I don't buy the notion that the Consumer Electronics Show is dead or dying, if only because the Samsungs, Sonys and LGs of the world need a place where they can peacock on a grand stage — and Las Vegas is ideal. But over my last three years of covering the show, I've realized these gadget makers can't do much to make CES exciting. That responsibility falls to Apple, Google and Microsoft, regardless of whether or not they pay for a booth or deliver a keynote.
After walking nearly 45 miles in four days – and surviving one Bieber-related ruckus without getting trampled – the bags under my eyes’ bags under their eyes still have bags under their eyes. I can’t very well complain, though, as I basically play with toys for a living.
Another CES has come and gone, so in case you missed all the hullabaloo, here’s a look at seven of the coolest gaming ideas from the show.
Don’t think of Siri as just a voice interface. Think of it as the gatekeeper to natural language searching of diverse databases and search engines that Apple will link to an ad model, which could eventually make Apple the third major search company in the world.
When last we saw the EXO UI–a touch-friendly skin that lives on top of Windows 7–it was the interface for a 11.6″ tablet called the EXOPC Slate. At ViewSonic’s booth at CES 2012, Canada-based EXOPC was showing the software off doing something new: It was running on an expansive 32″ touch screen, looking rather like [...]
The more Ultrabooks that got unveiled at CES, the more convinced I became that it’s silly to discuss them as if they were a coherent new class of portable computer. No two manufacturers seem to agree on what an Ultrabook should be. That’s neat, since it means they’re experimenting. And last Tuesday, Dell introduced my favorite answer so far to the question “What is an Ultrabook?” in the form of its new XPS 13.
I saw a lot of Ultrabooks at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, but Vizio’s Thin + Light laptops stood out. Being in Vizio’s quiet press room with no distractions probably helped, but I think there are a few better reasons why these svelte laptops — which Vizio isn’t calling Ultrabooks — have me more excited than most others.
If 3D TV isn’t as popular as TV manufacturers presumably hope it might be, it’s in part because of the hassle of dealing with 3D glasses. And part of the hassle has been their proprietary nature: Major TV makers have sold specs that worked only with their own sets, which meant that you had to [...]
As the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show has officially drawn to a close, it’s time to look forward to the year in tech. Here are 12 things from the show that caught our collective eye.
Bodymetrics lets you try on clothes without actually trying on clothes by leveraging the technology behind Microsoft’s $150 Kinect camera to create a precise 3D model of your body that mimics your movements as an on-screen avatar. When a particular item of clothing has been mapped in the same way, you’re able to see exactly how it would look on you in real life.
When you attend the Consumer Electronics Show, you’re going to get asked one question more than any other: “Seen anything cool?” I usually fumble a bit and then come up with a few products. But if anyone had asked me at this year’s show if I’d seen anything weird, I wouldn’t have had to search for an answer. I saw Autom.
