4 Trend Surprises at CES 2024

AR and Smart Glasses

Key Examples

• These shades, which come in a variety of styles and colors, feature the first-ever eyewear with live streaming in addition to built-in AI, a high quality camera, and improved audio and microphone systems.
• Meta’s AI is included onboard, capable of translating text written in foreign languages.
• The glasses also come with an intuitive app and charging case.

• Weighing just two ounces, the X2 Lite Air glasses include very bright (1500 nits) displays, a 12MP camera (1080p video), 32GB onboard storage, and AI with voice and image input.
• The AI-assistant is a GPT variant that can provide turn-by-turn directions with arrows that hover in front of you, reminding you of upcoming meetings, and alerting you to notifications.
• The RayNeo X2 Lite uses face-tracking to translate foreign languages, and position the transcription near the speaker’s face. RayNeo says live translation superimposed over text is also possible.
• The glasses feature three mics, stereo speakers and a touchpad on the right earpiece.

Transparent Displays

Key Examples

• When not in use as a regular television, the LG Transparent OLED can also display a variety of images such as fish in a realistic-looking tank.
• This versatility allows for a rethinking of the aesthetic role that a television plays in a home, possibly redefining these devices’ traditional profile as an overly prominent feature of a room’s décor.

• LG exhibited demos of a hotel experience that allows consumers to check in via facial recognition.
• The transparent OLED can be used as signage in, for example, transportation applications to entertain travelers.

• Demo units for this display at CES 2024 featured tinted glass that covered or camouflaged potentially distracting objects behind the device’s panels.
• Another demo unit appeared to be as transparent as sheet glass, and in a frameless form factor that attendees and media found striking in terms of overall aesthetics.

Off-Grid Technologies

Key Examples

• Delta Pro Ultra is a portable battery back-up solution.
• EcoFlow's system can optionally recharge if a homeowner has solar panels and, most impressively, its largest configuration can power an entire home for one month.

• Ukraine's OptySun is a fully self-contained water purification device that rapidly cleans and disinfects water anywhere.
• The solar-enabled and portable filtration device can produce five times an individual's daily water intake requirement in just 30 minutes while eliminating 99.9% of harmful bacteria.

Construction and Industrial Machinery Tech

Key Examples

• Doosan Bobcat showcased its all-electric S7X skid loader along with other sustainable solutions including its Oscar the Sorter recycler.
• The S7X replaces hydraulics and diesel with electric motors, batteries for a silent and sustainable construction site.

• First-time CES exhibitor Kubota showcased a fully-automated and all-electric "concept tractor" that’s in fact being used in Japan where this equipment powerhouse is headquartered.
• Designed with versatility in mind, the Concept Tractor features an adjustable riding height that facilitates work on a wide range of soil types and terrains.
• Full data support allows for optimized operations, tackling tasks based on real-time weather and growth data.