CES 2011: Toshiba unveils 3D glasses-free laptop

The 3D holdouts that are using the mandatory ridiculous glasses as an excuse might want to start coming up with another reason.

Toshiba has taken the wraps off of a prototype laptop that offers stereoscopic 3D images without the need for any sort of headwear. The machine uses the same technology Toshiba is using to power similar 3D TVs in Japan and lets users play games and watch movies in 3D. There’s one slight difference here: Those TVs are 12 inches. This machine boasts a 15 inch screen.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog

CES 2011: Vizio TVs get a streaming game service

OnLive, one of the most promising streaming game services, has just become a legitimate threat to consoles.

The cloud-based gaming company today announced it has signed an alliance with Vizio to bring OnLive to that company’s TVs and mobile devices.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog

OnLive, one of the most promising streaming game services, has just become a legitimate threat to consoles.

The cloud-based gaming company today announced it has signed an alliance with Vizio to bring OnLive to that company’s TVs and mobile devices.

CES 2011: Coming soon, a portable second monitor

If you’re a power PC user, life without two screens can be a pretty miserable thing. It sounds ridiculous, I know, but once you’ve had a day or two with multiple screens, it’s hard to imagine ever working any other way.

Then you go on the road – and you’re stuck with not only a single screen, but one that’s considerable smaller, to boot. Starting later this year, the life of dual monitor road warriors might get a little easier.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog

Hot Products at 2011 CES: Tablets, Apps and Mobile Devices

CES 2010 had thousands of items on the show floor, but at the end of the day, it was about 3D TV. The show marked the coming out party for the technology—and pretty much everything else was caught in its wake.

This year, though, there’s not likely to be a theme that’s quite so dominant, which will give other products a chance to shine.

Read more at CNBC.com