LG unveiled the LG CF3D 3D projector today at the CES 2010. The LG CF3D is the world’s first Full HD, 3D Single Lens Type Projector.
The LG CF3D is featuring a brightness rating of 2,500 ANSI-lumens and a high contrast ratio of 7,000:1. The CF3D also features TruMotion 120Hz for smoother images – a technology previously only seen on flat panel HDTVs.

2 – Sony Bravia LX900, HX900 And HX800 3D TV Series Unveiled At CES 2010

Sony unveiled its 2010 BRAVIA LCD HDTV line featuring its first 3D HDTVs at the CES 2010.
The line is made up of 38 models ranging in screen sizes from 60 to 22-inches.
The Sony LX900 series offers integrated 3D functionality with Sony’s 3D active shutter glasses and built-in 3D transmitter, while the HX900 and HX800-series are 3D capable using Sony 3D active shutter glasses and 3D transmitter (each sold separately).

The 3D models incorporate a frame sequential display and active-shutter glasses that work together with Sony’s proprietary high frame rate technology reproducing full high-definition 3D images.

3 – Parrot AR.Drone Is the Hottest CES 2010 iPhone Accessory

The CES 2010 did not officially start yet, but the Parrot AR.Drone already made it on my short list of CES 2010 coolest products. The Parrot AR.Drone is a quadricopter piloted with an iPhone or iPod touch that carries two cameras that deliver live video feed onto your iPhone. How bloody cool is that? (watch video below).
Parrot is positioning the Parrot AR.Drone as a video game for the iPhone. It combines wireless, video and gaming technologies to allow real-world objects and conditions, like a tree or wind, to become a part of the video gaming experience.

4 – Panasonic 152-Inch Full HD 3D Plasma Is World’s Largest

Panasonic unveiled at the CES 2010 the world’s largest 152-inch 4K x 2K definition Full HD 3D plasma display. It looks like big is the new thin again.
The new Panasonic display features a new plasma display panel (PDP) Panasonic developed with its new efficient quadruple luminous efficiency technology.

The technology enhances PDP’s unique advantages as self-illuminating device, contributing to delivering an overwhelming immersive experience to viewers.

5 – Alienware M11x 11-inch Gaming Notebook Hits CES 2010

Dell unveiled the new Alienware M11x 11-inch Gaming Notebook at the CES 2010 today.
The Alienware M11x packs the graphics power of a 15-inch laptop in an 11-inch form factor.
Details about the Alienware M11x are still sparse. You can sign-up to win one, but there are no details on hardware, price and release date available.

6 – Plastic Logic QUE proReader Launched At CES 2010 And Available For Pre-Order

Plastic Logic today unveiled QUE, the world’s first proReader. More than an eReader, QUE is designed specifically to provide a premium reading experience and access to content anywhere anytime, while simplifying the multi-faceted lifestyle of business professionals –and to literally lighten their workload.
The Que proReader is still no color eBook reader but with QUE truVue you can read newspapers and magazines on the QUE almost like the paper versions or even better. QUE truVue based on Adobe Reader Mobile SDK displays layout and photos of magazines like on paper on the QUE.

7 – Cool Ion Twin Video Is World’s First Dual-Lens Hand Video Camera

ION announces ION TWIN VIDEO, the world’s first video recorder with front and back lenses at the CES 2010.
The ION TWIN VIDEO is the first video recorder that allows you to capture both your world and your reaction to it. This interesting camcorder makes interviews, vlogs, and creating videos for YouTube and Facebook easy thank to live-editing features that include picture swap, split screen, and picture-in-picture.

8 – Toshiba ZX900 CELL TV Hits CES 2010

Toshiba unveiled a CELL TV for the U.S. market at the CES 2010 dubbed Toshiba ZX900. Toshiba has already a CELL TV on the market in Japan. A CELL TV has the CPU power of the Sony PS3 built-in.

For the flagship ZX900 Series, Toshiba combined the power of the CELL processor with its new KIRA2 Super Local Dimming LED Display. KIRA2 is positioned as “Twice as Bright!” as it has an amazing 1,000 cd/m2 brightness. In addition, KIRA2 also has 512 controllable zones (5X that of previous local dimming models) for precise control over black levels. This allows the KIRA2 to create an unmatched 9M: 1 Dynamic Contrast, creating the ultimate picture quality package.

