With CES coming a week before the Detroit Auto Show, these carmakers are using the gadget show as a layup to some car tech announcements.

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The X Factor, Big Brother, The Gadget Show and The Alan Titchmarsh Show were among those who erred by letting their sponsors give specific information about their products and services.

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We now have four really great tablet models, the 7" Scroll Excel (which was rated as the Gadget Show's best budget tablet in November 2011), the new 8" Scroll Engage, the 9.7" Scroll Extreme and the new 9.7" Scroll Elite.

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The move follows the acquisition last year of blinkbox - recently voted the UK's best online movie service by Channel 5's The Gadget Show - and is the latest step in Tesco's strategy to offer customers new and innovative ways of accessing digital entertainment.

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As Nintendo plans to launch with the first major gadget that can show three-dimension visuals without the need for special glasses in the U.S. on Sunday, two large Asian electronics manufacturers are following suit.

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BMW, was dreamt up 10 years ago, and while shows featuring industrial design are fairly routine for museums nowadays, this was the first Guggenheim show devoted to one gadget.

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Do a search for the gadget name and select "Completed Listings" from the Show Only menu, then select the auction tab at the top of the list.

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At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, RCA showed off a gadget designed to harvest energy from nearby Wi-Fi transmitters, which can then be used to recharge a mobile phone.

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The Boxee Box, a cubelike device that shares internet content with your TV, was awarded the title of "Last Gadget Standing" at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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