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CES, formerly The International Consumer Electronics Show, held annually in Las Vegas, showcases the latest in, and the future of, technology: from wearables, automotive tech and self-driving cars to smart homes and drones.
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9 September, 2024
E-Skimo founder Nicola Colombo demonstrates his battery-assisted skis. Photo: AFP
Tourism

Are electric-powered skis, unveiled at CES, the future of snow sports?

E-winter sports trended at CES Las Vegas, with an electric off-road board for snow and sand, and battery-powered skis, grabbing attention.

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Wellness

AI mirror on the wall, who’s the most stressed of all? Tech at CES says you

Start-ups

Hong Kong start-ups in CES spotlight as city strives to become Asian tech hub

Technology

5 car tech innovations at CES show that could change motoring

From Sony’s first electric car to a flying car from China and BMW’s new heads-up display, five notable innovations from the CES tech fair.

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The Xpeng X2 flying car pictured at the company’s headquarters in Guangdong, China. Xpeng’s flying car is one of the cutting-edge innovations in motoring on display at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas. Photo: Xinhua
Technology

Things are looking up for Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable laptop

Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable laptop, seen at CES in Las Vegas, has a screen that extends upwards to provide more display area.

Technology

Facial recognition to unlock your car, shown at CES, coming in 3 to 5 years

A prototype car at the Las Vegas CES tech fair can identify owners and authorised drivers, and stay locked when approached by strangers.

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Beauty

What’s on show at CES 2025? AI-powered beauty mirrors, robot dogs and more

A beauty mirror to tell you your skin woes? A lifelike robot puppy for those allergic to the real thing? The pick of the tech in Las Vegas.

Tombot, a robotic dog for people who cannot have a real pet, is on show at CES 2025, the consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas, in the United States. Photo: AP
US-China tech war

Chinese exhibitors are back at CES 2025 despite US tech tensions

While Chinese companies comprise over a quarter of registered exhibitors, many tech giants are notably absent.

Metaverse

Alibaba deepens push into AI smart glasses

A new partnership will see Alibaba Cloud develop customised AI models for RayNeo products, the companies say.

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US-China relations

Chinese tech workers expecting to attend US CES trade show report visa problems

Requests for US visas to attend CES in Las Vegas, the world’s largest tech show, are being denied, analysts say.

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A “modular flying car” by China-based XPeng AeroHT shown at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 11. Chinese tech employees are reporting problems getting visas to attend the 2025 trade show. Photo: AFP
TCL

China’s TCL eyes premium TV market with large screens in a bid to revamp brand image

Chinese television set maker TCL is looking to reposition itself as a premium brand, hoping that increased sales of higher-end, larger-screen models will help boost its image.

Televisions featuring 8K technology are displayed at the TCL booth during CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Computer giant Lenovo sharpens AI focus after revenue growth in December quarter

Lenovo’s sharpened focus on artificial intelligence reflects the personal computer industry’s response to a projected shift in demand for machines that support the technology.

Artificial intelligence

Is AI the killer app for smart glasses? This Singapore-based start-up thinks so

Brilliant Labs says AI is to smart glasses what multitouch was to the smartphone as it jumps into a market reinvigorated by Apple’s Vision Pro.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese entrepreneur’s AI-powered gadget Rabbit becomes surprise hit

Rabbit Inc, started by Xian native Jesse Lyu Cheng, has sold out of five rounds of pre-orders for its R1 device since launching in Las Vegas this month.

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The Rabbit R1 is a $200 AI-powered device that aims to compliment smartphones by performing certain tasks on behalf of users when prompted. Photo: Handout
China technology

Opinion | How China is making its dream of flying cars, drones and sky cities come true

Policy, financial and infrastructural support is creating a conducive ecosystem for China’s “low altitude economy”, integrating advanced aerial tech into everyday life and urban planning.

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An EHang autonomous aerial vehicle conducting a demonstration flight at the Baoan District Low-Altitude Economy Investment Promotion Conference in Shenzhen last year. Photo: Handout
China technology

Alibaba, TikTok woo US with AI and live-streaming e-commerce at CES

Alibaba and TikTok played to their strengths at CES, as they catered to a market where it has been increasingly difficult for Chinese companies to operate.

Start-ups

Hong Kong start-ups attract interest from Microsoft, Best Buy at CES 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stopped by the booth of a start-up that makes an artificial intelligence-powered belt to guide the blind at the CES trade show’s Hong Kong pavilion.

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Food and Drinks

Smart AI grills, no-clean ice cream: 5 new kitchen appliances at CES 2024

New hi-tech kitchen appliances at CES 2024 promise to make cooking a breeze, from a US$2,000 grill you can ask questions to a US$250 air fryer that uses AI to detect what type of food it is preparing.

ColdSnap’s no-clean ice cream machine, which, makes ice cream in two minutes from shelf-stable pods, was one of the hi-tech kitchen appliances shown at CES 2024, where many products used AI to make cooking much easier. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones

Realme unveils 12 Pro series smartphone in parallel event to CES

Realme’s 12 Pro+ smartphone to launch at the end of January will focus on providing a better zoom lens at a budget price, as the Chinese firm caters to young overseas users.

Artificial intelligence

Hisense and TCL push AI in TVs, chase industry trends like smart cars

Hisense and TCL, the two biggest Chinese TV brands, offered competing narratives about AI processing and the ability to produce their own technology in-house at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

Alibaba

Tech giants Alibaba, ByteDance lead China’s return to CES

More than 1,100 Chinese firms, including tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance, are exhibiting at CES this year, making up a quarter of the total, over twice the number from 2023.

Attendees arrive at the CES Unveiled event before the start of the CES tech show, January 7, 2024, in Las Vegas. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft is adding an AI key to allow users to call up Copilot with one click

The Copilot key will sit to the right of the space bar and is the first change to the Windows keyboard layout since Microsoft added the Start key in 1994.

Microsoft said it is introducing a Copilot key to Windows keyboards to allow users to immediately call up its artificial intelligence assistant. Photo: YouTube / Windows
Technology

What’s your dog thinking? 6 highlights from CES 2023

We look at the best of CES 2023, from a company offering buttons that cats and dogs can press to ‘talk’ to their owners, to a robot that can make any kind of bubble tea drink that you like.

Internet

Chinese gadget makers embrace new IoT standard to ease security concerns

Tuya, TP-Link and others at CES 2023 are boasting about smart device support for Matter, a standard meant to unify a fractured smart home market and bring greater security.

Video gaming

CES 2023: video gamers feel bullets and bees with haptics wearables

Companies are using haptics vests and other next-generation simulation products to replicate the feeling of action in virtual worlds for video gamers.

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An attendee uses tactile gloves and vest during a VR demonstration at the bHaptics booth during CES 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 6. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China technology

Number of Chinese tech firms at CES 2023 less than half of pre-pandemic level

Chinese companies at the world’s largest consumer electronics show are exhibiting new PCs, TVs and portable power stations, illustrating the country’s supply-chain strengths.

Attendees walk through the venue of CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2023. Photo: Agence France-Presse
Art & Technology

World’s biggest tech show celebrates failures on road to innovation

5G

Acer unveils ‘bike desk’ at CES for multitaskers, aiming to capture new market

Taiwanese IT firm Acer reveals bike desk at CES tech fair that allows people to work and pedal at the same time, aiming to cash in on multitaskers in post-pandemic era.

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