Delta’s about to host a big, splashy CES keynote in Vegas’ biggest, roundest screen. And really, what’s more CES than a big spectacle and a giant screen? We’re going to hear from CEO Ed Bastian, and in the meantime, there are experiences to experience. How very Vegas.
TCL welcomes you to its booth with a giant robot featuring, naturally, TCL screens. But just behind it is the much smaller Ai Me, an AI companion robot concept. It’s not totally clear what it does, but it’s awfully cute and definitely more cuddly than the big robot.
John Deere has its autonomous vehicles on display here. They are, and I cannot emphasize this enough, big. Or at least this dump truck and tractor are. Is there interesting tech on board? Yep. But I’m not gonna lie, I’m here to take pictures of the big tractors because they are big and cool as hell.
We are descending on the LVCC from all directions and trading the gorgeous Nevada sunshine for the glow of digital screens. There will be robots. Screens that bend. Glasses with screens. And if we’re very lucky, lunch. Stay tuned.
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After several attempts, OnePlus made a great high-end phone.
That’s how much more the OnePlus 13 costs compared to the 12 — it’s $899, up from $799. It goes on sale today in the US. The OnePlus 13R is up for preorder now, too, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, a 6,000mAh battery, and an updated 50-megapixel main camera. It’s $599, which is also 100 bucks more than last year’s model.
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Anker is showing off a concept that it calls the “world’s first wearable solar panel.” Like its solar umbrella product, the cloak uses perovskite solar cells, with 30W maximum input and USB-C output to charge your phone. The LED strips make it very Blade Runner chic, and I can confirm that it’s quite warm. Not sure how much use I’d get out of it in Seattle though...
