2010 CES: My two favorite tech demos Created 14 years ago2010-01-16 23:37:53 UTC by Tito

I'm sure some of you here have already seen coverage of most of the new technology that was displayed at this past CES. Of all the incredible stuff that I saw so far from this year's CES, two particular technology demonstrations come to mind, due to the fact that they could very well have a strong impact on the video gaming industry, at least in the long term.

First up, is Intel's 2010 Core i7 processor. Boy, did they do an upgrade on this baby! Who ever thought that a single CPU could play, stream and render massive amounts (hundreds of them) of bandwidth intensive, High Definition multi-media feeds all at once! Oh, and on top of that, easily rival the best, top of the line discreet graphic cards out there, by playing the most graphically demanding 3D video games at high frame rates, with all effects turned on, all done strait from the CPU alone! I know, that's some pretty tough talk there, heck......I don't believe it myself. Well, apparently the mighty Intel has gone out of their way to back up their claims:

Source #1: http://dvice.com/archives/2010/01/intel-infoscape.php
Source #2; http://scoop.intel.com/2010/01/intel-infoscape-all-the-buzz-at-ces

The second other tech demo that wowed me, was Panasonic's radically big 152 inch plasma TV! But what makes this big screen monster special is not so much it's huge size, but it's native screen resolution. You see, this one TV makes a so called "Full HD 1080p Screen Resolution" TV look like obsolete shit already. How? Oh,.....it's resolution is set at a new HD format called "4K", which translates to 4096 x 2160 pixels! In other words, we are talking about a TV with a "2160p" screen resolution! To quote the source article: "that's 8 million pixels, four times the resolution of today's puny 1920 x 1080p 2 million pixel displays". But sadly to say, this TV will not see the light of day as far as mass production is concerned, it's only meant as a demo prototype. But hey, the fact that it even exists is incredible enough for me. Who knows, maybe in 10 to 15 years from now it might come to market.......

Source: http://dvice.com/archives/2010/01/biggest-news-at.php

Man, what a waste of money, making a TV at some crazy definition that no TV or disc player is anywhere near supporting.

I agree, Strider.

Though most likely somebody also said the same thing you just did when the very first 42 inch plasma TV model that was only 720p resolution was first shown in Japan over 20 years ago. It does not make any sense to market this new 4K screen technology now, the world is just simply not ready for it yet. Now, some niche sectors like corporate trade shows or Hollywood movie studio production houses might find a need for this 4K screening technology, but that's pretty much it. But just like the first plasma TV model from the 1990's, just give it some time, the market will eventually catch up with 4K TV's.

Also, what do you think about that 2010 Core i7 processor?

Pretty zany.

Who knows, maybe in 10 to 15 years from now it might come to market.......

Well, TV and monitor sizes should stop somewhere. Otherwise future houses will have a wall specially designed for a huge TV/monitor.

But until then happens, true 3D glasses will be made, or a mask or something, that completely sinks you into the virtual world....

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