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<\/a><\/p>\nThis pocket AI is basically a phone with advanced AI capabilities that allow it to take actions that were previously not possible with phone assistants, like booking a ticket, ordering a cab ride, requesting Uber, etc. You can ask it questions, converse with it over voice as if you are talking to a real-world AI, and get simple yet useful things done with this small palm-sized device. It has a lot of the computational capabilities of a phone but none of its distractions, which is why the internet is already getting crazy over it.<\/p>\n
Another device that people are falling head over heels for is the new foldable from Samsung.<\/p>\n
In this year’s CES, Samsung unveiled their Flex in and out folding phone technology that allows flip phones like Z Flip5 to fold over both inwards and outwards. This allows users access to the phone\u2019s main display, arguably the better one, even in its folding position. It\u2019s like having one screen with two functions.<\/p>\n
Speaking of 1 for 2, CES has seen many hybrid computing devices this year. A lot of them promised a future where we are not limited to a particular device for a particular device. The best of which is the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid laptop.<\/p>\n
From the top, it looks like any other 2-in-1 laptop whose screen, when detached, works like a tablet. But as you undock the screen from this one, its USP becomes apparent.<\/p>\n
It is no ordinary tablet-laptop. It is a Windows laptop that can turn into a fully functioning Android tablet \u2013 two operating systems in one. Separated, the screen works like a standalone Android tablet with full access to Android-specific features with support for even some Windows apps and files that were stored on the computer.<\/p>\n
When docked, the 2-in-1 becomes a complete Windows computer with all its features. But there is also a dedicated OS-switching button that allows you to use it as an Android tablet while the screen is docked. That button shifts between the two OS seamlessly, giving access to two of the most popular operating systems in the world in one single body.<\/p>\n
But this Android-Windows machine is not the only thing that combines two things into one.<\/p>\n
Remember the flying car that we dreamed of when we grew up? Technically, they will be called electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft or eVTOL, and this year\u2019s CES promises to make it a reality very soon.<\/p>\n
Hold onto your skepticism. No, it\u2019s not from a random company with an ambition. This time, world-renowned motor vehicle manufacturer Hyundai is on it, and they already have a concept car ready to be commercially produced.<\/p>\n
Their new eVTOL is called Supernal S-A2, and it\u2019s a fine amalgam of an electric car and a helicopter, which some of them are adorably calling the, an air taxi.<\/p>\n
Supernal S-A2 is a completely electric vehicle with a max speed of 120 miles per hour in the sky. It can soar up to 1500 feet and traverse 25-40 miles at a stretch with passengers. Being an electric-only vehicle, it is also as silent as an EV on the road.<\/p>\n
Hyundai is planning a take-off for this second-gen eVTOL as early as 2028. So, if everything goes as planned, we might be witnessing the futuristic flying cars above our heads sooner than we imagined.<\/p>\n
Another futuristic tech that made it into the CES this year is the transparent display.<\/p>\n
Both Samsung and LG made exceptional strides in transparent TVs with microLED and Signature OLED technology, respectively. Their new translucent-looking screen blends the imagery on the display with the physical background seamlessly.<\/p>\n
As elegant as this transparent screen would look on a TV, people are more excited about what this might mean for other displays that we use on a daily basis, namely our phones.<\/p>\n
Imagine this transparent display of the TVs with the holographic capabilities of Looking Glass Go or Holobox, and you\u2019d get a futuristic phone that we\u2019ve only seen the movies.<\/p>\n
And these are just a fraction of the new things that were exhibited this year at CES. Truly, CES is the place we get to experience future tech in our present.<\/p>\n
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Author: Rifat Ahmed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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