Dan Simon has been trolling this years' tech extravaganza for the biggest buzz
and finding that much of it comes from the smallest packages.
Kristie, the Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest gadget show in the world.
Here companies show off what they hope will be the next big thing,
but big doesn't necessarily mean big.
A television as thin as a quarter, 3-D no less.
People were looking at this LG screen -- the world's thinnest -- as if it were the Mona Lisa.
Mitsubishi, though, is going big -- 92 inches.
Did you ever think having a hi-definition, 3-D, 92- inch television would be possible?
No, I did not. Technology's really advances [advanced] to the point where we can do this at a very affordable price point.
That is if you consider just under $6,000 affordable.
As the Consumer Electronic Show kicked off to what convention organizers believe is one of the largest CES shows ever in Las Vegas,
company executives seem convinced that consumers are ready to start buying.
Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks' fame dismissed those who say 3-D television is not going to catch on.
If you look at the introduction of color 70 years ago, it started in the movie theaters,
moved to television, moved to print, moved throughout the world in which today everything is in color.
You know? And so, I think, 3-D, it's how we see.
The 3-D universe is extending to consumer camcorders.
This attachment turns regular video images into 3-D.
This is a normal HD camera, but if you take this accessory, suddenly, you have a 3-D camera, right?
Right. I mean, I think these are camcorders which are designed to work with this 3-D converter.
This is Panasonic's approach.
Incredibly easy to read.
Nike is making headlines with a watch for serious runners.
It uses GPS technology to monitor runner's locations and help map routes.
It connects directly to your computer.
In the wristband is built in the USB connector.
So, as opposed to any other watch, [which] you need to have a separate cable to plug it in,
this thing goes straight into your Mac or PC.
But some of the most impressive products here don't even have a display.
Take this memory chip that holds 64 gigabytes, or more than 14,000 songs,
and it's only the size of a dime.
As expected, though, tablets are dominating the show, with some 50 different versions taking the floor.
Every technology company in the world is here except one -- Apple.
It doesn't attend trade shows, but as one analyst said, they're here anyway,
because everyone is trying to chase them.