Consumer Electronics Show 2011

an overview of what’s hot and cool in the consumer space

Jeff HoffmanFeb 3, 2011

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CES 2011 Overview

Preliminary attendance figures indicate more than 140,000 attendees

Returns to 2008 level (last two years were <120k)

2,700+ tech companies across global industries

Evolution rather than revolution

See the official Press Release for more info

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Interesting Themes

Tablets!

Dual Core “Super” Phones

Consumer 3D

Smart TV

Hand Gesture Input

App Stores for Phone, TV, Tablet

Clouds

Automobile Tech

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Tablets

Motorola XOOM - Android 3.0

BlackBerry PlayBook - QNX

Samsung Galaxy Tab - Android

Panasonic VIERA Tablet - Android

ASUS eee Tablet - Android 3.0

MSI WindPad 100A/W - Android or Windows

Toshiba Folio - Android or Windows

Vizio Tab - Android customized

Among 70-90 others...

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TABLETSMOTO XOOM, SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB, ACER

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MORE TABLETSBB PLAYBOOK, PANASONIC VIERA, ASUS EEE PAD, DELL DUO, MSI WINDPAD, SAMSUNG SLIDE

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Tablet Use CasesInteractive Television

Email

Business Productivity

Video chat (units with forward facing cameras)

Web browsing (Android or Firefox browsers)

Viewing Video (YouTube apps)

Taking video (units with rear cameras)

Reading books (nook and Kindle apps)

Playing games

For more info see my blog entry: Take One Tablet...

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INTERACTIVE TELEVISIONPANASONIC TABLET, AT&T UVERSE

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TABLET ACCESSORIESSTANDS AND HOLDERS

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Phones

Dual Core 4G Phones

Motorola Atrix (AT&T)

Motorola Droid Bionic (Verizon)

LG Optimus 2x (Verizon)

Other 4G Phones

HTC Thunderbolt (Verizon)

Samsung Infuse 4G (AT&T)

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MOTO ATRIX 4GPROCESSOR IN YOUR POCKET

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MORE PHONESMOTO BIONIC, HTC & SAMSUNG WINDOWS 7, HTC THUNDERBOLT 4G

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3D

3D Ready Televisions, Blu-ray Players, Laptops

Ability to create content with 3D cameras and camcorders

Glasses-free 3D TV prototypes

LACKLUSTER SALES HAVE NOT DISSUADED THE INDUSTRY AS THEY CONTINUE TO PUSH CURRENT 3D TECHNOLOGY

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3D CONSUMER PRODUCTSBIG AND SMALL

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CREATING 3D CONTENTSELLING CONSUMERS ON 3D

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Smart TV

Internet connected TV for content and interaction

Yahoo! Connected TV (Sony, Toshiba)

Google TV (Sony, Logitech)

Boxee (iomega, D-Link)

Skype (Panasonic, Toshiba, Samsung)

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INTERNET TVSONY, SAMSUNG, TOSHIBA, LOGITECH

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LOOK MA NO REMOTECONTROL YOUR DEVICE WITH GESTURES

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EASE OF USESOFTWARE BECOMES MORE OF A FOCUS

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Life in the Clouds

Consumers are being educated on the cloud

Microsoft

iomega

DLink

Panasonic

Connected appliances from Kenmore, GE, others...

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CONSUMER CLOUDSHOME CONTROL, BACKUP & SHARING

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App Stores Continue to Grow

Phones

iTunes, Moto Shop4Apps, BlackBerry App World, Palm App Catalog, MS Windows Marketplace for Mobile

Web/PCs

Mac App Store, Chrome Web Store, Intel App UpCenter

Televisions

Samsung, Apple TV

Sony Dash/Chumby

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APP STORESMORE TO CHOOSE FROM

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Automobile Tech

Displays

Electric, Hybrid and Concept Cars

Ford Focus

Tesla Sedan and Roadster

Hyundai Sonata

GM en-v

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AUTOMOBILE TECH DISPLAYSTESLA SEDAN, AUDI, BOSS CONCEPT, IPAD MOUNT

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HYBRID AND ELECTRIC CARSFORD FOCUS ELECTRIC, HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID, TESLA ROADSTER, CHEVY VOLT

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CONCEPT CARSGM EN-V, HYUNDAI NUVIS

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Fun Stuff

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