CES 2010 Part 1 – Initial Show Notes

I am going to start off by saying that I am really excited by this year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show). For any of you that are not familiar with this product showcase that happens every January in Las Vegas, it is the show that has survived over the years as a presentation platform for both concept products and soon to be released products in the electronics industry. This show has probably survived all of the others because of its wide range of focus.  You will find just about every kind of electronic gadget you can imagine.

This year seems to have quite a lot of products involved in several major product lines, EBook Readers and Mobile Computer Technology.  In fact, notebooks and netbooks are equally in the lime light, and the main manufacturer that seems to be coming out with the greatest innovations is Lenovo.  Smart phones are also all will blows and I think we will see quite a few new products in this arena as well.With the advent of the movie Avatar, 3D has been brought back into focus (pun intended). We will see both TV’s and players that will be giving you 3D imaging right in your living room, but that is not all. Content from multiple sources is becoming more important and we are seeing the addition of internet access right on your TV of Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg news, weather and now Netflix Streaming and even Skype video phones. So now you have the ability to have Video Phone conversations with your friends and families right from your Television.  Cameras and Camcorders are going to be interesting as well. High Def is the keyword this year and we will see many products providing High Def in many different form factors. Gadgets in your cars is fast becoming the biggest competitive area for Auto Manufacturers. Ford is starting to become the king in this area with the Ford Sync being the its initial offering now they are piling on with other video presentation of car function  and information access. I will go into this in much greater detail in future postings. I am getting to the point that I want a Ford because of the technology they are offering more than the car. I have got to touch and feel this soon!

Below is a quick list of the different technologies zones that are highlighted this year at CES. The links provided below will take you to a better definition of each of these technologies zone designations and will give you a better feeling of what CES is all about.

Digital Health TechZone
eBooks TechZone
Experience 3D TechZone
Femto TechZone
HDMI TechZone
HD-PLC TechZone
Higher Ed TECH TechZone
HomePlug TechZone
i-stage TechZone
Kids@Play TechZone
Lifestyle Gadgets TechZone
Mobile DTV TechZone
Mommy Tech TechZone
Netbooks TechZone
PC Gaming Alliance TechZone
Robotics TechZone
Safe Driver TechZone
Silvers Summit TechZone
USB TechZone
Wireless Mobility Brought to You by Qualcomm
ZigBee TechZone

This is probably the first year that CES so excited me with the potential of the products that were going to be presented that I contemplated hopping and chat and when there myself to see them firsthand.  But, we're so blessed with th the state of the techno: Jude from presenting information across the Internet that I can take full advantage of those individuals and companies that do this full time.  So over the next couple weeks I'll be digesting all of the information that I can from all the various sources that are available and come back to you with those products that I have found most interesting and useful for all of us.