technologyJanuary 10, 2009

CES 2009 Highlights: Music Everywhere, NextGen TV, 3D

I typically attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This year attendance was down but there were plenty of products and trends to get excited about.

Music Everywhere: Clarion's touch screen MiND device will load your music collection to your car directly from the Internet. New net radios from Acoustic Research include the ARIR600i ($199) with an iPod dock and integration with online music lockers.

TV - Mind Control: Hitachi showed gesture-based TV control without any controller — not quite mind control but getting close. Samsung and Toshiba were showing Yahoo TV Widgets as an overlay on your TV picture.

In 3D: Sony and other TV manufacturers were showing ultra-realistic 3D video. Nvidia showed 3D Vision glasses for gaming. Shapeways demonstrated 3D printing.

The future is coming — instant, connected, always-on, and personalized.

--MR

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