Geek Smack! 213: Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Preview

www.thegeeksmack.com – Happy New Year! As we start 2012, I get ready to do what I normally do. Head to Las Vegas, baby! Geek Smack! will be taking a 2-3 week hiatus as I put together the CES goodies. However, the Day in Tech History and the new show – iPad365 – will still be in full swing!

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Geek Smack! Tech News:

Google in Trouble for Chrome Sponsored Posts?
– The Sponsored post is not acceptable and could lower SEO
iOS, Android Post Record App Downloads
– 1.2 billion during the last week of 2011
Google+ Up 55%
– The Facebook takeover may be coming…
RUMOR: Apple Media Event in January
– iTunes related. I am guessing iTunes will become open.
Blackberry Playbooks at $299
– RIM’s tablet device is struggling.
Google Bans Siri Knockoff
-That’s ok. It does nothing, anyway.
HP Spectre
-Let the year of the Ultrabook begin!
10 Predictions of Wireless
– Quad-core mobile will be big
Ex-Employee Sued Over Twitter
-17,000 Followers at $2.50 per follower per month

Geek Smack! Geek News:

Year End – Top Trends of 2011
Steampunk – Leather iPad Case
Stupid – Man Pays with Fake $1 million Bill
Action Figure – Steve Jobs Action Figure
Muppets – Muppet Cupcakes
Home Theater – LG to Introduce 55″ OLED
Space – Aviatr Plane for Saturn MoonPet – Pat Your Pet with Kinect

Geek Smack! Topic of the Week: Consumer Electronics Show (CES) preview

Every time this year I join Todd Cochrane and Andy McCaskey in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. We put together many hours of video for you to watch, and with the live stream again this year, we expect to have the best CES coverage we can deliver.

We are joined by Netcast Studios, GeoCaching World and the guys at Plughitz. We have 3 sponsors this year.

CES will be the year of the Ultrabook – The thin notebook using Intel’s soon to be released Ivy-bridge processor. If there is a good amount of meat on that bone, I might be picking up one of those machines.

Also, expect mobile to be very big. With Android pushing smart devices to the masses, tons of companies will be showing off interesting product.

CES is sold out in vendor booths, and the Venetian is the new Sands (which held a part of CES). We expect a lot this year, so get ready for an awesome CES!

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