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This article highlights the 2005 Consumer Electronics Society exhibition held in Las Vegas, Nevada. A number of digital imaging companies took the opportunity to make product announcements at the ImageScape reception. Particularly notable was Kodak with its new EX Share One camera. Also interesting were industry updates by InfoTrends/Cap Ventures' analysts. They noted that the past year camera telephone sales passed cameras, 138 million to 180 million. Genoa Color Technologies previewed the world's first five-primary color liquid crystal display (LCD) television; while the display had manufacturing defects, its had a higher color range than the standard 17-inch LCD television next to it. Meanwhile, LaCie showed its 21.3-inch LaCie 321 TFT LCD display. The 321 has 1600 x 1200 resolution and a 500:1 contrast ratio. HomePlug Powerline Alliance has been considering powerline networking with its 14 megabits per second standard. Spanish company DS2 hopes to jumpstart powerline networking with a 200 megabit per second technology. Aura Communications was demonstrating the LibertyLink magnetic communications custom chip, which is fabricated in standard mixed-mode complementary metal oxide semiconductors.

This article highlights the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though the show does not actually start until Thursday, January 6, 2005, the first event was a well attended CES Unveiled held for the press on January 4, 2005. The midsize room was packed with tables and reporters taking a first look at what they could look forward to on the exhibition floor. A number of digital imaging companies also took the opportunity to make product announcements at the ImageScape reception, held a day before the show officially opened. Particularly notable was Kodak, who sponsored the event, with its EZ Share One. This sleek camera is considerably more than just another 4 megapixel point and shoot. It has 256 megabytes file storage, a big articulated liquid crystal display (LCD), and Wireless-Fidelity printer/file sharing. Also interesting were industry updates by InfoTrends/Cap Ventures' analysts. They noted that camera phone sales in 2004 exceeded cameras, 138 million to 180 million. Another theme that was to become familiar was that over 55 percent of all digital cameras purchases were made by people who have already owned at least one camera and are looking for improvements in resolution, LCD size, and speed of operation. Driven by low prices, the industry has been surprised by the rapid adoption of 5 Megapixel or greater digital cameras, which account for more than half of all new sales.

This section offers a look at new products unveiled at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Though there are larger liquid crystal display (LCD) screens on many new cameras, the biggest is the three-incher on Kodak's $599 EasyShare-One. The polarized 230,000 pixel indoor/outdoor touch screen LCD swivels out from the main camera body. Samsung has long been a player in the flat display game, but at CES 2005, it established itself as an industry leader. Its astounding 102-inch diagonal high definition-resolution plasma made its 80-inch models seem small. According to Samsung, this mother-of-all-plasmas delivers a 2000:1 contrast ratio. Genoa Color Technologies previewed the world's first five-primary color LCD television, a 17-inch model straight from the fabrication, while the display had manufacturing defects, it certainly had a higher color range than the standard 17-inch LCD television next to it. Aura Communications was demonstrating the LibertyLink magnetic communications custom chip. Other big news on the automotive front was the announcement by DirecTV of its new Total Choice Mobile programming package, targeted at passenger vehicles, with in-vehicle video screens and KVH's TracVision A5 low-profile automotive satillite television antenna.

This article highlights the pre-show and the actual events during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that was held in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2005. The pre-show event was well attended. The room was packed with tables and reporters taking a first look at what they could look forward to on the exhibition floor, including a powerline networking system from Spanish company DS2 that was streaming high-definition television, a personal multimedia display from Tronic, a handheld version of the Princeton Review's SAT tutor, and ATI's TV Wonder USB 2.0, a simple but comprehensive way to hook the television to the computer with digital stereo and PC VCR capabilities. A number of digital imaging companies also took the opportunity to make product announcements at the ImageScape reception, held a day before the show officially opened. Particularly notable was Kodak, who sponsored the event, with its EZ Share One. This sleek camera is considerably more than just another 4 megapixel point and shoot. It has 256 megabytes file storage, a big articulated liquid crystal display (LCD), and Wireless Fidelity printer/file sharing. The new displays at CES 2005 were bigger, brighter, sharper, and faster than ever. These new technologies are poised to deliver improved color for LCD, plasma television systems, and projectors for both consumers and professionals.

Presents information on the 2004 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Number of attendees at the event; Prospects for continued growth of the CES; Products featured at the show.

Highlights the International Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8-11, 2001. Impact of personal computers on business and personal life; Details on the event; Electronic products unveiled.