Stories from the biggest tech and gadget show on Earth "CES 2015" !!

CES 2015: All the latest stories from the biggest tech and gadget show on Earth

The Consumer Electronics Show is, after all, the world’s biggest tech and gadget expo, and from 6th-9th January at Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Lets see some of the gadgets releasing this year :

TV'S

                                         

Sony, for instance, has unveiled a trio of ultra-thin (4.9mm at their thinnest points), near-frameless 4K televisions: the XBR X900C (55in and 65in in size) and the XBR X910C (75in). These new models all come with the Android TV operating system, voice search via the remote and PlayStation Now, Sony’s pretty astounding game-streaming service that lets you play PS3 games from the cloud

Sharp clearly doesn't think 4K offers enough detail. The Japanese company has unveiled an 80in monster screen (due to go on sale later in 2015) that it claims is closer to "8K" quality – despite having the same resolution as most 4K TVs. The secret is in the sub-pixels, which Sharp says boosts the detail levels massively. Not impressed? Well, the company also showed off a prototype 85in TV with an actual native 8K resolution of 7680 x 4320. It says it's the first TV maker to comply with 8K test broadcasts, and hopes to sell its screen by 2016.

HP Zvr

 HP's new 1080p Zvr Virtual Reality Display is one smart screen. Like any 3D screen, it lets you view stereoscopic 3D content through a pair of glasses, but here you can interact with on-screen objects using a stylus. HP also launched a range of 4K and 5K displays, intended for use as PC monitors.

SMARTPHONES

LG has officially launched the successor to its bendy G Flex smartphone. Yes, the company is bringing flexy back in the form of the G Flex 2, a curved phone with a 5.5in Plastic OLED screen. The G Flex 2’s screen is sharper (1080p as opposed to 720p) and stronger than its predecessor’s, and its self-healing rear has been improved so that minor scratches disappear in 10 seconds as opposed to three minutes...Other improvements include a 13MP camera with LG’s laser autofocus system and dual LED flash, as well as the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit processor, which sits alongside 3GB of RAM and either 16GB or 32GB of storage. The battery has a capacity of 3000mAh and is non-removable.

                                               

Asus, meanwhile, has launched two new smartphones. First up, the Asus Zenfone Zoom which, as its name suggests, is a photography-focussed (no pun intended) mobile with a 3x optical zoom (extremely rare on a phone) laser autofocus and optical image stabilisation. The rear camera has a 13MP sensor, the front-facer a 5MP sensor. There’s a 5.5in full HD screen, Intel Atom processor and 3000mAh battery on board, and the Zenfone Zoom is expected in the second quarter of 2015, priced at around US$349 (£230)

WEARABLES

Sony revealed its stainless steel SmartWatch 3 – not an entirely new device, but a timely (again, no pun intended) update of the already available model with a nicer strap, essentially. If you already own a SmartWatch 3, you can just buy the new housing and pop your device in

Music

Sony,  has launched a new Walkman – and it’s aimed squarely at audiophiles. The Sony Walkman ZX2 supports Hi-Res and lossless formats, features 128GB of expandable storage and will cost a whopping US$1,000 (£660) when it arrives this spring.

PURE TECH

Nvidia has announced a new mobile processor. It's called the Tegra X1 and it's the first mobile chip that offers a teraflop of power (15 years ago, you'd have needed a 500,000W supercomputer the size of a suburban house to deliver a teraflop – the X1 is thumbnail-sized and consumes 15W of power). Expect to see the X1 used in tablets, smartphones and self-driving cars soon.

CAR TEch                      

                 

BMW has shown off its new tech-laden i3. It features four laser sensors which let it have a 360 degree view of its surroundings. This lets it navigate around pillars, pedestrians and trolleys when you're parking - all without requiring any input from you. Even better, when you're returning to the car park with bags of shopping, just give your smartwatch a verbal command and it'll drive itself right up to you

GAMING

                                             
OSVR, Standing for Open Source Virtual Reality, it’s a platform (and an alliance of companies including Razer, Sensics, LeapMotion and Gearbox Software) designed to work with multiple headset designs and systems. It’s already compatible with the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 and Vrvana’s Totem headset, but the alliance is also delivering its own headset, due to launch in June for US$199 (around £130). You’ll even be able to make a custom version by 3D printing some components and purchasing others.