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CES 2018

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  • Jan 19, 2018
  • 7 min read

TOP 20 - Products

  1. 85” 10.000-nit 8K HDR Prototype Display by Sony Electronics

    (powered by the new X1 ultimate processor)

  2. Light Field Camera by Insta360

    (prototype array of 128 cameras, 6DoF of roughly 1.5 feet (0.5 meters)

  3. Intel Studios in Los Angeles by Intel  (the world’s largest and most advanced volumetric video capture and creation facility)

  4. VIVE Wireless Adapter (powered by DisplayLink XR) by HTC 

  5. 65” Rollable OLED Prototype Display (world’s first) by LG Electronics

  6. 88” 8K OLED Display by LG Electronics

  7. ‘The Wall’ Modular MicroLED TV by Samsung 

  8. Flip Smart Whiteboard by Samsung

  9. HDMI 2.1 Transceiver Chip by HDMI Forum

  10. VIVE Pro Headset by HTC

  11. Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 Chipset (8K@60, DisplayPort 1.4) by Intel

  12. Performance Portable SSD (2.6GB/s, Thunderbolt 3) by Dell 

    (“the world’s most compact thunderbolt storage device”)

  13. VP3278-8K 32” Monitor by ViewSonic

  14. WPA3 Security Standard by Wi-Fi Alliance

  15. VR One Connect Mobile Headset (SteamVR, 3DoF) by Zeiss

  16. HDMI Alt Mode for USB Type-C Connector by HDMI Forum

  17. Juice Mobile Power by Bretford

  18. UltraBright MultiView Screen by MirraViz

  19. AMBEO Prototype Soundbar by Sennheiser

  20. Horizon VR180 Camera by YI


What Also Caught My Eye

Abode Systems Lota (Apple HomeKit Security System) [Q1]

Absolute Audio Labs PYOUR Audio

Acer Swift 7 Laptop

Aces Spin 3 Laptop

AKG Marquee M5005 N-Series Headphones

Alcove Mobile Woprkstation for Creators

Anker Eufy Wi-Fi Bulbs & Switches

Anker Nebula Camera

Anker PowerHouse

Anker Zolo Liberty+ Wireless Earbuds (Bluetooth 5)

Ashley Chloe Fuse Wireless Earbuds (Bluetooth 5, Qi Charging)

ASUS AiMesh System

ASUS AiO V272 All-in-One (27”,100%sRGB, i7-8th Gen,GeForce MX150)

ASUS Chromebox 3 (Google Chrome OS)

ASUS Lyra Trio Wi-Fi Router

ASUS Lyra Voice (Mesh Router, Amazon Alexa Speaker)

ASUS ProArt PQ22UC (21.6-inch [55cm], 1KG, Portable OLED Monitor)

ASUS ROG Bezel-free Kit

ASUS RT-AX88U Wi-Fi Router (802.11ax, 6,000Mbps)

ASUS XG Station Pro (eGPU Support to PCs and Mac’s, TB3)

Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000 Audiophile Open-Air Dynamic Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC700BT QuietPoint Over-Ear Wireless Active Noise-cancelling Bluetooth Headphones

Audio-Technica ATH-DSR5BT Wireless In-ear Bluetooth Headphones

Aura Digital Picture Frame (UHD, Wi-Fi)

Belkin Boost Up Bold (wireless charging pad )

Belkin Boost Up Wireless Charging Stand

Belkin Dual Wireless Charging Pad

Belkin Wemo Bridge (Apple HomeKit)

Belkin Wireless Charging Car Mount

Belkin Wireless Charging System

Bonx Grip Group Talk Technology

Canary View (Apple HomeKit Indoor Security Camera)

Chord Qutest DAC

Circa Smart Alarm

Clazio Spark (Amazon Alexa, Google Home)

Clementine SnowOwl (personalized audio experience)

Corsair MM1000 Qi Wireless Charging Mouse Pad

Creative X-Fi Sonic Carrier (17-driver system, 11.2.4 config, Dolby Atmos)

D-Link AC2600 Wi-Fi Router (powered by McAfee)

