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2009 International Consumer Electronics Show
(from Networkworld.com)
The tech-world’s epicenter shifts to Las Vegas this week as the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show kicks off. Over the next week expect a parade of shiny, tiny, and wireless gadgets from CES exhibitors–including a 3G watch-phone from LG Electronics, a wafer-thin TV from Samsung that’s 6.5-millimeters thick, and an emphasis on emerging technology such as environmentally friendly green technologies and Wi-Tricity, a technology that allows wire-free power charging of small devices.
A major trend at CES this year is the merging of content delivery and hardware. LG will be showing off several LCD and plasma TVs with the built-in ability to stream Netflix online movies – no PC required. Yahoo and Intel will be showing prototype TVs with “widgets” that stream video from YouTube, Hulu, and display pictures from Flickr. Samsung will show one with Yahoo widgets – we’re still waiting to hear from Samsung on whether it will support YouTube and Hulu streaming.
Even Blu-ray players will get juiced with extra content. Expect to see Blu-ray players from Samsung and LG that stream not only Netflix movies but also content from Hulu, CinemaNow and other Internet-based content.
Network vendors also continue to encroach on traditional consumer electronics turf: Linksys, for example, will be announcing a digital stereo system capable of playing music all over the home (a la Sonos).
Mobile is Always Hot at CES
Mobile gear at CES will steal a lot of limelight this year.
It’s expected Palm will be unveiling its Nova smartphone operating system on new hardware, a project three years in the works. We’ve also heard there will be some new handsets (including a smartphone) from an unnamed but up-and-coming manufacturer, as well some from Motorola and Samsung.
The growing mobile projector category will get a bump this year with some new pico projectors. Microvision, which demoed its pico projector last year will be showing an updated version of its pico projector; will also be showing a pico projector, the palm-sized LCOS micro projector, the Z10. You can connect these projectors to your smartphone and project content.
PowerBeam will show off a wireless power system that uses a form of Wi-Tricity to power a set of small wireless speakers. PowerMat is expected to show off digital picture frames powered by Wi-Tricity.
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