7 Most Exciting Tech Trends From CES 2016
From a roll-up television to the next level of virtual reality, CES 2016 showcases the latest in technology.
For those who love their tech, CES, or the Consumer Electronics Show, is like Christmas.
CES 2016 officially kicked off on Wednesday 6th January and was rammed to the rafters with glitzy tech, brand new concepts and various stages of fanboying. All the big hitters were in attendance as usual, jostling for the attention of the journalists and enthusiasts and showcasing their "next big things".
The individual products themselves are Very Exciting, but, as a fair amount of them won't make it to the market (at least in their current form) they're also great indicators of wider trends. By tracking them we can catch a glimpse of the ghosts of technology future.
So, with everything from roll-up TVs to electric supercars being unveiled at this year's show, what can we learn about 2016's tech trends?
7. Phone, Computer And TV Screens Will Be Bendable
Frankly, CES isn't CES until someone shows up with an insane TV.
Well, true to form, LG rocked up with their UH9800 model. This 98-inch goliath is taking the trend for ultra-HD up a notch with its insane 8K display.
It would seem that, just as you were wrapping your head around 4K, TV companies won't rest until their displays are so high-definition that you can actually use them to see into the future.
The idea of a 98-inch 8K display is the stuff of fantasy for the average-to-enthusiastic consumer now, and most people will probably never actually have one in their home - largely due to the fact that, by the time the price comes down to an only-slightly-eye-watering level, we'll probably have moved on from screens altogether and climbed another rung on the evolutionary ladder.
Just to ensure that nobody out-insaned them this year, LG also brought along their offering of flexible displays in the form of an 18-inch OLED display that can be rolled up like a newspaper. We could very soon be hanging our TVs like wallpaper, depending on how long they take to roll this technology out (badum-tsh).