CES 2014 Update: Wearable Tech, Phandroid, and More
CES 2014 is happening right this moment in Las Vegas. Here are some of the gadgets that are getting lots of buzz.
Curved Phones
Phandroid visited the LG booth at CES in order to get some first impressions on the LG G Flex. LG representative Chrystal was kind enough to talk to Phandroid and share some of the biggest feature specs with them.
The G Flex is a curved, flexible and self-healing Android smartphone. Scratch the back cover and it clears up marks in a flash. The phone's wildest feature though is the fact that you can literally bend the display. You cannot fold into in half, though, for easy portability. The G Flex display is a 720p and OLED. It also features a 700mm curvature radius for an immersive viewing experience. One benefit of the curved display, according to Chrystal, is that the phone "fits the contour of your face very nicely."
Wearable Tech
Sky News UK caught up to Pocket-Lint founder Stuart Miles about wearable computing devices. Miles said that tech companies might have literally bit off more than they could chew with these fandangled new devices.
"I've seen things you wear on your arms, put in your mouth, wear on your shoulders and head."
Miles isn't sure if these devices will fizzle out like the 3D craze of several years ago or even replicate the poor reception that Samsung's Galaxy Gear received from consumers.
"This is the year we'll see lots of them attempting to break through. Whether any actually catch the imagination and become mainstream is another thing. It is a very young market."
Steam Machine
Despite the fact that two new consoles, the PS4 and Xbox One, launched in November NBC News says that gamers shouldn't overlook Valve's Steam Machine. The Steam Machine aims to make PC gaming more social and inviting thanks to its integration with TV sets. Now gamers will have the ability to play PC games in the living room just like their console equipped friends. The Steam Machine may be playing catch up in terms of sales, of which it has none at the moment, but it will offer vastly superior graphics than anything next generation consoles have to offer in the living room.
Will all this new tech raise Privacy Concerns?
Sky News also talked with Gary Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, to talk about how new technologies can cause security concerns. "Privacy is definitely an issue. We all recognize we live in a different environment now."
Shapiro says that all new technology has to undergo a feeling out process by consumers.
"The truth is that even when the credit card was introduced that was a concern."
Shapiro goes on to add that different people have varying comfort levels when it comes to the spread of information.
"We have a way of integrating technology and being comfortable with what we're sharing and not sharing.
"Every person has a different comfort level and it is a matter of the choices you make."
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