This week begins the annual tradition known as the Consumer Electronics Show. We’ll be there—I believe Mr. John Biggs is in the air as I write this—looking at all the shiny new stuff that will be on display. Our question to you right now is, what are you looking forward to? Are you totally crazy about tablets? Want to see how all this 3DTV nonsense plays out? Perhaps you’re keen on some fun gaming developments? Hmm.
I’m pretty sure this will be the CES 2011 of tablets, where Company A to Company Z will try to convince us why their Android-based tablet is worth a punt. The problem, of course, is that none of them are the iPad, which means they’ll all be labeled “iPad killers.”
If there’s anything that’s a lock in tech, it’s that calling something a “something killer” is the mark of death. It makes the item seem like a Mickey Mouse copycat that owes its entire existence to another guy’s brand name.
I’d like to see where 3DTV winds up. Last year’s CES should have been called 3D-ES because of the amount of 3DTVs out there, and to be fair none of them really dazzled. There were all sorta meh. Adoption wasn’t great either. It doesn’t help when the biggest sports broadcaster in the country, ESPN, says that it isn’t having the easiest time figuring out how to make 3D work well. How did you impress your friends with your first HDTV back in the day? You showed them an NFL game, exactly. There really hasn’t been that seminal 3DTV moment quite yet.
In closing: what are you looking for this year?
I’m looking forward to seeing a Sprint Windows Phone 7 phone and some nice tablets (the Playbook, a WebOS tablet and hopefully a tablet that runs on Windows Phone 7 or something else MS has up its sleeve).
The LG TV’s that do 3D with regular 3D glasses you get in the theater is kind of interesting.
I’m looking forward to all those “iPad killers”, LOL.
only the Tablets. especially MOTOROLA XOOM
I want to check out arm based apps processors & support offerings, Tablets of course, and though Google TV is not where they want it, the support infrastructure components for settops to see what building blocks are going to be there for future designs. Oh yeah, and parties, yep.
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3DTV (and movies) are an annoying gimmick that I wish would just go away.
On the TV front I am lot more interested in better displays. Improved Plasmas, local dimming LCD with more zones and the ever in the future OLED dream.
I am looking for a tablet with a high quality screen(IPS/PVA), no 3G, and fair price. I am interested in both ~5″ pocket devices and 10″+ couch devices. I have a feeling after CES I am going to need a giant chart to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Palm and WebOS. Give me SOMEthing.
Definably tablets. We’ve found the BEST for sure, but it seems like that may change soon. Thanks for the post!
I’m looking forward to see the latest innovation in iphone 4 cases. Especially an iphone case that can hold my ID card or credit card when I’m out partying in Vegas this weekend, and leave my bulky wallet at home. TRTLBOT
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Tablets.. all the way. Is there ever going to be a facebook tablet? That would be the “iPad Killer”. hehe..
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playstation phone ??