CES 2016 - News, Features, and Slideshows

News

• Spherical video will shape your reality in 2016

  360 video ecosystem is slowly coming together

• Zeiss offers a drone's eye view with VR app and headset

  Zeiss, the optics company best known for its high-quality lenses, is trying to attract drone operators to its high-end Google Cardboard-compatible VR headset with a new app that lets them see from the sky.

• Lenovo open to making a HoloLens competitor

  The idea of Lenovo bringing out a HoloLens-like competitor to market isn't far-fetched to the company's chief technology officer Peter Hortensius.

• This Lincoln can be driven with a game controller

  If you think sitting in the back seat of a full-size Lincoln MKZ and driving it with a game controller sounds like a dangerous proposition, you're right. It is. But that's just what's possible with a car brought to CES by Illinois-based AutonomouStuff.

• New thumb drives pack faster speeds, capacity with USB 3.1 support

  It'll take less time to transfer files from a PC with faster USB 3.1 thumb drives announced at CES, which also have more storage capacity.

• Lenovo, Google partner on Project Tango smartphone

  Lenovo is partnering with Google to develop a new smartphone that could change the way people see and understand the physical world around them.

• Renault Nissan plans 10 autonomous cars by 2020

  Renault Nissan plans to launch 10 cars in the next four years featuring autonomous driving technology.

• LG's new Gram 15 shows big-screened laptops can be light, too

  Shortly after bringing its Gram line of laptops to the U.S., LG unveiled a new addition to its ultralight computer lineup with a 15-inch display at CES this year.

• Inside the mobile drone command post of the future

  At a fraction of the cost of a helicopter, it's no surprise that public safety agencies and media companies are eyeing drones for serious work but how to monitor and control them? The Trident is a converted Mercedes Benz van that can act as a complete mobile command post for drones.

• These Zigbee home automation devices need no batteries or wires

  You're probably most familiar with piezoelectricity as the generator of the spark that lights the gas stove, but it's finding a new application in Las Vegas this week: lighting up the living room.

• Consumer products at CES aren’t the half of it

  Organizers of CES boast that nearly 4,000 companies are exhibiting technology for 175,000 visitors. Of those 4,000 companies, about 1,000 work in the Internet of Things arena.

• Hands on: Panasonic's Toughbook 20 is a 2-in-1 that's ready for war

  Windows 2-in-1s are growing increasingly popular, and Panasonic is joining the fray in its own particular way with the Toughbook 20, a new device that's designed to take advantage of popular consumer trends while still being able to handle a hardcore environment.

• Intel again promises cool devices with Curie, but will they come?

  Ever seen voice-activated fitness tracking sunglasses? Or smartwatch-like devices producing music out of thin air? They were all on show during Intel's keynote at this year's CES.

• Sony's elegant Bluetooth Glass Speaker adds mood to music

  Sony has developed a good looking cylindrical Bluetooth speaker that should add some ambience to almost any space.

• IBM cuts new Watson deals that push it deeper into health

  When you think of IBM you probably don't think of consumer electronics, but the company's CEO came to Las Vegas Wednesday to push IBM's Watson technology deeper into wearables and health.