Consumer Electronics Show 2012

[AgnesIO]

Christmas is over. Well sort of. CES 2012 is now the talking point in my eyes! Post any CES rumours in this thread, or what you expect to see - any technology predictions should be posted HERE (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=731416).

LG have announced a new range of OLED tv's, and also a 55 inch, OLED tv the thickness of a ballpoint pen.

The official blog/news source for CES and the CEA is Engadget (www.engadget.com - check it out!)

(Now to go and post the thread I have come on for ;))

[AgnesIO]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/were-live-from-ces-2012/

E (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/were-live-from-ces-2012/)ngadget are now at CES.

Latest news:http://www.engadget.com/ces

[AgnesIO]

SWEETTT

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/vizio-desktop-laptop-pc/

[Jordy]

Is it just me who finds CES fundamentally boring? It's completely over-rated. Nothing decent ever materialises from it, it's just a bunch of product releases from Japanese companies with better televisions (Thinner, larger etc) every year. Then there's some obscure gadgets which will be featured on the gadget show but most likely be forgotten about in a few months time and never make it to mass-market.

I don't mean to sound like an Apple fanboy because I'm anything but, however I'd much rather watch one of their keynote addresses and product releases any day.

[AgnesIO]

Is it just me who finds CES fundamentally boring? It's completely over-rated. Nothing decent ever materialises from it, it's just a bunch of product releases from Japanese companies with better televisions (Thinner, larger etc) every year. Then there's some obscure gadgets which will be featured on the gadget show but most likely be forgotten about in a few months time and never make it to mass-market.

I don't mean to sound like an Apple fanboy because I'm anything but, however I'd much rather watch one of their keynote addresses and product releases any day.

An interesting post.

In some aspects I know where you are coming from. However, it always excites me as thinner, larger, faster excites me (although, that is EXACTLY what Apple keynotes are about (+lighter)!) I love any new consumer electronics to be honest, tbf even a fridge with a fast computer in it interests me! I am hoping some decent new phones get released (for example Motorola's one last year), Android 4.0 in particular. The obscure gadgets are not as important for me though.

I too love Apple's keynotes, well I certainly did when Steve Jobs was doing them - he knew how to excite the crowd, he was fantastic. I love those just as much as CES and any other big technology show though, and I hope Apple has a few keynotes this year too.

[GommeInc]

Is it just me who finds CES fundamentally boring? It's completely over-rated. Nothing decent ever materialises from it, it's just a bunch of product releases from Japanese companies with better televisions (Thinner, larger etc) every year. Then there's some obscure gadgets which will be featured on the gadget show but most likely be forgotten about in a few months time and never make it to mass-market.

I don't mean to sound like an Apple fanboy because I'm anything but, however I'd much rather watch one of their keynote addresses and product releases any day.
Agreed, just a bunch of new televisions and products people have known about for months in advance, except they're all under one roof and re-announcing what they have to offer.

As for the latter, I would contemplate suicide. American keynote speeches are just as irritating as evangelical church services where you get a bunch of people running around screaming over what is essentially nothing, especially when facts and figures are all misinterpreted, falsified or missed out completely in the midst of the ecstatic screaming.


I hope Apple has a few keynotes this year too.
Does Apple show up at CES? I thought they used to announce whatever they're planning at their own special event, and ignore CES completely - or it's another show :P

[Mathew]

My uncle is over there right now for the CES! :)

[AgnesIO]

Agreed, just a bunch of new televisions and products people have known about for months in advance, except they're all under one roof and re-announcing what they have to offer.

As for the latter, I would contemplate suicide. American keynote speeches are just as irritating as evangelical church services where you get a bunch of people running around screaming over what is essentially nothing, especially when facts and figures are all misinterpreted, falsified or missed out completely in the midst of the ecstatic screaming.


Does Apple show up at CES? I thought they used to announce whatever they're planning at their own special event, and ignore CES completely - or it's another show :P

My post came across incorrectly. I meant I hope they have a good few keynotes this year (literally this year, not CES :)). And yeah, they ignore CES (well they probably wait to see what is released, then use it on their own product release a few months later lol).

Also, that is what I love about keynotes. Seeing how companies use statistics and stuff to get things across - it is interesting how successful (and how many fails) companies have over stuff like that.


My uncle is over there right now for the CES! :)

Yeah. Well. I dislike your uncle :P

[xxMATTGxx]

http://mattgarner.net/upload/images/1326180455.png

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694085/intel-nikiski-laptop-prototype-full-width-touchpad

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/intel-shows-off-nikishki-prototype-with-sprawling-touchscreen-de/

More pictures:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694171/Intel-Nikiski-hands-on-pictures-video


Interesting

[Stephen!]

