Advertisement
Canada markets open in 2 hours 1 minute

  • S&P/TSX

    21,871.96
    +64.59 (+0.30%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,010.60
    +43.37 (+0.87%)
     

  • DOW

    38,239.98
    +253.58 (+0.67%)
     

  • CAD/USD

    0.7299
    -0.0002 (-0.03%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    81.49
    -0.41 (-0.50%)
     

  • Bitcoin CAD

    90,585.26
    +195.41 (+0.22%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,422.06
    +7.30 (+0.52%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,315.00
    -31.40 (-1.34%)
     

  • RUSSELL 2000

    1,967.47
    +19.82 (+1.02%)
     

  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.6230
    +0.0080 (+0.17%)
     

  • NASDAQ futures

    17,418.50
    +68.50 (+0.39%)
     

  • VOLATILITY

    16.56
    -0.38 (-2.24%)
     

  • FTSE

    8,069.60
    +45.73 (+0.57%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    37,552.16
    +113.55 (+0.30%)
     

  • CAD/EUR

    0.6837
    -0.0013 (-0.19%)
     

Ten top gadgets launching at CES 2014

  • <p>Acer has announced a number of devices ahead of CES, including the new Liquid Z5 smartphone, featuring a 5-inch display.</p><p>The Liquid Z5 packs in a 1.3GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage, a 5-megapixel rear camera and will run on Android 4.2.2. It will be available mid-January for €169.</p>
    1/10

    Acer Liquid Z5

    Acer has announced a number of devices ahead of CES, including the new Liquid Z5 smartphone, featuring a 5-inch display.

    The Liquid Z5 packs in a 1.3GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage, a 5-megapixel rear camera and will run on Android 4.2.2. It will be available mid-January for €169.

  • <p>Archos has unveiled a number of devices in the run up to the show, including the Smart Home Android tablet featuring a 7-inch display.</p><p>The tablet will come with a complimentary Smart Home app and both will serve as a way for people to manage "connected homes", such as turning on the light.</p>
    2/10

    Archos Smart Home tablet

    Archos has unveiled a number of devices in the run up to the show, including the Smart Home Android tablet featuring a 7-inch display.

    The tablet will come with a complimentary Smart Home app and both will serve as a way for people to manage "connected homes", such as turning on the light.

  • <p>A new line of Hi-Fi preamplifiers, amplifiers and speakers will be presented by Cambridge Audio at CES, including the flagship Azur 851 series.</p><p>The series comprises the Azur 851W power amplifier, the Azur 851D digital-to-analogue converter and the Azur 851E preamplifier, all of which will be available this month.</p>
    3/10

    Cambridge Audio Azur

    A new line of Hi-Fi preamplifiers, amplifiers and speakers will be presented by Cambridge Audio at CES, including the flagship Azur 851 series.

    The series comprises the Azur 851W power amplifier, the Azur 851D digital-to-analogue converter and the Azur 851E preamplifier, all of which will be available this month.

  • <p><b>Fujifilm FinePix S1</b></p><p>Fujifilm announced a number of cameras in the run up to CES 2014, one of which was the first water-resistant superzoom bridge camera - the Fujifilm FinePix S1.</p><p>The camera features a 50x optical zoom lens, offering a 24-1200mm equivalent focal length and its aperture ranges from f/2.8 to f/5.6. There is a 1/2.3-inch 16.4-megapixel CMOS sensor at the Fuji S1's heart with an ISO up to 12,800.</p>
    4/10

    Fujifilm Finepix S1

    Fujifilm FinePix S1

    Fujifilm announced a number of cameras in the run up to CES 2014, one of which was the first water-resistant superzoom bridge camera - the Fujifilm FinePix S1.

    The camera features a 50x optical zoom lens, offering a 24-1200mm equivalent focal length and its aperture ranges from f/2.8 to f/5.6. There is a 1/2.3-inch 16.4-megapixel CMOS sensor at the Fuji S1's heart with an ISO up to 12,800.

  • <p>Griffin has announced a Bluetooth version of its PowerMate accessory, which takes the place of a mouse, originally launched in 2001.</p><p>The Bluetooth model can be programmed to perform specific tasks in response to certain gestures, such as spinning it to move through multimedia files and documents.</p>
    5/10

    Griffin Bluetooth

    Griffin has announced a Bluetooth version of its PowerMate accessory, which takes the place of a mouse, originally launched in 2001.

    The Bluetooth model can be programmed to perform specific tasks in response to certain gestures, such as spinning it to move through multimedia files and documents.

  • <p>Hewlett-Packard has launched the Slate 21 Pro all-in-one desktop and has chosen Android as the operating system.</p><p>The desktop features a 21.5-inch touchscreen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, along with a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4 processor, 16GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and Bluetooth 4.0. The Slate 21 Pro will be available from March 6 for $399.</p>
    6/10

    HP Slate 21 Pro

    Hewlett-Packard has launched the Slate 21 Pro all-in-one desktop and has chosen Android as the operating system.

    The desktop features a 21.5-inch touchscreen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, along with a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4 processor, 16GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and Bluetooth 4.0. The Slate 21 Pro will be available from March 6 for $399.

  • <p>Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad 8 tablet featuring an 8.3-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.</p><p>Inside, it sports a 2.3GHz Intel quad-core Z3700 Bay Trail processor, 8GB of RAM and storage options of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. The ThinkPad 8 runs on Windows 8.1 and also comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera.</p>
    7/10

    Lenovo ThinkPad 8

    Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad 8 tablet featuring an 8.3-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.

    Inside, it sports a 2.3GHz Intel quad-core Z3700 Bay Trail processor, 8GB of RAM and storage options of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. The ThinkPad 8 runs on Windows 8.1 and also comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera.

