Скачать или смотреть Highlights from the start of CES 2019

(8 Jan 2019) LEADIN
The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is well underway, showcasing everything from walking cars to foldable phones.
Highlights also include rollable TVs along with developments in autonomous vehicles and smart home technology.
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This is the OLED TV R from the South Korean electronics giant LG.
The R stands for rollable, and that is exactly what this TV does.
It's one of many technology highlights from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
When it is not in use it rolls up in a box, and when a user presses the power button, the OLED TV R  rolls back out.
The technology was first shown at CES last year by LG Displays, a daughter company to LG that creates new display technology.
But the OLED TV R is the first time the technology has been put into a consumer-ready display.
A subsidiary company to the electronics giant LG, LG Display, is showcasing a transparent TV screen at the event.
It looks a bit like a standard OLED display, but with the press of a button it becomes transparent.
Transparent OLED displays have been shown before, but this one is the first one that you can't see through when its displaying video.
The technology can be used for commercial products, such as in stores or shopping windows.
But within a decade the technology could become a reality in people's homes.
"The transparency is up to 40 percent," explains Sungeon Park, an LG Display product specialist.
"And you can look right through the display to see the behind contents."
The future of vehicles is also being showcased at the show, with new concepts from Hyundai and Toyota.
Hyundai is unveiling a revolutionary new vehicle concept with wheels mounted on robotic legs.
The 'Elevate' is designed to climb terrain other vehicles can't, and has been specially modified for emergency response.
Meanwhile Toyota is unveiling its latest autonomous research vehicle: the TRI P4.
"It's based on the Lexus LS500h," explains Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Research Institute, Gill Pratt.
"The P4 is smarter, more agile and more responsive than any of its predecessors. It can process sensor inputs faster and react more quickly to the surrounding environment."
It uses two semi-autonomous systems, which Toyota is currently developing, dubbed "Guardian" and "Chauffeur".
Samsung is unveiling its future AI-powered robotics platforms, including Samsung Bot Care which helps consumers manage their daily health routines.
While LG is showing the home of the future. It features washing machines which offer advice and a home brewing kit which makes beer on tap just like a capsule coffee machine.
But while the electronics are demonstrating ways to make our lives easier, the partial government shutdown in the US means not everyone got to experience them.
Organisers say several scheduled government speakers cancelled their travel plans as a result.
These include Ajit Pai, head of the Federal Communications Commission, and at least nine other federal officials.
CES chief Gary Shapiro says it was "a little bit embarrassing as an American".
Meanwhile California-based company Royole are looking extremely proud of their foldable smartphone, the first of its kind to be available to customers.
The dual-sim device, called the FlexPai, has a 7 to 8 inch HD display that can be folded to create two smartphones, one for each sim card.
The device is now available for order from the Royole website for 1,318 US dollars but the company says it will take at least 60 to 90 days for customers to receive it.
CES 2019, the world's largest tech conference, runs Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th January.

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