The Consumer Electronics Show is kicking off in Las Vegas today, with much more fanfare than in previous years when many of us thought that CES would follow the fate of Comdex. Judging by the news that has begun trickling in, we will see lots of announcements of TVs that are 3D enabled and/or run web applications. If you have been waiting for the Internet to make a huge impact on your living room, 2010 will be it.
The other big emerging topic is video communication and video conferencing. LG says videoconferencing will go HD this year. Panasonic and Cisco are pushing video as a new killer app, HP bets on online collaboration and IBM is planning a videoconferencing service with some partners like Polycom. It’s a catch-up game with Skype, which is first making its way onto TVs. Communicating via your TV? Yup, via your TV. It would have been an unthinkable pitch just a few years ago. Now we are seeing the family room evolve from an entertainment to an entertainment and communication hub of the home.
Mingleverse has already shown that communication is not just about voice anymore, it is more and more about merging audio with visuals, which, in turn, will change the way we communicate. Communication will turn into collaboration in the workplace and deeper connections between family members and friends who live apart from each other. Visuals will shape the way we communicate in the future. Seeing your friends, family or coworkers in an environment that looks and feels like the real world, the possibility to share not just static media, but rich applications and the integration of live video is a truly fascinating trend.
Friday, January 8, 2010
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