Today, the 2012 International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) comes to an end. CES is held every January and typically hosts previews of products as well as new product announcements.
This year is no different… more than 20,000 new products were poised to be announced at the conference�s start.
And our in-house technology experts, Patrick Cox and Ray Blanco, are covering the 15 miles of exhibits for us…
CES has been dubbed as the �Disneyworld� of gadgets. Over the years, the conference has seen the premier of many state-of-the-art products including: CD player in 1981, DVD player in 1996 and the HD TV in 1998.
Many are on the hunt for the coolest and best new �toy,� but Patrick and Ray are on another mission.
�Ray Blanco and I came here for several reasons,� Patrick said. �One was to talk to some of the engineers behind the esoteric companies that nobody outside tech knows, but are actually driving and enabling the convergence of everything.�
Another, Ray continues, �to engage in one-on-one conversations with industry insiders, helping us identify the hidden technology trends that will help drive profits in the new year.�
So what was this year�s big breakthrough?
If you have been following the press on CES over the last week… most people are talking about the ultrabook. �Ultrabooks� are thinner, faster and quicker than the laptops currently available to PC users. Here is Ray�s take:
�Both Intel and Microsoft displayed a number of notebook computer models called �ultrabooks.� These notebooks feature high-performance processors and displays in small, sleek cases. The ultrabook concept was developed by Intel, and I suspect it is an attempt to inject new life into a relatively flat PC market. Intel is trying to find ways to sell more processors and its current strategy is ultrabooks and mobile computing.�
Many are reporting ultrabooks are the PC form of the MacBook Air. While Intel and Microsoft are not in the �penny stock� space… there are many small semiconductor companies that will profit from the emergence of the ultrabook. Many, in fact, that Ray has recommended to the subscribers of Technology Profits Confidential.
�Another huge splash at the show,� Ray continues, �were LG and Samsung.�
�Both companies showcased unbelievably clear and vivid television displays using OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology licensed. Available in both 2-D and 3-D display formats, the stunning OLED displays kept LG�s and Samsung�s exhibits packed with attendees. LG�s 55-inch OLED TV, which is only 4 millimeters thick, won the CES �Best of Show� award.�
You may remember Ray�s write-up last year regarding the OLED technology (if you missed it, click here). A number of large-screen OLED TVs will be hitting the display market later this year. Ray predicts that:
�While the display market is expected to be relatively flat over the coming year, both 3-D and OLED display technology are expected to be rapidly growing segments within the space…�
While there, Ray and Patrick also were able to meet the with team behind the 3-D used in the movies Avatar and Hugo. Here are Patrick�s comments on this meet-and-greet:
�Several years ago, I said that 3-D was inevitable in the home entertainment arena as soon as 3-D screen technology reached an acceptable price/quality point. The take-home message from this year�s CES was that the home entertainment industry believes we are there…
�All the top screen builders were showing truly breathtaking 3-D screens. It was, in fact, the �big thing� at CES this year. And the biggest thing was ESPN�s onsite broadcasting of several events live for ESPN3D. The hottest events, the biggest signs and the most exclusive private parties were about ESPN 3D, which Ray and I were invited to.
�As far as I know, we were only attendants given the opportunity to see the technology, in several semi-truck trailers outside the convention center, that made it all work.
�This technology belongs to Cameron Pace Group, CPG. Cameron refers to James Cameron of Titanic. Pace is Vince Pace, the inventor and renowned cinematographer.
�This is an enormous story and the technology can�t be stopped.�
There is tons of opportunity in the small-cap space with these emerging technologies… many of them can be found through the pages of Patrick Cox�s Breakthrough Technology Alert.
You already know that investing in the future of technology can yield huge gains for investors who get in early. While some of the technologies mentioned here today are not from publicly traded companies, they are all technologies that you do not want to ignore.
If you do a quick search on Google Finance, you can find many small technology companies working on and producing the components needed for these breakthroughs right now…
And Patrick and Ray will continue to follow these technologies for us here in the Sleuth. I expect to have more updates for you in the coming weeks about what they saw and what they expect to be �the next big thing.�
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