Smart TV

A couple of years ago, LG went viral with a mobile version of a "wireless private TV" announced in late 2021. An upgraded flavor of the StanbyME smart screen was uncovered at CES 2025 back in January, and is now being rolled out globally.

Ultra-short-throw projectors are a good fit for folks who don't have the space for overhead home theater setups, as they can be plonked near to the wall or screen. Epson has now introduced a new "super-UST" flavor that can snuggle even closer.

Living Vehicle has built a professional-grade work-and-stay solution into its towable off-grid tiny home. The convertible workstation quickly transforms into the bed to leave the workday behind and encourage wandering professionals to enjoy RV life.

The centerpiece of GE Appliances' announcements at CES this year is a smart home hub and rangehood combo. Called the Kitchen Hub, it's essentially a massive touchscreen that sits above your stove bringing together control of all your smart home appliances with Google Assistant built in.

Whether it's the prospect of keeping a bit more in your pocket, or putting the same money towards a bigger screen size – or that OLED panel you've been hankering for – Black Friday is the time of year you can finally make that dream of a new TV a reality.

LG has unveiled its crop of premium TVs for 2018, which includes 10 OLED models and nine so-called “Super UHD” LCD models. All 19 of these TVs have been smartened up with the company’s Alpha processors to render images faster, and the ThinQ AI system to enable voice commands.

It wasn't all that long ago that OLED TVs maxed out at 11 inches and cost around US$4,500. These days the screen sizes have grown, but the prices are still up there. A case in point is LG's flagship 77-inch "Picture-on-Wall" OLED set that impressed at CES in January and is now available in the US.

Looking for a way to offer smart TV functionality without having to buy into a closed system, InnSpire has developed an Android-powered set-top box that's crammed into an Ethernet cable, which means that hotels can turn standard room TVs into smart TVs just by plugging them into the wall socket.

This year sees the introduction of the LG InstaView Door-in-Door refrigerator that boasts Amazon Alexa Voice Service support and a 29-inch touchscreen display that turns transparent with a couple of knocks to reveal what's stored within.

OLED TVs have been capturing eyeballs at CES for a few years now with their vibrant colors and deep blacks, and the trend continues in 2015. LG's lineup at this year's show boasts no less than seven new 4K OLED TVs in flat, curved or flexible flavors with screen sizes ranging from 55 to 77 inches.

Samsung is expanding the already acronym-heavy TV arena at CES 2015 with its new SUHD TVs, which pack a proprietary, eco-friendly nano-crystal technology that improves the color gamut, contrast and brightness to provide image quality comparable to the much more expensive OLED sets.

Roku has announced partnerships with TV manufacturers Hisense and TCL to produce Roku TV, a range of smart TVs that make media streaming more convenient without breaking the bank.