Technology Gadgets That Will Impress 2012 - CES Announced Product Highlights - Tech Tycoon Convention Show-off

For those of you who have no clue what CES is or don't know much about it, I'll give you a little background information. CES stands for "Consumer Electronic Show." The first show was held in New York City in June of 1967. The show is actually put on by the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association), which is basically a massive organization for consumer electronics tycoons. Members of the organization make up over $186 Billion in the Consumer Electronics Industry. The Consumer Electronic Shows is basically a massive gathering of companies that are considered the Rulers of Consumer Electronics. Any tech device or gadget most likely was first announced, demoed, or revealed at CES.

For example, in 1970, the first VCR was revealed at CES. 1981 revealed the CD Player and Camcorder. Digital media was demoed in 1990 followed by the ability to "burn" your own digital media in 1991. CES has always been a popular place for companies to announce their big plans. The 1990's is when the technology for consumer electronics began growing faster than people could imagine. CES was also the birth place of the DVD, HDTV, Xbox 360, Plasma TV's, HD Radio, Blu Rays, Media Streaming, OLED TV's, Tablet PC's, 3D Tv's, and much more.

CES is a big deal in the tech industry and has made or broke ideas and companies for almost 50 years.

The show doesn't end until January 13, but incredible products have already come out of their companies secrecy and displayed to the world.

Swiss Army Victornox

Swiss Army is notorious for the survival pocket knives, but this year they decided to step towards the future with their pocket knives. The new knives don't only come with multiple survival tools, but a 1 TB flash drive. Thats right, Swiss Army now packs 1000 GB of digital media along with their other handy tools. The only turnoff is that it's priced at a hefty $3000.

Liquid Image HD Ego Camera

These new stunning camera's can stream live video to any device that is connected to Wifi. There are a variety of different customizations depending on your intended use of the camera. Customizations include several different types of mounts for extreme sports and unique views. You can get mounts for helmets, hats, goggles, cars, surfboards, snowboards.. and just about anything else that you would be afraid to do with a traditional camera. It captures all of these unique angles in stunning HD.

Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga

This IdeaPad Yoga is just amazing. It's a tablet styled PC with a full keyboard and a screen like a tablet. Its super thin and weighs around an impressive 3 lbs. This IdeaPad converts into a tablet, with a built in stand, buy simply pulling the screen back (much further than laptops usually allow) and the keyboard is used as its own stand. Its expected to be released this year and comes equip with Microsoft Windows 8. CES showed the final product running Windows 8, which hasn't even been released yet.

WikiPad Prototype

WikiPad isn't quite ready to be scheduled a release date yet, but CES demoed a promising prototype. WikiPad is essentially an addition to a tablet PC, but has two built in analog sticks for gaming. WikiPad comes with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and a glasses free 3D screen measuring in at 8 inches. This is taking a step further than handheld consoles and is sure to win over Nintendo's 3DS and Sony's PSVita.

Sony Xperia Ion Smartphone

Many great phones have been displayed at CES this year, but one that stands out is Sony's Xperia Ion. Sony did away with the design and software that Ericsson had provided, which makes it "The Worlds First Sony LTE Smartphone." This beastly designed phones comes with a 1.5 GHz processor, a 4.5 inch HD Touchscreen, and a stunning 12 mega-pixel camera. This phone will be available on At&t's network. Sony is considered one of the highest quality consumer electronic companies in the world, so you can expect this phone to be reliable and long-lasting.

Acer Iconia Tab A700

This tablet runs Android's Ice Cream Sandwich and packs a 1.3 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor. It also has an impressive 10.1 inch IPS quality 1080p HD touchscreen. The specs were fully covered, but tablet enthusiasts are making a big hype for this product.

Sony Bloggie Live HD Camera

Touchscreen devices have almost made buttons and keys obsolete. Sony announced Bloggie, the Touch Camera. Bloggie Live HD has an internal storage of 8 GB and captures full HD 1080p Video. This camera can take a respectable 12.8 mega-pixel still shot, which can also be viewed on its 3 inch touchscreen. The video capture formats the HD videos to MP4 and allows you to share videos via Wifi for quick uploads. Aside from its flip-out USB arm, this device has live video streaming capabilities that are guaranteed to wow consumers.

There are tons of other amazing products that have been revealed at CES this year and still many more to come. One of the most popular items are the new advanced ultra thin HDTV's. Tons of companies have been revealing these TV's, so its basically up to the customer to decide the name brand of choice and size. Another impressive feature at this years CES is a few glasses free 3D TV's.