range of capabilities thanks to several sensors, gyros and accelerometers. An advanced stereo vision system will let it “take on real world problems.” Whatever that means. Presumably it will make it easier for the bot to hunt down humans and steal their netbooks for an upgrade.

Sony and Panasonic have teamed up to develop 67GB Blu-ray discs using i-MLSE (Maximum Likelihood Sequence Estimation) technology. That’s pretty damn impressive. This means that the next generation of Blu-ray discs will store 33.4GB of data on a single layer disc or 66.8GB on a dual-layer disc.

And as a bonus you won’t need new hardware to use these new Blu-ray discs. There is no info on the release date yet. When we might see them in our hands is anyone’s guess. A year maybe.

ASUS’s latest Intel CULV-powered UL30Vt-A1 notebook is available for pre-order on Amazon. The 13.3″ notebook features a longer lasting 8-cell, 5,600mAh battery, while the processor stays the same with a 1.3GHz Intel dual-core processor.

RAM can be increased to 4GB and you’ll get NVIDIA’s 512MB GeForce G 210M and an integrated Intel GMA 4500 graphics chipset, so you can switch between the two. Some other features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a VGA webcam, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.