Goodbye Las Vegas, until next year. We have just recently returned form CES, and although this is not the last article we will write about this year’s show, it is the first one we have written back in our offices. The last article we wrote about CES dealt with some of the more interesting products on display during the tradeshows. We also took a look at the upcoming technology of OLED displays. This article will deal with a number of topics. We will take a look at solid state drives, ultra mobile PCs, notebooks, and wireless music products. Our next and last article about CES will discuss the cell phones that various manufacturers were showing at CES 2007.

There weren’t many major PC related announcements this year, although there were a couple of notable products being exhibited. Consumer technology companies, on the other hand, had a flurry of products to show off in their booths. Many of these consumer electronic devices were related to the “convergence” of the PC into the living room. There was a good reason for why many manufacturers heavily focused on this rising technology. With Windows Vista about to be released, the new features integrated in the OS will allow for the transition to be made with much more ease.

Despite the lack of any major product announcements, this 40th International Consumer Electronics Show was still a satisfying experience. Although many PC manufacturers reserve their major product and technology announcements for more computer focused tradeshows, the experience was still positive and interesting. It will hopefully get better with each passing year.