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If you don’t watch the news or didn’t quite get what everyone was talking about, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is where the unveiling of the next generation and newest gadgets of thousands of vendors, including the world’s leading manufactures, attract well over 100,000 attendees. Tech geeks from all over flood to Las Vegas. I have been to CES several times in the past, each being memorable in their own ways. Even though I wasn’t able to attend this year’s event, I wanted to share some of the highlights of the CES 2012 from TheVerge.com

• The Best Laptops of CES 2012
• The Best Tablets of CES 2012
• The Best Phones of CES 2012
• The Best HDTVs of CES 2012
• The Best Cameras of CES 2012
• The Best Peripherals of CES 2012

Google has updated it’s “Offline Gmail” app for Google Chrome browser users to add keyboard shortcuts as well as the option to set how far back email is saved locally.

Now when I’m in the field without email, or on an airplane, I can access my existing email, reply to messages, or create new email. After regaining Internet connectivity, Offline Gmail will send and sync up.

The newest upgrade enables keyboard shortcuts. I have gone over the Gmail (and Google Apps) keyboard shortcuts in my Tech Talk training and EVERYONE who absolutely loves the efficiency that it provides. Now, it’s available to the Offline Gmail. A very nice upgrade!

For all of you Gmail and Google Apps users with iOS devices (iPhones and iPads) Google has released their iOS app. Click here to download. Technically, Google released the app 2 weeks ago but immediately pulled it out of the App Store due to bugs.

I have played with the app tonight and although it’s stable, it’s not super useful (yet). I think the interface is better than the web app and the search in your email is fantastic.

However, it isn’t perfect. First off, it doesn’t support multiple accounts. This may not affect everyone but for those who have more than one Gmail or Google Apps email, this is a pretty big deal. Also the app doesn’t support banner notifications. Another pretty big deal for those who now rely on banner notifications to get a quick snapshot of what you need to know.

So far I’m going to keep it. Although I’m not so sure I’m ready to give up native iOS Mail app just yet.