Consumer Electronics Show Coverage 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 by Amber
Hey readers -- We're welcoming guest blogger Peter Szabo on Byte-Sized for a few days to make live updates from the CES floor in Las Vegas! Check back early and often for all the news and amazing gadgets to come out of the show!
Here is the first update from Peter -- after this, I leave you in his hands as he leads you around the biggest consumer electronics show of the year ...
Hard to believe a year has gone by from CES 2009. As I was preparing to return to CES 2010 this week, I thought back to the big news from last year’s show and wondered what progress had been made. 3D TV was a big “wow” at last year’s show, and just as I was thinking it was too bad more progress hadn’t been made to bring 3D TV into the home- ESPN & Discovery each announced their own 3D channel rollout. Sadly you’ll need to buy a new TV for it, but still, great technology getting one step closer to reality.
Connected devices were also big last year, and after initially wondering if we really needed every device in our home to be connected to the internet, I now have a Roku box in my living room at love it. Watching Netflix movies on-demand and listening to Pandora through my surround sound system made me a big fan of “connected devices” when done right.
Some of the gadgets I saw here last year have become staples in my every day life- Canon’s Powershot SD 880IS, Koss’ PortaPro headphones and the BlackBerry’s Tour (a version of the 8900 first seen here last year). I can’t wait to see what new gear will become part of my life in the coming year!
I’ve been monitoring the hot topics leading up to the show, and while you certainly have your core products (apps, more apps, even more apps, more connected devices, more 3D TV) I am excited to see some truly innovating products (devices to keep you from txting while driving, cars with broadband internet, wireless HDTV and many more).
The Google Nexus One phone had me really fired up on Tuesday. Though not revolutionary, and not unveiled at CES, some of the features mark a nice step forward in smartphone (or app phone) technology. Let’s hope we find many products like that in the next few days. We’ll bring them to you as quickly as we can find them! Should be fun!
--Peter
Here is the first update from Peter -- after this, I leave you in his hands as he leads you around the biggest consumer electronics show of the year ...
Hard to believe a year has gone by from CES 2009. As I was preparing to return to CES 2010 this week, I thought back to the big news from last year’s show and wondered what progress had been made. 3D TV was a big “wow” at last year’s show, and just as I was thinking it was too bad more progress hadn’t been made to bring 3D TV into the home- ESPN & Discovery each announced their own 3D channel rollout. Sadly you’ll need to buy a new TV for it, but still, great technology getting one step closer to reality.
Connected devices were also big last year, and after initially wondering if we really needed every device in our home to be connected to the internet, I now have a Roku box in my living room at love it. Watching Netflix movies on-demand and listening to Pandora through my surround sound system made me a big fan of “connected devices” when done right.
Some of the gadgets I saw here last year have become staples in my every day life- Canon’s Powershot SD 880IS, Koss’ PortaPro headphones and the BlackBerry’s Tour (a version of the 8900 first seen here last year). I can’t wait to see what new gear will become part of my life in the coming year!
I’ve been monitoring the hot topics leading up to the show, and while you certainly have your core products (apps, more apps, even more apps, more connected devices, more 3D TV) I am excited to see some truly innovating products (devices to keep you from txting while driving, cars with broadband internet, wireless HDTV and many more).
The Google Nexus One phone had me really fired up on Tuesday. Though not revolutionary, and not unveiled at CES, some of the features mark a nice step forward in smartphone (or app phone) technology. Let’s hope we find many products like that in the next few days. We’ll bring them to you as quickly as we can find them! Should be fun!
--Peter
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