[MickMcGeough]

The ultimate nerd convention kicked off yesterday. For anybody who doesn't know, this is where many of the big players in all things consumer-tech reveal their shiny new toys and drop some hints on what's to come.

Definitely the story of the year so far is tablets. There's about a thousand Android tablets coming out. I'll skip the vanilla ones.

Samsung's answer the Macbook Air looks outstanding. Real processing power and a sexier (imo) design. Want this badly.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/s...preview-video/

Also must have this: new Sandforce-2000 SSD drives:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/o...3-pcie-ssd-at/

Samsung with the best full-keyboard tablet execution I've seen so far:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/s...preview-video/

Plenty of new all-in-one PCs:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/v...hdtvs-and-all/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/s...-one-and-vaio/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/l...5-all-in-ones/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/02/m...-of-ces-tease/

Massive screens on phones!
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/s...r-amoled-plus/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/h...t-break-cover/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/s...-ces-this-wee/

Samsung: DDR4 Memory
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/s...better-energy/

"Beats by Dre" knockoffs:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/s...vides-inspira/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/s...series-at-ces/

Novelty size HDTVs (155"!):
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/m...p-155-inch-ol/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/s...ay-players-on/

Samsung sets a new standard for ugly TV design:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/s...ymmetric-beau/

AMD Fusion Hardware:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/a...wered-laptops/

Also loads of AirPlay devices and Tegra 2 talk. Gonna be an interesting year.