CES 2009 showing off
Posted by Jacque on January 8th, 2009
Once again consumer electronics are a major focus in Las Vegas. In preparation, several sources made predictions.
Wired speculated that some of the cool gadgets to be found at CES include an ultra-light Windows-based notebook, WowWee’s latest toy robot, and a keypad-secured USB drive.
PC Magazine jumped in with predictions about five trends to expect. Here’s some detail, see the article for more:
- A smaller show — about 10 percent fewer attendees than in 2008, including a smaller exhibit floor
- Palm “goes Supernova” — the new OS may make a big first impression but then fade quickly in comparison with its competitors
- Netbooks proliferate — smaller is better (cheaper, too)
- Dell will unveil the real “Adamo” — rumors have abounded, what will it be?
- On-demand video will rule — last year Blu-ray won the DVD standard wars, now it’s time for video-on-demand which is becoming evident already as we see devices from Roku, LG and TiVo streaming Netflix and other services
