CES 2012

The latest and greatest tech from the country's biggest consumer electronics trade event

CES 2012: The TV Report
The state of the screen as we saw it in Vegas last week
CES 2012: CES Unveiled
The gadget-fest pre-show reveals a few great audio finds
CES Day One: LG Press Conference
Korean giant rolls out Google, Smart, real-word OLED, and, well, giant sets on Press Day
CES 2012: Apt-X Bluetooth Update
The high-quality audio profile makes its way into more mobile products — and is headed for the living room soon

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Ten Tips for the CES Noob

A guide filled with light humor, mediocre advice, and a smidgen of fear and loathing.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted January 6, 2012
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The massive Consumer Electronics Show is in Las Vegas next week. It will be my 12th. Twelve is a pretty good number (a dozen, if you will), but compared to most, I know this is paltry. Brent’s first CES was in 1886, when Westinghouse unveiled their steam-powered discombobulation defenestrator. I believe they also announced a tablet.
CES is rather overwhelming for the first-timer, so I offer these sage words of advice to help you navigate the miles of lightly carpeted floors, brightly lit booths, and slightly malodorous humanity.

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CES Preview: Audio

What we expect to see—and hear—at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted January 3, 2012
The Consumer Electronics Show begins next Tuesday in Las Vegas. Starting Monday — press day — you’ll be barraged with news of the latest gadgets and gizmos. But what gadget bloggers and TV talking heads are likely to miss in their search for sexy baubles is all the stuff that’s going on in audio.

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Bye, Bye, Microsoft

What Microsoft’s departure from the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show says about its future
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted December 27, 2011
When I attended my first Consumer Electronics Show in 1990, Microsoft was a relatively small company that had had one real hit (MS-DOS) and was struggling to gain traction with its other applications. I don’t think the company even exhibited at CES back then.

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