CES 2013: Samsung, LG & Sony showcase OLED & ultra-HD TVs, Xperia Z unveiled

Samsung also demoed their 3D OLED TV (KN55F9500) which is capable of displaying separate 2D or 3D content to two users sitting in the same room with special glasses (glasses priced at US$ 99 each). Finally, Samsung showcased the evolution kit – a compact box that slots into any 2012 Samsung smart TV and upgrades it with 2013 features including quad processor and new smart TV features.

In the smartphone category, Sony showed off the flagship Xperia Z. It has a 5-inch, full HD display, quad core processor, 13MP camera with HDR video, every connectivity option you can imagine, runs Android 4.1 and is water resistant. Huawei made the Ascend Mate phablet official. This is the first device with a 6.1-inch display (720p resolution), Android 4.1, quad core processor and a huge 4050 mAh battery.

Sony Xperia Z smart phones are displayed during a Sony news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 7, 2013.

Vising press were also treated to multiple new camera launches. Canon announced the PowerShot N – a compact camera with articulating touchscreen display, 12MP CMOS sensor and 8X optical zoom. Polaroid launched an Android smart camera called the iM1836 with interchangeable lenses. It runs Android Jelly bean, has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, built-in Wi-Fi and can be used with micro four-third lenses (with an adapter). Fujifilm announced seven new cameras which include basic point and shoot, prosumer and rugged cameras. The flagship HS50EXR, priced at US$ 550, has a 16MP CMOS sensor, does 1080p video at 60fps and has a manual focus 42X optical zoom lens.

One of the most interesting announcements came from Nvidia. Not only did they announce the upcoming Tegra 4 chipset, they gave a video demonstration of their upcoming handheld gaming device called ‘Project Shield'. This is a Tegra 4 powered Android gaming device with a 5-inch touchscreen (retina equivalent resolution) and a full gamepad.