CES 2010 Wrap-up – Looking to our Future

Handheld and Wireless

Mobile-phone companies introduced a huge array of new devices and technologies at CES 2010. There was created a new “superphone” buzzword that may describe this industry’s new direction.

There is also a race on to gain momentum in the emerging e-reader device market space in a very crowded field. Brand new and established companies are developing devices and accessories to meet what they hope will be a strong demand by consumers.

Polaroid

How about an instant camera with the ink built into the photographic paper? at least you can preview the shot before you print it

Anyone remember this? A real camera with self-developing film.  It’s back.  About a buck a shot.

Kodak had an interesting interactive display that people literally could not keep their hands off of.

Wireless connectivity

Of course wireless connectivity was big.  Some companies were demonstrating full HDTV over wireless – up to 30 feet away from the transmitter with a totally clear picture and almost no interference.  Some of these devices had the ability to transmit a signal through some walls.

Cables to Go had a nice demonstration with their TruLink Ultra Wide-band.  You could use your home PC to connect to six devices simultaneously (or 6 PCs on a device as in sharing a projector or LCD).  Currently they use USB 2.0 to even connect your HD big screen TV to your receiver 30 feet away!

Wireless PC tablet – Nvidia/Verizon

NVIDIA and the Verizon Wireless LTE Innovation Center demonstrated the full Internet experience in 1080p HD on touchscreen tablets.  The demonstration took place using an NVIDIA Tegra-powered Ultra tablet which utilized the ultra-broad bandwidth of a Motorola 4G wireless.