Intel caught cheating while demonstrating


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otcge1cn8Os&feature=player_embedded



Intel attempted to demonstrate the DirectX 11 capabilities of their Ivy Bridge based Ultrabook and guess what; although the commentator was doing his best to simulate his driving skills and claimed that F1 2011 was running in DX11 mode, the main monitor betrayed him when he tried to press the play button on the video player program that was running at the background.

[AgnesIO]

http://mattgarner.net/upload/images/1326180455.png

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694085/intel-nikiski-laptop-prototype-full-width-touchpad

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/intel-shows-off-nikishki-prototype-with-sprawling-touchscreen-de/

More pictures:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694171/Intel-Nikiski-hands-on-pictures-video


Interesting

Certainly interesting. Personally, I think the Ultrabooks look hideous the the glass screen, doesn't look good at all. I guess they could have some kind of use though..


Intel caught cheating while demonstrating


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otcge1cn8Os&feature=player_embedded




Guess in the end, as long as it was actually done on DX11 Ultrabooks it doesn't really matter - if it was filmed on a gaming desktop it would be pretty bad :P

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Also, on the Ultrabook stuff, why are companies putting price tags of like $1,300 on so many of them? Surely it would be more ideal to target a Macbook Air style price, since I can't imagine people being prepared to fork out so much.. (I know they are far better spec'd, but even so).

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Kicks off in 18 minutes.

[Stephen!]

Thing is, with that kind of quality it must have been recorded through fraps or something... that would surely kill performance on an ultrabook

[Mathew]

http://mattgarner.net/upload/images/1326180455.png

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694085/intel-nikiski-laptop-prototype-full-width-touchpad

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/intel-shows-off-nikishki-prototype-with-sprawling-touchscreen-de/

More pictures:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2694171/Intel-Nikiski-hands-on-pictures-video


Interesting
I don't think I quite see the point in it.. why would you want to move your arm the whole width of your laptop? :P The screen function of it is interesting though, although I see little purpose.


Intel caught cheating while demonstrating


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otcge1cn8Os&feature=player_embedded



CRINGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Why does he insist on wearing that beret too omg...

[AgnesIO]

I don't think I quite see the point in it.. why would you want to move your arm the whole width of your laptop? :P The screen function of it is interesting though, although I see little purpose.


CRINGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Why does he insist on wearing that beret too omg...

Too right on the beret situation x :L

[AgnesIO]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/project-fiona-raises-the-stakes-for-gaming-tablets-packs-ivy-br/

O (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/project-fiona-raises-the-stakes-for-gaming-tablets-packs-ivy-br/)verpriced, but pretty sweet :D

[Eoin247]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/project-fiona-raises-the-stakes-for-gaming-tablets-packs-ivy-br/

O (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/project-fiona-raises-the-stakes-for-gaming-tablets-packs-ivy-br/)verpriced, but pretty sweet :D

I saw an article on this before. It sounds amazing but if you can't remove those nunchuks (and from what I've read you can't) then it's essentially just an oversized handheld games console and not a tablet.

[GommeInc]

I saw an article on this before. It sounds amazing but if you can't remove those nunchuks (and from what I've read you can't) then it's essentially just an oversized handheld games console and not a tablet.
Indeed, what you have is a Wii U controller enjoying a bit of hanky panky with two WiiMotes, if the pictures are anything to go by. A tablet literally has to be a screen, anything added to that is an add-on. Otherwise, you have an impractical tablet.

Also, has anyone else found CES to be incredibly boring this year? More boring than usual? It's just a bunch of celebs running around playing with technology that lacks any sort of "wow" factor.

[Chippiewill]

Sooooo many OLED tvs this year, and some 55" ones being released THIS YEAR as well as a 4k tv being finally released and an 8k being shown off WITH NATIVE CONTENT!
Finally I revolution in TVs.

I personally think Sony is delaying the playstation 4 so they can stick in 4k compatibility.

[efq]

Take bets on how soon Apple will release their lawyer hounds?
1 month!

[AgnesIO]

Indeed, what you have is a Wii U controller enjoying a bit of hanky panky with two WiiMotes, if the pictures are anything to go by. A tablet literally has to be a screen, anything added to that is an add-on. Otherwise, you have an impractical tablet.

Also, has anyone else found CES to be incredibly boring this year? More boring than usual? It's just a bunch of celebs running around playing with technology that lacks any sort of "wow" factor.

Admittedly it certainly hasn't been as packed as normal when it comes to exciting new things.

Also, don't forget the Razer thing would play more than Sonic! On the other hand, I was talking to a friend and we both thought it would be pointless if the 'wiimotes' didn't detach themselves.