{"id":392124,"date":"2026-01-06T17:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/392124\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:03:12","slug":"previews-feature-robots-and-ultra-thin-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/392124\/","title":{"rendered":"Previews feature robots, and ultra-thin TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Foran has a preview of The Consumer Electronics where companies are showing off their latest technology today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As we welcome the new year, tech companies from around the world are descending on Las Vegas to showcase the latest in consumer products for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Since 1967, the CES has been an event known for showcasing the latest high-technology devices, with over 4,000 different exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">More than 140,000 people from 150 countries attended last year\u2019s show and a similar number is expected to attend this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Despite officially kicking off Tuesday, tech companies have already started showing off their latest robots, TVs and other tech gizmos as a preview to get consumer\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">These are some of the top technologies showcased so far.<\/p>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being incorporated in many older traditional products as well as newer ones with promises to make life easier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt helps you make decisions in life. You put in the facts, and it comes back and solves the problem,\u201d said Gary Shapiro, CEO of CES.<\/p>\n<p>Robots<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As always, robots take centre stage, whether it\u2019s robotics for children, a chess game to keep you company, or personal robots for companionship and home security.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SGZR2FETGRGO7MN62H2BQZ6H4M.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Robots at the Consumer Electronics Show A group of robots displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you\u2019re too busy to cook, let a robot take over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cNosh is a robot that can cook. There are 500 meals used across different cultures and it helps the users eat healthy meals everyday,\u201d said Amit Kumar Gupta, with Nosh Robotics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Robot advocates say that in the future, robots may act as companions to residents in their homes. They can keep individuals company, help them walk, get around, and alert authorities if its owners get sick or fall.<\/p>\n<p>TVs<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This year, LG has a new wallpaper TV. It\u2019s ultra-thin, only nine-millimetres thick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s basically a little thicker than a pencil as you can see behind me, it kind of blends into your environment,\u201d said product marketing spokesperson, David Park, with LG Electronics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BCKFTC76XZHWHOYBX7NI2BSDY4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>LG&#8217;s Wallpaper TV LG&#8217;s Wallpaper TV on display at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Not everything at CES will eventually make it into your home, but many products could, whether its stringless guitars, rollable screen laptops or robotic puppies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">CES officially opens its doors Jan. 6and runs with daily events and announcements until Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pat Foran has a preview of The Consumer Electronics where companies are showing off their latest technology today.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[62,712,276,277,49,48,61],"class_list":["post-392124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-apple-news","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}