Gadgetory

the CES mania has begun I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update all week long cnet update is at the Las Vegas Convention Center and I'm here to give you the rundown of what's going on each day at the 2013 International Consumer Electronic Show to kick things off companies are holding press conferences and unveiling never-before-seen gadgets and one company started off with a big surprise the computer chipmaker nvidia announced it's making its own quad-core portable gaming console the prototype is called the Nvidia shield but that name may change by the time it gets to consumers which could be as soon as a few months project shield looks like a portable Xbox controller with a flip-up screen the shield has an analog joystick and buttons Nvidia says battery can last between five and ten hours it runs Android so it can connect online to play android games TegraZone games and some pc games there's also a multiplayer option nvidia has always just sold processors not hardware so this will be a huge step for the company and Fitbit known for making personal fitness monitors that clip on to your hip pocket now has one you can wear on your wrist all day long it's called the Fitbit flex and it will sell for a hundred dollars when it comes out this spring the Flex is going head-to-head with other Fitness wristbands like the Nike FuelBand and jawbone up this is a soft bracelet that monitors your movements sleep and calories burned there are also LED lights on the band that will glow when you've hit your fitness goals navigation company garment is known for selling GPS devices for your car dashboard but Garmin took things to a whole new level by showing that it wants to build your entire dashboard with the k2 infotainment platform aside from giving directions it would also display web data social media or your calendar of course when you're parked because you don't need that distraction while you're driving a screen by the wheel would show notifications on incoming calls texts and emails and instead of you reading it on your phone it can read it aloud to you it'll also give you suggestions on where to go based on what your friends are posting about on social media there's no plans on bringing this to a car yet but Garmin turu automakers here at the show and other car makers are also showing off other ways of bringing more apps into your car forward is heading glimpse to apps that work with sync applink it lets drivers share their destinations and routes with friends with a voice command and Chevy will be adding the tune in internet radio app into future cars tuning gives drivers access to 70,000 radio stations around the world there's also tons of news coming out about televisions and home entertainment and streaming video expect that to be a hot topic this year we'll get more into all that soon be sure to watch our live streaming coverage and keep up on all the latest news at CES cnet com from CES 2013 I'm Bridget Carey