Best of CES 2023: All Tops New Gadgets of This Year

1. LG Media Chair and OLED EX TVs

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LG Display may have discovered a way to make tv watching more immersive than ever before. The opulent Media Chair idea is a luxurious recliner with a 55-inch OLED display built-in. You can’t help but take it all in once you’re in the throne-like gadget because the curved screen is only a few feet away from your head. You’ll be able to “feel” what you’re seeing thanks to the Media Chair’s vibrating product performance. Regular LG, the brand’s sister firm, has also released a new range of OLED EX TVs that are brighter and more precise than its existing high-definition sets if you want a more convenient viewing experience.

2. Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED

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Although foldable smartphones are yet to become mainstream, Asus believes they have a lot of potentials. At CES, the computer maker revealed that a foldable PC will be released later this year. The Zenbook 17 Fold is a massive 17.3-inch OLED tablet that can be used in three different ways: as a tablet, a propped-up display, or folded in half like a laptop. There are still some unanswered questions—battery life and cost come to mind—but this might be the breakthrough moment that proponents of foldable tech have been waiting for.

3. BMW iX Flow Featuring E Ink

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The all-electric BMW iX is a powerful electric car, but its revolutionary color-changing technology elevates it even further. The iX Flow Featuring E Ink idea is covered in a customized wrap that changes colors at the touch of a button. Here’s a demonstration video. Isn’t it incredible? The following is how it works: When an electric charge is supplied to the wrap, embedded microcapsules release different pigments, allowing the vehicle to take on that hue. Right now, the technology can only show black and white, but think what may be possible if BMW could figure out how to make additional hues.

4. Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K Projector

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There are portable projectors, and then there are projectors like the Anker Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K. The latest pick-up-and-go model from the firm comes with everything you need to enjoy movies wherever and whenever you choose. It can display 4K images at 2400 ANSI lumens, which is bright enough for outdoor viewing, and it comes with built-in 30-watt speakers for crisp speech. You may also connect a dongle to stream movies, TV shows, and vlogs from your phone. The all-in-one projector will be available for $2,199 on Kickstarter next week, with delivery due later this spring.

5. Samsung Odyssey Ark

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If we’re being polite, gaming gear tends to look terrible. The Odyssey Ark, Samsung’s next-generation smartphone, is come to break the trend. The ultra-thin, curved 4K display appears to be from the future. The 16:9 display measures 55 inches, making it the company’s largest gaming monitor. Specs are still scarce—we don’t know the refresh rate, for example—but the 16:9 display is 55 inches, making it the company’s biggest gaming monitor. Even better, it may be utilized vertically or horizontally. It’ll also include a multi-view mode that adjusts the display to whatever you’re watching, whether it’s a game, a movie, or your most recent binge-worthy series. Pricing has yet to be disclosed, but don’t expect this level of video games to be inexpensive.

6. TP-Link AXE200

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When it comes to home internet, mesh network routers are the new media darling, but have you considered a router that shifts its antennas to give you the greatest signal? All four antennae on TP-new Link’s AXE200 router move based on which position affords customers the greatest signal, making it look like something out of a Christopher Nolan film. In theory, it’s a wonderful idea, and we’re excited to put it to the test in practice.

The AXE200 also has some considerable networking power. It’s tri-band (supporting 5GHz, 2.4GHz, and 6GHz) and can be connected into a mesh network that’s compatible with it. It also has Wi-Fi 6E, the most recent Wi-Fi Alliance standard, which allows the AXE200 Omni to improve throughput and lower latency for enabled devices.

7. Sony PlayStation VR2

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Sony is bringing back a cult favorite among gamers at CES: the PlayStation VR platform. Sony’s new PlayStation VR2 headset and Sense controller, designed for the PlayStation 5, will make use of the new console’s processing capacity to give a higher-resolution experience than the previous model. A 4K OLED HDR display and eye-tracking for greater realism are among the high-end features of the new headset. In comparison, Sony’s new Sense VR controllers, which are identical to the controllers available on Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 VR headset, provide better tracking quality without the need for a camera directed at gamers (though Sony says the PlayStation VR2 will require a cable).

8. Razer Project Sophia

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Razer’s latest cutting-edge Project Sophia PC design is a desk with inbuilt modular components that allow users to swap parts and modules like screens, USB hubs, and wireless chargers. It’s not the first time the business has attempted to make the PC more modular; last year, it demonstrated a more realistic design based on Intel’s compact NUC, which is effectively a tiny CPU and motherboard combination. Project Christine, a 2014 PC idea, showed us a hypothetical PC future in which significant component upgrades were as simple as changing a roll of toilet paper.

Is this to say you’ll be receiving a cutting-edge modular PC shortly? No, for the time being, this is only a notion. Razer, on the other hand, always delivers when it comes to the CES spirit of pushing limits.

9. General Motors’ Silverado, Equinox and Blazer EVs

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General Motors has you covered if you’ve been looking for a low-cost, no-compromise electric vehicle. The business introduced a trio of all-electric cars with identical appearance and range to their gasoline equivalents at CES this year: the electric Chevy Silverado pickup truck, as well as the Chevy Equinox and Blazer, two electric SUVs due in 2023.

What’s the best part? The costs. The Equinox will cost roughly $30,000, making it an accessible electric vehicle that competes with more costly choices such as Tesla’s Model X and Ford’s Mustang Mach-E. It’s also appealing to the eye, which may encourage greater acceptance.

10. Nvidia RTX 3050 Graphics Card

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Nvidia, the chipmaker whose cards power everything from game consoles to self-driving vehicles, announced the next generation of its consumer graphics cards at CES 2022. The RTX 3050 covers a big gap in Nvidia’s range, and makes cutting-edge graphics technologies like ray tracing more accessible to consumers who can’t purchase top-of-the-line cards for more than twice that price. These less expensive GPUs could also help gamers and PC builders find stock in an era when cryptocurrency miners are scooping up graphics cards to mine for valuable digital tokens like Bitcoin and Ether.

11. Modern speaker with a retro twist

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Victrola’s first Bluetooth speakers have the same historical aesthetic as its turntables, but one of them has a startling contemporary feature: a built-in Qi charging pad that can recharge your smartphone while it’s streaming to the speaker. The Qi-enabled ME2 ($200) comes in three colors and is designed for desktop usage. However, because it has a rechargeable battery, it should be easy to transport to different rooms or outside. The smaller ME1 ($100) has a similar appearance but is designed for portable usage; it comes in five colors. Both versions are IP67-rated for water and dust protection, so they’re not particularly valuable, and if you want to protect them more, both models come with a form-fitting leather case.

12. Samsung HW-S800B Ultra Slim Sound Bar

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Samsung’s new HW-S800B Ultra-Slim Soundbar is very thin—only it’s 1.4 inches tall and 1.6 inches thick, which is less than a golf ball’s diameter—but it easily filled the company’s CES demo room with full, clear sound. The soundbar uses upward-firing immersive-sound drivers to offer a surround-sound experience, as well as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X technology. A compact yet powerful micro subwoofer with a 612-inch active woofer and an 8-inch passive radiator to support the deep bass complements the slender bar. Samsung plans to release a comprehensive series of Ultra-Compact Soundbars, which will differ only in length and price, but all will have the same slim profile as the HW-S800B and support Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.