A new technology festival With the beginning of a new decade, technology companies race to present their latest products and visions of what the future of technology could be in the next few years. In the current year's version, CES 2020 is dominated by perceptions and prototypes that will need a lot of effort to apply them on the ground, and there are those perceptions that will not be implemented in the first place, but they are just an entrance for others to adopt and work to develop and make them feasible.
Despite this, there are some real products that attracted attention at the exhibition and won the admiration of the audience, and they are either already ready for commercial launch or need some development, and the following list contains the highlights of all of the above and what stole the lights of CES 2020.
1. Foldable laptops
If there was a new trend that aroused the consumer in the past year, it is the foldable phones, the technical companies raced to put their products to the commercial market, even if they were not ready enough and did not take the time to test, but it is a trend that imposed itself and imposed the race on everyone.
The result is initial copies that did not gain enough popularity in sales, whether because of consumer fear, poor implementation, defects that appeared with the use of technical reviewers, or even high prices. But with the spread of news that the year 2020 will be the year of expanding the launch of these products and their maturity more with new releases, we find that the infection has affected laptops as well.
For example, there is that Intel's first product called Horseshoe Bend, which is a 17-inch tablet that folds into a laptop with a virtual keyboard, and the device works with Windows 10X, which is still under development because it is dedicated to this type of device that depends On two screens, it is expected to be commercially launched in late 2020. This computer will not be available to the average consumer, but rather it opens up prospects for other companies to adopt this technology.
This is exactly what Lenovo did with its Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold foldable computer, with its 13.3-inch OLED screen and 2K quality. The exorbitant price of the computer is $2,499.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold comes with a Bluetooth keyboard, so if you need to do a lot of typing, you can mount it to the bottom of the screen instead of typing on the screen itself, which of course will not provide the best typing experience. The device will be available for sale in the middle of the year, which has led Lenovo to use a copy of the Windows 10 Pro operating system instead of Windows 10X that is not yet ready.
2. Alienware Concept UFO Portable Game Console
After the success and widespread popularity of the Nintendo Switch mobile platform, Alienware came up with a similar concept called Concept UFO, but with a big advantage, the device is Windows 10, which means that the user can enjoy their favorite PC games on a device Portable with an 8-inch screen, you can take it anywhere.
This gaming device follows the same mechanism in that there is a screen in the middle and the two parts of the joystick are installed on either side, and they can be removed and attached together to form a remote control arm for the independent screen.
The challenge to this perception, is it really possible to integrate powerful specifications into a device this small and run full computer games? Or will size be a hindrance and only end up with a portable gaming device that isn't much different?
3. A prosthetic hand that moves with brain signals
A new artificial intelligence prosthesis, mentioned in Time magazine's list of the 100 best inventions of 2019, has now been shown by the manufacturer at CES 2020 and is ready to be put on the market this year after obtaining FDA approval, representing new hope for amputees A normal life.
Hand manufacturer BrainCo USA has designed a program in which the user trains the prosthetic hand using these electrical signals to perform an unlimited number of movements, so that he can move his fingers individually to the point where he can play the piano!
This means that amputees no longer have to rely on a limited number of preprogrammed movements and can customize the prosthesis to fit their body, Neulon says, and the more a person uses the hand, the better and more realistic it becomes.
This hand will cost between 10,000-15,000 USD, and at this price - compared to what it promises - it would be an excellent choice instead of a traditional prosthetic hand that offers a limited number of movements and is priced at $60,000.
4. Artificial human
Yes, it's the first time - I think - you'll hear this term... "Artificial Human", and that's exactly what Samsung called its new project, Samsung Neon. And this isn't a bot if you think of it, it's software that makes a person look like a real person because they don't actually exist.
This artificial human has the ability to talk and converse with you and perform the various emotions and movements that any ordinary human makes, as it is programmed to make millions of movements of the face and body in various situations and situations, which makes it able to imitate human emotions more accurately and express them with the features of his artificial face.
