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Slideshow: Japan consumer electronics showcases smart connectivity
Junko Yoshida
10/15/2012 4:30 PM EDT
Sony 4K 3-DTV
Big Push for 4K.
Sony showed off an 84-inch 4K 3-DTV. Leveraging 3,840 x 2,160 resolution, the 4K TV could enable Sony and other Japanese CE vendors to shift the flat screen TV battleground from current 30 to 50-inch screens landscape to 80-inch or larger displays. The Bravia KD-84X9000 will go on sale in Japan at the end of November. The questions is: Who can afford 1.68 million yen ($21,400) for a TV set?
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Big Push for 4K.
Sony showed off an 84-inch 4K 3-DTV. Leveraging 3,840 x 2,160 resolution, the 4K TV could enable Sony and other Japanese CE vendors to shift the flat screen TV battleground from current 30 to 50-inch screens landscape to 80-inch or larger displays. The Bravia KD-84X9000 will go on sale in Japan at the end of November. The questions is: Who can afford 1.68 million yen ($21,400) for a TV set?
Next: Can you see this?
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junko.yoshida
10/15/2012 7:07 PM EDT
The biggest surprise for me at this year's CEATEC was, as I pointed out in the story, that so many devices in the CE world -- including cars -- are now becoming mere "accessories" to smartphones.
Imagine that.
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docdivakar
10/17/2012 2:17 PM EDT
It is nice to see a good level activity in Japan on consumer-centric devices and appliances. The challenge always remains how fast Japan can bring these consumer-validated products into market in a very price-competitive consumer market!
MP Divakar
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IDontUseTheForumSoWhyAmIForcedToMakeANickname
10/20/2012 12:32 PM EDT
I find it interesting that each product touts its usability with a smartphone. It could have just as easily mentioned its usability with a desktop/laptop ... but it didn't.
The concept of a product being an "accessory" to a smartphone is new and foreign to me. I had always believed it to be the other way around.
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GREAT-Terry
10/15/2012 11:15 PM EDT
M2M is a good opportunity for the whole electronic industry, not only limited to CE. I like the innovative ideas that Japanese are having!
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rick.merritt
10/16/2012 7:04 PM EDT
Yeah the smartphone and tablet are the new hot products.
Anything else on the horizon?
Will those 4K TVs ever go mainstream?
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junko.yoshida
10/17/2012 5:49 AM EDT
I actually think 4K is no longer a pipe dream. It will definitely start showing up in home theater type of implementations. But will it ever go mainstream? I am not sure.
Meanwhile, the point about smartphone and tablet is not about them being hot, but these products are used as the source for running apps which will control many home appliances (washing machines, fridge and even cars!).
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rick.merritt
10/16/2012 7:06 PM EDT
Oooh, and I love the Toyota smart insect...but there's no room for my guitar, bike or kayak!
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Frank Tu
10/17/2012 10:42 AM EDT
Compare these two statements:
- With a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour, COMS can travel 50 kilometers on a five-hour charge. COMS is available for $7,700 and offers all the protection of a motorcycle with an umbrella.
- This car has a top speed of 160 kph, can travel 500 klicks, refuels in 5 minutes (metric or Imperial) for about $80 in 49 states, costs $25,000, protects 5 occupants with $7,700 worth of airbags, and can get you to the Rocky Mountains and up them too with all your gear.
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reytechno
10/19/2012 11:59 AM EDT
great job
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selinz
10/31/2012 2:33 PM EDT
Rick, I think the smartphone is becoming much more than "the hot item." It's really turning into the center of people's universe. I don't want my car to have navigation or a cd player. I just want it to seamlessly interface with my phone. However, I will take a kick 8$$ amplifier and plenty of speakers, thank you.. I still have a 97 caddy that came equipped with a car phone! Imagine how outdated that is!
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