In Las Vegas, Nevada, CES 2019, the most important electronics fair in North America, and one of the most important in the world, has been underway since the beginning of the week. Although in different forms, the CES has existed for over 50 years: the first edition was organized in 1967 and since then it has been used by numerous technology companies to show their new services and products, or to give an idea of what they want to do in the future. with prototypes that are often futuristic and that remain so. The exhibition spaces at CES are huge, with thousands of small stands for smaller companies and large areas for the larger and more affluent ones. While it was once one of the most important occasions to show the latest news, now CES has lost some of its shine: companies prefer to organize their events throughout the year, in order to have more visibility and not to get lost among others. thousands of events and press releases.
No big news were presented this year, even though all the most important technology companies in the world were present at the fair. Google has staked almost everything on its Assistant, with demonstrations and presentations to show the progress made and the goal of making its automatic assistant more and more present, in devices for the home and beyond. Smartphone makers presented some news, but nothing revolutionary, and a company showed the first smartphone with a folding screen to go on sale: it did not thrill many experts and journalists, who expect a better product from Samsung, such as promised by the company last year.
TV manufacturers have shown their new screens, bigger and bigger and with more definition. There has been a lot of talk about LG, which presented a TV that rolls up on itself, a bit like a roller shutter, designed for those who do not want to keep a black rectangle at home when the TV is not in use (but want to keep the cabinet inside which the TV rolls up when turned off). Robots of all kinds were also presented, from those for washing, ironing and folding clothes to those for reading bedtime stories to children.
