Valve, developers of the hit franchise Half-Life, haven’t been saying much lately, but a rumor is going around that is sure to disappoint a lot of fans – apparently, the last installment in the Half-Life 2 Episodes trilogy will not be released this year. It’s not known whether we’ll at least see some media beforehand either, but knowing Valve, they’ll probably keep it all a secret until the last moment.

After the release of Half-Life 2, Valve decided to expand the series before releasing Half-Life 3, and started

Panasonic expands its VIERA LCD HDTV line with its 2010 LCD HDTV lineup. Most of the new models are based on IPS LCD panel offering 178-degree viewing angle and higher moving picture resolution for clear, bright images. Some models will have LED-backlight and some will have integrated universal iPod/iPhone dock.

First of all, the Panasonic LED-LCD D2 series includes two 1080p Full HD models , the 37-inch TC-L37D2 and the 42-inch TC-L42D2, both feature white LED backlight,IPS LCD panel, 120Hz Motion Picture Pro, 24p Smooth film, VIERA

Samsung unveiled at the CES 2010 its 2010 LCD HDTV lineup, including the LCD 750 series and LCD 650 series, both come with DLNA networking capabilities and new Touch of Color design.

The LCD 750 series features built-in 3D technology and processor to comply with the major 3D formats. It offers 240Hz refresh rate. The 120Hz LCD 650 series gets ultra clear panel and U-line Touch of Color (ToC) design. These LCD HDTV supports the upgraded Internet@TV feature for Samsung Apps and media streaming from services like Netfix, Vudu,

Some interesting tidbits came out of Motorola's DEXT launch in Singapore today -- CNET Asia had a chance to sit down with Moto's Asia Pacific VP Spiro Nikolakopoulos, who said that the company would launch between 20 to 30 Android phones globally in 2010. Spiro also said that not every phone would make it to every market, so we're guessing the true number will be more like 10 if you count regional variants like the CLIQ and the DEXT as one model. Just by our count, Moto's already pretty close: off the tops of our heads we've heard of the Shadow, the

Motorola’s latest Android 2.0 handset, the Motoroi is headed to US shelves in March. So it’s not a Korean exclusive. Head of Motorola Korea, Rick Wolochatiuk, confirmed at the Korean launch that the new handset “will be launched in other markets around the world”. The US was specifically confirmed for a March release.

The Motoroi features a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen and can record 720p video with HDMI output. Onboard is also an 8 megapixel camera with Xenon flash.

So there ya go. The US

Today, JVC was proud to announce that their DLA-HD750 projector was nominated as one of the top ten home theater gadgets of 2010 by Home Entertainment. The DLA-HD750 features 900 ANSI lumens, a 50000:1 contrast ratio, and full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution. The projector displays such a good image that it is THX certified. The connection panel includes dual HDMI ports, a component, composite, and an s-video connection. The projector is incredibly quiet with a 19 dB noise level. This allows the viewers to enjoy

Here’s one device that could bring to you the ultimate gaming experience. Unveiled by Mad Catz Interactive, the new range of premium Cyborg gaming mice is what we are talking about. The new Cyborg R.A.T. as it is known as, would begin shipping during the second quarter of 2010.

Mad Catz Interactive has brought in with the new range of gaming mice devices that run the same principles normally applied to ergonomic fully adjustable flight sticks. A user who has his hands on the new Cyborg device would realize that all key points

I wouldn’t necessarily say that charging my iPhone with the included sync cable is inconvenient, but I can definitely see the advantage of being able to just drop it on a table to top off the battery. And the Hug from Case-Mate uses Fulton Innovation’s eCoupled Wireless Power system to enable you to do just that.

Now since the iPhone’s battery isn’t removable or even accessible the Hug enables wireless charging via a plastic case. And because there’s an induction coil inside there and other

There was a time not all that long ago where Mad Catz was a brand associated with cheap gaming accessories that no one really cared all that much about. After the acquisition of Saitek, the company really turned things around. I had the pleasure of checking out their latest line of products, each one a quality piece of hardware. In fact, the first one I’m going to show you isn’t even related to gaming.

We’ve seen a number of solutions for controlling your living room PC and Mad Catz has their own. Under the Eclipse

This thing is, seriously, the highlight of CES for me (so far) this year. 3D TVs and eBook readers are fine, but there’s nothing amazing about them.

The Airnergy Charger is amazing.

This little box has, inside it, some kind of circuitry that harvests WiFi energy out of the air and converts it into electricity. This has been done before, but the Airnergy is able to harvest electricity with a high enough efficiency to make it practically useful: on the CES floor, they were able to charge a BlackBerry from 30% to