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What to Expect (3DTV, Format Wars, Microsoft & Apple) | January 6, 2010
- Everything HDTV & 3DTV
CES 2010 gets underway this week. We think it's going to be a big show for HDTV and everything to do with home entertainment including Blu-ray players, streaming services, speakers, mounting equipment and more. We also expect to see a lot of activity around 3DTV as competing technologies from Sony, Panasonic, LG and others vie for attention.
- 3DTV Format War Looming?
With the popularity of recent 3D movies like "Up" and "Avatar," we expect to see a lot of activity around 3DTV at this year's show. The standard for putting 3D programming on Blu-ray has just been finalized but the glasses and display standards remain to be settled. So far it looks like a race between the active shutter glasses championed by Panasonic and passive glasses backed by others. Let's hope it doesn't end up creating as much turmoil as the high definition DVD format war.
Aside from the new Blu-ray 3D standard other standards are falling into place like the new HDMI 1.4 standard which will adds support for 3D to HDMI. We also read that DirecTV is going to introduce a 3D HDTV channel sometime in 2010.
- Windows 7 Multi-Touch Brings it All Together
Microsoft doesn't appear to have a lot to offer at this year's CES. The Xbox 360 doesn't have a built-in Blu-ray player, the Zune HD isn't hurting iPod Touch sales, the Windows Mobile phone OS is losing ground and who knows when Media Servers are going to finally catch on?
Meanwhile, Microsoft does have this cool gesture-based interface called Natal as well as a multi-touch interface built into Windows 7. We expect to see more laptops and all-in-one computers showing off all the cool things you can do with a multi-touch display.
- CES Might Look More like Comdex
With a slew of new processors and chips from Intel, Nvidia, and Broadcom running everything from all-in-one-PCs to all kinds of mobile devices, we expect to see a lot of attention paid to computers, chip sets, and operating systems.
- Apple Might Steal the Show Again
Two years ago Apple stole the buzz at CES all the way from San Francisco when it announced the iPhone. There may be more Apple buzz this year with the latest rumor indicating a tablet announcement could come as early as January 26th. Apple may also capture a lot of show buzz with a very prominent iPhone app area.
- Will Kindle Get Some Competition?
Amazon must have been pleased to watch Barnes and Noble and Sony struggle to deliver the Nook and the Daily Edition this season but we expect to see lots of e-Reader activity at CES. Plastic Logic has been promoting their large screen e-Reader for a year and has promised to have something to show at this year's show. Spring Design will be showing their Alex e-Reader that looks very similar to the Nook. One e-Reader we're anxious to see is a rumored 2 page color reader from Asus.
Full story: http://www.retrevo.com/my/5875/article/15291899/3DTV-Laptops-Blu-ray-HDTV-and-more-Hot-Products-at-CES-2010?cmpid=Email
CES 2010 gets underway this week. We think it's going to be a big show for HDTV and everything to do with home entertainment including Blu-ray players, streaming services, speakers, mounting equipment and more. We also expect to see a lot of activity around 3DTV as competing technologies from Sony, Panasonic, LG and others vie for attention.
- 3DTV Format War Looming?
With the popularity of recent 3D movies like "Up" and "Avatar," we expect to see a lot of activity around 3DTV at this year's show. The standard for putting 3D programming on Blu-ray has just been finalized but the glasses and display standards remain to be settled. So far it looks like a race between the active shutter glasses championed by Panasonic and passive glasses backed by others. Let's hope it doesn't end up creating as much turmoil as the high definition DVD format war.
Aside from the new Blu-ray 3D standard other standards are falling into place like the new HDMI 1.4 standard which will adds support for 3D to HDMI. We also read that DirecTV is going to introduce a 3D HDTV channel sometime in 2010.
- Windows 7 Multi-Touch Brings it All Together
Microsoft doesn't appear to have a lot to offer at this year's CES. The Xbox 360 doesn't have a built-in Blu-ray player, the Zune HD isn't hurting iPod Touch sales, the Windows Mobile phone OS is losing ground and who knows when Media Servers are going to finally catch on?
Meanwhile, Microsoft does have this cool gesture-based interface called Natal as well as a multi-touch interface built into Windows 7. We expect to see more laptops and all-in-one computers showing off all the cool things you can do with a multi-touch display.
- CES Might Look More like Comdex
With a slew of new processors and chips from Intel, Nvidia, and Broadcom running everything from all-in-one-PCs to all kinds of mobile devices, we expect to see a lot of attention paid to computers, chip sets, and operating systems.
- Apple Might Steal the Show Again
Two years ago Apple stole the buzz at CES all the way from San Francisco when it announced the iPhone. There may be more Apple buzz this year with the latest rumor indicating a tablet announcement could come as early as January 26th. Apple may also capture a lot of show buzz with a very prominent iPhone app area.
- Will Kindle Get Some Competition?
Amazon must have been pleased to watch Barnes and Noble and Sony struggle to deliver the Nook and the Daily Edition this season but we expect to see lots of e-Reader activity at CES. Plastic Logic has been promoting their large screen e-Reader for a year and has promised to have something to show at this year's show. Spring Design will be showing their Alex e-Reader that looks very similar to the Nook. One e-Reader we're anxious to see is a rumored 2 page color reader from Asus.
Full story: http://www.retrevo.com/my/5875/article/15291899/3DTV-Laptops-Blu-ray-HDTV-and-more-Hot-Products-at-CES-2010?cmpid=Email
