Hercules will be unveiling their new XPS101 Refined Performance Speakers this week at CES 2011, even though they look like something you would attach to your car to make it look more old-timey. Despite their look, this is a high-end 2.1 audio system that is said to bring the “dynamic ambience of a live music event, the captivating soundtrack of an action movie and the precision audio effects of a multiplayer video game” to your living room.

I’m sorry they just look too much like a horn or a spotlight, even if they are made of high-quality materials for great acoustic performance. The rounded satellites feature a black lacquer finish and metal back sections. They should hit stores this month at $249.99.

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Good news for Mac users. Logitech has announced that its HD Pro Webcam C910 is now fully Mac-compatible. The HD Pro Webcam 910 is plug-and-play ready for Photo Booth, iChat and FaceTime. A free download will deliver integration with iPhoto and IMovie and allow video calling at HD 720p resolution. The Webcam will play nice with video calling clients like Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, and Gmail Voice and Video Chat.

Some other features of the HD Pro Webcam C910 include: autofocus up to extreme close-up range (7 cm), 10-megapixel still photos, Stereo audio from two mics, one on either side of lens.

Kodak just announced a bunch of new cameras and camcorders at CES. There’s the Easyshare Touch, Mini and Sport Cameras, along with their Playfull and Playsport Camcorders.

The Kodak Playfull camcorder features an ultraslim design with a 1080p capture mode and a share feature. Just press the “share” button and you can upload your video directly to YouTube or your favorite social network. All for $150.

Their next generation Playsport video camera is waterproof in up to ten feet of water, shockproof, dustproof and capable of recording video at 1080p, with five megapixel still images. Fear not, for this one also has a share button and will retail for about $180.

The new Kodak Easyshare Touch camera has a three-inch capacitive touchpanel, a dedicated video record button, a 14 megapixel …

Samsung will be showing off the 950 Series 3D LED display at CES 2011. This new 3D LED display comes with a stunning and unique asymmetric design. We don’t have much info on specs right now, but we do know that it has an LED-backlit LCD and its thought to have built-in Wi-Fi with Internet-Apps support and a touch-screen remote that can show live TV via Wi-Fi together with Full-HD at 240Hz.

It also features a unique metallic stand and the company’s Touch of Color technology. We will let you know more details when we know.

The Call of Duty game franchise might have some sort of in game charge for premium content or multiplayer subscription services very soon. Possibly in April. One analyst thinks that a monetized second tier of multiplayer online gaming might arrive at about that time.

Wedbush Securities’ January newsletter states that “Activision remains a top pick, primarily due to the company’s potential to create and monetize a second tier of multiplayer online gaming for its Call of Duty franchise. We expect this to occur during the first quarter of 2011″. But the big question is whether enough gamers would be willing to pay for something like this.

This is a great move by Netflix. The company has announced that it has partnered up with several manufactures to add a Netflix button to TV, Blu-ray and media streaming device controllers. Starting this Spring, buttons that say “Netflix” including some featuring the red Netflix logo will be added to device remote controls.

The list of manufacturers that Netflix has made a deal with is impressive. The list for Blu-ray player remotes includes, Memorex, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Haier and Best Buy’s Dynex brand. Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba will place the Netflix one-click button on remote controls for some new Internet-connected TVs as well and Boxee, Iomega and Roku STBs will get Netflix buttons on their remotes.

Samsung has announced a new camera, the 14.2 megapixel SH100, equipped with built-in Wi-Fi so you can share your photos nearly instantaneously over Wi-Fi and also has high definition video recording. The Samsung SH100 will also connect via Wi-Fi directly to Samsung’s Galaxy S phone allowing you to view your photos on the phones screen in real time and control the shutter on the SH100 via remote.

Other features include the ability to back up photos automatically to a computer via DLNA or through the touchscreen navigation. The new Samsung SH100 Wi-Fi camera will be shipping in March and will cost you $129.99.

Just when you thought that digital photo frames could no longer surprise you, Kodak has announced the next generation of its award-winning Kodak Pulse Digital Frame. The wireless frame now has an extra feature. Now you can comment on the pictures you receive from friends and family the moment you receive them.

A Quick Comment button on the touchscreen lets you communicate back to the sender directly from the frame and includes such cliche options as Such a KODAK MOMENT, LOL!, OMG!, Congrats! and Wish I were there! The Kodak PULSE Frame will also connect to FACEBOOK and KODAK Gallery albums so pictures are streamed to your frame automatically. It will store up to 4000 pictures with 512 MB of internal memory.

Touchscreen panels are great, but sometimes you miss the old joystick. For those folks, Ten One Designs has come up with the Fling, a tactile game controller accessory for the iPad. Just stick it on your iPad using suction cups and you now have an iPad with a joystick. Hopefully it is comfortable.

And since it’s transparent, it shouldn’t be too distracting on the iPad’s display. It’s made of conductive material so that the iPad’s capacitive display will recognize the input. It will cost you just $25.

It was only a matter of time before someone got their hands on the HTC EVO Shift 4G, and now it has happened. Some lucky guy out there has managed to get the device ahead of the official announcement. It looks like a close relative to the EVO 4G, but with a QWERTY keyboard, lower-resolution 5-megapixel camera and a smaller display.

We don’t see a front-facing camera though, so I guess you can forget video chat. Even so, looks great.

Breffo will be unveiling something new at CES, the Spiderpodium Tablet stand. It features eight flexible notched legs designed to hold small and medium-sized tablets, including the iPad of course.

When you are not using it, it folds down for carrying around in your pocket or bag. It will go on sale January 12th for an unknown price. It may not look safe and secure, but they claim that it is. I guess we will see at CES.

Turtle Beach’s latest will be offered at CES in glorious 7.1 Dolby surround sound. The Ear Force PX5 is designed for Sony’s PlayStation 3, but you can use it with the Xbox 360 or any other audio source you like. It is wireless and features dual radios, one for surround sound, and another for chatting on PSN via Bluetooth.

You can also use the BT feature to accept mobile phone calls or listen to audio streams. As a bonus, it also supports voice morphing, which many gamers love, while other gamers find it very annoying. It should be available in the Spring for $249.95.

eLocity, who makes the A7 tablet shown above has just announced seven 10-inch Tegra 2 tablets running Android 3.0. Yes, seven! We don’t have much info as far as specs, but the new A10 line will use the dual-core Tegra 2 T-250, have “high-resolution” multitouch screens, microSD storage, USB ports, a front-facing camera, and an HDMI port that supports 1080p output.

Who knows why they chose seven 10-inch tablets with pretty much the same basic specs. Maybe they just want to throw a bunch of tablets at the market and see what sticks. We should learn more at CES.

MiLi Power has something different to show off in Las Vegas this year. The MiLi HD is a pretty simple device and you have to admire it’s minimalist nature. It’s a full featured charging dock, but it also includes an internal speaker, a mini-USB connector and an HDMI output.

It will help you stream iTunes downloads from your iDevice of choice right onto your television without an Apple TV. It will be available soon for just $99.99 if it fits your needs.

These days you have your choice of computing interfaces and platforms, but maybe you’re looking for something a bit different. Something retro that still incorporates your modern gear. If that’s the case, check out this antique typewriter that has been modified to work as a USB Keyboard for your PC, Mac, or iPad. It’s fully functional computer keyboard. But also a typewriter.

It not only looks awesome with an iPad on it, it will work with all letters, numbers, and punctuation marks and includes shift, space, and return carriage, which is really activated by the typewriter’s return carriage. What about non-standard keys like F1-F12, esc, ctrl, etc? They are all available on a special toggle key.