CES 2012 Wrap-up: More than just gadget news
Jan 13, 2012 3:30 PM
Consumer Reports experts brought the news from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Above (l. to r.): Senior Videographer and Editor Brian Goldstein, Electronics Editor Paul Reynolds, and Communications Director Lauren Hackett.
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is officially over. And there was a ton of news from the trade show. The buzz from the CES exhibit floors included the hot gadgets expected to hit store shelves this year, as well as developments that will affect other consumer products such as home appliances and cars.
Consumer Reports' experts delivered the news here, online videos, and in interviews that appeared on television networks throughout the country.
Catch up on our 2012 CES coverage on:
- Appliances and home technology
- Car electronics and GPS navigators
- Computers, tablets and e-book readers
- Digital cameras and camcorders
- Games and toys
- Industry trends
- Smart phones
- Televisions
- 2012 CES Videos by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports Electronics Editor Paul Reynolds Talks Hot 2012 Gizmos. (MyFoxTWINCITIES.com)
Appliances and home technology
- What is this 'connected appliance' stuff all about anyway?
- LED maker says yes, it is socket science
- Serta offers sleep to the trade-show weary
- "Smart" LG fridge suggests what to cook based on what's inside it
- Belkin delves into home automation with WeMo devices
Car electronics and GPS navigators
- New Sony car stereos mirror your smartphone with MirrorLink
- Delphi’s MyFi concept car determines when to distract you
- Scosche CellControl can help stop texting while driving
- Audi Connect telematics system gets more connected
- Ford, Subaru, Honda add Internet radio integration
- Telenav Scout app takes navigation, convenience everywhere
- Ford SYNC adds on-demand NPR news
- Kia UVO e-Services adds telematics features
- OnStar invites outside developers, shows new features
- Mercedes launches mbrace2 telematics system
- TomTom to provide built-in navigation for Fisker
- TomTom unveils three new lines of GPS navigators
- Ford SYNC upgrade sends directions to car from phone
- Budget-friendly Magellan eXplorist 110 handheld GPS for outdoor activities
- New Garmin Smartphone Link app pairs GPS devices with Android phones
- Garmin launches new flagship GPS navigator, the Nuvi 3590 LMT
- The Magellan RoadMate 5190T targets commercial truck drivers
- Magellan introduces specialized RoadMate RV9145 GPS navigator for RVs
Computers, tablets and e-book readers
- Color e-Ink readers are finally a reality, though not in the U.S.
- Video: Ultrabooks reign, tablets innovate
- Can manufacturers keep ultrabook prices down?
- Tablet makers keep the pressure on Apple's iPad
- ViewSonic debuts three tablets, including $170 Android 4.0 model
- Samsung introduces a 15-inch thin laptop, and 13- and 14-inch ultrabooks
- Sony's new Tablet P features two screens
- Toshiba squeezes useful ports into skinny Excite X10 tablet
- Intel expects more than 75 new ultrabook designs this year
- Video: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has thin, bright display
- Lenovo launches IdeaTab S2 10-inch tablet
- Vizio jumps into personal computers
- Lenovo unveils new U310 and U410 ultrabooks
- Acer launches "world's thinnest" ultrabook
- Vizio to enter PC market with desktops and ultrabooks
- What's ahead in tablets and laptops?
Digital cameras and camcorders
- Video: What's new in digital cameras and camcorders
- Digital camera makers struggle to keep pace
- Panasonic introduces thinner cameras with long zooms
- Olympus offers cheaper point-and-shoots, new audio recorders
- Sony offers new cameras and projection camcorders
- First Look at Sony Bloggie, a camcorder that streams video
- Samsung bets big on connected cameras and camcorders
- Canon introduces point-and-shoot with large sensor
- Fujifilm debuts 19 new cameras with super features
- What's ahead in digital cameras?
- Kinect for Windows doesn't mean you'll be playing Xbox games on your PC
- TOSY SketRobo draws what it 'sees'
- Behind the wheel with the $15,000 VRX/Nvidia racing simulator
- Video: Orbotix Sphero robotic ball playfully rolls on to mobile devices
- Video: Orbotix Sphero robotic ball rolls on to mobile devices
- Discovery Bay "appcessory" games extend iPad play
- Video: WowWee AppGear
- CES 2012: WowWee to debut augmented-reality AppGear toys
- Intel wants to make it easy (and safe) to pay for purchases by swiping your card against your ultrabook
- FCC chair calls AT&T/T-Mobile failure "reminder of the benefits of competition"
- Video: The hot products to watch
- Why is it taking so long to get good 3D content on TV?
- Video: Voice recognition is the talk of the show
- Behind the scenes at the Consumer Electronics Show
- Intel to push new ad-delivery technology
- Monster ditches "Cable" and dives head-first into pricey headphones
- The future will be like the present, only with fewer buttons
- Five electronics trends we expect to see
- Hands on with the Motorola Droid Maxx
- Hands on with the big-screen Samsung Galaxy Note
- Where are the quad-core smart phones?
- Motorola Droid RAZR MAXXX promises an edge in battery life
- A waterproof skin for electronic devices?
- G-Form case takes hard knocks to protect your gear
- Motorola Droid 4 hands-on comparison
- Mophie Juice Pack Plus Outdoor Edition keep you unlost
- Sony Xperia smart phones pack 12MP cameras, LTE support, and more
- AT&T to get HTC Titan II with 16-megapixel camera and 4.7-inch display
- Verizon's Motorola Droid 4 is thin and powerful
- LG Spectrum has a 4.5-inch HD display and a direct line to ESPN
- Video: Samsung's Galaxy Note smart phone has giant 5.3-inch display
- What's ahead in smart phones?
- Element Electronics will make TVs in the U.S.
- Video: TV highlights include OLED, 4K, Smart TVs, and voice/gesture control
- Video: Could 4K TV technology bring better 3D TV?
- Video: Samsung shows 'Super OLED' and other new HDTVs
- What the heck is 4K and should you spend $25,000 to get it?
- Video: New HDTVs from LG for 2012
- Toshiba TVs get smarter, 3D goes all passive
- Hands-on with Sony's Personal 3D Viewer
- Vizio to offer CinemaWide (21:9) 3D TVs
- Sony's prototype 'Crystal' LED TV offers sharp picture
- Westinghouse bows 70-inch LCD, first passive 3D TV
- Sony announces Crystal LED Display technology, 4K TVs
- Panasonic shows off Smart Viera, Skype for TV, and Justin Timberlake
- Samsung announces 55-inch OLED TV, adds voice control, face recognition to Smart TVs
- Dish Network Hopper records six shows at once, gives every room DVR control, and finds your remote
- Samsung to place ads on Smart TVs
- Sharp's new HDTV lineup includes monster 80-inch Aquos
- LG adds Google TVs, and Smart TVs get voice and gesture control
- LG announces thinnest, largest OLED TV
- Lenovo to release an Android-powered HDTV
- Video: An RCA sound bar that streams online videos too
- Roku introduces Streaming Stick for HDTVs
- LG to launch Google TVs. Will others follow?
- What's ahead in TVs?
- LG to show 55-inch OLED, "ultra definition' TVs
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