Next month is CES – you could call it the highlight of the tech industry’s calendar, but I prefer calling it “hell”. You’d think we’d be seeing heaps of new Google TV hardware there. But no – Google isn’t ready.
With Samsung due to announce Google TV hardware in January, it’s looking likely that Toshiba and Vizio will be throwing their hats in the ring at CES also. [Bloomberg]
In 2009, Samsung’s shipments of flat panel TVs (plasmas and LCDs) rose 22.6 per cent, making them the number one US supplier, moving 6.6 million televisions in all. But you know who grew way, way, way more? Vizio.
Did you blink during the Super Bowl commercial breaks? Too bad if you did, because it means you may have missed the anaemic number of gadget or tech-related commercials worth talking about tomorrow at the water cooler. But! Megan Fox!
I’m a skeptic who’s seen every consumer-grade 3D TV in existence from manufacturers like Panasonic, Samsung and Sony. I’ve seen OLED 3D, plasma 3D, LCD 3D and LED LCD 3D. And I’ve finally made up my mind on the matter.
