Clearly seeking to topple US, Japanese and South Korean dominance of the global tech arena, more than one-quarter of the firms at this year’s CES were Chinese – 1,300 of the 4,500 attendees.
Here are four ways CES showed how the tech world may soon end up in China’s hands ↓↓↓
Rolling Up TV
South Korean giants LG unveiled a truly stunning 65-inch 4K telly – one which you can roll up like a newspaper to swat flies or use as a makeshift trumpet. Yet the shock of the new was diminished somewhat by the fact that LG had shown off a smaller prototype last year.
So the newsworthy innovation was left to Chinese firm Hisense, which appears to have reached into the future and pulled out a tiny laser-projecting device which magically fires out a cinematic 150-inch 4K image with the power of 3,000 lumens – onto any surface, not just white walls.
Face of Things to Come
The unimaginatively-named Magic Mirror looks like any other reflective surface – ie you. And like all mirrors, it confirms youth has now left the building. But as you headbutt this glass in a fit of existential despair, it comes to life.
The HD display boasts numerous apps, flashing screeds of terrifying health-related info around your face and, perhaps more terrifyingly, also connects to Facebook and Twitter. Forget never having to leave your home, you’ll never have to leave the bathroom. Haier plans to launch the Magic Mirror later this year.
Rise of the Robots
Here to fill the theosophical void is Ubtech, a China-based robotics company which unveiled the impossible dream at CES 2018: a life-sized, walking butler for the home.
“Walker” can patrol your home, bring you a can of lager and, allegedly, walk down stairs. He can also dance and play football – but his lack of arms rule out rugby.
If you’re worried your new robot slave might lose their balance and crush the dog, relax. Walker is very light and designed to be in perfect balance at all times. Arms have upset his symmetry in the lab, but Ubtech promises he’ll have them by his 2019 release. Paulie should note that Walker has no known orifices at the time of going to press.
The Road Ahead
Once again at CES 2018, a Chinese firm gazumped all other offerings with something even more wondrous. And with it, the future truly arrives.
Byton’s staggering new electric car is designed with self-driving to the fore and boasts the world’s first-ever rotating “bar stool” front seats. This effectively invents the mobile pub. The vehicle’s coup-de-grace to rivals, however, is its jaw-dropping “coast-to-coast” display – a 1.25-metre screen spanning the entire dashboard.
This can be controlled by gestures or by speaking to Alexa – but misogynist Knight Rider fans shouldn’t despair, you’ll be able to download Kitt’s voice to replace her.
And that’s not all – built-in wellness sensors measure occupants’ heart rates, blood pressures and oxygen saturation levels. The car uses facial recognition to unlock its doors, making your head a prime target for decapitation for those who may also want to experience the future.
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Source: HeraldScotland
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