This Powermat technology to charge and give devices power without wires is unbelievable. Watch the video to see what I mean and leave your comments below.

Beats by Dre! That's the name of the new headphones that people are lovin'. I'm a believer too! In 08 he launched his over the ear headphones--he basically wanted to create a pair of headphones that helps people hear the music they way Dre intended. THESE UNITS SOUND AMAZING! DJ's and any serious audiophiles need to start using these. Now in 2009 he launched the in-ear headphones these compete against other top line earbud suppliers. In the video below I speak with Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Noel Lee of Monster Cable the company who created the headphones with Dre.

Check out the Emperor Work Station video. This thing was incredibly cool and comfortable BUT way too expensive! It costs $40,000 to own one. Take a look and let me know what you think in the comments below.

So what type of swag does one get this year in a tight economy? Hmmm..

Previous year's gifts have included laptop bags, free games, company swag from Microsoft, Sony, etc. and days and days of free internet access. What does this year bring? Check inside the bag of the You Tube video above...

Toshiba has introduced its new line of pico projectors starting with the TDP-F10u model weighing about one and half pounds with a sticker price of about $599, according to CNet. (see video)

These pocket projectors are way too cool for school as they can project just one grade below full 1080p beauty (800x600 resolution) and they can fit into any nerds' pocket protector instantly making he or she the life of the party.

The pundits (read:the haters) are calling these picos useless  but allow me to surrender the last bit of my blog post for a rebuttal posted by a user called manav

"I want (the pico) to read books by projecting them on the roof while I am in the bed.

How's that for useless, CNet?

It ain't nothing but a 4G thang baby! Okay, so you know we couldn't resist invoking Snoop Dogg's classic jam while introducing Intel's new 4G (that's fourth generation) wireless technology in a yellow low-rider with Intel CEO Craig Barrett. Woot! woot!...

We here at The Digital Spin have been railing against poor battery life and bulky battery packs for years and now at CES we are seeing the first steps toward true, long-lasting battery life. Check out the new Powermat that charges all of your devices--without any wires!--and allows you to finally break free of the short leash of your battery chord. It even cuts the devices off automatically after charging.

The big story running on the wires and through the squawking heads today on TV is that this is the "year of the gimmick" according to CNet.

The sad part about that accusation by the online news giant is that they don't acknowledge that CES 2009 is in a Catch-22. Despite a distracted nation and a troubled economy , CES 2009 has managed to set a spark across our collective synapses and bring us touch screen technology in watches, PCs and  virtually everywhere else, new technology for the hearing and sight impaired--and  did we mention 3D TV(!). CES is being accused of the very thing that it needs this year: a gimmick.

Almost like the World's Fair(s) of old when man dared to dream and fail and look silly in the name of the next big thing, CES needs to clone that excitement every year, in my opinion, and take us all on a blindfolded, candy striped trip down the rabbit hole known as the internet and technology just to show us that the technology of tomorrow is always brighter, bolder-- and yes, more useful-- than today.

What gives CNet? Why all the hateration on CES?

Here is M.'s interview with "Mr. Chicken & Beer", grammy-award winning artist, Luda!

Also known as Ludacris to you nerds who must say a rapper's entire name when you speak slowly-like-this almost sounding like an old 45 record slowed down. (Parenthetical thought, if you're under 29 then the reference that you will get is "screwed and chopped".)

LG unveiled the world's first 3G touch screen watch and the showroom floor at CES 2009 went crazy like a Vegas crap table.

"Dick Tracy watch had nothing on this one!" gushed CBS News

"Hear this," said Engadget of the watch-phone. "It features the slickest three-button, watch-phone interface you've seen this side of Chester Gould."

"(The LG watch) fulfills every geek's fantasy while still satisfying the cool quotient with its sleek styling and touch-screen interface" said C-Net.

Umm, all we have to say is UN-believable!

This Panasonic Z1 flat screen is really flat with specs only Christopher Columbus can laugh at: 1" thick and a gaudy 54" plasma screen.

No details about price yet but you can bet your HDMI cables that it won't be cheap. Speaking of, the Z1 does not have HDMI cables because you plug it into a seperate receiver box for audio + video, that is how it gets so thin. Whatever the case may be, the Z1 sure is purty!