9 – Skype Enabled TVs Coming From LG And Panasonic At CES 2010

Today at the CES 2010 Skype announced partnerships with LG and Panasonic to offer Skype–enabled HDTVs.
Skype software will be embedded into the Panasonic line of 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs and in 26 new LG LCD and plasma HDTVs with NetCast Entertainment Access.

Both lines are expected to be available in mid-2010. Both LG and Panasonic will offer specially-designed HD webcams that are optimized for Skype video calls as separate accessories that can be plugged into the televisions. These webcams support 720p HD and include special microphones and optics that can pick up sound and video from a couch-distance.

10 – Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Tablet Hands-On Video

Lenovo unveiled at the CES 2010 a very cool Hybrid Tablet computer dubbed IdeaPad U1. The IdeaPad U1 is not one but actually two computers. The screen on its own is a Tablet running on Snapdragon. If you put the screen back into the keyboard housing, the U1 switches to a Windows 7 Intel Core Duo notebook computer. Pretty cool!
Jim Louderback of Tekzilla got his hands on a Lenovo IdeaPad U1 at the CES 2010 and published a hands-on video that you can watch below.

High Definition (HD) digital TV is anything more than 480i. SD DVD is 480p — 480 lines of vertical resolution, progressive scan. Progressive scan means that each frame contains all 480 lines. This takes twice as much data as 480i.

Most HD TV is now 720p. This has 720 lines of vertical resolution and every frame contains all 720 lines. Fairly common is 1080i which requires the same data rate as 720p (think about it). The highest resolution HD now available is 1080p.

It is important to note that HDTV requires either a built in HDTV receiver or a stand alone receiver to watch HDTV programming. Just having a High Definition television set will not allow you to receive HDTV broadcast and view them on your HDTV set. You must also have an HDTV receiver.

Resolution is undoubtedly HDTVs biggest selling point. HDTV’s resolutions are 720p, 1080i and 1080p — the number stands for the number of lines that create the image and the letter describes the type of scan used by the TV to display the picture.

Resolution matters because the more lines means a better picture. This is a similar concept to digital photos and how dpi determines print quality.

Which HDTV Format Is Better — 720p, 1080i, and 1080p?

To put the 720 or 1080 lines into perspective, televisions of the past had 480 lines. Since more lines means a better picture then that alone shows why the HDTV has a nicer picture than an analog TV.

More lines is nice but don’t forget about the ‘p’ and ‘i’ in the 720p, 1080i and 1080p. The letter is an abbreviation for the type of scan the TV uses — ‘p’ stands for progressive and ‘i’ stands for interlaced.

Progressive scan is better than interlaced because it processes the images twice as fast. This faster scan rate produces better clarity and color in the on-screen picture.

The difference between 720p and 1080i is minimal but the TV industry is using 720p more than 1080i. So, buying a 720p HDTV is recommended over a 1080i HDTV.

As far as 1080p, there is no doubt that 1080p is the best resolution on the market. However, there is little to no difference in picture quality between a 1080p and 720p at the 32″ and below screen size.

The phone looks more like the iPhone than any other phone on the market. There is no physical keyboard like the Android-powered Motorola Droid, and the tradeoff is a much slimmer design. The phone is 11.5 mm deep, slightly thinner than the iPhone 3GS at 12.3 mm. It is also slightly lighter than the iPhone 130 grams v. 135 grams). The package comes with the phone, a removable battery, 4 GB Micro SD storage card (expandable to 32 GB), USB charger and microphone headset.

The Nexus one has four functional touch buttons at the bottom of the screen (back, menu, home, search) and a navigation trackball pointing device. It also has physical power and volume controls. But most of your interaction with the phone will be through the gorgeous 3.7 inch 480 x 800 OLED capacitive touchscreen. This is the best mobile phone display on the market today, blowing away the iPhone’s 480 x 320 display. The screen is bright and alive, and an absolute pleasure to use.

This phone is also powered by the Snapdragon 1 GHz core processor, which is more than able to handle the Nexus One’s 3D graphics, multiple applications running in the background and heavy browser use simultaneously. Unlike previous Android phones, there is no slowdown or lag when you push the phone’s performance, and less of a need to kill applications to keep the device humming.

