International CES is the annual tradeshow, held in Las Vegas, for the electronics industry. Truly game-changing products have launched, and may continue to launch, at CES. VentureBeat will be there to report on the biggest news, discover a few awesome startups, and gawk at whatever Samsung has in store for us. Bookmark this page for the latest news, most of it from January 4 to January 8, 2015.
Topic > CES 2015
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3 exciting ways connected car tech will evolve your daily commute
The newest IDrive can wirelessly back up about 600 hours of video
Open-Source Virtual Reality establishes an open platform for VR gaming — $200 dev kit launches this June
Razer announces Forge TV, a $100 Android-based microconsole that streams PC games
Backyard Sports returns on mobile platforms — and now works with real basketball hoops and more
Weaved and Gemtek partner to disrupt the Internet of Things supply chain
Here’s everything Samsung, the biggest tech company in the world, announced at CES
SmartThings’ new smart-home ‘Hub’ will work even if your Internet or power goes down
Tony Hawk teases new console game coming this year on the PlayStation 4
Samsung says every single one of its products will connect to the Internet in 5 years
Toshiba launches backup storage devices and a superfast wireless video transfer card
Toshiba shows off its new Portégé Z20t Ultrabook and Encore 2 Write tablets
Sony CEO addresses ‘The Interview’ controversy at CES
Chasing GoPro, Sony launches new 4K and full HD action camcorders
Sony unveils compact 4K Handycams with better image stabilization
Samsung unveils new 4K TVs with ‘SUHD’ screen tech
HP delivers workstations on the go with thin-and-light Zbook laptops
The age of connected smart lightbulbs moves forward with a new Qualcomm-led tech alliance
Garmin teams up with Tempo to bring smart calendars to smartwatches
Dish upgrades its Joey set-top box with 4K video, multi-room music streaming, & more
Panasonic shows off a transparent window display for offices and stores
New Asus ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom may be a delight for shutterbugs
Mozilla partners with Panasonic to bring Firefox OS to TVs, teases smart home plans
Monster rolls out wireless headphones lines, a waterproof speaker, and a new music app
Netflix starts recommending smart TVs so you don’t buy a dud
LG kicks off new year with lots of new ultra-HD TVs
GoPro adds an action sports channel to LG’s smart TVs
Google Cast will offer direct streaming from apps to Sony, LG, and Denon audio products this spring
Intel unleashes 14 fifth-generation Core processors to transform personal computing
Stellé Audio marries high-end fashion with wearable necklaces and earbuds
Broadcom makes wireless video streaming more reliable with faster Wi-Fi and cheaper chips
HP launches desktop computers the size of hockey pucks
SoftKinetic shows off gesture tech for augmented reality mobile platforms and robotics
Atmel unveils concept for the car electronics console of the future
