Ramping up to CES 2013

An example of an invite to a cocktail party at CES

It's that time of the year again -- done with the turkey coma and on to the Christmas shopping and New Year's champagne with a culmination of a tough and rewarding year of work at our jobs.

It's time to getting psyched about CES 2013 in Vegas.

What biggest change do I see forthcoming in our working space?

Proliferation of touch enabled ablet pcs in our workspace. PC at the desk, touch enabled tablet at meetings, lunch and in the evening.

Here's what I'm sure to see at CES this year

• 1080p HD phones
• Bigger, Thinner TVs
• Obnoxious 3D TVs and Cameras
• 4x HD devices
• New Tablets and Touch enabled Laptops

A lot of this is the regular annual junk that's sort of boring.

Here's what I'm looking forward to this time:

• Our team at Wannabtechie is growing a bit more and so three of us are heading that way this year including our new lifestyle specialist who will post on the blog before we go up there for work
• See what interesting software and interaction environments will emerge prior to the democratisation of tablets in the workplace
• Convergence of DSLRs, Mirrorless, Compacts and Smartphones
• Smarter Toys
• Next Generation Consoles (Xbox 1080, PS4?)
• Generally have fun in Vegas
• Maybe we'll go check out Grand Canyon

Source(s):

www.wannabetechie.com

Motorola Tablet: Running Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)?

Breaking News: Google just released an Android 3.0 honeycomb video. The video is private so we can't see it yet, but BGR has a screenshot. It looks beautiful!

The tablet market just got interesting. If you're currently shopping for one, it may help to wait a bit longer. In the YouTube video released today (below), Motorola mocks competitors (Samsung Tab and the Apple iPad) for not having an optimized operating system, which are both made for smartphones. The setting of the teaser takes place in a museum, where old and current tablets are archaically displayed. Pay attention to the insect hovering over the Moto logo in the end. Looks like they'll be creating some buzz at CES. Here are the rumored specs:
* 1.0 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM
* 10 inch multitouch screen, 1280 x 760 resolution
* Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G
* Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system




Source(s): addictivetips, YouTube, BGR, Engadget

CES 2011: More Tablets from ASUS

Vizio just hit the stage with their latest tablet and smartphone yesterday. We should have waited knowing that this is the CES of tablets so that we could do it in one post :)

Asus is announcing four tablets at CES 2011.

• 7" Asus Eee Pad MeMO running Android3.0, available June 2011, $499
• 10.1" Asus Eee Pad Transformer running Android 3.0 available April 2011, $399-$699
• 10.1" Asus Eee Pad Slider running Android 3.0 available May 2011, $499-$799
• 12.1" Asus Eee Slate EP121 running Windows 7 available January 2011, $999

This is why it is a good idea to manufacture a tablet this year:

Source(s):BGR, Techcrunch

www.wannabetechie.com

Vizio Back Again: VIA Tablet and Smartphone running Android

Another thing to look forward to CES Jan 6-9 2011 is Vizio's launch of the VIA Tablet and Smartphone, say the folks at BGR.

The last time Vizio did a 'first', was to release a high quality - high value Television set. I remember telling some friends about this company Vizio and how good their TV was and everyone I knew got one. The rest is history. Vizio both took a fair market share and lifted total category dollars, making it easier for people to trade up and buy a flat panel television.

Tablets are nice toys; smartphones are becoming our next necessity. Let's see how these devices standout at CES and if they're capable of repeating history, resulting in increased tablet and smartphone adoption globally.