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In no particular order…
1 - Warner goes Blu-ray
The announcement that Warner is moving exclusively to the Blu-ray side was one of the major event during CES. It even led the HD-DVD group to cancel their CES press conference.
Warner Bros. Entertainment press release
2 - Sony XEL-1 11 inch OLED screen
This is the first commercially available OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen and is available on Sonystyle for $2500.
Yes this is thin!
Sony XEL-1 on SonyStyle
Also on display was Samsung’s impressive 31 inch OLED TV.
3 - Canon Vixia HF10 HD Camcorder
Amazing full HD camcorder with 16GB of on-board flash.
Canon Vixia HF10
4 - Panasonic 150 inch plasma TV
World’s largest plasma hdtv with a resoltion of 4096x2160 pixels. Yes, that’s more that 9 47′ inches…
Panasonic anouncement
See Panasonic CES web site under Technology Showcase.
5 - Blu-ray / HD-DVD combo players
Several dual format high definition DVD players were seen at the show such as the Samsung BD-UP5000 & BD-UP5500 or the LG BH200. The main problem with those dual format players is still the price.
6 - Nokia N810 Internet tablet
Announced a few months ago, it was nice to be able to play with the device. (still waiting for the Wimax version though)
Nokia N810
N810 Specifications
7 - Myvu Crystal
The new VGA version of the well known glasses make them much more interesting.
Myvu web site
8 - Mitsubishi Laser TV
Twice the color range, more energy efficient, 3d experience… when can I get one?
Mitsubishi Laser TV on Engadget
9 - iRobot Looj
After the vacuum cleaner, the gutter cleaning robot. You gotta have one.
iRobot Looj
10 - Everything else
Lot of flat screen TVs, GPS, media players, cell phones… bill Gates’ last keynote.
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