According to Display Research netbooks 33

More than a show, it is a concentrate of the innovations of tomorrow. Since yesterday and until Sunday is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, organized by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). If, in 2009, several exhibitors had cancelled their participation because of the crisis, the 2010 vintage should be full with 2,500 stands. After the hegemony of the iPhone, the competition should intensify on "smartphones", as on the LCD screens or video games. Yesterday, Microsoft was more present in detail his Natal project, a new system of video game able to recognize the movements of the user with a camera and not to a joystick for Nintendo's Wii. Zoom on technological trends for the 2010 CES.

Tablet-PC: the game is launched

It is the action of combat. With a simple touch screen and watch movies, surf the Internet, play or read books, the tablet-PC, at halfway between a mini PC and a "smartphone", are attracting more players. The Freescale chip manufacturer will present to the these a model 200 $, and equipped with a screen 7 inches. Similarly, the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC could be under Chrome OS Google tablet, while Microsoft should announce, according to the "New York Times", its own tablet to compete with the Apple iSlate in mid-2010 marketing. This last, true to his usual snubs the these (read below). "Products are developed, but will there be enough place on the market." "Between"smartphones", the SFF and hybrid products, the offer is already very abundant", said Olivier Malandra, Director of division in GFK.

New generations of "netbooks."

According to Display Research, "netbooks" 33.3 million or SFF was passed in 2009, 103 more than in 2008. The segment of these low-cost computers now represents about 20 of mobile phones sold worldwide, barely more than 11 in 2008. Technological advances - arrival of a new generation of chips, graphics improvement - in addition, the market will be able to count on the arrival of new players - Google could launch his "netbook" this year - and the emergence of the "smartbooks" to halfway between the "netbook" and "smartphone" with phone features 3 G. Lenovo will thus present to these the Skylight, equipped with a 10.1 inch screen, weighing less than a kilo, running on a Linux system.

Another market in the making: crosses between "netbook" and "e-reader" (electronic book). MSI and Asus are thus present products with two screens, one for the reading of books, the other combining the functionality of a PC, all Recalling the format of a book. Remains that conventional formats were still beautiful days ahead. While Amazon has thus to announce Kindle DX - the marketing model large format - as of January 19 in more than 100 countries, color should its appearance this year.

The year of 3D

It may be a spark: the success of the film "Avatar", the relief of James Cameron feature film, which dominates the box-office in France and the United States, gave a blow of accelerator in the development of 3D. Samsung and LG should make this year of 3D TVs, and Panasonic has already announced the marketing of screens from the spring of 2010 for the France. Follow equipment: in addition to the integration of 3D in the Blu - Ray players, LG and Sharp are working on televisions which require no glasses, the user can see the terrain at a distance. Finally, on the games video, Sony has taken the advance on its competitors: the PS3 will be compatible with the 3D from summer 2010. Remains to content: Direct TV account offer as soon as the month of March a string while 3D high-definition Discovery prepares a string in partnership with Sony for next year and ESPN announced this week a string of this type dedicated to the sport (football and basketball) which will begin to broadcast from the next football World Cup, next June. The potential is impressive: in 2018, the 3D market could reach $ 22 billion in value, up from 902 million in 2008, according to Display Research.

The connected TV is born

Smart or connected television is one of the great hopes for the year 2010. Major manufacturers like Samsung, Panasonic, Sony and Vizio TV will soon offer Internet connections on a wide range of their products. And the applications are numerous. Skype announced this week its arrival on the market: manufacturers LG and Panasonic will thus integrate specialist in voice over IP in high definition, to provide functionality similar to those of computers (calls to mobile and fixed phones voice conferences). What make even more tenuous the boundaries between products (PC, mobile TV, MP3 player). And closer to the famous terminal unique salon.