This year it appears that the product that is making the most noise are 3D TV’s.  A handful of companies are introducing their version of the 3D TV.  To view these TV’s, you’re still going to need a set of 3D glasses to view your 3D programming.  Studio executive Jeffrey Kattzenberg took the stage to introduce the show and to announce that Dream Works would release a blu-ray 3D version of Monsters Vs. Aliens to be viewd on these TV’s.

In the not too distant future, 3D TVs may start becoming the norm as more and more programming is coming online with 3D content.  Of note, for soccer fans, the 2010 World Cup will be televized in 3D as well.

The phone has a 3.7 inch display and comes in at a not too shabby 130 ounces.  The phone has a track ball, camera, flash, and GPS.  The phone runs on Google’s android software.

The phone has been paired with t-Mobile and the cost of the phone is $179 with a two year contract and $529 unlocked.  The costs of the phone and carrier service will be roughly the same with other smart phones in the industry.

There are new technologies that are available that can thwart more threats than the typical x-ray scanners that are used at every security checkpoint.  However, these new technologies come with a high price tag. These new technologies are only in place at very few airports.

The new technologies such as the backscatter x-ray and bomb sniffing machines are criticized because the technology is more invasive to a persons privacy.  Especially the backscatter x-ray is akin to a digital strip search as it can peer through clothing.  The imagery shows the outline of the body of the person being scanned in pretty good detail and therefore showing any foreign material.

In the light of the recent terrorist activity at what point are we as passengers on airplanes going to sacrifice some conveniences and invasions of our privacy to stay alive and safe in the air.  Americans have to realize, the threat is real and we need to be more patient with security personnel who’s only job it is to keep us safe.

Even though email use was disrupted, Twitters feeds were firing pretty quickly and all of them stating their disappointments and frustrations over loss of email.  RIM hasn’t had any explanation about the near 9 hour outage.  However it has said that they are looking into the problem.  They state that the problem most likey arose due to a software upgrade that went wrong.

Will this pose a problem with RIM and Blackberry’s market share?  Apple and their iPhone has been making serious headway in the market share for smart phones.  The only problem with the iPhone is the carrier which has gotten most of the complaints with users of the iPhone.  Many people may ditch their Blackberry but may not ditch their carrier as Verizon is deemed more stable.

The outage affected users on all carriers.  The outage only lasted a couple hours and all emails have seemed to be restored.  However, RIM has still yet to issue an explanation as to what the problem was.

The most prominent companies to do this is Twitter, Facebook, and Bitly,  Google.  With a shortened domain name, users have more room to be able to share whats on their minds.  In the age of microblogging, this is essential.

Competition may be fierce since many companies already supply a sub $400 table and some as low as $200.  It may be interesting to see what Apple finally prices its Tablet for.  Most consumers see Apple as a premium and may be able to get away with charging more.  Many thought that Apple releasing an iPhone for $600 was crazy initially.  Rumors have been circulating about prices as well.  People see that Apple may release a Tablet in the $600 to $800 range.

Many people will pay the premium that Apple generally charges because they see the added return from paying the higher Apple penalty.  Apple has been talking to some big name publishers about creating content specifically designed to be read on a Tablet.  Therefore Apple may be in the makings of creating an iTunes like environment for published content.

We will just have to see.

The picture that is submitted to Google is somehow interpreted and eventually recognized and then return results almost instantly.  Of course you’ll need a camera phone with this feature but it goes to show that Google is hard at work taking over the internet.

Google’s dictionary can be a vital tool when working with Google Docs.  Users can tag words when using Google docs for reference late with Google Dictionary.  The new feature may result in a slow death for dictionary.com and answer.com.  It is pretty difficult to compete with the free offerings that Google is providing.  They provide an ad free, clean environment and easy to use.

The major improvement of Bings maps vs Google maps is that their version of Google’s Street View called Streetside provides a much more richer view.  The downside is that you have to download Microsofts Silverlight to make the rich views accessible.  Using Silverlight may put a strain on a computers cpu when using it however.  You can still use Bing’s maps without it but the whole point of maps was the street views.

Now Google has much more data than Bing for the maps and Bing is only introducing its version of maps in only 100 metropolitan areas.  However with more work, Bing’s maps should be a worthy competitor.