subject: What the 2011 CES has in store [print this page] What the 2011 CES has in store What the 2011 CES has in store
The world's largest consumer electronics trade show, International CES, will take over Las Vegas January 6 through 9, and the event is certain to showcase some wild, buzz-worthy and life-changing new technologies.
A big trend for 2011 is sure to be tablet computers, as tech companies try to rival Apple's iPad. Hewlett Packard will officially enter the tablet game, as they are set to unveil the PalmPad, according to Tech News Daily. The device is about the same size and weight of the iPad, but it may be more widely compatible with other devices than the Apple product and will run a Microsoft operating system.
HP is set to join Android and iOS in a three-way fight for market dominance, writes the news source.
However, iPad innovations are not ready to take a back seat. Motion controls, similar to those used with the Xbox Kinect, are expected to be on preview at CES 2011. These systems would allow iPad users to control their device from up to a foot away, reports Metro.
Also in the coming year, companies will begin to unveil printers with mobile capabilities as more and more information is stored on smartphones and tablets. HP is already ahead of the game in this market. In 2010, the company unveiled its ePrint line that offers printers enabled with their own unique email addresses. Mobile devices can then simply email a printer to get a hard copy of their mobile online content.
Another printer trend to look for in 2011 is increased speed without a sacrifice of quality. Memjet is planning to unveil a color printing technology, originally shown at an inkjet printing conference in Prague in 2007. The company says it will be able to print full color images at 60 pages per minute, many times more than the industry standard. The printers will also be a fraction of the price of other high-speed color laser devices, says the company.
Big news for the industry, although not directly related to electronics or technology, is that CES 2011 will be open to the public for the first time, reports I4U News. Only 100 entrants will be allowed in, however. Previously, the convention held annually in Vegas, was a press- and industry-only show.
