Official TG 2012 CES Show thread

[Bamboo]

Ok folks, it's that time of year again. That's right, the Consumer Electronics Show is happening this week!!!!
So remember for the next few days you are going to want to skip wearing underwear so you don't have to worry about getting them blown off with all the mind blowing tech news

I'll be taking massive doses of caffeine through IV to keep up with all the latest and will be posting it here for you to drool over.
But come on guys, help me out. If you see some cool bit of news or an article with some better pics than what I found, be sure to post them!

For a refresher, here is a link to last year's CES thread: Ces 2011 !!!!

This year is pretty interesting because there have been a LOT of early leaks. Seems companies are letting stuff slip a bit so they don't have to compete as much.

I'll try to split sections up to keep things a bit organized, so like TV news together, computer news together, etc.

Television News



LG Cinema Screen LCD HDTVs slice bezel to 1mm, let two players share one TV





LG details 55-inch OLED TV, will show off its true colors at CES 2012
and
US Version of LG’s 55-Inch OLED HDTV Revealed-First Photos




LG Unveils Worlds First 84-Inch Passive 3D HDTV With Full Resolution


Other news:

Vizio flashes a sleek new HDTV design in Rose Bowl ad, we'll see more at CES (video)

Westinghouse 2012 CES HDTV lineup unveiled, plenty of LCDs for all

Google TV adds LG to the fold, will demo new hardware along with Sony, Vizio (update: video, pics!) -looks like Google TV might be going somewhere finally

Samsung pushes SwipeIt media sharing app, AirPlay competitor to Smart TVs - Wow, if this is true would be an awesome feature to have



Home Theater News





LG home theater system adds vertical speakers for 9.1 surround sound




Tablet News

Ok, this section will be pretty crazy this year, with TONS of new stuff expected





One Laptop Per Child XO 3.0 tablet to be showcased at CES 2012
and
OLPC outs XO 3.0 tablet at last, will make its debut at CES (update: pictures!)


Other news:

Toshiba promises world's thinnest and lightest 10.1-inch tablet and 13.3-inch Ultrabook, 55-inch QFHD TV, other wonderment for CES

ASUS tablet roadmap 2012 revealed
and
7-inch ASUS Eee Memo Pad gets leaked, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon inside
and
ASUS Transformer Prime Mini to be unveiled at CES?



Cell Phone News

Three zBoost signal amplifiers to be unveiled at CES: SOHO Xtreme for home, zForce for car and 4G-V for Verizon LTE

Wilson Electronics introduces the world's first LTE signal booster ahead of CES


Computer Tech News

One of the biggest bits of news in this section:
Vizio's next market? Desktop and laptop PCs (Update: pictures!)




Sensics Natalia head-tracking 3D goggles work alone or with PCs, consoles and phones - Video at the link. OK, I have to admit, this looks goofy as hell, but I would have no problem using one at home with no one watching, paired up with ARMA 3




Samsung's bringing three new displays to CES: commence throwing your money at the screen
and
Samsung uses monitors to achieve device harmony

Other News:

LG gets ready for CES with a new gang of IPS monitors

ASUS Eee PC Flare leaked ahead of CES, AMD and Intel models promised


Broadcom introduces first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chipset, wishes 802.11n well - this is good news, looks like gaming on next gen wi-fi will never be a problem in the future

LG reveals Z330 / Z430 Ultrabooks, P535 / A540 laptops and 3D-enabled V300 all-in-one PC

Victorinox to launch 1TB USB / eSATA II flash drive with built-in LCD at CES

Velocity Micro reveals tech bounty for CES: projectors, tabs and more




Plantronics accidentally outs GameCom 780 7.1 surround sound headset
and
Plantronics GameCom 780 7.1 surround sound gaming headset hands-on

Turtle Beach unleashes M-series mobile headphones, updates Ear Force gaming headset lineup

Mionix Zibal 60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is rage proof


Random News



Corning to show off Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012


Cubify brings 3D printer and Kinect app to CES - Lots of tech sites saying 3d printing is going to be big in 2012

Ford to demo beta of MyFord Mobile app at CES, lets you tweet about your Focus from afar

Fujifilm opens the FinePix camera floodgates ahead of CES

iShower water-resistant Bluetooth speaker being unveiled at CES, aims to improve those shower jams - I really want one of these!

