Another year and another CES sees the weirdest and most wonderful gadgets unveiled in Las Vegas. Billed as the biggest event of its kind, the convention – formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show – has gained a reputation for showcasing wacky inventions, as well as many of the consumer electronics products that will actually enter the mainstream and appear on the shelves.
This year’s event, which took place last week (6th-9th January) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was certainly no exception. There were plenty of consumer electronic staples, from the latest TVs to high-spec laptops, but there were also masses of AI-enabled gadgets, humanoid robots and eye-catching innovations on display.
Some of the best items combined innovation and practical considerations, which is why the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold won a Best of CES award evaluated by tech journalists and awarded by CNET Group and the Consumer Technology Association. Foldable screens have been an attraction at the show for a while now, but Samsung might just have got it right with a portable device that essentially unfolds from smartphone size to a 10” tablet.
Triple screen folds provide perfect multitasking support
Huawei had already beaten Samsung to the triple-folding punch with the commercial release of their Mate XT Ultimate Design smartphone last year. The Galaxy Z Trifold is thinner and unfolds in a different way, with an ability to run different apps on the different screens simultaneously. This makes it perfect for multitasking.
Lenovo also embraced expanding screens in a different way, with the Legion Pro Rollable laptop. Geared towards gamers, it features a display screen that can roll out from a default 16-inch state to 21.5 inches and a third and final stop at 23.8 inches wide. This brings ultra-wide gaming to laptops without having to rely on external monitors.
Elsewhere, Singapore tech company Flint showed off a rechargeable thin and flexible ‘paper battery’ and Clicks introduced a wireless charging pack with Bluetooth keyboard that sticks to the back of your smartphone and allows you to type on it like an old-school Blackberry. Even LEGO got in on the tech act, with a Smart Brick that uses components including sensors, accelerometers, and tiny speakers to bring responsive light and sound to classic building play.
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