The established bellwether of the tech industry, CES2024 has delivered in its usual frenetic style. Mark Mayne rounds up some of the good, the bad, and the downright left-field…
As widely discussed in advance, CES2024 was likely to deliver several different perspectives on the year to come in tech, with a clear focus on AI, VR/AR and the latest and best LED panels on the planet (as highlighted in IBC365’s CES2024 Preview feature). These elements there certainly were in considerable profusion, as well as some unexpected pleasures.
Strong LED Presence
Certainly one of those pleasures was the Transparent Micro LED TV, courtesy of Samsung:
Impressive TV tech from Samsung #CES2024pic.twitter.com/YLkser3oW4
— Dave Snelling (@SnellingD) January 8, 2024
Arguably not entirely practical without a carefully stage-managed dark background, but visually stunning nonetheless...
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