The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen.
Players may now get rules and detailed information about their favorite casino games on their cellphones by tapping onto an electronic tile attached to slot machines and tables on the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas' largest annual convention, which attracts techies and celebrities from around the world, opens this week on and around the Strip. The International Consumer Electronics Show trade show floor opens its doors Tuesday, although several activities began Sunday. It is sponsored by the Washington-based Consumer Electronics Association, a 2,000-member organization that supports the $206 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry.
Among the most significant this year will be the arrival of four relatively small conferences that could pay enormous dividends to Las Vegas if history repeats.
Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works like a gigantic tablet and lets four people use it at once.
Startup Weekend in Las Vegas begins Friday, with the winner having the chance of presenting his or her new business idea to the hordes of tech gurus at next week's Consumer Electronics Show.