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For 2021, CES will be an online-only event, running from January 11 to 14. And Digital Trends will (virtually) be there through it all, bringing you every Alexa-enabled device, every new laptop and digital camera, and every way tech shapes the way you live today. |
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A year like none other deserved a gadget show like none other, and CES 2021 delivered. The first all-digital show in the 55-year history of CES arrived as a necessary measure to keep attendees safe amid COVID-19, leaving the entire industry to experience via webcam what once occupied a convention center the size of a small city. It was enough to make us pine for the days when all we had to complain about were crusty press lunches and getting smacked with selfie sticks.
But it wasn't all bad! While we missed the electricity of the live events, the camaraderie of coworkers, and the delight of meeting new people on buses, CES 2021 proved that the technology industry is uniquely suited to carry on in an all-digital environment. These are the companies that invented half the tools, after all. Press conferences went off without a hitch, companies shipped us prototypes to play with, and Digital Trends' unique CES Experience Center made it possible to virtually come together as an editorial team and share our impressions with you, even from afar.
Oh, and the gadgets. Companies rose to the occasion with the usual spate of outrageous concepts, COVID-fighting devices to meet the moment, and new technologies we've been waiting ages for. So naturally, we had to pick the best of the best. Here they are. |
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For more than a decade, 16:9 has been the ruling aspect ratio of laptops. But at long last, a new era in laptop design has begun.
It has been in the works for years, but at CES 2021, the future became the present, with nearly every premium laptop that was announced (outside of gaming) moving away from 16:9. Do not mourn it's passing — just let me explain why this is such a good thing for the future of laptops. |
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Having become a fashion and safety necessity in 2020, face masks are an area of intense focus at CES 2021, with companies trying various solutions to the problems they create. U.K. telecom company Binatone is breaking away from the pack, though, by making the mask an entertainment hub.
MaskFone, as it's called, aims to do away with the headache of choosing between a muffled voice when you're on the phone and lowering your mask, potentially exposing yourself or others to airborne viruses, like COVID-19 or the flu. |
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