D-Link AX11000 (Tri-band, 11,000 Mbps, 4x4 MU-MIMO)

D-Link AX6000 (Dual-band, 6,000 Mbps, 4x4 MU-MIMO)

D-Link Covr Mesh Systems (Dual-band and Tri-band model)

D-Link One Wire-free Home Honitoring System

(Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT) [Q2]

Daplie Home Server

Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (InifinityEdge 4K UHD)

Denon AVR-X8500H Receiver (13.2 channels, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D)

DJI Osmo 2 (Smartphone Stabilizer)

DJI Ronin-S (DSLR & Mirrorless Camera Stabilizer)

Dotdot (Zigbee Alliance)

Elgato EveButton (Apple HomeKit)

Elgato EveRoom (Apple HomeKit)

Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock (HDMI 2.0 4K@60, DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.1, and gigabit Ethernet) [Spring 2018]

Fibaro Smart Button (Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant)

Fibbr 8K/HDR-ready Optical HDMI Cable

FirstAlert Onelink ‘Safe & Sound’ (Apple HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Speaker)

FITT360 360º Camcorder

Go Touch VR VRtouch (Haptic Interface)

Grenoplus iMate Charger

Harman Kardon Allure Speaker (Amazon Alexa)

HDR10+ (plus) Alliance (standard) by Samsung, Panasonic, PrimeVideo, Warner Bros, TwentyCenturyFox

HiSense 150-inch 4K ‘Laser TV’ Projector (Prototype)

Hogar Controls Milo Smart Home Speaker (Z-Wave Plus, Zigbee, Google Assistant)

HP Envy x2 Hybrid Laptop

HP Spectre x360 15 Laptop

HP Z 3D Camera

Huawei VR2 Headset (3K, 1600x1440 per eye, 90Hz)

Huawei Wi-Fi Q2 Mesh System (Hybrid Router, 1867 Mbps) [Q2]

Human Eyes Vuze Plus Camera (new optics, spatial audio capture)

Human Eyes Vuze Zone (VR Websites)

Hyko Smart Polar Bear Lamp

InCase IconConnected Power Sleeve for MacBook Pro (14,000mAh)

Insta360 Nano S Camera (4K) 

Insta360 Pro 10K Camera (8 lenses, 4/3″ image sensors, stereoscopic)

Intel “Hades Canyon” NUC (Intel i7-8809G, AMD RX Vega M, TB3) [Q2]

Intel Realsense Depth cameras

Intel True View Technology (partnering with Paramount Pictures)

Intel True VR (VR Broadcast)]

Intel VR Olympics

IOGear Quantum Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station Pro 85

iOttie iON Wireless Fast Charging Mini Pad

iOttie iON Wireless Fast Charging Pad [Q1]

iOttie iON Wireless Fast Charging Stand

Jabra’s Elite 65t Wireless Earbuds

Jam Audio Wireless Earbuds

JBL Iconic L100 Loudspeaker

JBL In-Ear Everest Wireless Headphones (Google Assistant)

JBL Link View (Google Assistant, Chromecast) [Summer ’18]

Kingston Nucleum 7-in-1 USB-C Hub

Kodak Pixpro ORBIT360 4K Camera

La Banque Postale (La Poste) Monimalz (manage you money)

LaCie DJI Copilot

LaCie Rugged Secure (2TB)

Lenovo Miix 630 Tablet (Win 10)

Lenovo Mirage Solo VR Headset (Google Daydream)

Lenovo Mirage VR180 Camera (Google VR, Daydream, 3D)

Lenovo Smart Display (8- and 10-inch, Google Assistant)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop

Lenovo ThinVision P32U Monitor (4K 3840x2160, 300Nits, TB3)

LG 2018 C-Series OLED

LG 32UK950 32” 4K Display (Nano IPS, 98% DCI-P3, TB3)

LG 34GK950G 34” Quad HD Display (Nano IPS, NVIDIA G-Sync)

LG 34WK95U 34” Ultra-Wide 5K Display (DisplayHDR 600, TB3)