On the downside: all this hardware bling is an energy hog. The screen will self adjust brightness and Google is smart about turning down the processor when it’s not being used. But I’ve found battery life to be woefully brief, even by iPhone standards. Officially the phone has up to 7 hours talk time, 250 hours standby, 5 hours of 3G Internet use, 7 hours of video playback and 20 hours of audio playback. Unofficially, I was able to kill the fully charged battery with 1.5 hours of continuous gameplay (Robo Defense) on the full-brightness screen. Be prepared to keep this phone near a charger at all times. You can easily view what’s using the battery, though (the screen is 71% of my current usage), and then adjust the hardware or software usage to maximize battery life.

Overall the Android is a superior mobile device, particularly when paired with Google Voice. Google is calling this the first of the Super Phones. And they may not be exaggerating all that much.

Price And Availability
The Nexus One is available “in large quantities” starting today at Google.com/phone. An unlocked GSM version of the phone that will work in most countries is $529.

Google is also offering a subsidized version of the phone – also unlocked – through T-Mobile for $179. The service plan offered by Google is 500 minutes/unlimited SMS/unlimited data for $80/month. T-Mobile’s termination fee is $200, and some users might be tempted to buy the T-Mobile version and terminate immediately, paying just $379 for the unlocked phone. Google says that users terminating too soon will be charged the full price of the phone, however. But even the T-Mobile version of the phone can be used overseas on trips by slipping in a different SIM.

Google will ship the unlocked version of the phone to customers in the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong and Singapore. In the Spring they say they’ll add a CDMA version of the phone through Verizon, and set up a European store with a carrier plan via Vodafone.

U.S. users can also use the unlocked phone with AT&T, although the phone’s radio isn’t able to use AT&T’s 3G network.

Notable Software Features
The Nexus One, which runs the new Android 2.1, has a number of notable software features that make the phone a pleasure to use.

First, Google Voice is deeply integrated with the phone, as it is with all Android phones. That means you can assign your Google Voice number to the phone, and use it to make all outbound calls and text messages. In my opinion this is the single biggest selling point for Android phones, and why I won’t switch away from the platform any time soon.

Google’s Voice Keyboard is amazing. It goes way beyond the Voice Search application that was launched in 2009. Every text field in the device is now voice enabled. In most apps you can choose the microphone button and talk into the phone, which then converts your speech to text. I’ve found it to be around 90% accurate with no background noise (dropping to around 70% accuracy in a moving car). It’s easy to then go in and edit out errors. It’s a massive time-saving feature of the phone.

The Live Wallpaper feature is pure eye candy, and fun. You can choose a variety of wallpaper settings like Grass (blades of grass wave gently in front of a day or night sky), Magic Smoke (my favorite, draws smoke, clouds, water and plasmas in eye popping colors), Water (touch it and it ripples), and a Polar Clock (presents the date and time as clockwise arcs).

The new clock application, which runs automatically in the charger doc, shows the time, local weather and has easy access buttons to the alarm, pictures and music. Keep a charger next to your bed and toss out that alarm clock.

Google will also offer a Settings Backup service that backs up profile, application, ringtone and other settings to the cloud. Setting up a new Android phone after using the backup service is a breeze. Even without it I was able to set up the phone in about ten minutes with my Google contact, calendar, email and important applications.

Finally, Google has added a lot of nice graphical touches, including 3D scrolling of apps, and a new way of viewing photos using the CoolIris technology. Photos dip into the plane as it there is depth. Tipping the phone trips the accelerometer and the photos dip in the same way.

Notable Hardware Features
The most obvious hardware feature of the phone is the 480 x 800 OLED capacitive touch screen. Combined with the Snapdragon chipset the phone is a real workhorse. But Google has also included other more-than-nice touches.

The noise cancellation feature is particularly useful. The device has a second microphone on the back that monitors inbound noise and automatically cancels it out (anyone who’s used Bose noise cancellation headphones on a long flight will appreciate this). It does a great job of canceling out machinery and wind noise on the other end of the call. In my testing, call recipients noticed a substantial increase in call quality on this phone v. either the Droid of the iPhone. Look for other phones to quickly add this feature, it’s a must have.

On the downside, the phone’s primary microphone is located on the bottom of the device, to the left. I noticed that on calls, when I cradle the phone between my neck and shoulder without using my hand, my voice is often muted and can’t be heard. This is a design error that should be changed in future versions.