The company does not want this person to be a personal assistant like the current personal assistant, you ask him for some information and he brings it to you from Wikipedia or tells you about the weather and match times, but it wants to give you a friend or companion to chat with and be your beloved sitter.
He can also be the receptionist, the secretary, the doctor, and this is according to the statement of the company representative in one of the interviews, and when the interviewer asked him about the danger of this technology to dispense with people in those jobs, he replied that this is not the intention, but he can replace the employee or the doctor Whenever it is not available or not available.
Was the technology really so impressive? Actually no, it looks like a lot of development is still needed in order for the company to be able to offer a really convincing artificial human, the movements still have some fabrication, the sound is bad and unnatural, but anyway it's just a promising start with an important technology.
5. Smart Wood Board
Does the name sound silly to you? It really is, but that doesn't stop a plank from being there, and it doesn't mean it's smart!
The company's message through the MUI Smart Display wood panel is to integrate more with nature and stop surrounding ourselves with different screens and devices, so I integrated a smart screen into a wood panel to be part of your surroundings and not in excess of it.
The wooden plank relies on the personal Google Assistant to carry out the tasks you want, you can send and receive text messages, control your smart devices in the room, play music, control the room temperature and the degree of lighting of its lamp, and other features of the usual smart screens.
6. Mobile visual content
If you are tired of watching TV-on-demand content on your phone because you have to hold the phone in landscape mode, such as Netflix, Apple TV Plus, etc., the solution has come to you with the new platform Quibi, which is only for phones.
If the platform was based on providing only longitudinal content, you would certainly fail miserably, but it took the matter further, as it will provide you with an enjoyable experience that will make you interact with the content. You'll see it from another angle or you'll see another scene happening at the same time.
The platform will also take into account the nature of the device on which you will watch the content, the nature of the phone is speed and shortcut, no one likes to hold the phone in the same position for hours, so the exclusive content provided on the Quibi platform will be of a fast nature, 10 minutes at most is the length of any episode of any A series that will be shown on it, as well as news bulletins and various other entertainment content will bear the same theme.
It is worth noting that there are important names that have contracted to provide work for this platform, such as director Steven Spielberg, and it is expected to be launched next April, with a promise to provide 3 hours of new content per day, at a price of $4.99 per month for the plan that includes ads, or $7.99 for the ad-free plan.
7. Smallest gaming desktop
When you think about upgrading the components of your desktop computer, you replace the graphics card, random memory, or internal storage, but if you want to replace the processor or motherboard, this may be very difficult and expensive, and if you reach this stage, you will often think that you buy a new computer and send a message Thanks for your current device for the years spent with you.
At CES 2020, Intel introduced a new model called the NUC 9 EXTREME, with an interchangeable cartridge called the NUC Element that contains all the hard-to-replace components, you can later remove them and come up with a new one with newer components very easily, or change the components themselves.
Razer has adopted this model and introduced its first gaming desktop computer, the Tomahawk, and Cool Master will join it later this year.
8. The most curved gaming monitor
Continuing our talk about gaming hardware innovations, we will not miss one of the most important products for any gaming lover, the Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor, which is not only a massive screen for a desktop monitor, but because its curvature is the deepest.
The screen comes in at a size of 49 inches, which is too big for one person to use, but with a 1000R curvature you will find it is the most curved screen and compatible with the human eye. With a resolution of 5120 x 1440, a refresh rate of 240 Hz, a response time of 1 millisecond, and compatibility with FreeSync 2 and G-Sync technologies, it will be the ultimate monitor that any gamer dreams of owning.
Not only does the screen dazzle from the front, but the rear part looks like it was inspired by a science fiction movie, with a clear divider in the middle revealing a round LED lamp that glows with changing colors. And for all this, the Odyssey G9 monitor received the CES 2020 Innovation Award.
And now it's your turn, dear reader, to tell me which of the previous innovations are you excited about and are waiting for their issuance or implementation on the ground? I hope for your opinion in the comments.
Last Update: 12/01/2020Technology