CES 2017 wraps: everything you may have missed

For the past 50 years, CES has been a launch pad for new technologies and innovations that have revolutionized the world. This year too, the biggest Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas, with a lot of bizarre new technologies on display. CES 2017 enticed more than 175K people, and invited companies from around the world to showcase their latest innovations.

Self driving cars, weird gadgets, flying drones, and fitness trackers were in the spotlight at the Las Vegas tech show. Have you missed something in CES 2017? Need not to worry, as we are here with all the latest tech gadgets that the tech show announced. Let’s take a look at the 10 most intriguing products from this year’s show.

Here’s everything you may have missed in CES 2017

AirBar

One of the major attractions in CES 2017 Las Vegas was the AirBar, which amused attendees with its amazing features. It is a device launched by the tech giant Apple that plugs into the USB port on a 13.3 inch MacBook Air.

Using a special sensor array, AirBar can view touches made by users to the laptop’s screen. It might be the first MacOS laptop with a touch screen made by Apple.

Samsung Chromebook Plus

The gadget announced by Samsung in CES 2017 is Chromebook Plus. The 12.3 inch touchscreen display includes Quad HD resolution as well as support for a built-in S Pen stylus.

The Chromebook Plus by Samsung comes with a 2.0GHz hexa-core processor that packs plenty of power. Its nifty pivot design lets the screen to be rotated all the way so that you can use the device as a tablet. Best of all, it ships with the Google Play Store preinstalled, providing users access to thousands of Android apps along with the apps made for Chrome OS.

ODG R-8 and R-9 Smartglasses

Apart from Virtual Reality (VR), augmented reality is the other half of the computing innovations of the future. AR solutions overlay digital elements on top of physical world around you and open the door to an extensive range of exciting possibilities. Microsoft is leading in the race with its HoloLens headset; however, ODG’s next-generation R-8 and R-9 smartglasses offer a much more compact solution in this year’s tech show.

Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, R-8 and R-9 smartglasses are capable of immersing the user in mixed reality. The R-9 model has a 50 degree field of view and 1080p resolution, whereas the R-8 glasses feature a 40 degree field of view and 720p resolution.

LG’s OLED W7 Television

LG ringed up the curtains in CES 2017 with its OLED W7 Television. It is only 2.59mm thick, which truly amazed the attendees. This stunning next-generation television consolidates 4K Ultra HD resolution and HDR into a razor-thin panel.

Sevenhugs Smart Remote

Sevenhugs’ Smart Remote is one of the best products launched in CES 2017. With its new Smart Remote, the company makes a logical case for universal remotes. It connects to a proprietary indoor positioning system, which triangulates its location in the space. Sevenhugs has showed a unique device in CES 2017 to identify what you’re pointing at.

TPCast for HTC Vive

This year’s gadget-thon CES 2017 witnessed various VR-based devices also. The one among them is the TPCast for HTC Vive. HTC creates a simple solution that connects to the standard Vive headset and converts it into a wireless VR system. In short, users get the top-notch VR experience the Vive provides. The gadget will initially launch in China with the cost of around $215.

AirTV Player

AirTV Player is an Android TV Box that was also a huge attraction in CES 2017. It takes almost everything great about streaming devices and adds an HDTV antenna to the player. Now, with this only one gadget, you can enjoy streaming TV shows and movies from your favorite services such as Hulu and Netflix. Plus, you can get free live broadcast TV from all the leading networks, including Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS.

Honor Magic

The star of the Las Vegas Tech Show was Honor Magic. Formerly announced in China last month, Honor Magic made its international debut at CES 2017. The gadget packs a 5-inch QHD screen, 4GB RAM, a Kirin 950 processor, dual 12-megapixel cameras, and 64GB of storage.

Zeeq Smart Pillow

The Smart Pillow hides eight speakers and numerous sensors to monitor your sleep movements. It lets you calmly sleep while listening to the soundtracks of your choice. If the Smart Pillow later detects you snoring, it will gently vibrate to tell you to change your sleeping position. The gadget connects to Amazon’s Alexa and allows you to ask its virtual assistant how you slept last night.

Lego Boost

Lego jumped into the Consumer Electronics Show to reveal a toolkit for kids who are interested in building robots and learning how to code. Boost is specially meant for children and comes with all the components that are needed to build five models: the Multi-Tool Rover 4 (MTR4), the Guitar 4000, Vernie the Robot, Autobuilder, and Frankie the Cat.