The phone’s camera really shines. It has a large footprint on the back of the device, larger than on most phones. It’s a 5 megapixel camera with a flash, but that description doesn’t do it justice. The macro and low light features are top notch for a mobile phone. I took the picture to the right in low light with no flash in our conference room at TechCrunch HQ.

The phone has two available docks. Both charge the device via frictionless touch points. The normal charger turns on the phone’s clock feature, as described above. The car charger turns on Google Navigation, a killer Android application that turns the phone into a connected navigation device.

Google, Purveyor Of The Nexus One Smartphone
The Nexus One is an important milestone in the smartphone market. This is a software company, frustrated with making compromises with hardware manufacturers, that has taken the product bull by the horns. HTC makes the phone, but the branding is mostly Google and it’s clear that they directed every aspect of the development of this phone. It’s Google’s vision of the perfect Android device, from the huge and beautiful screen and massively fast Snapdragon processor to the software elegance of Google Navigation, Live Wallpaper and the Voice Keyboard. When combined with Google Voice there is no phone on the market today that can touch the Nexus One.

Unlike previous Android phones, and I’ve used most of them, the Nexus One has no obvious flaws or compromises. The phone is the state of the art in mobile, and I will use it happily. Until, as I always say, something better comes along.

The dynamic contrast ratio is a measurement of the brightest white the HDTV can produce as compared to the blackest black — not necessarily at the same time or in the same scene. For example, some LCD HDTVs use technology that brightens the overall picture in well-lit scenes to achieve very bright whites, and dims the overall picture in low-lit scenes to achieve truer, darker blacks. A measurement of the whitest white in the brightly lit scene compared to the darkest dark in the low-lit scene results in the dynamic contrast ratio specification.

The static contrast ratio measures dark and light in a static shot, or the highest contrast ratio achievable within the same scene at the same time. This is a smaller number but a truer measurement in terms of overall picture quality. It’s the measurement a shopper should take into account more so, perhaps, than the dynamic contrast ratio. But because the dynamic contrast ratio is a higher number, it’s often the number used on the specification card of the HDTV, especially if the static number is poor or average.

While the best judge of a good picture remains your own two eyes, specifications come in handy for comparing products that aren’t side by side (or when buying online). Many experts generally recommend a dynamic contrast ratio of at least 10,000:1. Some HDTVs today list contrast ratios of 50,000:1 or higher. As stated previously, however, the static contrast ratio is more important.

A good starting point for the static contrast ratio is a minimum of 1,000:1. Some HDTVs list specifications as high as 1,500:1, 2,500:1, or even 5,000:1. Remember that a high contrast ratio may be referring to the dynamic specification, though time is bringing improvements to static specifications, so be sure to check which type of contrast ratio is being advertised. Plasma HDTVs, for example, tend to have higher contrast ratios overall than LCDs.

Knowing the difference between these two measurements takes the confusion out of seeing an HDTV with a contrast ratio of 1,800:1 (for example), and noting it looks better than ‘the HDTV with 10,000:1′ listed. In reality 1,800:1 is a relatively high static contrast ratio, while 10,000:1 is an average dynamic ratio.

Whenever possible, look at actual displays before buying. If purchasing online, try going to some local outlets first to see the TV in action. Specifications help, but your eyes are the better judge for what will be personally pleasing.

Memory cards are typically used for digital media storage in modern digital cameras. These cards are available in many varieties, including memory sticks, flash cards, and PC cards. Due to their small size and shape, memory cards are often difficult to label and organize for storage purposes. Therefore, they may not be the best digital storage for long-term needs. Some users work their way around this by installing their digital files onto a computer hard drive, and then transferring them to another storage facility at a later time.

Hard drives are a form of digital storage media found in personal computers and servers. While they vary in terms of capacity, they are usually cheaper per megabyte than memory cards. A hard drive is capable of storing large amounts of digital media, but is not recommended as an exclusive storage solution. This is because computers are vulnerable to data loss that originates from malware infection, file corruption, and accidental deletion. If the hard drive fails for any reason, it would be very difficult to retrieve the data it contained.

CD and DVD represent one of the most widely used forms of digital media storage. Both are typically used to store files that have been copied from a computer hard drive. The key difference is that DVD media has a larger capacity. For example, the average DVD is capable of storing 4.7 gigabytes worth of data, while most CDs only hold 700 megabytes. These types of digital media storage offer convenience, but are often viewed as temporary solutions. The slightest damage to a CD or DVD could make the information on the disc inaccessible.

