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Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Logitech introduced the Harmony 1100 universal remote control which offers users a customizable, 3.5-inch colour touch screen.

Using the new Harmony software, users can select the commands they use most and put those features on the screen. For example, movie lovers can program the remote so the Play and Pause buttons are immediately available on the screen once a movie is started.

Rogers Communications today announced its preliminary subscriber statistics for December 31st, 2008 and the unaudited numbers suggest the media giant had yet another stellar year in 2008.

The biggest gainer in the Rogers stable of companies was once again Rogers Wireless. Thanks in part to almost 400,000 Apple iPhone activations in the second half of the year, Rogers Wireless finished the year with almost 8 million subscribers.

Logitech today unveiled an extension of its G-series of PC gaming peripherals by introducing three new products: the G19 keyboard for gaming, the G35 surround sound headset and the G9x laser mouse.

These new products certainly aren't cheap, but they should help the hardcore gamer get a leg up on the competition thanks to many advance gaming features.

At CES 2009 in Las Vegas, SanDisk Corporation introduced its latest line-up of USB flash drives which included the "Ultra Backup USB flash drive." The new device allows Window's users to backup selected computer files at the touch of a button.

The company says no software installation is needed to use the thumb drive and with capacities up to 64 GB, the device should be ideal for the average consumer who wants to backup treasured files, such as digital photos, without a lot of hassle.

Sling Media today announced it will be demonstrating a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone at this year’s Macworld. The software will enable SlingBox Pro-HD users to view stream television content from their Slingbox to their iPhone or iPod Touch.

In related news, Sling said it is also unveiling a prototype of the new SlingPlayer for Mac HD which allows Slingbox PRO-HD users to stream HD content to their Mac computer.

For the male whose heart is as much in the kitchen than the sports arena, Sirius XM this week is launching "Bobby Flay Radio", a five-week series of live call-in shows.

Starting January 8th, the renowned chef, restaurateur and cookbook author will explore the essentials of good living for men of all ages and backgrounds.