Perhaps CES 2024 – the consumer technology trade showcase that’s about to take place in Las Vegas – should be called “CE-AI-S.”
Artificial intelligence is a headline in just about every new gadget and tech tool announcement here this year, from cars and clothes to robots, laptops, bikes, shoes, speakers, and yes – even all those new flagship TVs that get unveiled here annually.
The show officially started on Tuesday, but we arrived early to get a jump on the AI avalanche and first hands on several of the buzzier products, including LG’s new translucent, see-through TV screen, Shift’s latest Moonwalkers X robot shoes, and a handful of new at-home robots that promise to be as helpful as they are cute.
AI comes to your big (see-through) screen!
TVs take center stage at the industry’s biggest consumer electronics show every year, and LG’s Signature OLED 4K 77-inch see-through screen is the one everyone’s talking about. It’s translucent, as in you can see right through it, even when there’s something on the screen.
A darker film rises from the base at the touch of the remote, turning it into a gorgeous next-generation, more “normal looking” 4K TV too. Watching it in action resembles the way transition sunglasses go from clear inside to darker when you go outside in the sun. Because OLEDs – organic light-emitting diodes – can be printed on any surface, the screen is basically a transparent piece of glass no wider than a smartphone.
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