[DMW Media]

Analysts at Consumer Reports, the independent and nonprofit product-testing organization, have chosen the five most important trends seen at the 2012 International CES, which officially opens Tuesday in Las Vegas.

While others are trudging around looking for the latest breakthrough, Consumer Reports is more interested on what regular people are going to have in their real-world homes. Therefore, R=rather than look at any one product category or technology breakthrough, Consumer Reports looked at the big picture to determine what the coming year is likely to hold for everyday life.

1. Thinner yet stronger

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2. Cloud connections

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3. More power

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4. More voice activation

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5. Less 3D, better 2D

The belle of the ball for 2011 CES was 3D television, and it’s not going away: this year will see 3D TVs that don’t require special glasses, for instance. But what Consumer Reports expects is the rise of improvements to the regular 2D version, incuding 4K super-high resolution TV sets.

“This year’s CES promises to introduce products and services that allow easier access to content as well as some notable enhancements to make that content better, notably in in visual quality,” said Paul Reynolds, Consumer Reports’ Electronics Editor.

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