CES 2008 Photo Report

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 06:00 PM EDT

ZALMAN

Zalman’s booth at CES was full of the company’s various CPU and GPU cooling solutions, power supplies, and PC accessories. On display were most of the products in the company’s current portfolio including the ZM1000-HP 1-kilowatt power supply, quiet or completely silent passive GPU coolers in the ZM and VF series, and CNPS CPU coolers. Also being shown off was the Zalman ZM-M190 2D / 3D Trimon Convertible LCD monitor.

CREATIVE LABS

Similar to last year, Creative Lab's booth was fairly tame as far as new PC-technology was concerned. Pro-gamer Jonathon "Fatal1ty" Wendel was once again perched in front of a couple of systems kicking the stuffing out of show-goers who wanted to take a chance and try to Frag the great "Fatal1ty" in various FPS games, but the products on display consisted mostly of Creative's existing X-Fi line of sound cards, speakers, and portable media players like the tiny model pictured here.

CRUCIAL

Crucial’s booth was full of memory-related products, including the full line of Lexar-branded flash media and its associated accessories. On the PC side, Crucial was showcasing their entire line-up of memory, including the high-end Ballistix series. DDR3 and DDR2 models are pictured here, including the Tracer series which features activity LEDs similar to Corsair’s Pro-branded products. Props to those of you who notice the mistake in the three-stick memory display.

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Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com