Optrix VideoPro brings extreme data to your mundane iPhone clips




Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 full details leaked, 720p camera and new flight modes?



Ok, that is most of the Pre show stuff I have, but the next few days will be pretty crazy........................

[QuantumQrack]

The 5.1 and 7.1 surround headsets interest me. I am waiting for one that actually works well and is not a gimmick.

[Bamboo]

The 5.1 and 7.1 surround headsets interest me. I am waiting for one that actually works well and is not a gimmick.

Google "tritton" here in this forum and you can see what I've said about my 5.1 set.
Mine actually broke recently and I spent a bit looking around for new ones, and since tritton was bought by madcatz they have changed a lot, so don't know if they are still awesome. I ended up buying some epoxy and fixing mine, so I'm good for the moment.
When they work, it really is amazing. But the source (game, movie, etc.), and the system, have to be set up right to make the 5.1 work right.

[SuperDudeBT]

I'm looking forward to seeing the Google TV standalone products. If they make another box that also has Bluray and a compact keyboard remote, I'll be getting it.

[DeF]

The 5.1 and 7.1 surround headsets interest me. I am waiting for one that actually works well and is not a gimmick.

As Bamboo pointed out Tritton however also as he mentioned they were bought by Mad Catz. Really the sets are still good and I have owned two (AX360, AX51 Pro). They have lasted long and I like the support for traditional sound cards. Any headset that uses USB I find to be cheap even Razer's Megalodon, don't get me wrong most are ok but USB just tends to muddy the mix. There are others out there that are true surround headphones like Pysko's which are really just expensive mumbo jumbo (Yes, I tested them.) and also Turtle Beach I believe makes some sets however I have no faith in their products or support.

I have been watching Razer though as they have upped the ante by reinventing they're true surround headset line. The new set is the Razer Tiamat which you can read more about here.

[Bamboo]

Ok! Ok! Ok!
Back for an update, and I have tech news leaking out of my ears. Just ran through at least 400+ articles from a dozen sites and my RSS feeds on top of that.
The need news is HOLY CRAP there is some awesome stuff about to cause our bank accounts to shrink.
The bad news is my fingers are about to fall off from all I'm about to post.
You don't have to read it all, just the sections you want. A lot of the links will have some repeats of some info, but if it is something cool and your interested in it I wanted to make sure you have as many links to look at as possible. And some link will have this little detail that others didn't, or some different pics or renderings.

So much stuff to I'm going to split up into a post for each section.

Put your drool bib on and lets get started..............................

Going to start off with cell phone section since it is a smaller one.



Cell Phone News





This might not be huge news, but its still cool.
This phone runs on a AA battery and can sit around for 15 years ready for an emergency. I'm going to get one for my grandmother as soon as they release.
SpareOne phone runs on just one AA battery
and
SpareOne: a cellphone that can run for 15 years
and
New Cell Phone from SpareOne that runs on a single AA Battery





Gametel bluetooth controller for Android and iOS hands-on





Motorola Razr Maxx: An Android Phone With a Battery That Might Actually Last You a Whole Day





Motorola’s New Droid 4 Is the Phone to Get for People Who Still Love Physical Keyboards
and
Verizon's Droid 4 finally official





AT&T Galaxy Note with LTE hands-on at CES 2012 (video)




Boostcase hands-on


Other news:

HTC Titan II coming to AT&T, finally delivers LTE to Mango lovers

Griffin AirCurve Window Mount hands-on (video)

Hands-on with LG Viper, an LTE smartphone coming to Sprint

LG Spectrum eyes-on

PS Vita coming to AT&T next month

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD coming to AT&T: 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, LTE, 'razor-thin'

Verizon introduces two Jetpack 'global ready' 4G LTE mobile hotspots

There is a ton more, but those are some of the highlights. If you want to read up on some more here is a good start:
Link: http://mobile.engadget.com/

[Bamboo]

Tablet News

One of the biggest news pieces of cool news today is Onlive announcing a way to stream a windows desktop to your iPad.




