http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2012/01/ces-2012-the-empires-strike-back/ The official blog of The NPD Group Thu, 17 May 2012 11:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2012/01/ces-2012-the-empires-strike-back/#comment-2305 Roulston Technology Partner Ross Rubin on CES 2012 « The Collaborator Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:00:02 +0000 http://www.npdgroupblog.com/?p=1598#comment-2305 [...] Roulston Technology Partner Ross Rubin recently attended the annual Consumer Electronics Show and provided his insight into the new and emerging trends that this year’s conference offered attendees. Last years show featured an array of smartphone launches spurred by the introduction of Verizon’s LTE Network and the HSPA+’s expansion by AT&T and T-Mobile along with a variety iPad competitors tablet launches. There was some of that at this year’s CES but the focus was on more established devices categories such as TV, ultrabooks, imaging products, and home networking devices. One of the big TV focal points for Samsung was the idea of Smart TV Evolution, in which the “computing” part of the set, including components such as the processor, can be swapped out every year to keep up with the latest advances. This essentially borrows from the old idea of desktop CPU and RAM upgrades, but in the connected AV space. Another major development introduced was that Vizio will be introducing ultra-thin notebooks and desktops after their success in TV’s. To read Ross’s full roundup please visit http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2012/01/ces-2012-the-empires-strike-back/. [...] [...] Roulston Technology Partner Ross Rubin recently attended the annual Consumer Electronics Show and provided his insight into the new and emerging trends that this year’s conference offered attendees. Last years show featured an array of smartphone launches spurred by the introduction of Verizon’s LTE Network and the HSPA+’s expansion by AT&T and T-Mobile along with a variety iPad competitors tablet launches. There was some of that at this year’s CES but the focus was on more established devices categories such as TV, ultrabooks, imaging products, and home networking devices. One of the big TV focal points for Samsung was the idea of Smart TV Evolution, in which the “computing” part of the set, including components such as the processor, can be swapped out every year to keep up with the latest advances. This essentially borrows from the old idea of desktop CPU and RAM upgrades, but in the connected AV space. Another major development introduced was that Vizio will be introducing ultra-thin notebooks and desktops after their success in TV’s. To read Ross’s full roundup please visit http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2012/01/ces-2012-the-empires-strike-back/. [...]

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