It's nearly time for the annual geek pilgrimage to Las Vegas for CES. It's easy to write off this massive tech trade show as an outdated, overrated, overhyped gizmo-fest, but it does provide ahead-of-the-curve marketplace knowledge. Here's what's next for TVs and other tech gadgets in 2012.READ»
About 33% of box-office earnings are now generated from 3-D films, and in 2010 six of the top 10 highest-grossing movies were shot using the technology, with the top two, "Toy Story 3" and "Alice in Wonderland," banking more than a billion dollars each. That's where the trouble starts. READ»
At CES this year the sweet smell of 3-D was everywhere. The marketing so pervasive, the screens so sexy, you could almost be forgiven if you forgot just how murky the path to 3-D in the home truly remains. READ»
Skype is announcing that they're about to scoop up Qik, a mobile live-video streaming company that grew like gang-busters last year.The Mountain View-based Qik started 2010 with 600,000 users and closed it out with more than seven ...READ»
I'm headed to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show and here's what I want to know: Which exhibitors in the sea of booths, announcements, demos, and sales pitches are not quite satisfied with what they are showing? READ»
Various reports are noting that as many as 80 tablet devices are debuting at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES)--the long-expected tide of iPad challengers, powered by Android, Windows or some other code. Some of these will ...READ»
With its new glasses-free 3-D technology, Toshiba is trying to show that 3-D is just a feature on your laptop, no different than having an HD screen, a DVD burner, or a Wi-Fi connection.READ»
At many of the huge consumer electronics shows around the world, like CES, you'll see three brothers running an event for press called "ShowStoppers." Many of the world's top tech press make sure this is the first thing they visit. At ...READ»
Three times he’s brought new companies to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and three times those companies have walked away with “Best of CES” awards. What goes into making sure his companies get the attention from ...READ»
Samsung's booth at CES2010 was the most dazzling display of technological wizardry at CES this year. Their two-story cathedral of 3-D TVs had tech acolytes vowing to ditch their just-bought HDTVs for the newest dazzler on the block.READ»
I got a chance to see Pixel Qi's new LCD screen at CES this morning. As you can see below, the screen can switch seamlessly from grayscale e-reader mode to dynamic color mode in an instant. Say you're a taxi driver trying to use a GPS ...READ»