Users who require a more reliable form of digital media storage may prefer third-party offsite solutions. These services are often sought after by individuals and organizations that cannot afford to suffer a catastrophic loss of data. By storing data in a secure, remote location, these digital assets are less susceptible to theft, flood, fire, and other unforeseen disasters that could occur at the home location.

For homeowners with pets or small children, however, permanent home theater screens may not be the best option. They are more likely than other screen types to become dirty or damaged by pets or children playing or running around in the house. In addition, permanent home theater screens are more costly than manual pull down home theater screens.

Portable home theater screens were not designed specifically for home theater use. Nevertheless, they can be quite useful for homeowners who occasionally enjoy converting the family room into a theater room, and the screen can be easily stored away afterward. On the other hand, portable home theater screens are smaller than other types and can be difficult to set up and take down each time they are used. In addition, they are limited in the type of material used to make them. As a result, they have a less professional look when set up than do other types of screens.

Manual pull down home theater screens are flexible and affordable. These home theater screens are meant to be mounted to a ceiling or onto a wall. They are available in a wide range of qualities, with the most affordable version being the roll up type typically found in a classroom. Manual pull up home theater screens are also available in heavy duty designs with extra smooth retraction capabilities for home use.

Electric home theater screens are very attractive, sleek, and highly functional. When used in a room dedicated entirely to the home theater, these home theater screens make it feel as though one is sitting in a cinema. They are also capable of displaying a very flat surface. They can, however, be somewhat difficult to initially install.

LED Christmas ights use light emitting diodes rather than the traditional miniature incandescent bulbs. LEDs are much like incandescent bulbs except that they do not have a filament inside that can burn out and take the entire string of bulbs with it. Instead, they are illuminated by the movement of electrons in a semi-conductor material. Another benefit of this light source is the absence of excessive heat and wasted electricity.

LEDs have been around for a long time, but only caught on for use as Christmas lights in recent years. One reason is that older LEDs originally came in only red. Incandescent bulbs, on the other hand, emit only white light but are encased in colored glass. Another problem was a lack of brightness of LEDs. The potential was there however, and advanced LEDs solved these problems. Today you can find LED christmas lights in all kinds of shapes and sizes. They can blink just like the regular incandescent varieties and come in a wide range of colors.

The end result is a string of lights that use about one-tenth of the electrical current of the more commonly used incandescent lights. They are also encased in thick plastic rather than flimsy glass, so broken bulbs and mistakenly stepping on one won’t result in a holiday tragedy. As mentioned, the life of LEDs are extremely long-they are used often in the dashboards of jet planes-so burn out after one season is highly unlikely. One last benefit is the relative thickness of the wires used for these lights, making wires less likely to get tangled in the closet or garage.

Caring for LED lights is simple with such a long life and tough casing. Users can simply roll them up and store them at the end of the holiday and fully expect to come back next year and find them still functioning.

There are a number of benefits listed for an OLED TV. They have a very high contrast ratio, as high as 1 million to one. This produces very vibrant, natural colors. Also, because no backlight is needed the set is very energy efficient, requiring perhaps 40 percent of the power of a plasma set. In addition, it has higher refresh rates than an LCD television, meaning that motion blur is not an issue.

In some ways, an OLED TV may combine the very best of the two main flat screen TV technologies currently on the market. It has the vibrant picture of the LCD with the natural colors and refresh rates of the plasma. However, the OLED TVs that will be coming out are even much thinner and lighter than anything currently on the market.

One of the limiting factors of the OLED TV is its size. While larger sizes are beginning to be manufactured, most on the market do not exceed 12 inches (30 cm). While there have been some OLED TV models that have been made in larger sizes, most of those are prototypes that have mainly been seen at electronics convention shows.

Another limiting factor for the OLED TV technology is the price of those models currently on the market. Even the 12-inch (30 cm) model still costs nearly $2,000 US Dollars (USD). This price is expected to rapidly decrease as the technology becomes more prevalent. As with any emerging technology, the most expensive models are those which first hit the market.

Some electronics enthusiasts have made some very big promises concerning OLED TV technology. For example, some predict the hardware will be so thin and flexible that the entire television set can be rolled up and transported to another location. While this has yet to be realized, the lack of a backlight means flexible materials may be able to be used in an OLED TV. However, the televisions are extremely thin. Some are only 1.1 inches (3 mm) thin.