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5 Reasons the HP Slate 500 Works for Businesses

HP finally released details about its much anticipated Slate product. We now have a name, Slate 500 Tablet PC, and a price, $799, but what seems to be lacking is a clear market for the device. Talk to HP and they are very clear it this isn't a consumer product designed to go up against the Apple iPad, and it is a good thing, too. It would get crushed. That said there is a chance—not a guarantee—that it is could catch on in vertical segments, for a these five reasons.

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3D TV Requires Rose-Colored Glasses

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So far the big story at CES 2010 is the seemingly inevitable march toward 3D TV. Nearly every major manufacturer is announcing a high-end 3D HDTV at the show, including Sony, Vizio, and LG. (Sharp is an exception.)

And there is going to be new 3D content, too: Sony and the Discovery Channel will partner on an all 3D channel, and ESPN started plugging the upcoming ESPN 3D on SportsCenter yesterday. Add in the good timing that number one movie in the country—+$640 million and counting—is Avatar, also available in 3D. There's just one little problem, which no one here at CES seems to want to discuss: 3D TV just doesn't look very good.

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Five Trends to Bet On at CES

Hard economic times will hurt attendance this year, but the Consumer Electronics Show is still the best place to trend-spot.
Seems like there's barely enough time to take down the tree and recover from the New Year's celebrations before packing the suitcase and heading to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. With the Dow struggling to stay above 9000, venture capitalists looking for secure government jobs, and most tech companies slashing budgets across the board, this is a strange time to be bringing together the entire industry. In recent years the show has been a festival of marketing excess, but judging from the number of party invites I've received, this year will likely be very different. Even so, the year's tech road map is drawn at CES. So here's what I expect to see in Vegas. read full article...