Tue, 21-Oct-2025

LG Electronics produces a 6G

6g

LG Electronics outlined progress toward future technologies, including 6G, during an industry conference, and showed off a prototype car built to connect into the metaverse. Radio transmission and reception technology LG says may maximise frequency efficiency for 6G was one of the innovations showcased at the IEEE International Conference on Communications in South Korea. LG … Read more

‘Ocean battery’ targets renewable energy dilemma

Ocean battery

LAS VEGAS: A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea. In one vision, offshore wind farms could use seawater to essentially store energy until it’s needed, helping wean humanity … Read more

Tesla’s cameras-only autonomous system stirs controversy

Tesla

LAS VEGAS: As it pursues the goal of fully autonomous driving, Tesla has bet entirely on cameras and artificial intelligence, shunning other commonly used tools such as laser detection. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted a system built around eight ‘surround’ cameras that feed data into the auto’s “deep neural network,” according to Tesla’s … Read more

Metaverse gets touch of reality at CES

metaverse

LAS VEGAS: A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show. “What is the metaverse if you can’t feel it?” asked Jose Fuertes, founder of the Spain-based startup Owo, which made the … Read more

CES tech fair prepares to draw crowds as Covid surges

CES

LAS VEGAS: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the world’s largest trade fairs, returns to Las Vegas in person this week under a newly resurgent pandemic that has supercharged the industry but threatens its downsized expo. Multiple companies, including Amazon, BMW and Microsoft, reduced or canceled their attendance as Covid-19 case numbers broke records, … Read more

As health concerns rise, car gadgets proliferate

car gadgets

LAS VEGAS: With personal health a rising priority around the world, the auto industry is on the hunt for new gadgets and accessories to make the car cockpit feel safer for the driver and passengers. Items on display at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) include air purifiers, car seat alarms and intelligent sun visors. The … Read more

Nibbling cats and Covid masks: First look at CES tech show

Covid mask

AS VEGAS: A finger-nibbling plush cat and a cooling fan for the ever-present anti-Covid mask: the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Monday offered a glimpse of the offerings at this year’s meet-up. CES, one of the world’s largest trade fairs, is pushing ahead with an in-person edition after being online-only last year due to the … Read more

CES tech fair prepares to draw crowds as Covid surges

CES

LAS VEGAS, Jan 3, 2022 (AFP) – The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the world’s largest trade fairs, returns to Las Vegas in person this week under a newly resurgent pandemic that has supercharged the industry but threatens its downsized expo. Multiple companies — including Amazon, BMW and Microsoft — reduced or canceled their attendance … Read more