TV Highlights from CES 2008 (So Far!)

• January 9th, 2008 | General

CES 2008 has been a virtual, or rather, a literal playground for any true TV Ninja. Just look at that picture above–LOOK AT ALL THOSE TVs! Between Mitsubishi’s Laser TV unveiling yesterday, Westinghouse’s announcement of it’s ample stack of new LCD TVs or the non-stop flow of TV-related announcements coming out of Las Vegas these days, it’s enough to drive any TV geek to drink! And most amazing of all, there are still two days left in CES 2008–today and tomorrow!

Putting together any truly representative list of highlights would be impossible since there are just too many amazing new TVs, gadgets and miscellaneous devices being presented each day. However, here is a sampling:

1) Myvu and Dreamax revealed their plans for Head Mounted Displays (HMDs), AKA portable video. Myvu, who is already well-known for their light-weight Head Mounted Displays, announced their new Crystal HMD, which looks like futuristic sunglasses but provide VGA resolution (640×480) and allows you to still see in front of you. Meanwhile,Dreamax is releasing their HMD along with their Indicube personal media player (PMP), which doesn’t seem to have a built-in display of it’s own. The Dreamax HMD brings SVGA resolution (800×600) and it’s media-playing-pal sports 20GB of storage (upgradeable to 32).

2) Hitachi announced their affordable 42 inch HD Multi System Plasma TV, Pioneer showcased their Project Kuro flat panel displays that are just 9mm thick, and Panasonic unveiled their LifeWall which, believe it or not, lets you play HD content, surf the web, and more all on a wall of your home.

3) HP demoed their MediaSmart line of media extenders that come with a pocket-size, removable hard drive, a DVD drive and a lot more, Sony showed us all how it continues to dominate the world of electronics, and Sling showed off all of their new streaming-your-video-over-the-Internet boxes.

It’s a crazy handful of days, to be sure. Be sure to stop by TVNinja.com on Friday for a recap of the madness!

(Photo credit: CESWeb.org)