OnLive launches desktop app, streams start menus to your iPad, we go hands on (video)
and
Windows on an iPad: OnLive Desktop rents you PC in the cloud
and
OnLive Desktop for iPad (photos)




AT&T Pantech Element hands-on at CES 2012 (video)
This one is pretty cool because it is just about waterproof. Only downside is you have to get it with ATT contract.



OLPC's XO 3.0 tablet hands-on (video)




Look at this! Lenovo has a super tablet kind of like the Asus Transformer!
Lenovo's IdeaTab S2 10-inch does tablet transformation, packs a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon (update: hands-on)
and
Lenovo LePad K2010 (IdeaTab K2) hands-on: 1.7GHz Tegra 3, full HD IPS display (updated)




Ok, more big news is that people are all raving about the Vizio tablet and computer equipment. They are comparing it to apple!
I'll have more stuff in other sections, but Vizio is moving up in the world. Till then, check out this video:
Hands On With Vizio’s Edgy New Tablet: This Is Not the Product of a "Cheap TV" Company




Toshiba AT200 tablet coming to the US as the Excite X10, starting at $530 for 16GB - this is supposed to be the thinnest 10" on the market


Other news bits:

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME171, ME370T and high-end Transformer Prime TF700T revealed So there is going to be a 3rd ASUS Transformer model released, this one more powerful.

Eee Pad Transformer to receive Ice Cream Sandwich after January 12th, ASUS confirms

Gigabyte intros S1081 Windows slate and T1006M netvertible, both packing Cedar Trail

HP Spectre spotted on CES show floor

Verizon Galaxy Tab 7.7 with LTE hands-on at CES 2012 (video)

Waterproof Android Phones and Tablets Are Swimmingly Refreshing

[Bamboo]

Computer Tech News

Tons of computer news today, and most of it just showing off new models of desktop or laptop, but I tried to get some of the bigger news.
Intel had a big press conference today and one of the biggest bits was this:

Intel: 75-plus Ultrabooks coming in 2012, 50 percent of them will have 14- and 15-inch screens

So pretty much looks like soon laptops will be going away, and they are going to try and get rid of net books too.





Samsung unveils redesigned Series 9 laptops with 13- and 15-inch displays, starting at $1,399
and
Samsung raises design bar with Series 9 laptop (just don't call it an 'ultrabook')
and
Samsung unveils 13- and 14-inch Series 5 Ultrabooks, starting at $899 (hands-on)




Acer announces 'world's thinnest' 13.3-inch Aspire S5 Ultrabook at CES 2012 (update: pictures)
and
Acer reveals Timeline Ultra at CES: eight hours of life, shipping Q1 2012





Lenovo quietly outs the IdeaPad U300e, a $799 Ultrabook with a hybrid hard drive
and
Lenovo's IdeaPad U310 and U410 Ultrabooks start at an inexpensive $699, weigh a little more than the competition




ROCCAT invades US gaming market, brings peripherals to CES




Mad Catz / Tritton ship 5.8 Ghz wireless headset for Xbox 360, dub it Primer
and
Mad Catz and Microsoft in cahoots on new Primer headset





This is making major news on all the tech sites right now:
I Just Controlled Windows 8 With My Eyes and It Made Me Believe in Technology Again
and
Tobii's Gaze interface lets you use your eyes to move a cursor, perform gestures in Windows 8 (video)


Other news bits:

Hands-on with Vizio's laptops, desktops and 10-inch tablet - more loving on the Vizio stuff

LG introduces four new IPS monitors in 23 and 27-inch sizes, 2D to 3D conversion on tap

Panasonic outs 'world's smallest and thinnest' 4K x 2K IPS LCD monitor

Pre-CES 2012 preview of Thermaltake coolers including Frio Extreme

AcerCloud unveiled, bringing free cloud connectivity to all future Acer PCs

3M Touch Systems 46-inch Projected Capacitive Display hands-on (video)

Crucial Ballistix Sport, Tactical, and Elite Memory Now Available in 8 GB Modules

Samsung introduces WiFi SmartCam and video baby monitor (update: hands-on!)

