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Day one over

  • Darren Waters
  • 8 Jan 08, 06:31 GMT

The first day of CES has passed and we've seen the usual range of the inspiring and the insipid.

We've seen Blu-ray in celebratory mood as it edges to victory in the next-gen DVD format war. We've seen Intel's boss unveil his vision of the future internet.

Actually, that was one of the more impressive demos I've seen in a while.

To show off how mobile devices might evolve with a more mature internet Otellini showed a device that could read signs and words in foreign languages and translate them in real time, pulling contextual information from the internet where needed.

The device was able to translate a Chinese reataurant's menu in Mandarin, in real time, and then display video clips of reviews and information about the place from the internet.

It was also used to translate spoken English to spoken Chinese in real time.

Sadly, it was only a vision - and not a reality. While the software to perform the tasks exists, it requires a lot of processing power. Behind the scenes a desktop PC with Intel's Core 2 Duo processor was doing the hard work - and not the mobile device.

Still, it gave a sense of what the future holds when the net is everywhere, when devices are location-aware and the processors inside them have enough "grunt".

OLED TVs are the latest development in TVs to hit the market, offering incredible rich colours and contrast on screens that are only millimetres thick.
But the future holds even more tantalising promise - how about watching Star Wars at home in 3D?

Mitsubishi demonstrated its laser TV system this evening - including 3D functionality. My colleague Jonathan Fildes was at the demo and returned impressed. He'll be writing about the technology soon.

And so on to day two.....

Comments

  • 1.
  • At 02:51 PM on 08 Jan 2008,
  • Antony wrote:

OLED TV's, dam it I knew i shouldnt have purchased me latest LCD TV... hows fonejacker gonna interperate OLED... Olerd Toov

Interesting point on the 3D functionality there. I was speaking to a Sky engineer earlier in the week and asked him about the next offering that Sky would roll out past it's HD service. He had great delight in describing how Sky were looking into bringing 3D services into the living room. Highlighting this fact gives more credibility to his suggestions.

  • 3.
  • At 04:06 PM on 08 Jan 2008,
  • Tim Richmond wrote:

When Displays get slim enough and cheap enough we will see them being applied onto entire walls like wallpaper.

With 3D content we could see truly immersive content being provided whether passive or active.

The applications and implications are immense.

I might also add that augmented reality is a buzz tech and anyone interested in investing in the tech sector could do far worse than taking a look at what companies are developing Augmented reality systems.

  • 4.
  • At 04:38 PM on 08 Jan 2008,
  • PJK wrote:

Well, those translators are only an early beginning. Automatic & real time translation is one of the (near) future global civilization quakes. All those billions not understanding English will have access to the riches of the Internet library, and vice versa. All the things that could happen due to this fusion of information, say over the next 20 years ...

  • 5.
  • At 05:48 PM on 08 Jan 2008,
  • Walt Jameston wrote:

Well, if displays get that slim, they also get fragile. And more expensive.

Laser applications will be used in mobile phones, displays, projectors and televisions by the end of the year. Laser TV is brighter than LED, has a longer life than OLED, will cost less than plasma and it will offer the best picture in the market. I look forward to the dominance.


Laser applications will be used in mobile phones, displays, projectors and televisions by the end of the year. Laser TV is brighter than LED, has a longer life than OLED, will cost way less than plasma and it will offer the best picture in the market. I look forward to the dominance.


@ Walt Jameston.

I take it you're not aware of the ultra-flexible nature of next-gen displays.

As oled technology moves into the mainstream we'll begin to see a wide range of "interesting" display types.

Basically imagine a sheet of A4 paper that's flexible and actually a screen.

That's basically what can be done (and has already) with OLED technology, it isn't cheap at the moment, but neither was LCD/Plasma 5 years ago.

So don't worry, displays are about to get a whole lot tougher as we move away from glass.

  • 9.
  • At 04:22 AM on 09 Jan 2008,
  • Gary McWilliams wrote:

Day One Over? Is that all you can manage to write about the CES.

There are "more than 2,700 innovative exhibitors spanning a record 1.85 million net square feet of exhibit space" & you have commented on news about blueray & Warner (which was released before the show)OLD tvs that the bbc reported on the 1st october & how a phone might work if you carry a pc on your back!!

I think for day two you might want to try doing some work! Very disappointing Darren.

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