We’re going to see a lot of automotive electronics at CES this year, and we fully expect Android to be running on a few of these next gen infotainment systems. Parrot, who isn’t a stranger to Android powered automotive electronics, had a few of their latest on display. Their lineup of Android infotainment systems included the compact Asteroid CK, a 3.2-inch device that can be mounted to your windshield or dashboard; the Asteroid NAV, with a 5-inch display; and the Asteroid 2DIN, a 6.2″ in-dash multitouch-capable infotainment system.
LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 — A few years ago, industry watchers predicted that Apple’s iPhone would fail. They said there’s no way a computer maker could build a good mobile phone. Traditional phone makers like Nokia and Sony Ericsson would bury them.
But look what happened to that.
The TV industry may be facing a similar tipping point. Lenovo, the Chinese computer giant that purchased IBM’s PC business, is here at CES showing off it’s first television — a 55-inch monster powered by Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich that streams content, plays games and a dozen other things besides.
It looks pretty slick. It has voice controls, a ton of apps and a big, beautiful screen. Better yet, it’s infinitely configurable.
“It’s the computer experience in the living room,” said a Lenovo staffer manning the booth.
I’m definitely going to end up lactose intolerant by the end of CES. We fully expected to see plenty of tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich, but how about a TV? I thought it possible, and even made some bold predictions, but I didn’t expect to see something announced so soon. Lenovo made a pre-CES announcement regarding what could very well be the world’s first Smart TV powered by the Android 4.0 OS. They’re calling it the K91, and it is the world’s first smart TV powered by QualComm’s 8060 Snapdragon dual core CPU and running Android 4.0. There’s plenty to love about this Ice Cream Sandwich TV and we’ll let you know about it after the break.
We knew this would be the year of the quad-core at CES, and blasting right out of the gate was Acer, showing off it quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 Iconia Tab. At the end of their press event, Acer snuck in an unnamed Acer Iconia Tab which we found out later was the Iconia A700. The A700 is expected to feature a 10.1″ 1920 x 1080 resolution screen, NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3, dual cameras, microSD slot, HDMI port, a thin body, and Android 4.0. There hasn’t been an official press release yet, and other specs remain a mystery, but if Acer’s press event sets the tone for the rest of CES, we can expect lots of quad-core Ice Cream Sandwich tablets, Ultrabooks, and more cloud-storage.
CES will bring out all the big players in the mobile processor game, each ready to flaunt the power, speed, and overall performance of their mobile processing chips. We’re going to give you a look at a few of the major players and what they plan to bring to the CES table. This year’s buzz word should be “quad-core,” and we’re hoping to see plenty of it (hopefully on phones).
