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Hi again, and welcome back to the IT guy’s, question of the week. After the long Christmas hiatus I decided to start with something less boring then just explanations on some computer jargon. Today is the start of one of the biggest tech weekends of every year. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 starts today and goes through Sunday. We at It’s Geektime would have of course went; but it’s in Las Vegas and we are poor.
For the last 7 years the CES has been held in Las Vegas. But, this show has been going on since 1967. Every major tech innovation, from Pong to the HDTV to Blu-ray was released by their respective companies at this show.
The buzz at this year’s CES is tablets. It has been nearly a year since the iPad was released by Apple. Even though I am personally not a fan; probably due to my Appleproductism™. The iPad has taken the tech market by storm and every manufacturer wants to create something that can compete. The one major competitor is the Android-based Samsung Galaxy tablet. HP has finally shipped its Windows 7 HP Slate. However, there is very little interest for an OS that at its core really wants a keyboard and a mouse.
There are a lot of very exciting things slated to be released at the convention this year. Motorola is sure to show off their new 4g Android phone, The Bionic. Sony is pushing for 3D televisions that do not require glasses. Kenmore is going to have appliances that will be able to interface with the internet. And of course, there is word that Microsoft is going to show off Windows 8.
At this point, the show hasn’t started yet so we’ll see what companies are keeping under their sleeves and what will be the biggest release at the biggest tech show of the year. It is amazing that we live in a world where all the tech fantasies of 20 years ago are becoming a reality. Soon our brains will be hard-drives and we’ll be able to access the internet with our thoughts al la the 1995 Sci-fi thriller Johnny Mnemonic.
Next week’s article will probably be some sort of wrap up to the CES and people thoughts on what was released. But as always, if you have any questions in the future please feel free to let us know. Finally, remember, when you’re scared and feeling technically unsure. Never fear, IT guy is here!!!
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