Engadget’s CES 2014 preview talks about what we’ll see in the next days. This year, excluding the already commented Wereable Devices, the iconic terms can be summarized in 4K and Auto.
Ultra HD 4K is the trend that the major TV companies will push this year in the stores. Last year Sony presented one of the first ultra HD TV, the very well-reviewed Sony XBR-X900 and soon other manufacturers presented their solution from the cheapest Chinese players to Korean to Panasonic (that in meantime ended its best in class Plasmas). If last year you di asked about the trend and near future of TVs I’m pretty sure that the answer was OLED, but after an year it seems that the TV makers would delay the OLED revolution. Engadget guys don’t exclude it, but for some reasons (e.g. the panel life) I think that the 4K will be the mainstream solution for the next two year’s leaving OLED for the high-end niche, but we’ll see.
The other CES icon word I would say that will be auto meaning the in-car entertainment and driving solution. I hope this will be real because I think that up to now the Car makers didn’t shown their potential offering displays and UI experience not at the same level offered by the current Tables. Audi is the brand that probably will drive the sector in Las Vegas and it announced a partnership with Google for using Android in its infotainment systems as reported by CNET. In the meantime the CES floor square occupied by Car Makers grew up 25 percent from last year and it sounds good.
Ok guys, the CES will start in very few days and will see.
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