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Posted: 8:16 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012

THE TVS OF THE FUTURE 

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. 

 
 
 

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