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At CES, A New Focus On Cheap
Silicon Alley Insider —
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may be smaller in attendance this year, but from the coverage we've seen, it's still packed with the usual fanfare: Massive booth displays -- see Samsung's, with 117 HDTVs -- and more claims like "world's thinnest" -- see this Panasonic plasma that's 1/3-inch thick.
But with consumer electronics spending in the toilet, there's a new focus on cheap, RBC's Mark Sue notes today:
Electronic makers are tuning their products for affordability at this year's CES currently underway in Las Vegas. Price ...
CES – Day 3: Thin is in
Coolest Gadgets —
... size constraint. And thinner TVs make easier installation on the wall, use less energy (by some accounts 1/3 les) and could potentially turn TVs into less appliance and more art. That’s right, form may indeed trump function here. And if TVs go on a diet, will computer monitors, cameras and cell phones be that far behind? With flexible OLED screens it’s sure to catch the fever.
So thin, is the new big. Hey, as long as the clarity and color is there, I’m in.
Hat tip – The Giz ...
Gear and Bromance: Gizmodo's CES Experience in a Meta-Nutshell [Ces 2009]
Gizmodo —
... Palm Pre (And more on our Best Picks Here) Number of Unexpected Gizmodo Shoutouts: One (at the Palm Pre announce for our 3G data test) Cookie Ladies in the Press Room Making the Time Go By With Less Hunger: Zero Zicam Bottles Consumed: One Number of Terrible Gadgets Not Worth Posting On: Thousands and Thousands Thinnest TVs that Aren't as Thin as OLED TVs: Two, Plasma and LCD TVs Bigger than Last Year's 150 Inch Plasma: Zero ...
