The CES show, a culmination of what’s new in tech under one roof, wraps up Friday in Las Vegas.
The four-day event featured hydrogen cars, transparent TVs, AI-powered appliances and everything in between.
Here’s a glimpse at a few of the roughly 4,000 exhibitions that were on display.
Cars
Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) unveiled a pair of space-age style electric vehicles (EVs) on Tuesday that the automaker says are coming in 2026.
The new models called 'Space-Hub' and 'Saloon' will make up the Honda 0 Series EVs.
Both vehicles have sleek, curved bodies with neon light trim that resemble something between a space shuttle and a TRON light cycle.
Meanwhile, Hyundai subsidiary Supernal showcased its air taxi ambitions with its new vertical takeoff and landing S-A2 aircraft.
The ultimate goal is to use the S-A2 to supply fuel to a network of air taxis through a partnership with Uber Elevate.
Supernal plans to submit a proposal for Federal Aviation Administration approval in 2025 with a launch targeted for 2028.
Then there are hydrogen-powered cars, which companies such as Hyundai, Nikola and Bosch all highlighted at CES.
“Our goal is build up [an] entire hydrogen energy ecosystem across the whole of the earth, from ocean to land,” HD Hyundai President Dongwook Lee said during a press conference.
That includes everything from personal vehicles to construction machinery, he said.
Notably, Nikola Corp (NASDAQ:NKLA) showed off a hydrogen truck that it says is beginning to ship to customers.
Televisions and Computers
Transparent TVs were on full display at CES.
LG has designed a 77-inch OLED television that resembles a pane of glass when it’s turned off. When turned on, a black film raises up behind the screen to block out what’s on the other side.
The company said the TV is expected to ship later this year but did not specify a price, according to reports.
Samsung has its own transparent microLED panel prototype, along with a “disappearing” speaker that hides behind a painting.
There was no shortage of high-end computers, but one interesting 2-in-1 laptop came from Lenovo.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid attempts to combine the experience of a Windows laptop with an Android laptop. It functions as a normal Windows machine until users remove the display, at which point it adapts the touch interface of an Android device, according to reports.
The Windows half of the machine has an Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor, while the Android half utilizes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor.
AI in Everything
An unwritten rule of CES 2024 appears to be, “If you can put AI into something, do.”
Volkswagen presented what it called the first vehicles to come equipped with ChatGPT integrated into its IDA voice assistant. The company has partnered with Cerence Inc to offer ChatGPT as a standard feature in many production vehicles starting in the second quarter of 2024.
There’s also a bevy of smart appliances to choose from, including Samsung’s Bespoke Jet Bot Combo mop with AI object recognition, Brisk It’s NeoSear smart grill that you can ask cooking questions of and LG’s “Rosey the Robot” smart home assistant with dancing legs and large, star-shaped eyes.
The Swarovski Optic AX Visio is a pair of binoculars that takes the confusion out of birdwatching. When you spot a bird, the binoculars simply use AI to identify more than 9,000 species. For $4,799, it can also shoot photos and videos with a 13-megapixel camera.
There was even an AI-powered catflap from Swiss startup Flappie that senses if your cat is trying to bring in a mouse from outside and blocks the door until it releases its prey. That costs a cool $453 and ships this spring, according to reports.