The Consumer Electronics Show 2009 has come and gone. I’m exhausted but always glad I get the opportunity to attend the Las Vegas technology convention.
It was indeed smaller (down nearly 40,000 attendees from the all-time high of 150,000 in 2006). Organizers say they planned it that way, although they admit the economy probably had something to do with the slump too. Nevertheless, stand-out gadgets were the new Palm pre phone, the ultra-thin TV from Panasonic, and, umm, well, lots of other trends that aren’t necessarily new.
Everyone this year was pitching faster TVs (240 Hertz and up), Internet TVs, eco-friendly policies, wireless electricity and 3D technology. The show is much too big for one person to conquer in a couple of days, so I offer up to you a few highlights of what I saw.
The most recent posts are at top:
- Power up: Different takes on travel chargers
- What happens when everything is on a cell phone
- A more Apple friendly CES?
- Tech toys at CES just for (wee) girls
- Sleeker gadget, PC bags from Urban Tool
- When a PC crashes, CMS’ BounceBack to the rescue
- IOGEAR’s wireless HD video gadget wins CES award
- USB gets faster, SD gets bigger
- UPDATE: Free Windows 7 beta now available
- Toshiba unveils largest flash-memory drive
- Microsoft overwhelmed with free Windows 7 beta offer
- LG shows off the fastest TV on the CES floor
Pictures of the Prada 2 phone- Dish welcomes digital TV transition with $9.99 deal
- Celeb spotting: Jimmy Fallon getting ready for late night
- Why wait till summer for a Vizio TV?
- Irvine’s Vizio expands into Blu-ray
- Palm gets back into the phone game with the Prē
- How tech can help you have the perfect garden
- Tech toys, crowds and other early scenes from CES
- Samsung slims down Blu-ray player
- Panasonic’s 0.3-inch skinny TV
- The best TV Toshiba has to offer
Wireless TVs without the lag- Powermat: Charging up without cables — or electricity!
- What we all need: A Minoru (3D webcam)
- How green can Fuji’s EnvironMax batteries be?
- Meade’s no muss, no fuss automated telescope
- CES gadgets: D-Link’s nifty photo router, USB monitor
- A smaller, cheaper CES: Will it be better?
Around the web: More sites with CES 2009 news
Here's a list of TV/mobile companies helping consumers one tweet at a time. 
