The Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas was definitely one of the most hyped about happenings of the New Year. In this post, we present a roundup of the top 8 product announcements from CES 2011 which you may have missed.
1. Motorola Launches First Android Honeycomb Powered Tablet “Xoom”
CEO Sanjay Jha introduced Motorola Xoom at Motorola press conference at CES, It features a fantastic 1080p screen resolution, front and rear facing cameras, and an accelerometer. Jha has also said that the Motorola Xoom is the most competitive tablet on the market. The device and the OS support multitasking as well as real time widgets.
2. Sliding PC 7, The Netbook/Tablet Device From Samsung
The Sliding PC 7 happens to be a touchscreen tablet, and is remarkable at that, but however, if that is not enough for you, slide out the keyboard that is hidden underneath the tablet itself and bam! You’ve got yourself a nice looking, fully functional netbook. The Sliding PC 7 is powered by an Intel Atom Z670 “Oak-Trail” based CPU, it has a 32/64 GB Solid-state drive, runs Microsoft Windows 7, features 3G and WiMAX capabilities, weighs just 2.18 lbs and is only .78 inches thick.
3. Ultra-Thin Android Powered Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Revealed
The device is an addition to Sony Ericsson’s Xperia product line up and is dubbed as the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc. It features a 1 GHz Qualcomm CPU with 512 MB of RAM, flaunts a 4.2 inch “Reality Display” with 854 x 480-pixel resolution, runs Android 2.3 or Gingerbread, has a 8.1 megapixel camera with HD video recording capability at 720p. The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc is 8.7mm thick and weighs 117 grams.
4. HTC Unveils Three New Android 2.2/Froyo Powered 4G Smartphones
At the Consumer Electronics Show, HTC revealed a new line of 4G smartphones that will come out on three different networks. The HTC ThunderBolt will come out on Verizon, the HTC Evo Shift on Sprint and the HTC Inspire on AT&T, and with the announcement of these devices, HTC’s lineup of 4G devices has bumped up to six, counting the Evo, G2 and the MyTouch.
5. Motorola Unveils Droid Bionic 4G Smartphone With Dual-Core Processor
The dual-core 1 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM boasting Motorola Droid Bionic packs some serious power punch, the device features a high resolution 960×540 qHD 4.3 inch screen which will most definitely be spectacular, and if that is not enough for you, you can connect the Droid Bionic to an HDTV in full 1080p. The device also features an 8 megapixel back camera for taking good quality pictures, as well as a front facing VGA camera.
6. Samsung Announces The WiFi Only Version Of Galaxy Tab
The WiFi variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab has the same set of specs as the WiFi+3G version of Galaxy Tab except for the obvious omission of 3G connectivity support. It has a 1 Ghz processor, 3 MP rear facing camera, 1.3 MP front-facing camera, runs on Android 2.2 aka Froyo, sports a bright looking 7 inch multi-touch display screen, and has 16 GB of internal storage. Want more? You can get additional storage thanks to a microSD expansion slot which supports up to 32GB space.
7. LG Announces Optimus Black World’s Thinnest Mobile
LG Electronics (LG) announced that it will unveil a new Android smartphone, LG Optimus Black, at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from January 6th in Las Vegas. Providing users with a dramatically brighter 4-inch NOVA display in the world’s slimmest 9.2 mm mobile device, LG Optimus Black creates a one-of-a-kind user experience unlike anything before.
8. Waterloo Labs Introduces Eye-Powered Motion Control Tech
Waterloo labs introduced a prototype of a controller that uses your eyeballs movements to control graphics and play games. It doesn’t even require you to move. It was demonstrated by attaching few electrodes to the skin near a person’s eyes. These electrodes were then connected to a motherboard that controlled TV. This technology is based on fact of polarization of one’s eyes. With positive in front and negative in back, eyes create voltages. Certain voltage is created depending on where you look. This is then translated to moving graphics on screen.
We hope that you liked our roundup of the top 8 product announcements from the Consumer Electronics Show 2011. Please share your thoughts with us in your comments below.