Targus USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Video Adapters

[bolagnaise]

Love you work bamboo.

Firstly who needs 8gb dimm modules. What the hell would you be doing to use 64gb of memory. I was encoding a video and playing bf3 and I couldn't get over 5gb.

That windows 8 eye tracking is awesome. Now they need to adapt a game to that technology once it has matured.

[Bamboo]

Home Theater News

This is going to be a bit on the lean side because most of the toys in this section haven't been shown yet.




Sony keeps Google TV alive with new Blu-ray player, set top box
and
Sony’s Google TV Streamer Picks Up Where the Logitech Revue Left Off
and
Sony's second try at Google TV brings Blu-ray player, streaming box and a new remote




Sony's Blu-ray lineup gets much-needed user interface redesign, much-unneeded 4K upscaling
and
Sony's 2012 lineup of Blu-ray players, one with 4K




LG's sound bars snub AirPlay, stick with Bluetooth




LG's Blu-ray home theater systems bet big on wireless rear speakers


Other news bits:

Marvell shows off ARM-powered Google TV, looks a lot like Google TV

Panasonic carpet bombs CES with nine new Blu-Ray players

RCA-branded hardware at CES includes mobile TVs with Android, soundbar / media streamer


Hope to have more soon!

[Bamboo]

Random News

Ok, trying to type this for the 4th time now. One of my links is crashing my browser and I just wasted the last 45 mins.

Lots of random news , but one of the biggest topics is recharging, with lots of new gadgets to help us do that:



Duracell Powermat hands-on (video)




Powerbag introduces a ton of ways to charge just about everything - Some may call it a Man-purse, but if it keeps me juiced all day, I might have to carry it anyway.




Powertech Ultra Slim outlet expander brings USB ports to your wall outlet




Newer Technology Shows Dual Socket USB Power Outlet without Phantom Draw -the big news here is it shuts power to the USB when not in use so no vampire draw




RCA renovates the AC plug, turns your outlets into charging stations

The RCA plug above is actually already for sale at Lowes home improvement: RCA USB Wall Plate Charger
I bought one last week and love it. Its next to my recliner to keep the phone charged.
But while looking for that link I just saw this:



Link: http://www.lowes.com/pd_365252-334-T...usb&facetInfo=

I will have one of those installed on either side of my bed by this weekend!!

Also: Fulton Innovation ready to show off new wireless charging techniques at CES


In other news, there is a lot of stuff about networking:


Netgear Media Storage router makes Apple Time Capsule so last year

Netgear range extender gets true dual-band

CES 2012: Belkin Reveals N900 DB Router at CES

Netgear at CES 2012: Powerline, wireless routers, home networking and more

SD Association Adds Standardized Wireless Communication to SD Memory Cards - this is pretty big news since it means all SD cards could send pics to your computer without plugging in the cord or popping the card

ViaSat residential satellite broadband internet hands-on (video)


Going to post this as a Part 1 of random just in case I have another crash.

[Bamboo]

Random News - Part 2




Audiovox Android headrest pairs DVD player with app delights





Parrot demonstrates AR.Drone 2.0 at CES
and
Parrot unveils AR.Drone 2.0 with 720p HD camera, autonomous video-recording, we go hands-on

Looks like it shoots some good video now. Check out the demo video in the first link.

More toys:



Wi-Spi Helicopter and Intruder RC toys put the childlike wonder back into spying on your neighbors



Samsung unveils Smart Cam streaming home monitoring system for iOS, Android




Xerox Mobile Scanner wirelessly sends files to your PC, iOS or Android device - could come in very handy for business people




Lots of stuff from Ford at CES, including the new Fusion which has a hybrid
Ford unveils Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, alongside gas and regular hybrid variants
and
2013 Ford Fusion debuts along with 47-MPG Fusion Hybrid, 100-MPGe Fusion Energi


Other news bits:

iCade cuts the fat for CES, introduces handheld brother (update: video and iCade Jr.)

