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Most of us have seen one of the latest 3D movies that have hit theaters, such as Avatar, Monsters versus Aliens and Up. As the emergence of 3D begins to translate from the theaters into a home experience, it is important to understand what is needed in order to create, produce and distribute good 3D content. Quality content, after all, benefits everybody. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I chaired a workshop at the Sundance Film Festival with a panel of professionals from different industries: DreamWorks, Sony, Disney, NBA and NCM Media Networks. We came together to discuss the challenges and considerations to bringing a rich 3D experience to the consumer. During the session, each of the panelists shared their experiences and thoughts on film, television and advertising.

We have been bombarded with requests for more information on the slate HP previewed at CES 2010. As you might expect, we won’t reveal the details until it is officially announced and available later this year. What I can tell you is more about our vision for the product and the development process behind it.

So, something came up and you couldn’t make it to Las Vegas this year for CES. Tell you what - just follow along with me for a quick tour of crazy touchscreens, awesome gaming rigs and other cool gadgets that caught my eye. And if you’re too distracted by all the blinking lights and cool bits of tech (absolutely no shortage of those at CES!), I’m the guy with the cool Hawaiian shirt holding the mike – Magnum P.I., eat your heart out.

Just because I'm back from CES doesn't mean the information will stop flowing. Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline, the radio network program that covers consumer electronics and technology, not to mention been covering CES for the last 15 years, has yours truly on the show talking about the Mini 5102, Pico projectors, and the usual CES chit chat.

When you go to the store, the computers on the store shelf have more stickers and badges than a NASCAR racer. Well Nigel Dessau from AMD took a second to tell us how they propose to make the PC-buying process a whole lot simpler – by actually telling people what the computer can handle.

As the news from CES filters out to the Internet, everyone is chipping in their 2-cents on what the big things coming out of CES 2010 are. From predictions to trends, to even just hot new items that those in the industry are interested in seeing, there is always news from those in the know. And with HP @ CES covering the excitement from the floor of CES 2010, we’ve got plenty of the above to share with you.

HP fans wanted a laptop that was sleek, stylish, and powerful, so we built the ENVY 15. Now we’ve taken an extra step to make it more accessible. HP is now offering the HP ENVY 15 starting at only $1,299.99.

Hey gamers—yeah, I’m looking at you. Playing on some monster machine is one thing, but I’m looking at the future and, in particular, the HP Compaq L2105tm monitor. This model has a whole lot going for it besides being able to project a pretty picture at 1920 by 1080-pixels (and with a 1000:1 contrast ratio). You see, this is a 21.5-inch multi-touch panel

Just because you’re getting geared up for another semester, doesn’t mean that you’re saddled with some boring choices for your book bag. Coming out of CES this year, I spotted a couple of interesting options that’ll help you at school—and with a couple extracurricular activities.

I just touched down in Las Vegas for a little show called CES. In my few minutes here, I’ve already unintentionally overheard numerous discussions on slate form factors. Those discussions are just about to go into high gear, as Steve Ballmer is showcasing an upcoming HP slate in his keynote…which is right about now.

Usually CES revolves around bigger screens and more powerful PCs...But this year, it’s also about being green. In fact, I a number of interesting green technologies are on display. I’m proud to say that at HP we have long placed an importance on green technology, and we are putting an even greater emphasis on this in some of our most recent products that we announced this week.

It feels good to touch—way better than being forced to mouse around if all you want to do is push an on-screen button. Well, we’ve come a long way in the past few years with HP’s TouchSmart PC line, but I think we’re finally turning a corner. Prices are coming down, more touch apps are becoming available, we’re seeing good touch screens appearing on devices of all sizes and shapes and now we have multi-touch screen support in Microsoft Windows 7. You don’t think that’s a big deal? Well, just check out what’s coming out of this year’s CES from HP.

It’s always good to get a little recognition for hard work. Well, HP recently won not one, not two, but four awards for what we’ve done with some of our killer computer designs. The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design AND The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies announced the 2009 International Award winners. It’s a great honor to be among the awarded (as you can see here) -- this is a collection of the world‘s most prestigious global awards for new product design and graphics.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life.

This week has been a memorable one. The popularity of Desi and Wanda’s YouTube video has shown the true power of social media.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life

Everything we do is focused on ensuring that we provide a high-quality experience for all our customers, who are ethnically diverse and live and work around the world. That’s why when issues surface, we take them seriously and work hard to understand the root causes.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life.

With all the holiday craziness you’re probably going through you certainly deserve something for yourself, right? Something like a new Envy Notebook would certainly be something you can pat yourself on the back with, so why haven’t you already submitted a video to win one? How does one win themselves a brand new Envy? Well maybe you’ve heard about our HP Envy 13 giveaway contest? No? Well you have until 5pm on Friday, December 18th – that’s tomorrow, folks – to win one!

For those in the market for a new car, you might have glanced at the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Sure, it flaunts sleek lines and good gas mileage, but there’s something else interesting inside: A Dual LCD SmartGauge cluster. With it, you determine how little – or how much – data gets fed back to the instrument panel. It seems simple enough, but this elegant control scheme took a lot unconventional thinking to come together. That’s why, for this week’s Heritage of Innovation podcast, I caught up with Dave Watson from Ford and Steve Bishop from IDEO and we talked about how the two companies worked together to create the SmartGauge.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life.

Here at The Next Bench we all know the meaning of community. Whether it be Envy, Touch, or Voodoo, everyone here at The Next Bench knows the meaning of sharing. Since it happens to be December, we thought that we would pass along a few easy to use suggestions to help you give back to your friends, family, and the other communities in your life.

One of the reasons I love doing what I do at HP is the opportunity to meet so many great people. It’s also probably why I enjoy social media so much. Whether it’s sharing links on Twitter, exchanging song lyrics on Facebook status updates or writing on The Next Bench, I love the chance to connect with people every day.