LG CLOi Robot (concept)

LG HU80KA 4K UHD Projector (150” screen)

LG Smart Speaker

LG Sound Bar (Dolby Atmos)

Libratone Track+ Wireless In-Ear Earphones (water- and sweat-resistant)

Linksys WRT32XB Wi-Fi Gaming Router (Xbox One, Dual, 802.11ac w2)

LinTo Vitural Assistant (OpenSource)

LXORY Dual Qi Wireless Charging Pad

Marantz AV8805 Pre-amplifier (4K, Multichannel Audio)

Matias Wired Mac Keyboard (RGB backlighting, Space Gray model)

MERGE 6DoF Blaster

MERGE Cube (MERGE VR Goggles, MERGE Miniverse)

MERGE Mini (VR Goggles)

Mi VR Standalone Headset (Oculus partnered)

Mikeme Microphone

MJI Robotics Tapia

Moodo Smart Air Freshener

Motiv Fitness Tracking Ring (Smart Ring)

MyManu Click+ Wireless Earbuds

Mymanu’s Clik+ Wireless Earbuds (real-time translation, 37 languages)

Nanoleaf Remote (Apple HomeKit)

Nanoleaf Square Lighting Panels (Apple HomeKit, touch sensitive) [Q4]

Naver Mars Wireless Earbuds

Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming GS810EMX 10G/Multi-Gig LAN Switch

Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 WiFi Router

Netgear Orbi Outdoor Satellite (RBS50Y)

Nuheara IQBuds Boost Wireless Earbuds (Active Noise Cancellation) [Q2]

NVIDIA “65 ‘Big Format Gaming Displays’ with G-Syncs (4K, HDR)

Optoma UHDHD51A 4K UHD Projector (2400-lumen, 500,000:1 contrast ratio, HDR-compatible, HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2, RGBRGB Color Wheel, Amazon Alexa)

Orbbec Persee (‘The world’s first 3D camera-computer’)

Orbi Prime Glasses (360-degree camera glasses)

OWC Envoy Pro EX (SSD External Storage, TB3)

OWC ThunderBay 4 (TB3)

OWC ThunderBlade V4 (SSD External Storage, TB3)

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dual Display Adapters (DisplayPort or HDMI 4K@60)

Panasonic DP-UB820/824 UHD Blu-ray Player (Dolby Vision, HDR10+)

Panasonic FZ800 OLED TV (HCX Processor for Dynamic LUT, HDR10+)

Panasonic FZ952 OLED TV (HCX Processor for Dynamic LUT, HDR10+)

Panasonic GH5s Mirrorless Camera

Philips 4K TV Line-up (Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Macro Dimming, WCG, Dual-band 802.11ac, HDMI 2.0a with HDCP 2.2)

Philips BDP7303 UHD 4K Blu-ray Player (HDR, Dolby Vision)

Philips HUE 3.0 for iOS & Android 

Philips HUE Exterior Lighting [Summer ’18]

Philips HUE Sync for macOS High Sierra & Win 10 [Q2]

Pimax 8K VR Headset (Prototype)

Pisofttech Pilot Era 360 Camera (Realtime Stitching, 8K@25, H.265) [Q2]

Plantronics Voyager 5200 Bluetooth Headset

Plugable 480GB NVMe SSD External Storage (TB3)

Pluggable Thunderbolt 3 SSD (2.4GB/s read, 1.2GB/s write, TB3) [Q2]

Polk Audio Command Bar (Amazon Alexa, Dual HDMI 2.0b inputs) [Q2]

Propeaq Light Glasses (Jetlag Glasses)

Razer Chroma integration for Philips HUE Lighting

Razer Hyperflux Wireless Mouse

Razer Project Linda (Prototype)

Realfiction DeepFrame

Realmax AR Headset (Prototype, 100º FOV)

Ring new home security product

Roav VIVA In-Car Kit (Amazon Alexa)

Rokid Glass (Prototype AR Glasses)

Rokid Glass AR Smartglasses (OLED, Samsung Exynos 8890 processor)

