The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was pretty fun this year, although most of the hype was around different displays from short throw projectors to the 150-Inch Plasma T.V., and even Alienware’s huge Curved Monitor. There was a lot of other stuff that we enjoyed quite a bit that sometimes got buried by the hype, so here’s our list of the top 5 favorite things and their pictures from C.E.S. 2008.

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1200FPS is high enough quality to watch something drop in a pool of water and watch every single droplet’s path, and effect on other objects not normally visible to the naked eye. This enables the average user to record super slow-mo clips (Like Myth Buster’s High-Speed camera, just not quite that fast) and play them back at 30-60FPS which can slow it down quite a lot (by a factor of 40 (1200/30=40)).

It can shoot in full resolution at 60FPS for stills, and 300, 600, or 1200 FPS for video. This is an amazing accomplishment for this price range, especially when you factor in the lens quality needed to support the exposure time, and the processing capabilities needed to handle 1,200 images every second.

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Everyone knows by now about the execution of analog, over-the-air television. The analog channels will go dark on February 19th, 2009. And as promised, the fed is issuing coupons worth $40 each to lessen the cost of the converter boxes (or digital tuners) that will convert your old TVs into new digital tuning TVs. Every household in the US qualifies to recieve up to two of them.

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The guys over at touchmods.net have proven it possible to use your iPod Touch as a phone - no lie. Using the iPod’s wifi it can connect to a free SIP- VoIP and make phone calls.. to anywhere. See their proof below.

What’s interesting? Well, aside from the obvious, the fact that it’s free is pretty cool. It’s almost like having the iPhone, but no service plans, and a cheaper device. It still seems a bit unpractical, but cool nonetheless.

I had always thought paying $99.99 for my lighting fast internet was expensive, but recently a woman by the name of Krystyl checked her mail only to find a bill for the amount of $14,062.27, all for her Go Anywhere Sprint Wireless Service. What makes matters worse is she was on a 30 Day Free Trial… for “unlimited” internet access for $59.99 a month. Unfortunately for Krystyl, this wasn’t the beginning of her problems. Just see her YouTube Video:
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Today, you traditionally get 21 gears to choose from on a mountain bike. Leonardo da Vinci, back in the 1400’s, sketched out a transmission system that utilizes ball bearings and discs to set an infinite amount of possible gear ratios. A knob at the handle bars controls the angle of the ball bearings within the wheel hub. You pedal to rotate one disc, and the other disc transfers power to the wheel. The bearings have a wide range of motion, which gives you very precise control over the energy being put in, and the speed coming out.

Within four years you can expect to see this technology in cars, wind turbines, or anything with need for a transmission system. It will dramatically decrease the amount of energy needed to be mobile, and will reduce wear and tear on engines (or bikers). The system is called NuVinci to credit the genius behind it all. Visit http://www.ellsworthbikes.com/ for more information on the bikes. Sketch of transmission after break.

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It’s not uncommon in nature for a species to have a false look of security and strength about them. So why should us humans be any different? I can remember when I was a kid I always made it look like my computer was recording your every move when you entered my room whenever I was away. I gave my many sisters something to fear about my room, and me that false sense of security.

Well now we don’t have to rig anything up, apparently you can get your very own security camera… well, at least something that looks like one! Feel safe and ward off wrong doers with this little gadget that could fool even the purchaser. it even sports a little flashing LED too add even more to the reality of it all. TG has plenty in stock! But hurry, they’re bound to go fast with all of us security hungry Americans out and about

We all know the hardcore gamer: sit around and just play all day, only getting up when nature calls and the snack bowl is empty. Well, deep down inside we all feel that guilt have leading the sedentary life, right? Well, guilt no more because that’s all about to change with these two products from Gamercize. Burn calories while playing your video games on either the PS2 or Xbox. The fun part is, if you stop exercising, the game will quit working! The ultimate motivation.

You can get either the power stepper version, or the bike version. On both you can burn more than 600 calories in just an hour. It works by detecting how hard your pushing yourself to exercise, and if you start to slack off, it cuts the connection of your controller, interrupting your game play. The PS2 versions are readily available, $79.99 for the power stepper and $99.99 for the bike version. In order to get the Xbox version you have to contact the sellers via e-mail. Found via TG. Prices are at “closeout” so get yours while supplies last, would make a perfect Christmas gift!

Christmas is on the horizon, and as always cool, unique and sometimes weird products are popping up all over the place. Such as this colorful USB device that will be sure to draw attention to your cubicle. This little tree is packed with over 18,000 colorful fiber ends that flare through colors of red, blue, and green.

Feeling like you need to take Christmas with you to the break room? No problem, this little guy also runs off of 3 AAA batteries. The USB cable is about 5 feet long, and the tree itself measures 31cm tall, and is slightly wider than a standard computer mouse. Will also make a great cheap inter-office gift You can find it at ThinkGeek for under $15.

The Krash Creative Solutions company is giving away their stylish comfy mousepads to anyone and everyone free of all charges including shipping and everything. No need to do anything, no requirements to meet, and nothing restricting you from getting your free mousepads! Hey, we here at StealthyTech are always fans of a good deal, and you can’t beat free! Go ahead, get yours today! Be warned though, there are restrictions:

No assembly required.
Collect all one.
Batteries not included.
Action figure sold separately.
Not to be combined with any other offer.
Dryclean only.
Do not swallow.
Ages 3 and up.

Get yours and find more info here.