“From the information we have available to us right now, there won’t be one scene-stealing or breakthrough technology this year,” Ogg writes. “But that doesn’t equate to a boring event by any means… There is also a fair bit of suspense hanging over this year’s show. The most anticipated moment of CES for now is what Verizon will do with its moment in the spotlight. Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have been circulating for what seems like years now.”
“Unless you’ve sequestered yourself in a place with no Internet or TV, you’re likely aware that this year’s show is going to be all about tablets,” Ogg writes. “Tablets, tablets, tablets–get used to reading that now because you’re going to see and hear it repeated all week long. The devices we’ll see will be from competitors gleefully gunning for Apple’s iPad: slate-style touchscreens that are very app friendly.”
Ogg writes, “Apple has the clear early-mover advantage in this market–some might even say it invented the touch-screen slate category–and many consumer electronics and PC manufacturers are salivating at the thought of getting their customers to pay $500 or more for yet another device that is not a smartphone or a laptop.”
MacDailyNews Take: Like an anticipatory bunch of Mr. T clones, already we pity the fools.
Ogg writes, “The presence of software at the show can be tied back to that company that doesn’t even attend CES. Apple’s creation of the mobile app economy has led to app stores popping up, well, everywhere. And now that games and lifestyle apps are such a big deal, it’s really inevitable that they’d make their way to CES.”
Much more in Ogg’s full CES 2011 preview article here.
“Apple has the clear early-mover advantage in this market–some might even say it invented the touch-screen slate category” Yesss… some might say that… those with a functioning brain for example.
Has anybody else noticed a change in the AppleTV 2.0 main menu? Mine has dropped the TV Shows and Podcasts menu options. There are now only 4 main menu items, Movies, Internet, Computers, and Settings. Is there something wrong with my unit or connection? Or did Apple drop these two menu items?
iPad has such a head-start that the iPad 2 will get unveiled long before Honeycomb see the light of day.
Those who can do, those who can’t palloozzzzz.
Emphasis on the lose.
@jow3rd, my Apple TV 2.0 seems fine.
Movies Tv Shows Internet Computers Settings
Under Internet everything is still there including Podcasts.
Under Parental Controls, parents can remove Netflix, YouTube, Internet Radio, Internet Photos, and Podcasts. I’ve never turned on the Parental controls but I think also restrict tv and movies etc.
“Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have been circulating for what seems like years now.”.
That’s because those rumors HAVE been circulating for years.
“Expect CES 2011 to be an iPad-inspired tablet-pallooza…”
All of which will be running some form of MS crap-ware or Google Android. How does it feel to be an also-ran??
Apple has been specializing in software, ensconced in their own hardware, for over 25+ years; if you enter their area of expertise, expect to be spanked.
btw, Karma can be a bitch. Mikey Dell, I’m talking to you. Enjoy the ride.
How many of these tablet devices will be shut down by march?
Silly fools, these PC makers. Won’t they ever learn. Soon, the iPad blood bath will become a flood.
“…there won’t be one scene-stealing or breakthrough technology this year,”
Well, there will be one — only Apple’s already done it. So, as with the iPhone, this year’s one scene-stealing and breakthrough technology will be conspicuous by the absence of the author and the roll-out of the numerous wannabes.
Yeah Uh huh. CES is all about tablets. Yup. Brilliant reporting! Everything else there are mere trivialities compared to the “revolutionary” iPad. All other companies should reconsider even showing up.
So, this year, about 75 companies are going to be offering Android tablets. I wonder why. Didn’t last year’s CES have floods of netbooks that were going to be dominating in 2010. After all, the claims were that a Windows netbook was far more useful than a tablet with half-an-OS.
I’d personally like to see half of those wannabe tablet companies go out of business before the end of the year only because most of them will be producing cheap junk. Can anyone imagine 70 or so companies fighting over some tiny Android tablet market share? It will be a price-cutting bloodbath.
@Jfdi You’re right, they shouldn’t even bother showing up. Many of the companies that showed up last year, didn’t have viable products in 2010. They should show up when they can actually ship something to consumers instead of just strutting around some silly prototypes that’ll probably end up in the trash in a few months.
With every passing year, CES becomes more pointless.
CES has zero credibility – it will be overshadowed by everything apple does.
And they’re off! the Android tablet Race To The Bottom!!
Samsung just chopped $100 off the Galaxy tab today. but that is just to get into the starting gate. in a few months you’re gonna see the cheapest 7″ tabs for $149. 10″ tabs for $249. with the top brands priced maybe $100 more. which means no one makes any profit – except Apple.
wouldn’t surprise tho if Apple keeps selling the wifi iPad 1 for $100 less than now – $399 – once it brings out the improved iPad 2 at the same price as now.
“–some might even say it invented the touch-screen slate category–“
What, is she stupid? Apple *did* invent the category. Android only exists because Apple showed everybody how it’s done.
Most analysts seem intent on comparing the iPad to an e-reader or as a PC with a tablet form factor. They are doing it wrong.
The same mistake was made when the iPhone debuted; it was treated as a phone. Now it is obvious that the iPhone is a data network communications device that happens to have a phone as an app. The same is true about the iPad. They are data network devices. And like the iPhone, the key to the iPad is applications.
The original iPhone had the capability to run browser-based web apps. But these were not developed in any meaningful way. It was dedicated apps that allowed the true disruptive effect of the iPhone to be seen. Phone manufacturers (Nokia…) that did not have systems capable of competing at the application level were immediately marginalized. The same is true with tablets. The key to a successful tablet will not be its browser, its email or its e-reader. It will be the myriad of apps that take advantage of the exclusive nature of the tablet; size, ubiquitous connectivity and the touch interface / operating system.
Any tablet with a chance to compete with the iPad will need a truly competitive OS and a developer community that can make money creating applications. The actual hardware specs are secondary.
Can Android can compete? It will depend on whether the ad-based business model where paid apps are non-competitive can support development of sophisticated tablet apps. And it will depend on if the increase in the entropy of the fracturing Android programming and distribution environment can be managed.
Windows? Can Microsoft create a true tablet OS before they are excluded from the competition by the inability to create critical mass needed to attract developers?
HP and webOS? By most accounts, this is the most competitive OS to iOS. But can they create critical mass, or are they too late?
And for all potential competitors; can they aim at what the iPad WILL BE during their development rather than aiming at was the iPad current is?
On 6th January, the lime light will be on…………. the Mac AppStore!!
It’s official : CES 2011 is now the “Apple / iPhone / iPad Killer” Convention!
“”Apple has the clear early-mover advantage in this market–some might even say it invented the touch-screen slate category” Yesss… some might say that… those with a functioning brain for example.”
—-Well, it did not invent the touch screen tablet, those have been around for some time. It just made one that people would actually use. LOL
“The same is true with tablets. The key to a successful tablet will not be its browser, its email or its e-reader. It will be the myriad of apps that take advantage of the exclusive nature of the tablet; size, ubiquitous connectivity and the touch interface / operating system.”
— It also helps if its fun to use.
Just a thought or two.
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