CES 2012

The Consumer Electronics Show - CES to its friends - takes place in Las Vegas this week. It's the biggest show of its kind in the world and is the launch pad for almost all of 2012's most important technology products.

Just ahead of CES' official opening tomorrow, 10 January, Reg Hardware today starts its CES Week - seven days of dedicated coverage.

And not just news of the latest, hottest products - though there will be plenty of that - but also special App of the Week columns, plus special features and, of course, we'll be announcing the winners of our Reg Hardware Awards.

Check back here regularly - we'll be listing all our CES 2012 coverage below.

CES 2012 News

TV

   12 January
• Samsung loads Netflix onto smart TVs
• LG touts tellies with cloud-gaming capabilities
   11 January
• Bond Blu-ray box set marks 50 years on film
   10 January
• WD updates video streamer for Netflix, iPlayer
• Sony goes inorganic for 'eye popping' OLED TV rival
• Samsung shows 55in OLED über-TV
   9 January
• Lenovo outs Ice Cream Sarnie telly
• LG: 1mm bezel on your telly, anyone?
• LG to show 55in, 4mm-thick OLED TV at CES

Computers and Tablets

   13 January
• Sony shows slider tablet
• Seagate mulls flogging precious drives at auction
   11 January
• Dell dithers over fresh fondleslabs
• Dell debuts shrunken Ultrabook
   10 January
• HP unveils glass-cased Ultrabook
• Samsung joins Ultrabook race
• Orange touts tropical tablet
   9 January
• Intel ignores Steve Jobs, adds touchscreen to Ultrabook
• OLPC shows off XO 3 tablet running Android or Linux
• Intel demos transparent-lid hybrid PC
• Asus updates netbook line with Intel, AMD chippery
• Elgato readies Thunderbolt-fed external SSD
• Acer unveils 'world's thinnest' Ultrabook
• Lenovo primed with keyboard-connectable tablet
• Acer intros skinny 15in notebook
• CES outing for 'world's thinnest' tablet, Ultrabook, says Toshiba
• LG preps '14in screen in 13in chassis' Ultrabook

Smartphones and Mobility

   13 January
• Nokia partners with EA in major WinPho game push
• Micro-mech chips to free phones from 'grip of death'
   12 January
• Imagination uncloaks 'over 20X faster' smartphone GPU
   11 January
• RIM demos PlayBook OS2
• Sony slips out strap-on Android aid
   10 January
• Samsung: 'We'll nick Nokia's global mobe crown this year'
• Sony shows off NXT-generation smartphone
• Nokia sheds light on latest Lumia
   9 January
• Huawei uncloaks sleek, slim, sexy smartphones
• Sony outs Xperia Ion
• Phone maker punts AA-powered blower
• LG calls up 720p IPS screen smartphone for Verizon
• AR app brings aid to tailgaters
• iPhone demand strong months after 4S release
• Sony Ericsson hints at major CES product launch

Gadgets

   12 January
• IK caters for mobile musicians with iOS peripherals
   11 January
• Griffin plugs Midi for iPad musos
• Parrot puts on headphone gesture gadgetry
   10 January
• Android-powered goggles bring virtual reality closer
• Panasonic pitches portable Skype screen
• Microsoft schedules Kinect for Windows launch
• Powerline Ethernet group posts 1Gb/s spec
   9 January
• Ion refreshes arcade cabinet for iOS
• Parrot takes flight with next-gen quadricopter
• Ubuntu hoists skirt, flashes 'concept' gadget at CES

Car Tech

   12 January
• Toyota teases next-gen Prius styling
• Honda NSX reborn as a hybrid
• Vauxhall prices up Ampera e-car for Blighty
   10 January
• VW catches electric Beetle
• Tesla 300-mile e-car UK Debut set for 2103
   9 January
• Ford unwraps '2013 Mondeo'

Photography

   12 January
• Fujifilm unveils X-Pro1 APS-C compact system camera
   11 January
• Polaroid develops Android camera combo
   9 January
• Canon focuses on compact snapper spruce-up

Odds and Sods

   12 January
• Top techs preview CES 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017...
   10 January
• Opera's new store beams HTML5 apps into tellies
   9 January
• Ubuntu Linux shop reveals 'TV for human beings'
• 802.11n Wi-Fi uploaded to SD card spec
• 1TB USB stick shoved into Swiss Army penknife
• 75 wirelessly charged devices will demo at CES

App Reviews

• Samsung Remote
• OnLive
• TV Guide UK