David VanderWaal, marketing head for LG Electronics USA, described this LG product as "wallpaper TV," looking like pictures hanging on a wall.
Another LG TV used most advanced visual and sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, transforming the TV experience both in terms of video and audio.
"By incorporating Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos into our premium OLED TVs, the first TV of its kind, we are able to offer consumers amazing realism across both image and sound that is vivid, nuanced, and powerful," said Brian Kwon, president of LG Home Entertainment Co.
SMARTER ROBOTS
Thanks to improved artificial intelligence, computer vision and sensing, robots are getting smarter and can better navigate and interact with humans and the environment around them.
Like the introduction of computers and cellphones, consumer robots and educational robots will transform and disrupt lifestyles everywhere.
Founded in 1996, Chinese educational robots company Abilix has become world-leading educational robots with more than 200 patented technologies. Abilix independently developed over 120 types of educational robots over the last 20 years.
Abilix robots are being used in more than 21,500 primary and secondary schools in 31 countries and regions. "By programming the robot, kids practiced their logical thinking ability and problem-solving ability," said Li Minghe, general manager of Abilix global educational market.
HEAVY CHINESE PRESENCE
More than 1,300 companies from the Chinese mainland were about to exhibit at CES 2017, accounting for one third of the exhibitors this year, according to the the U.S. Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organizer of CES.
Gary Shapiro, president of CTA, said he was impressed by Chinese innovation in the consumer technology industry. China's importance in global consumer technology industry is not only reflected by its strong manufacturing, but also its increasing engagement in innovative new areas, Shapiro told Xinhua.
For the past 50 years, CES has been the launch pad for new innovation and technology that has improved the world.
Companies have introduced an estimated 700,000 new products at CES over these 50 years, including every major breakthrough technology product, said Shapiro. "The products and services unveiled at CES 2017 will touch nearly every single global industry."
According to the CTA, tech industry supports 15 million jobs and contributes 3.5 trillion U.S. dollars to the U.S. economy.
