Official TG 2012 CES Show thread

[Bamboo]

Television News

Sony News

Not too much out of sony so far. In fact, they just announced last week they were giving up on OLED, and some think they are going to drop the TV market all together.

But until they do, they have some nice looking sets, one they are calling a Crystal LED:





Sony fights the OLED future with new 'Crystal LED' prototype (Update: Hands-on!)

Sony crams 6 million LEDs into prototype Crystal display

Eyes On Sony’s Insane Crystal LED Prototype Display


Some other sets:




Sony's best 2012 LED TV stays edge-lit, not full-array

Sony BRAVIA HX850 and HX750 LED LCD HDTVs

Sony announced three new series of HDTVs for 2012

Could Sony's HX750 LED TV be a stealth value?




Panasonic

Panasonic has had the plasma top dog the last couple of years, but looks like on top of some updates to that they are going to have a major push in LED



Panasonic’s New Plasmas Are Built for the 99 Percent

Panasonic GT50 plasma boasts improved picture and design

Panasonic goes large with high-end LCDs

Will the Panasonic ST50 be the best TV value ever?

Panasonic expands app offerings for Viera Connect, brings Skype, Disney, MySpace and more

[Bamboo]

Television News

And finally, for the rest of the TV news.

First up is an HDMI doggle that they say will put Android on your TV instantly:
Always Innovating HDMI Dongle gives your TV Android 4.0
If it's cheap, I'll get one for sure.




Lenovo's 55-inch IdeaTV K91 is the world's first Android Ice Cream Sandwich TV
and
Eyes On Lenovo’s 55-Inch Idea Android HDTV: It Might Make You Wanna Move to China
and
Lenovo LeTV (IdeaTV) hands-on: a 55-inch Ice Cream Sandwich HDTV (video)
and
Checking out Lenovo’s 55-inch Android 4 HDTV




Hands-on Toshiba's 55-inch 4K glasses-free 3DTV - tech is looking better.




Sharp to deliver first 80-inch Quattron 3DTV, 20 more new HDTVs


Other bits:
Opera TV Store brings a unified app store experience across all TV-platforms

Control your cable box on your TV

[Spyder228]

Word is Samnsung is going to unveil the Galaxy Nexus on the Sprint network which I'm mixed about.

And having tried eye tracking at work - have to say that I do not want. Everytime I used it my eyes would pour like Niagara Falls. It's cool for extra accessibility but there's no way it's going to replace my mouse and now way it's coming near me.

Sent from my EVO

[Bamboo]

Now for a bit more about Vizio like I said I would earlier.
Engadget posted a bit about their tablet earlier, then updated the article.
Check it here:



Vizio reveals an image of its new 10-inch tablet... and not much else (update: there's more)

Not much there, but when you click on the source link, they send you here:

http://www.vizio.com/ces


Ok, now I'm interested!

I would have never considered a Vizeo TV before, but they have been putting out some pretty good sound bars lately.

Looks like they have a new one of those to show.

But check out the other stuff like the Wireless HD Kit, Universal Remote (IS THAT A BUILT IN TOUCHPAD and Keyboard !!!), and a Blu-Ray with Google TV built in.

Can't wait to hear more about those.

[SuperDudeBT]

The Samsung Google TV box + Blu-ray player looks like what I've been looking for. If it's at $200 or under, I'll probably be getting it. I'll just have to wait til summer, though, for it to release! The remote for it (the Vizio looks similar) looks really awesome and has a lot of features. I just hope it'll work well with my Insignia (Best Buy brand) TV! The funny thing is, my remote for my Insignia TV can't be programmed to control my Insignia Blu-ray player. So I'm juggling three remotes (cable box, TV for input switching, and Blu-ray), plus I also have my laptop hooked up for Netflix and the such. I control it with my phone. So it's a lot of stuff, and I'd like to simplify it.

[Ven]

what....no booth babes?

[hil3illy]

Noticed this article today, it could bring some interesting concepts to the PC gaming devs, Kinect hitting Windows in February.

[SuperDudeBT]

what....no booth babes?

The girl at the 80 incher doesn't count?

[DeF]

I must say the bezels on some of those screens were down right sexy. I keep thinking about pushing them together and....playing ARMA 3.

[Spyder228]

It's official:

Sprint to get the Galaxy Nexus

As a Sprint subscriber with an older phone (Evo), I'm actually kind of disappointed in this. Had Sprint gotten this phone last summer I would have upgraded in an instant. Now they're going to be releasing a phone that's already 8 months old with even better stuff coming down the pike for next summer. Unless I can get it for hella cheap I'll be holding on to my old clunker till August.

[Jeepo]

I think you are confusing this mate, the Galaxy Nexus is my current phone and it only released here in the UK ok November 22nd and in the US in December. Get it it is an amazing phone, I have used iPhones for 3 years and will never go back.

[SuperDudeBT]

I think you are confusing this mate, the Galaxy Nexus is my current phone and it only released here in the UK ok November 22nd and in the US in December. Get it it is an amazing phone, I have used iPhones for 3 years and will never go back.

I have it on Verizon and it is indeed an awesome phone. First phone to get ICS. And since it's a Nexus, it'll be the first to get updates, while the other phones will take a few months if they continue that trend with ICS.

[Spyder228]

I thought it came out like last summer in the UK. You guys think it's worth it with all the powerhouses supposedly coming next summer? I've read rumors of quad core maybe 1080p phones.

[SuperDudeBT]

I thought it came out like last summer in the UK. You guys think it's worth it with all the powerhouses supposedly coming next summer? I've read rumors of quad core maybe 1080p phones.

You're thinking about the Samsung Galaxy S II or something like that. The Galaxy Nexus is the Google flagship device with the vanilla version of the operating system. No shells put on the OS by the manufacturer or carrier.

[=DdogG=]

I got my galaxy nexus the day it came out - Friday, December 16th on VZW. It is most certainly not 8 months old... and yes, it is most definately worth picking up... I LOVE mine, and even moreso after I rroted it (within an hour of getting it home. lol)