January 2012 is just a few days away and if you’re a person who’s always on the lookout for the latest in consumer electronics, you’re probably really excited about this particular month because of the Consumer Electronics Show.

Every year CES showcases the upcoming gadgets and gizmos from various brands, which ranges from television sets, mobile phones and computing devices, etc.  Think of it as a haven for techies.  So what should we expect to see in the upcoming 2012 CES?

LG

The South Korean electronics company is said to be unveiling the world’s largest organic-LED 3D TV, which measures 55 inches in height, a screen size of 72 inches and is only 5mm thick.  LED TVs aren’t cheap, and with LG’s 15-inch OLED TV priced at $2,500, you’d expect that this 55-inch OLED TV would be priced outrageously high.

“Our objective has always been to actively define and lead emerging display technology markets,” Sang Beom Han, chief executive and executive vice president of LG Display, told the Times of India.  “Although OLED technology is seen as the future of TV display, the technology has been limited to smaller display sizes and by high costs, until now. LG Display’s 55-inch OLED TV panel has overcome these barriers.”

Streaming TV Networks

The biggest hassle with 3D TVs is the 3D glasses.  For you to be able to appreciate the 3D images coming out of your screen, you’d have to be wearing 3D glasses.  So if you only have a pair or two, you can’t really have a 3D movie night at your place.  And this issue is what Stream TV Networks aims to address with their Ultra-D technology.  Ultra-D lets you enjoy watching 3D images without the glasses.  It converts 2D images into 3D autostereoscopic (sans 3D glasses) images, and 3D stereoscopic contecnt into 3D autosterioscopic content.

“We are extremely proud of what we have been able to accomplish with our Ultra-D technology. It is capable of creating a significant shift in the way people view media, comparable to the transition from black and white to color TV,” said Mathu Rajan, CEO of Stream TV Networks, Inc.

“Our ultimate goal was to create a solution that addresses existing concerns impeding the adoption of 3D—consumer aversion to expensive glasses, viewer discomfort, variance in individual vision and preference and the slow creation of 3D content. It seemed we were aiming for the impossible but we’ve made it possible and will be sharing these hard-won achievements with consumers in 2012. Ultra-D is the next generation 3D technology designed to replace 3D with glasses and win preference over 2D devices.”

Aside from bringing 3D autostereoscopic content to TVs, the Ultra-D technology will also be available for converter boxes, tablets, desktops and, laptops, gaming, mobile phones, digital signage, and digital picture frames.

Lenovo

The Chinese electronics company is said to be launching a smart TV at CES dubbed either as IdeaTV (outside China) or LeTV.  The launch of this TV will be accompanied by the “Lenovo Cloud,” which is said to function like Apple and Google’s cloud services.  Users will be given 200GB of cloud space.

Apple

Though it is not confirmed whether Apple will be showcasing their rumored TV at the 2012 CES, it is rumored that Apple will be releasing a 32 and 37-inch TV.  And in an ironic twist, though Samsung and Apple are still battling in various courts in different countries, Samsung is said to be the one manufacturing the Apple TVs.  And Apple TV, Apple’s set top box, is supposedly going to be built inside the TV itself.

The 2012 International CES will be on January 10-13, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center.