  • <p>LG has announced a range of new TV set to be unveiled at CES, but the star of its show will be the 105-inch curved 4K Ultra HDTV, the LG 105UB9.</p><p>It will feature an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a pixel resolution of 5120 x 2160, which the company is boasting as 5K. The TV will also come with an Ultra Surround speaker at the bottom, designed with Harman Kardon. Samsung also announced a 105-inch UHD TV with the same aspect ratio and resolution.</p>
    8/10

    LG 105-inch TV

    LG has announced a range of new TV set to be unveiled at CES, but the star of its show will be the 105-inch curved 4K Ultra HDTV, the LG 105UB9.

    It will feature an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a pixel resolution of 5120 x 2160, which the company is boasting as 5K. The TV will also come with an Ultra Surround speaker at the bottom, designed with Harman Kardon. Samsung also announced a 105-inch UHD TV with the same aspect ratio and resolution.

  • <p>Samsung is likely to have many more products up its sleeves, but one of its preannouncements was the faster, lighter, Galaxy Camera 2.</p><p>The Android-based camera will come with a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and will weigh 283g. The camera will also feature a 2000mAh battery and 16.3-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 21x optical zoom.</p>
    9/10

    Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

    Samsung is likely to have many more products up its sleeves, but one of its preannouncements was the faster, lighter, Galaxy Camera 2.

    The Android-based camera will come with a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and will weigh 283g. The camera will also feature a 2000mAh battery and 16.3-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 21x optical zoom.

  • <p>Vuzix has won a 2014 CES Innovation Award for its V720 video headphones that offer headphone sound along with two 720p displays in front of your eyes.</p><p>The dual screens are offered in a visor and the headphone kit will connect to PCs, tablets, phones and games consoles allowing you to enjoy an immersive screen experience anywhere.</p>
    10/10

    Vuzix headphones

    Vuzix has won a 2014 CES Innovation Award for its V720 video headphones that offer headphone sound along with two 720p displays in front of your eyes.

    The dual screens are offered in a visor and the headphone kit will connect to PCs, tablets, phones and games consoles allowing you to enjoy an immersive screen experience anywhere.

<p>Acer has announced a number of devices ahead of CES, including the new Liquid Z5 smartphone, featuring a 5-inch display.</p><p>The Liquid Z5 packs in a 1.3GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage, a 5-megapixel rear camera and will run on Android 4.2.2. It will be available mid-January for €169.</p>
<p>Archos has unveiled a number of devices in the run up to the show, including the Smart Home Android tablet featuring a 7-inch display.</p><p>The tablet will come with a complimentary Smart Home app and both will serve as a way for people to manage "connected homes", such as turning on the light.</p>
<p>A new line of Hi-Fi preamplifiers, amplifiers and speakers will be presented by Cambridge Audio at CES, including the flagship Azur 851 series.</p><p>The series comprises the Azur 851W power amplifier, the Azur 851D digital-to-analogue converter and the Azur 851E preamplifier, all of which will be available this month.</p>
<p><b>Fujifilm FinePix S1</b></p><p>Fujifilm announced a number of cameras in the run up to CES 2014, one of which was the first water-resistant superzoom bridge camera - the Fujifilm FinePix S1.</p><p>The camera features a 50x optical zoom lens, offering a 24-1200mm equivalent focal length and its aperture ranges from f/2.8 to f/5.6. There is a 1/2.3-inch 16.4-megapixel CMOS sensor at the Fuji S1's heart with an ISO up to 12,800.</p>
<p>Griffin has announced a Bluetooth version of its PowerMate accessory, which takes the place of a mouse, originally launched in 2001.</p><p>The Bluetooth model can be programmed to perform specific tasks in response to certain gestures, such as spinning it to move through multimedia files and documents.</p>
<p>Hewlett-Packard has launched the Slate 21 Pro all-in-one desktop and has chosen Android as the operating system.</p><p>The desktop features a 21.5-inch touchscreen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, along with a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4 processor, 16GB of storage, 2GB of RAM and Bluetooth 4.0. The Slate 21 Pro will be available from March 6 for $399.</p>
<p>Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad 8 tablet featuring an 8.3-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.</p><p>Inside, it sports a 2.3GHz Intel quad-core Z3700 Bay Trail processor, 8GB of RAM and storage options of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. The ThinkPad 8 runs on Windows 8.1 and also comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera.</p>
<p>LG has announced a range of new TV set to be unveiled at CES, but the star of its show will be the 105-inch curved 4K Ultra HDTV, the LG 105UB9.</p><p>It will feature an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a pixel resolution of 5120 x 2160, which the company is boasting as 5K. The TV will also come with an Ultra Surround speaker at the bottom, designed with Harman Kardon. Samsung also announced a 105-inch UHD TV with the same aspect ratio and resolution.</p>
<p>Samsung is likely to have many more products up its sleeves, but one of its preannouncements was the faster, lighter, Galaxy Camera 2.</p><p>The Android-based camera will come with a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and will weigh 283g. The camera will also feature a 2000mAh battery and 16.3-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 21x optical zoom.</p>
<p>Vuzix has won a 2014 CES Innovation Award for its V720 video headphones that offer headphone sound along with two 720p displays in front of your eyes.</p><p>The dual screens are offered in a visor and the headphone kit will connect to PCs, tablets, phones and games consoles allowing you to enjoy an immersive screen experience anywhere.</p>
Updated

The world's biggest consumer electronics show is hours away from kicking off, but there have already been a number of exciting new devices announced in the run up.

Here are ten devices to look forward to that will be making their debut at CES 2014 in Las Vegas. They will mostly be appearing on shelves later this year.

© copyright Pocket-lint 2014