Posted: 8:16 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
Several new TVs with ground-breaking technology are being displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Here are the most impressive ones.
3DTV- Toshiba has created a 3D TV that doesn't require you to wear glasses. Other manufacturers like Samsung have said that they also expect to have glasses-free technology ready for the market within 10 years.
GESTURE CONTROL TV- This TV could mean the end of the remote control. The success of the XBOX Kinect that uses your body to control gaming has created a whole new idea for interacting with your TV. Gesture-controlled TVs will allow you to turn down the volume with a wave of your hand and raise your arm to pull up the TV guide.
They'll even have facial recognition to turn on your favorite channels and volume pre-sets when you walk into the room.
SMART INTERNET CONNECTED TVs- Internet connected sets are becoming completely mainstream but one cool product is a small stick about the size of a flash drive that you plug into your TV for wireless access to Netflix, YouTube and other Internet content providers. Experts say the device will cost about the $50.
OLEDS- "OLED" is short for Organic Light Emitting Diodes. They have much higher contrast than current LED sets and they are super-thin at just 3/16ths of an inch wide. They're also very efficient, using less energy than a 50-watt light bulb. A 55-incher will cost between $8,000 and $10,000.