An enormous myriad of screens, tablets, appliances, gadgets and electronics lined the aisles of the recent 2012 CES. The new smart TV products demonstrated that the major manufacturers were determined to press forward toward a future where Internet TV and computers converged for brilliant pictures.

Sony showed its Crystal LED Display TV that delivered incredibly bright video from over 6 million LEDs. The 55-inch prototype displayed a wide color gamut with an ultra-crisp resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The ultra-thin screen was spectacular in energy efficient power consumption, producing only 77 watts compared to typical 200-300 watts output. Remarkable response times and wider viewing angles all added up to bringing Sony's crystal LED TV technology to the front, if practical pricing augments foreseeable production.

LG, however, still managed to keep an edge on Sony with its 55-inch OLED TV. Tech industry pundit CNET gave the Best of CES award to LG with the incredible 4 mm -- four credit-cards -- thick 55 EM960 OLED TV, weighing not over 16.5 lbs. Without denying Sony's crystal attributes, LG's organic LED astonished viewers with powerful contrast, precise color and ultra-fine clarity. The still-promoted 3-D capability may be enhanced by LG's own dual-core ARM processor with a quad-core GPU when production begins some time the second half of the year.

TVs consumed a lot of attention, but the portable market of tablets and smartphones was well-entrenched at the CES with an impressive display. Asus surprised many onlookers with its prototype MeMo 370T 7-inch, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet entry. Two spectacular features that warranted notice were that it was the first tablet with a quad-core processor, the NVIDIA Tegra 3, and its price tag was $250. The processor enabled incredibly smooth gliding through screens like a vessel in water. There are wide viewing angles afforded by an IPS panel display at 1,024 x 600 pixels resolution and a back 8-megapixel camera. MicroUSB and HDMI are available with a microSD card reader, Wi-Fi, DNLA and Bluetooth capability. The Asus MeMo 370T will certainly attract more consumers.

As it did in so many areas and perhaps as a testimony to Steve Jobs’ vision, Apple caused a wealth of unique responses to the design of the ultrathin Macbook Air. Remarkable at CES was the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga ultrabook. With a thin, sleek design, the Yoga’s touchscreen reflects easy multi-touch movement from its Intel i7 processor. It has a 13.3-inch IP panel screen with 1,600 x 900 resolutions. Unique about the Yoga laptop is that the cover folds back and latches to yield a .67-inch thick tablet. Intel foresees production of the Yoga with Windows 8 to come out later in the year.

The world's thinnest tablet showed up at the CES. It was the Toshiba Excite X10. With a 10.1-inch screen, the X10 measured in at a remarkable .3-inches thick, weighing 1.18 lbs. It runs on a gigabyte of RAM and a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP processor. Remarkable was that this little machine had a full range of ports for microUSB, microSD and miniHDMI. The screen resolution is 1,280 x 800 with a front-facing 2.0-megapixel camera and a 5.0-megapixel back camera. Expected to run Android ICE, the tablet is pricey at $500 for the 16 GB model. 

The future speaks well for portable handhelds. The One Laptop Per Child nonprofit organization demonstrated its sustainable, waterproof prototype, the 7-inch XO 3.0 tablet. It offers additional, alternative battery charging methods with a solar panel cover and a unique hand cranking unit. Kudos for a dedicated leap across economic borders. The OLPC XO 3.0 is an awesome tablet for children's education in developing countries, looking to bring home internet access to millions.