Is this the PlayStation 3's new video editor? PlayMemories Studio shows up on CES showfloor, Facebook

LED bulbs get their own spotlight at CES -very good news, can't wait for the prices to come down

Oregon Scientific at CES 2012: new weather monitoring and a Qi charging stations, an action cam and more

Sculpteo 3D printer iPhone app: make a vase based on your profile, because you can

Thermador’s Freedom Stove Is the Biggest Ever Way to Cook with Magnets
and
Thermador Freedom full-surface inductive cooktop oven mitts-on

[DeF]

Affordable ultrabooks, reliable 8Gb sticks, slick wireless home theater kits, and Roccat finally comes to the US. I am going to be so poor after this year and on top of it I am just getting into Airsoft.

Out of all these highlights I feel Roccat is going to be a major market changer here in the US as they will be direct competitors with Razer.

[Bamboo]

Television News

Ok, as I was hoping, there is a TON of TV news. I'm about to buy my first big screen, so I collected more than most people will want to read, so you can pick and choose.
The good news is all the makers have AMAZING looking news sets with some pretty killer new features.
So many links I'm going to have to split this up into a few posts.

LG Sets
First off, LG has some crazy good looking sets, but also had a 55" OLED set to show off. OLED has been considered the Holy Grail of set tech for a while, but no one has been able to pull off a big screen, and there are still a lot of bugs that I hope they have worked out. Every tech site that has seen the OLED set from LG was floored.

Here is a video of the unveiling:

LG unveils 55-inch 3D OLED TV

And some pics and articles:






LG's 55-inch 'world's largest' OLED HDTV eyes-on
and
CES 2012: LG unveils stunning and sleek 55-inch OLED TV
and
LG 55” OLED TV, First Impressions
and
LG’s Eye-Poppin’ OLED TV Is Amazingly Thin (Eyes On)


And now for their very drool worthy "normal" sets:




LG showcases 2012 HDTV line-up: Big screens, skinny bezels

LG's LM9600 full-array local dimming LED TVs expand to 60 inches

Meet LG’s Ultra Definition (Yep!) 84-Inch Monster TV

LG's CES TV barrage: Thin, 3D, and Google-y

LG’s 2012 TV lineup includes 55-inch OLED, Google TV, gesture control


I can't wait to find out more details!

[Bamboo]

Television News

Samsung News

You can check out the entire live blog here on engadget, and it is jam packed:

Live from Samsung's CES 2012 press event!

Samsung also has a 55" OLED, and the rave reviews from people at the show are pouring in on the tech sites just like the LG model.

You can watch the unveiling here:
Samsung announces smarter TVs, 55-inch OLED TV





Articles:
Samsung’s Big Beautiful OLED TV of the Future Is Here
and
Samsung's got a 55-inch Super OLED TV of its own, coming in the second half of 2012
and
Samsung announces its own 55-inch OLED TV


Their normal sets are hot too, except for the horrible stand on the top of the line 8000 model. What are they thinking?!?

E8000 model



Articles:
'Ultimate' Samsung LED TV still lacks full-array backlight
and
Samsung ES8000 edge-lit LED TV eyes-on

Other models:




Articles:
Samsung's 3D LED TVs include two pairs active glasses

and
Samsung UNES7100 series LED TVs get slim bezel, micro dimming


But even though the sets are awesome, the bigger news is all the tech and features packed into them. If you check out the Keynote above it is crazy how far they are going with it. For instance you can make hand signals like pinching your hand open or close to control volume. And they are going to have dual core processors, but even bigger is that you can upgrade the processor when more powerful ones come out in the future.

Samsung’s Best New TVs Beat Apple to the Voice (And Face!) Recognition Game

Samsung showcases really smart TVs and Galaxy gadgets (photos)

Samsung has Smart TVs with dual core CPUs, cameras and more

Samsung brings voice, gesture control to TVs

Samsung brings apps, video conferencing to smart TVs


Samsung N Service unveiled at CES: Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Comcast and Verizon onboard




Samsung's inTouch - Bringing Apps to Ordinary TV - Launches at CES 2012

Samsung's inTouch brings 'Apps' like Skype and a browser to your TV