Posted on 01/02/2006 5:26:19 AM PST by Neville72
The flat-panel televisions will be getting bigger, the MP3 players and cellphones will be getting smaller. And almost everything will be getting cheaper.
But the biggest trend expected at the International Consumer Electronics Show, which begins this week in Las Vegas, is that these machines will be communicating with one another. The theme of this year's show might best be described as Convergence: This Time We Mean It.
For more than a decade, manufacturers of consumer electronics like televisions and audio gear have talked about blending their products with personal computers, so that consumers can enjoy a seamless stream of data, video and music anywhere. It has not happened, because the two industries do not have compatible technology standards and the requisite high-speed Internet connections have not been widespread enough.
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Great! Cellphones will be getting smaller!
They still won't work worth a dam, but they'll be smaller!!
I'm excited about cell phones getting smaller. I never turn mine on, so the reduction in weight in a useless gadget I still carry around is most welcome!
Two good sites to see all the new gadgets are
http://www.engadget.com
and
http://www.dapreview.net/news.php
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