Roku Connect

Roland 4XCAMERA iOS App

Roland R-07 Portable Audio Recorder

Root Robotics (Coding Robot)

Rowkin Ascent Wireless Earbuds (Bluetooth 5.0)

Samsung CJ791 Curved QLED Display (4ms, 21:9, 3440x1440, TB3)

Samsung Q9S 85” 8K TV (AI powered upscaling)

SanDisk 1TB USB-C Dongle (Prototype)

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (250GB/500GB/1TB, IP55)

Satechi Aluminum USB Type-C Clamp Hub Pro for Apple iMac

Satechi Aluminum Vertical Stand for Apple Macbook

Satechi Bluetooth Aluminum Remote Control

Satechi Smart Dual Charging Stand [Q2]

Satechi Type-C 75w Multiport Travel Charger

Seagate Fast SSD (read/write 540/520MBps, Gen 2 USB 3.1) [Q2]

Sennheiser CX 6.00BT Wraparound Bluetooth Earbuds [Q1]

Sennheiser GSP 600 Gaming Headset (PC, Mac, mobile, consoles) [Q1]

Sennheiser HD 820 Headphones [Q2]

Sensiks Reality Pod

Somfy Outdoor Camera

Sony AIBO Autonomous Robot

Sony Bravia OLED A8F Series (Acoustic Surface, X1 Extreme Processor)

Sony Camera Control Box for the RX0

Sony HT-Z9F Sound Bar (3.1 channel, Dolby Atmos)

Sony LSPX-A1 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector (2500-lumens, 120”)

Sony MDR-1AM2 Headphones (High-res Audio)

Sony SS-CSE Dolby Atmos speakers (SS-CS3 or SS-CS5 speakers)

Sony STR-DH790 7.2ch 4K HDR AV Receiver (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby Vision, HDR10)

Sony WF-SP600N Nekstyle Wireless Earbuds (Noise Canceling, Splash)

Sony WF-SP700N True Wireless Earbuds (Noise Canceling, Splash)

Sony X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

STARK (Apple Macbook Privacy screen)

SteelSeries Rival 600 Mouse

Tabs LoRa line mesh (LoRaWan)

Targus DOCK220USZ Docking Station (TB3, 85W, 4K@60)

Taro M1 (Infrared Module for Taro Tracking Stabilizer)

Taro T1 Tracking Stabilizer (Smartphone & GoPro stabilizer, AI powered)

Taro TX Tracking Stabilizer (DSLR  & Mirrorless stabilizer powered by AI)

TCL 6-Series 4K Roku TV Line (Dolby Vision, HDMI 2.0a, 802.11ac)

TCL 6-Series Roku TVs

TCL Alto Roku Connect Soundbar

TiledMedia ClearVR

Toshiba Symbio (Amazon Alexa, Security Camera, Sound Detector, Intercom, Smart Home Hub; Z-Wave, Zigbee)

TPCAST Plus Wireless Solutions for VR HMDs

Travis the Translator

Trinity VR (Immersive Training and Management for Modern Athletics)

Ultra-D 4K glasses-free 3D

ViewSonic VP2768-4K 27” Monitor (4K@60, WCG, TB3) [Q3]

ViewSonic XG3220 Monitor (4K, HDR10, FreeSync for AMD GPUs)

Viotek Fastpad Wireless Charging Range (Qi)

Vuzix AR Glasses with Alexa-enabled

Wacom Cintiq Pro “24 & “32

WD My Passport Wireless SSD (250GB/500GB/1TB/2TB, 802.11ac, SD Card Reader, 65MB/s, USB 3.0, 390MB/s, 6700mAh Battery)

We.Stream Secure Mobile WiFi Hotspot 

Whirlwind FX Vortx

Whirlwind FX Vortx (‘The World’s First 4D Environmental Simulator’)

ZLINK (World’s smallest easiest, and most affordable Smart Hub)

Zotac Amp Box eGPU (TB3, 250W, USB 3.0)

Zotac Amp Box Mini eGPU (TB3, 150W, USB 3.0)


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